For those who are comfortable enough to build the GNOME Do application from source, it is definitely worthwhile. Building from source adds additional plugins and a very cool Gmail Docklet.

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Check out the blog post at OMG! UBUNTU : Install Updated Gnome-Do – Now With Awesome GMail Docklet! for install details. I followed their example, after removing the version I installed via aptitude and it works great.