having just resurrected my love for 37s/backpack/basecamp, i've found that using your system for backpack works quite well in tandem with the mac dashboard widget. you can display your inbox and other pages the same as you would on the actual page but what really shines is how the project page is displayed. what some may see as a software short-coming, is really a blessing in disguise. on the @projects page, it only shows your first "next action" list. this keeps your top priorities in clear view and blocks out the distracting clutter.