diff --git a/bin/alert b/bin/alert
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0cc392e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/alert
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+MSG=$@
+
+echo -e '\a'
+osascript -e "tell application (path to frontmost application as text) to display dialog \"$MSG\" buttons {\"OK\"} with icon note" &> /dev/null
diff --git a/bin/myi3 b/bin/myi3
deleted file mode 100755
index d198389..0000000
--- a/bin/myi3
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-i3status | while :
-do
-	read line
-	MPC=`mpc current`
-	if [[ -z $MPC ]]
-       	then
-		echo "$line" || exit 1
-	else
-		echo "Playing: $MPC | $line" || exit 1
-	fi
-done