Comments on: an unsolicited, unpaid recommendation

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 17:58:49 +0000

Please note that the domain address in my email address was rejected by your spam filter.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 17:57:45 +0000

Well, no, I’m not wedded to my PowerBook – it’s merely a decent tool that gets out of the way and lets me work. Were I to need, say, MindManager I’d happily drag out a Windows desktop and get to work.

By: AH

AH — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 17:13:41 +0000

Oops, I forgot and rode off on that high horse. How did you use this at Sesame Street, Grant? Was it the brainstorming tool used by the moderator with a projected computer screen, sort of an interactive recording whiteboard? Or did you prepare or record your own participation on it?

A. the Hunny

By: AH

AH — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 17:11:18 +0000

Thanks, Grant, for the heads-up. I’m hoping to make this baby dance the polka. I told them you sent me, hope that gives you leverage with an update.

Incidentally, folks-at-large, I use both platforms and Windows has a bad rap here and elsewhere. You might want a barebones used PC for certain tasks like this, unless, of course, the whole thing is a matter of kewl and not pragmatic after all; it’s a good & privileged life if de gustibus brings home the bacon…

By: liz

liz — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 12:12:25 +0000

I’m always looking for software that will help me, and more importantly, the High School Princess of Dyslexia.

We are also dedicated OS X’ers — I don’t have the time or the brainspace to be an IT professional, like you have to be to run a network at home on Microsoft machines.

I’ll check out “Freemind”, thanks Lorenz.

By: lorenz

lorenz — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 02:50:59 +0000

For a free alternative for all platforms there’s “Freemind” at sourceforge. Don’t know if it has as many features as Mind Manager, though.
freemind.sourceforge.net

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 10:26:38 +0000

Sadly it’s a Win32 application. Anything comparable for OS X?

No, I’m not being snarky. Anything that promises to nuke PowerPoint is ‘ok’ in my book.