1. In a computer system having an audio-only interface, a method for playing a message to a user by selecting one of a plurality of notifications comprising the steps of: setting a priority level of a notification arriving into a queue according to a type of said notification arriving in said queue and a geographic location of said computer system when said notification arrives; inserting said notification into a position in said queue based upon said priority level of said notification, wherein notifications proximal a top of said queue have a higher priority than notifications proximal a bottom of said queue; selecting a notification at said queue top; and playing a message corresponding to said selected notification to said user.