I receive alerts on messenger from MSN Money.  The little toaster thing pops up, shows for about 3 seconds and then disappears.  If I am not at the computer I will miss that alert.  I know that I can open the Contact List and click on "View my recent alerts" but I don't want to keep checking that all the time to see if there is a new alert.

Does anyone know if there is a plugin or some other option that would open a program or something that would be noticeable and remain on the screen after an alert comes in?  Thanks.

you meen like when some one msgs you? and a msg stays on your taskbar? I dont know if thats doable but its a good concept. although it would be better if you just check the alert thing. LOL its the same thing anyways and even neater

The problem is that I don't want to have to keep checking the 'View my recent alerts' all day long in case something came in when I was not at the computer.

Yes, it would be a good idea to have something flashing on the taskbar like when an instant message comes in.