Re: My current set

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Posted by graham.smith
2005-08-24 08:59:08

Alx

>> Project planning: MindManager with JCVGantt (two way sync with Outlook).

>I recently saw this; are you happy with it? I’m beginning to think >that Outlook’s omnipresence as a platform might be a good reason to >have it around even if I never use its native interface.

I have only been using a couple of days, trying to decide whether I want to take advantage of the current discount, with a free upgrade to the next version in September. It seems a reasonable tool, and will work stand alone as well as addin to MindManager. I find MM useful for brainstormimg a project, with tasks and appointments synched to Outlook, and JCVGannt gives me the linear time view which is so impportant for a project timeline. The chnages that you make in JCVGantt, are then reflected in MM and in turn Outlook.

It is difficult to avoid Outlook, and its integration with so many other tools makes it useful to have, even if you never actually use it directly.

>> UltraRecall looked good, but ... I was really looking for a Zoot >>replacement.

>I think that IDEA! is much closer to a Zoot replacement,

I keep on looking at this, as you are so supportive of it, and now that I seem to be uisng OneNote more top grab information Snippets, maybe I shpuld look at it again.

>> Concept draw I really liked, and I thought the Gantt drawing tools >>might be useful.

>I haven’t tried them at all, or its mind map components; in any case, >if you already have SmartDraw I think there’s no reason to get >ConceptDraw.

As always, both programs have plus and minuses, but I cannot really justify having both.

>> I’ve never tried RedBox, but I just cannot give up on TimeTo (A&B as was).

>Your persistence and your download.com review of it are actually the >main reason I will try it eventually!

It is certainly worth trying, like many programs you need to get a feel for how it works and then bend it to the way you work. As with Zoot and Brainstorm, I found it initially difficult to grasp and I felt I had lost control of my time management. But once you learn how to use the prgrams features to your benifit, its excellent.

Graham

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