Comments on: Managing Your Career With Mind Maps http://www.geekpreneur.com/managing-your-career-with-mind-maps the inteserection of geek and money Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:05:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sandy Santra http://www.geekpreneur.com/managing-your-career-with-mind-maps/comment-page-1#comment-805 Sandy Santra Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:34:16 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=408#comment-805 Now it's a month later. I am using this mindmapping org tool in earnest now to design a "projects plan" (which includes multiple career path initiatives). I have to say, though, that I went through quite a few software apps before I found the right one: MindManager (no horizontal aligning for work option attribute cells or row drag-and-drop to reorder) OmniGraffle (row drag-and-drop, finally, via Outline view--but too many problems with auto-layout) Microsoft Word (cell text for work option attributes won't "bind" with cell formatting for copying) Microsoft Excel (cell color + text binds via conditional format, but no row drag-and-drop) iWork Pages (cell color + text binds, but row drag-and-drop overwrites row near target drop) ...and the winner is: iWork Numbers (cell color binds w/ text, row drag-and-drop works, new rows/columns easy to insert) Now it's a month later. I am using this mindmapping org tool in earnest now to design a "projects plan" (which includes multiple career path initiatives). I have to say, though, that I went through quite a few software apps before I found the right one:

MindManager (no horizontal aligning for work option attribute cells or row drag-and-drop to reorder)
OmniGraffle (row drag-and-drop, finally, via Outline view--but too many problems with auto-layout)
Microsoft Word (cell text for work option attributes won't "bind" with cell formatting for copying)
Microsoft Excel (cell color + text binds via conditional format, but no row drag-and-drop)
iWork Pages (cell color + text binds, but row drag-and-drop overwrites row near target drop)

...and the winner is:

iWork Numbers (cell color binds w/ text, row drag-and-drop works, new rows/columns easy to insert)

]]> By: Sandy Santra http://www.geekpreneur.com/managing-your-career-with-mind-maps/comment-page-1#comment-741 Sandy Santra Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:04:55 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=408#comment-741 Great suggestions. I've been trying to set this up in OmniGrafflePro, but can't get the outline node dragability I desire (unless I use layers, I guess). Been wanting to buy MindManager for years (my trial ran out), but can't justify the cost right now. Great suggestions. I've been trying to set this up in OmniGrafflePro, but can't get the outline node dragability I desire (unless I use layers, I guess). Been wanting to buy MindManager for years (my trial ran out), but can't justify the cost right now.

]]> By: Viqi French http://www.geekpreneur.com/managing-your-career-with-mind-maps/comment-page-1#comment-673 Viqi French Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:34:53 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=408#comment-673 This is fabulous! A super thought-organizational tool. This is fabulous! A super thought-organizational tool.

]]> By: Raj http://www.geekpreneur.com/managing-your-career-with-mind-maps/comment-page-1#comment-669 Raj Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:07:55 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=408#comment-669 Adam, that's a great idea. You should put that into the Freemind wishlist (must be one somewhere). Maybe one of the professional packages will follow this up. Thanks for the tips. Adam, that's a great idea. You should put that into the Freemind wishlist (must be one somewhere). Maybe one of the professional packages will follow this up. Thanks for the tips.

]]> By: Adam Keck http://www.geekpreneur.com/managing-your-career-with-mind-maps/comment-page-1#comment-647 Adam Keck Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:54:36 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=408#comment-647 Note that after the "source breakdown" node, you can use a spreadsheet for the analysis, since the map takes on tabular structure. This would allow you do some calculations, if you introduce further numerical scores. If you do need mapping software for further analysis, see http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page for a free tool. Perhaps we need addressable nodes in a mindmap, so that we can do math between them ;). -Adam Note that after the "source breakdown" node, you can use a spreadsheet for the analysis, since the map takes on tabular structure. This would allow you do some calculations, if you introduce further numerical scores.

If you do need mapping software for further analysis, see
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
for a free tool.

Perhaps we need addressable nodes in a mindmap, so that we can do math between them ;) .

-Adam

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