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Leopard delayed until October -- What are people's thoughts about Apple's delay in getting Leopard out the door? (35 messages)


Google calendar/OSX contextual menu -- An update to Google's Gmail Notifier adds a contextual menu item for Google Calendar. How does one get rid of it, and does Google's quiet inclusion demonstrate that the company is actually capable of evil? (2 messages)


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Online Backup Options Expand -- Following Joe Kissell's article on the current field of online backup services, readers note a few other services that they like. (5 messages)

 

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