Comments on: Planning Tools for Visual People http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people A retired professional talks about life, technology, learning Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-25090 Bruce Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:32:17 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-25090 Thanks, Neil. I remember "the brain" and thinking that it had a lot of potential. Kinda petered out though I guess. I, too, would like something a bit different, and more "vissy" on the web. Seems like so many are the standard two and three column, minimal interaction, layouts. Would really be neat to see someone design a layout that could be shifted and manipulated by the readers. Thanks, Neil. I remember “the brain” and thinking that it had a lot of potential. Kinda petered out though I guess.

I, too, would like something a bit different, and more “vissy” on the web. Seems like so many are the standard two and three column, minimal interaction, layouts. Would really be neat to see someone design a layout that could be shifted and manipulated by the readers.

]]> By: Neil http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-25089 Neil Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:49:15 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-25089 Ive looked about for ages and used both goalenforcer and mindmapping tools, im still looking for the right one for me although i like aspects of both of these. Another one I cam across and loved but it didnt suit my need at the time was "thebrain". Loved the interface but found i "lost" links a bit to easily. May work for someone else tho! I'd love to see the web take that jump from text to visual being a vissy person myself. And if you a vissy person ud know what i mean. Ive looked about for ages and used both goalenforcer and mindmapping tools, im still looking for the right one for me although i like aspects of both of these. Another one I cam across and loved but it didnt suit my need at the time was “thebrain”. Loved the interface but found i “lost” links a bit to easily. May work for someone else tho! I’d love to see the web take that jump from text to visual being a vissy person myself. And if you a vissy person ud know what i mean.

]]> By: Bruce Keener http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-1162 Bruce Keener Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:10:42 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-1162 Thanks, David. Always great to know that there is a variety of software that can do the job for us. Thanks for pointing GoalEnforcer out. Thanks, David. Always great to know that there is a variety of software that can do the job for us. Thanks for pointing GoalEnforcer out.

]]> By: David http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-1161 David Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:34:13 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-1161 I find GoalEnforcer much easier to use, as it is specially cut for planning and project management. I didn't have to read any boring documentation, just followed the interactive tutorial and I felt like I knew the tool for years, it felt so natural. You should give it a try http://www.goalenforcer.com/ No software is "pro" at drawing like my hand, I'm a painter :-) , but I really think that the greatest benefit is that "it makes it easy to correct mistakes." I find GoalEnforcer much easier to use, as it is specially cut for planning and project management.
I didn’t have to read any boring documentation, just followed the interactive tutorial and I felt like I knew the tool for years, it felt so natural.
You should give it a try http://www.goalenforcer.com/
No software is “pro” at drawing like my hand, I’m a painter :-) , but I really think that the greatest benefit is that “it makes it easy to correct mistakes.”

]]> By: Bruce Keener http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-282 Bruce Keener Thu, 24 May 2007 21:03:28 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-282 Thanks, AgentSully. Great post you wrote at ZenHabits! By the way, I also like your Life Learning Today site and have added to the links on my sidebar. Good stuff. Bruce Thanks, AgentSully. Great post you wrote at ZenHabits!

By the way, I also like your Life Learning Today site and have added to the links on my sidebar. Good stuff.

Bruce

]]> By: AgentSully http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-281 AgentSully Thu, 24 May 2007 20:52:14 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-281 cool stuff! cool stuff!

]]> By: capo http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-135 capo Sat, 05 May 2007 11:51:46 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-135 This was a really helpful post for me. I've looked at mind mapping software before but never figured out why it would be useful for me; never quite got the picture, as it were. I've found the documentation generally to be wordy and confusing which is perplexing given the intended function of the software. Your examples here cleared up some of my confusion. How odd that "visual aid" organizational software should be so hard to visualize in use, eh? On a different subject - I've recently run into the "4 hour work week" thing. I've just begun listening to the audiobook during my daily commute but haven't gotten into it enough to have much of a basis for an opinion. My only thought so far is that it's an unfortunate choice for a book title. Had I not been intrigued by the universally high marks given the book in reviews I probably wouldn't have bothered with it. The title smacks of those scummy "get rich quick with little or no effort" infomercials. From what I've heard so far, it seems like the author goes in a slightly different direction. Maybe not. We'll see. In the meantime, being a well read person, I wonder if you've read the book and have any thoughts to share on it? This was a really helpful post for me. I’ve looked at mind mapping software before but never figured out why it would be useful for me; never quite got the picture, as it were. I’ve found the documentation generally to be wordy and confusing which is perplexing given the intended function of the software. Your examples here cleared up some of my confusion. How odd that “visual aid” organizational software should be so hard to visualize in use, eh?
On a different subject – I’ve recently run into the “4 hour work week” thing. I’ve just begun listening to the audiobook during my daily commute but haven’t gotten into it enough to have much of a basis for an opinion. My only thought so far is that it’s an unfortunate choice for a book title. Had I not been intrigued by the universally high marks given the book in reviews I probably wouldn’t have bothered with it. The title smacks of those scummy “get rich quick with little or no effort” infomercials. From what I’ve heard so far, it seems like the author goes in a slightly different direction. Maybe not. We’ll see. In the meantime, being a well read person, I wonder if you’ve read the book and have any thoughts to share on it?

]]> By: Bruce Keener http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-136 Bruce Keener Sat, 05 May 2007 11:46:52 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-136 Good morning, capo. Thank you for the feedback on the post. Glad it was helpful. BTW, I took Mindjet up on their offer to play a bit with MindManager 7 and am very impressed with its new interface. Haven't played much with it, but really like it so far. As to the 4-Hour Work Week, just started reading it two days ago and haven't gotten very far into but I very much like what I am reading. It truly has some good philosophical elements and some helpful advice for lifestyle design, which seems to be what it is all about. In fact, I have been so helped by one part of it that I had planned to post on it today: the part about having exciting goals. Will probably be Monday before I post on this book's ideas regarding goals, as I am still not feeling very good today. But, it does have some good points. Good morning, capo. Thank you for the feedback on the post. Glad it was helpful. BTW, I took Mindjet up on their offer to play a bit with MindManager 7 and am very impressed with its new interface. Haven’t played much with it, but really like it so far.

As to the 4-Hour Work Week, just started reading it two days ago and haven’t gotten very far into but I very much like what I am reading. It truly has some good philosophical elements and some helpful advice for lifestyle design, which seems to be what it is all about. In fact, I have been so helped by one part of it that I had planned to post on it today: the part about having exciting goals.

Will probably be Monday before I post on this book’s ideas regarding goals, as I am still not feeling very good today. But, it does have some good points.

]]> By: Bruce Keener http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-133 Bruce Keener Fri, 04 May 2007 17:22:24 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-133 Gaelen, How great of you to stop by and let us know about the coming update. I would LOVE to beta test version 7, ideally both Mac and Windows platform, but can go with either. Thanks again for letting us know what's in the works. Best regards, Bruce Gaelen,

How great of you to stop by and let us know about the coming update.

I would LOVE to beta test version 7, ideally both Mac and Windows platform, but can go with either.

Thanks again for letting us know what’s in the works.

Best regards,
Bruce

]]> By: Gaelen http://www.keenerliving.com/planning-tools-for-visual-people#comment-132 Gaelen Fri, 04 May 2007 17:11:41 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/2007/05/04/planning-tools-for-visual-people/#comment-132 Hi Bruce, It's Gaelen over at Mindjet. I came across your post on MindManager today (I like your "Week at a Glance" template) and wanted to see if you'd heard our announcement that MindManager 7 will be out on May 30th. Let me know if you'd like to be set up to beta test it now. Best, Gaelen Hi Bruce,

It’s Gaelen over at Mindjet. I came across your post on MindManager today (I like your “Week at a Glance” template) and wanted to see if you’d heard our announcement that MindManager 7 will be out on May 30th.

Let me know if you’d like to be set up to beta test it now.

Best,
Gaelen

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