Mind versus tree navigation; html versus rtf editing

Posted by Daly de Gagne
Mar 18, 2007 at 02:45 PM

Stephen, I mean I will check out MindMapper.

Daly

Daly de Gagne wrote:
>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.