I have just tested out the first RSS feeds from my companies enterprise portal, worked fine once I had authenticated (we use forms based authentication using SiteMinder) from within the RSS reader (in this case RSS Bandit). I usually use NewsGator but in my quick test it didn’t seem possible...
About 8 years ago I was a member of a group charged with selecting a new Email system, we looked at our requirements and were rapidly swayed by visions of the strategic role that Lotus Notes could play in our business unit. Exchange and Outlook by contrast could only demonstrate...
This week has been mind mapping week on my blog, and this will be the last post on the subject for a while. Chuck Frey emailed me to provide details of his Mind Mapping Resource Center which is definitely worth checking out, it has links to articles reviewing most of...
I recently came across a quite amazing offer from AxoSoft, that allowed me to get a 5 user version of their project management software OnTime for just $5 rather than $495, even better the $5 was donated to the Red Cross! I have been struggling to find a project/task management...
A quite few people have asked me which mind mapping product I use, because I have just linked previously to Mindjets web site and not been specific. Well I use MindManager X5 Pro, which is not the latest version that Mindjet provide but it’s pretty good. My daughter (13) has...
I thought I would share another of the ways that I use mind mapping, to create a project plan. Mind Manager (my tool of choice) really lends itself to this because you can export a map to a Microsoft Project and synchronise changes. Although I don’t use the sync feature...
MindManager is a great tool that I have been using for about 3 years, I routinely create Mind Maps of books that I read by jotting down key ideas and concepts on a folded A4 sheet of paper that I use as a bookmark. A recent book summary that I...
Last week I read the book “A whole new mind” by Daniel H. Pink. I found it very interesting, especially – as a parent of 4 girls – I am increasingly concerned about their futures. Daniel describes in this book the skills that are going to be needed to...
I have just read this book, and I thought it might be interesting to summarise it as a mind map. The picture below shows the main themes. I have also attached a PDF of the map and the actual Mind Manager map as well which have the full detail. File...
and noticed how many of the books were in some way related to the mind … The Tipping Point Learn to be an Optimist Mastering Virtual Teams A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age Learn to meditate One small step can change your life...