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Mind Mapping Software March 31, 2005

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We have both used various Mind Mapping Software in our various roles; I’ve used The Brain extensively since early 2000 and more recently been looking at Visual Mind

With a switch to the Novell Linux Desktop I’ve had to re-evaluate the tools on offer; also working with maps across a team means that some level of interoperability is required. Mark showed me FreeMind - and it seems to fit the bill exactly. Cross platform, Open and best of all Free :)

I’ll post some more on how I get on with this.

–ezs

Dudes…

One of the best Mind Mapping toolsets on the market is Mind Manager developed by MindJet. Fortunately, I do not run Windows… only Mac OS and Linux in this guys house!!

Free Mind is a great tool to use to map out your thoughts and ideas as they are running through your cranium. Captured, on paper, ready to engage!! I highly recommend using this to keep your ideas organized, and to use during brainstorming sessions.

Cheers!!
–drzenworks

Mac Evangelism.. or is it pyramid selling?

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Mark Schouls selling Rick Fowles on the benefits of a Powerbook.

And look at the design

We’ve all got OS envy.

Tally Systems - New Hampshire

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My fourth visit to Lebanon, NH - and this time I can write about it!

Tally Systems offices

The Tally Systems offices are in Lebanon, New Hampshire; it’s very different from the locations of other Novell offices I’ve worked in (Cambridge MA, Waltham MA, Provo UT, San Jose CA, Bracknell UK etc) - the setting is pretty rural in the Upper Valley in NH.

The weather this time is stunning - it’s warm and sunny; the views of the mountains and forest are incredible; and very different from Provo.

Travelling via Chicago

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I’ve learned from experience to avoid Chicago during the Winter months. Rain, snow, storms, ice.. they all add up to delays and misery. I’ve tried to route via Denver to make life easier.

Yesterday I had no option but to fly via Chicago to make a connection to Manchester, NH. What should have been a five hour trip turned into a fourteen hour ordeal.

Thunderstorms in the Chicago area closed the airport for about three hours - incoming flights were diverted; outgoing flights grounded. I ended up being diverted to Moline, IL for an hour or so of unwanted stopover.