#!/bin/sh
#save this as minimonitor.sh somewhere in your path

unreadmail=`/usr/bin/osascript -e "tell application \"Mail\" to set unreadCount to unread count of inbox as string"`;

echo "M: $unreadmail";

echo "-----";

unreadnews=`/usr/bin/osascript -e "tell application \"NetNewsWire\" to set unreadNewsCount to total unread count as string"`;

echo "N: $unreadnews";