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Microsoft collaboration still worries me

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...

Want to find out more about mind mapping?

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...

Are you a GTD convert, looking for a great tool?

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...

Which Mind Mapping Product Do I Use?

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...

Mind Mapping Projects

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...

One Small Step Can Change Your Life : The Kaizen Way

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...

I just took a look at my – to read – list …

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...

Skype experiences so far

I have been increasingly using Skype and decided to share my experiences to date: Overall Summary Closest I have had to the perfect phone while working from home,  but still issues that I have to work around Skype delights I can sit at home with my headset on listening to...

Dubai Dreams scared me

In this post John Hagel describes the phenomena that is Dubai,  it struck a chord with me because I recently watched a BBC2 series on Dubai called ‘Dubai Dreams’ and it really scared me…. Dubai is a tiny place, its rich but its oil is running out,  to replace the...

The future of Email

In this article eWeek discusses the fact that Exchange 12 has several competitors for the Email market.  This is undeniably true however most enterprise Exchange users must inevitably be seeing the future of Email as an integrated part of a broader and integrated communication and collaboration solution.  In that context...