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Task List coming in Google Calendar?

Garett Rogers over at Googling Google discovered a few weeks ago that there is some dormant code in Google Calendar that appears to have only one possible use: completable events, otherwise known as tasks. For me, this is a killer, killer feature. I've already replaced Microsoft Outlook for email and calendar management with Gmail and Google Calendar respectively. Right now I'm using Backpack by the 43 Folders 37 Signals guys for my task list needs, and to be honest Google had better get it right when they do release the task list functionality, because 43 Folders 37 Signals has set the bar extremely high. The only thing that could get me to drop my beloved Backpack home base would be the ability to have a tightly integrated system with Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Task management (Gtask?).

Update - changed 43 Folders to 37 Signals after the mistake was pointed out in the comments. That's what I get for doing my writing at 2:00 AM!

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CiviballsI have an absolute weakness for physics games, and while Civiballs isn't the strongest physics-based game, what it lacks in the physics department it makes up for a few times over in style and fun.

In Civiballs, you are presented with a few colored balls, and your goal is to get those balls into the same-colored urn on the level. The "civi" part of Civiballs is that there are 3 sets of levels to play, each representing a different civilization. While the civilization doesn't affect gameplay, the artwork for each level is beautifully themed to it's appropriate era.

To play the game, you are given only one tool - a sword with which to cut the chains that are holding the balls. The puzzle part of the game is in figuring out what order, and with what timing to cut each chain. Do it right, and all the right balls end up in the right urns, with no stray balls entering an urn (a no-no). Do it wrong, and you get to start over again.

Civiballs is not terribly deep on gameplay; the entire game can be completed in about 15 minutes. But if you enjoy this type of game, it will be a very enjoyable 15 minutes.

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