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Collaborative mind mapping with computer illiterate
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Posted by Dr Andus
Sep 14, 2012 at 08:25 AM
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>You might want
>to try out Mind42 http://mind42.com/ It’s completely free and good for
>collaboration. Whether it’s ‘easy’ is on the eye of the user, I guess.
Thanks for the suggestion. In the meantime I also signed up for Mindmeister’s web version, as it turns out they do have a basic free account that allows for 3 mind maps to be shared, which is enough for me. Unfortunately the iPod version only works with the Pro account. However, the web version does look very good and easy to use.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Sep 14, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Daly de Gagne wrote:
>Alexander, how does Mind42 compare with other web based mind mappers, such as
>MindDomo?
I only learnt of Mindomo from Dan’s post of the same name here. It looks interesting, but I haven’t had the chance to give it a spin yet.
I’m not that enamoured with the mindmap metaphor myself. I use it mainly for presentations, for which the desktop versions (my own preference is MindView) are more than enough.
From my tests (some time ago) of online mindmapping tools, I think found Mindmeister the most powerful. Most of the offerings had some feature that made them stand apart, e.g. bubbl.us, dropmind.com and of course Mindjet’s own which I probably liked the least. But for what I needed, basic collaboration, mind42 was more than enough. It was one of the first online mindmappers and I believe it is no longer being developed, only maintained. The chap who made it has some excellent ideas; check out spaaze.com, mentioned here in the past.
In practice, I found that for my collaborators Checkvist was much easier to get used to. The visual candy of mind mappers is nice, but it possibly distracts.
Posted by Dr Andus
Sep 14, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>In practice, I found that for my
>collaborators Checkvist was much easier to get used to. The visual candy of mind
>mappers is nice, but it possibly distracts.
Possibly “collaborative” was not the right term to describe my particular needs in this case. It’s more about micro-managing someone else’s project who is not good with computers or organisation in general, while still encouraging them to gradually pick up the skills and take ownership of PIM and project management.
So “visual candy” in this case is good, as it is for a visual person who has a very hard time with hierarchical thinking and organisation. Yep, there are actually people like that out there :)
Another tool that I found indispensable in this regard is TeamViewer, which allows me to take remote control of the other person’s computer and carry out live tutorials.
Posted by Ben
Sep 14, 2012 at 01:14 PM
>I also found out
>about MindMeister for Google Drive, however I don’t like it that they are requesting
>access to my Google profile and email address before allowing me to see what the
>service actually looks like. I just find that too intrusive.
FWIW, you can visit http://www.mindmeister.com/ and sign up with a non-Google account to explore the service. Their free option is comparable to Mindomo’s.
Posted by Dr Andus
Sep 14, 2012 at 01:31 PM
Ben wrote:
>FWIW, you can visit http://www.mindmeister.com/ and sign up with a
>non-Google account to explore the service. Their free option is comparable to
>Mindomo’s.
Thanks, Ben. I did figure it out in the end. MindMeister looks very good indeed for this purpose.