The most important thing...

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Posted by sub
2005-02-21 14:35:22

Seriously now, what’s the most important feature you are looking for in information management and similar software?

My question is stimulated from Graham’s remark that “MindMaps are good for many things and this is what i use most of the time, but it really depends on what you are trying to acheive”

To answer the question myself, when involved in a strictly creative process I rarely find any kind of software better than pen-and-paper; but then, whatever I create, needs to be further developed in order for it to be usable by my collaborators and customers.

I have therefore turned to computers in order to be able to better _store_, _retrieve_ and _process_ the ideas and concepts that are in my head, as well as the diverse supporting information information required in my work.

Therefore, for me the most important features in the software I try out are, in order of preference:

1. Transparent operation

2. In-context information access; the ability to _associate_ related information, i.e. maps, outlines etc

3. Import/Export for information exchange between various tools, as well as to ensure availability of my data in the future.

Anybody else willing to share their list?

alx

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