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From: Richard Steinfeld on 11 Sep 2005 15:02 Michael Laplante wrote: > "Richard Steinfeld" <rgsteinBUTREMOVETHIS(a)sonic.net> wrote in message > news:UvKUe.13050$p%3.55233(a)typhoon.sonic.net... > > >>All the other programs I tried were impossible to use. For me, this was > > > Did you try Brainbox from Circle-of-Excellence? It might interest you. . . > No. Haven't heard of it. Is this freeware? Where is it found? > Also, consider a flowcharting program as an alternative. Don't know which > freeware ones to recommend but there are some out there. > You mean something like Visio? I've seen one or two alternatives to Visio mentioned in this newsgroup. It's an interesting perspective. I bought Visio a few years ago. I'll keep your suggestion in mind. > Personally, I feel this is one class of program that doesn't lend itself to > a computer. By definition, a program constrains you to rules which is > contrary to the whole purpose of "free for all" brainstorming. > That's true enough. However, an advantage of doing this on the computer is that you can re-label items, move them, re-link, change dependencies, etc. You might like to give FreeMind a try. I can't recall if there was some sort of print problem, but as I recall, it's possible to export the diagram pretty well to something else that prints. I have a sense that the developer is responsive to user feedback, so I think that this application bears watching as new versions improve -- it's already quite decent -- the only complaint is the left-right structure. But, of course, you can choose to do a mind map on only one side. I'll have to get into it again. Although it's Java-sluggish, it did seem to have good manners when I tried it. No crashes or other nasty surprises. I'd be interested in your feedback about this (or anyone else's, for that matter). Richard
From: Michael Laplante on 11 Sep 2005 16:55 "Richard Steinfeld" <rgsteinBUTREMOVETHIS(a)sonic.net> wrote in message news:mb%Ue.13127$p%3.55489(a)typhoon.sonic.net... > Michael Laplante wrote: >> "Richard Steinfeld" <rgsteinBUTREMOVETHIS(a)sonic.net> wrote in message >> news:UvKUe.13050$p%3.55233(a)typhoon.sonic.net... > I'd be interested in your feedback about this (or anyone else's, for that > matter). For those few times I have needed a mindmapping solution, I have used a commercial product (gasp). It is produced by Microsoft (now I'll burn in hell after first incurring the wrath of the self-annointed ng police here. . ..). I can't give you the name of it but it has the letters W-O-R-D in it. The combination of hyperlinks, comments, ability to quickly insert arrows, symbols, etc, format text for special emphasis and the ability to change views from outline format to online to page format hasn't been matched by anyway freeware product I've encountered. I played with Open Office but IMO the unmentionable program has it beat. However, Brainbox Pro comes very close and it's free at . It also integrates very nicely with Commercial-Product-That-Dares-not-be-Named-Here. Depending on your requirements another proggie you might consider is Input Easy. If your goal is to memorize some course material or the like, this program is a type of flash card program. You provide intial questions and answers and it will then test you in various ways. Those questions that are answered incorrectly are automatically presented more often to help you hone in on your weakest material. You can quickly import q and a's from a text file. However, it doesn't allow for RTF formatting, images, etc. A similar program called Super Memo IIRC allows this, but it's an older program and it takes some time to set up the cards. Look for Input Easy in Yahoo groups -- search on "Pali" because I believe the author originally created it to help him learn that language. Super Memo (could be Supermemo) I don't have a URL for so you'll have to root around for it. M
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