rakenotify.rb

# stick this in your rakefile and smoke it
# this will let you notify yourself after any rake task completes
# you need to install growlnotify from the growl package extras folder
# usage: rake run:task growl

def notify(msg, title = 'Rake Notify')
  system "growlnotify -m \"#{msg}\" -t \"#{title}\""
end

desc "Growl after rake task"
task :growl do
  notify('The rake task you ran has completed', 'Rake Finished')
end