Mind versus tree navigation; html versus rtf editing

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Posted by Daly de Gagne
Mar 18, 2007 at 02:43 PM

Stephen, thanks for your reply.

Of course, you are not responsible for my decision—even if you did recommend a particulalr program.

In this instance though, if I recall correctly you may have had a leaning to MindGenius (is that the correct name?).

Anyhow, thanks for the feedback on VM’s developer. That is good to know.

I have downloaded VM 8, and it seems much more stable.

I will check out VisiMind.

Daly

Stephen R. Diamond wrote:
>Daly de Gagne wrote:
>>Is there something about the complexity of creating mind map
>programs that leads to
>>them being so epensive?
> >All I can figure is that they are
>marketed to corporations. Products for corporate use (and even more so for lawyers)
>always seem overpriced.
>>
>>A few years ago I bought VisualMind 7—it was the worst
> >>software investment I ever made.
> >Was I responsible for this bad decision? I
>didn’t find it grossly unstable. A conflict with WindowBlinds that he developer
>denies exists would cause constant crashing if you apply it to VM. I have been
>dissatisfied the the development path, with is now emphasizing group use. The
>developer is very polite but one of the most unresponsive I have come across. When
>still at 7 (a version 9 beta has just been released), the developer agreed that he Notes
>Pane was way underdeveloped and that it should at least be possible to set a different
>default font. This remains true of the version 9 beta. When I asked whether they would
>consider adding default configurability for the notes pane before the final
>release, the developer as usual thanked me for my suggestion. I would be most
>surprised if it were included.
> >I now use Visi-Mind, which has excellent support and
>stability, but the features probably would not suit you. I like Visi-Mind _for_ some
>of its defects. The unpolished appearance helps keep my concentration on content. I
>think of the mind-mapping programs, with the possible exception of MindManager,
>Visi-Map is the most suited to serious work of the better known programs.
> >I don’t
>know if you’ll trust my recommendation this time around after VisualMind, and this
>isn’t exactly a recommendation, because I have only read about the program and
>downloaded it briefly—but you might check out a program called MINDMAPPER. It has
>more frills than Visi-Mind, is fairly innovative with database like features, and is
>less expensive than the big players, although not cheap.
>>
>>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.