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Originally posted by Chris4
You can get gadgets or widgets, but I don't really want a program (e.g. Google Desktop) which is going to slow down my computer.
gadgets/widgets are very resource low and shouldn't be using any more resources than any other solution (browser bar, extra program to take over system clock, etc). So I think this would be your best bet anyways.
If you want something to sit next to (or even take over) your system clock, there are tons of clock programs which include a countdown. But I don't know any which will directly interact with Google Calender though. Although some of those clock programs do have a scripting engine too which you can utilize. But all of that will surely use more resources than a dedicated widget.
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