Mind versus tree navigation; html versus rtf editing

Posted by Daly de Gagne
Mar 17, 2007 at 03:55 AM

Is there something about the complexity of creating mind map programs that leads to them being so epensive?

A few years ago I bought VisualMind 7—it was the worst software investment I ever made.

Nice program, when it wasn’t crashing.

And it was always crashing.

So when I do mind mapping I use FreeMind, which is certainly more stable than the over-priced VisualMind.

Unfortunantely it is not able to to create the same variety of map formats.

I wonder if there is a reasonably priced mind map program that offers the variety of a VisualMind or MindManager without the excessive cost?

Daly

Tom S. wrote:
> >
>Stephen R. Diamond wrote:
> >>Personal
>>Brain, which I have not yet tried,
>aside—I think if I wanted to build a pim with mind
>>navigation, I would look to Mind
>Manager, plus investigate the applicable
>>third-party add-ons, based on which a
>veritable Mind Mgr subculture seems to be
>>developing.
> >This is true but Mind
>Manager is quite a bit more expensive.
> >I was very enthusiastic about Personal
>Brain. But I soon started to butt heads with a flaw. You end up connecting an item to
>quite a number of different characteristics (context, start date, due date,
>project, personnel, etc…) When you think about it we link data with an awful lot of
>characteristics. Before you know it there a a lot of them and keeping track of them with
>all of those connecting lines can be a pain.
> >Tom S.