MindManager Wish List 2
I think as I add features I will just add a number to the list and call the post MindManger Wish List # Once the list gets big I can make a seperate page for it on my website and link to it but that's down the road.
Well I did poorly on an Anatomy Practical so I'm kind of avoiding school work now hence the last few posts but none the less
Wendy has listed one of her own features she would like to see.
Wendy wishes there was a firefox extension like the IE icon. I use Firefox as well so I completley understand. When I know I am doing some research or plan on using the send to icon I have to use IE just for that simple feature.
Well for you of those that don't hav
e MindManger I figure I would just clarify for the heck of it. It also a feature I wish was available and probably not even that hard of a think to create but yet it is not there.
You open IE and when you find a page you want to link to go to your map and click on the topic where you want the link to show up on. Of course you could just click the icon and have it send it to
MindManger and then move the link to its proper place laster on.
You then go back to you IE window and click on the nice little send to icon that should be on your toolbar. If you installed
MindManager and it is not there it may be hiding or you have edit your toolbars so it shows up. if you have personal problems email me and I'll help you out.
You can then go back to you
MindManager Map and you have a nice little link to the web page that you wanted. You can also sort of use the feature to set up a RSS feed page and there is a nice little template for that in the program. Maybe I will go into that but not right.
So although it is a very simple feature I kind of turned in into a length post but in the end the second thing to be added to the list is a send to
MindManager icon for Firefox and maybe even other browsers.
MindManger Wish List- Subscripts
- Send to MindManger icon for Firefox and other browsers
Note Talker Contest Stay Tuned!
I just received a very exciting email and could not contain my excitement. It centers around an application I use everyday and if you think hard you may be able to figure it out. For now, let me just say that it is going to be a very cool contest. It is one I actually have MANY entries for and even helped to inspire one of the categories! How great is that?! I may have to do some editing to make it more exciting so hopefully time will allow me to do so but who knows with my busy schedule. The details have yet to be ironed out but the prizes are going to make you really want to put on those thinking caps.
I will post details as soon as they are available but for now you may want to check out the
NoteTalkers website that is going to feature the contest. I plan on becoming involved as much as I can to promote this as it’s really a great thing. The best part of it is that you won’t have to be a tablet user to participate! Anyone with a computer will be able to get involved and I encourage them to do so.
I even plan on revealing one of my latest projects (hopefully sometime this weekend) to kind of add to the excitement. It’s not quite done yet or very exciting but I think it’s kind of neat. It is very easy to edit and add stuff to it as I go so stay tuned!
In the meantime check out
NoteTalkers.com
MindManager Wish List
Well I no longer can go through my day without
MindManger. It has become a central application to my day. With
MindManger and
OneNote I have found two programs that really allow me to do many of the things I want. I keep
GoBinder around for appointments and such but really want to find a way to slowly remove that program. Maybe Results Manager would work here but I'd rather have a lesser expensive option.
Because I use
MindManger everyday I also come across things I really wish I could do with the program. Since I encounter these at random moments its kind of hard to blog about all of them at once. Instead I decided I will just make a running tab or wish list of features I would to see in
MindManger. I can add on to list as I go so I don't have to waste time with time consuming entries.
So to start off I really wish there were subscripts in
MindManger. I deal a lot with H20 and CO2 and all those good substances and although it is entirely aesthetic I really wish they would show up in such a form. I do sometimes ink to do but a lot of the time I am entering these equations in the notes area. Ink takes up a lot of space so what I prefer to type here, although without subscripts it just is sometimes hard to read.
Dorko's MindManger Wish List- Subscripts
Goodbye PC Mag Hello Science
Over the past few weeks I have become quite obsessed about reading
Science. It's a very intellectual science magazine with many experiments and findings that are relevant to the science community. This new found love came one evening when I was heading off to bed and saw that on my desk next to my bed I had several layers of magazines. The titles of the magazines included ones like
PC Mag and
PC World. So what's wrong with a little computer geek knowledge you may be asking yourself right?
Well this use to be my thinking as well and its alright to have hobbies and interests in things not related to your career but after analyzing my reading habits I discovered I was reading more of these kinds of magazines than I really should. I was flooding my brain with all sorts of new gadgets and tech news that although is incredibly interesting left little time for my love of science. As much as the introduction of a new tablet or the next version of windows is interesting to me so is an article on say using spleen cells in mice to promote the pancreas to produce beta cells to help those with type 1 diabetes.
My love for technology is strong but my goal in life is to help people and make an impact in the medical community. Maybe one day I can combine the two but for now its time to replace those PC magazines with ones like Science and Nature which will allow me to read and learn about things that actually may help me in my career of medicine one day.
So if you see a trend of more posts about the medical community and less about technology don't be alarmed. It's just my way of making some adjustments in order to be more successful down the road.
Lower Limb Anatomy Study Aid
Well this is another post for my fellow students at Oakland University and especially those in my anatomy lab. In order to practice I turned our study sheets into downloadable pdf files so you can download them and print them off yourselves and not have to worry about making copies. I like to fill these out completely at least three times before our exam on Thursday and recommend you do the same to make sure you really know it well! Also don't forget about open labs this weekend saturday and sunday 1-3! I know I will be there along with a few TA's if you need any help.
Good Luck Studying!
Lower Limb Blank Study Guide
U of M Dentistry Open House
For all my fellow dental students that are intrested in or have considered the University of Michigan for dental school I thoght I would remind you that they are having an open house this saturday (March 25th)
It provides an opportunity to see the school, ask questions and listen to dentists talk about their careers. Its a very cool opportunity and I recommend going if your at all interested in Dental School.
Check out the flyer here!
Getting the word out on MindManager
Well it's been a very busy week and I've also tried to concentrate more of my energy towards classes like Microbiology instead of worrying about updating my blog or looking into the newest technologies. This has led to less updates and I apologize for that but I think all students will understand how sometimes we have to step back on something in order to concentrate on school and thus is the case with me.
Well despite the lack up updates I checked out my stats for the blog and it has been getting more hits than ever! This was quite surprising since I have not had the updates but then I learned my blog got mentioned on the
MindManager Blog. So it seems that is where all the additional traffic is coming from! Well I thank
MindManager for the link and really hope it helps getting out the word on
MindManager for students!
This especially comes from another week where MindManger has now really became a part of my day. I will admit that I don't use MindManager as much as I would like for taking notes in class. MindManager is a bit sluggish in those settings and sometimes just being able to write anywhere on the screen is needed. It leads to some crazy notes that often requires me to go back and reorganize them but its a system that works. Sometimes with really confusing things that require some visual work MindManager is really good at this and a couple of times it has allowed me to organize a map that could capture more details and connections than the linear style of my notes.
But where MindManager is really showing is in organizing my day, classes, and all the materials associated with them. I made those two videos to show different ways to use MindManager but I didn't know if I would actually apply it to my busy day. Well I will tell you right now it has become a major tool in my day. In fact I can't see how I ever organized my ebooks, diagrams, pictures, notes, online study guides and so many other things. Although MindManager is essentially doing the job of windows explorer it works so much better for me and allows me to see so much more. Again check out those two videos again to see what I mean but I absolutely love this ability.
Hopefully with MindManager displaying a link to my blog other students will see how MindManager can help them. Of all the programs available to students MindManager I think is the program that most don't know about but could really benefit from. This is especially true for anyone with a Tablet PC and likes to scan all their documents. I scan all my handouts and such and with ebooks for most of my classes and MindManager has increased my efficiently to access all this information to such a great extent I can't emphasize it enough and really hope more students will look into MindManager .
Hopefully with the word getting out on MindManager and more students using MindManager , the program may be able to work with students more and possible adds features or even an education edition that includes a few things that would make the program better tailored for students. I have a lot of things I would love to do with MindManager but don't see it benefiting the business world so much so don't see such features getting implemented any time soon. I've been told to submit my ideas to MindManager as they would love to hear them but I always feel weird submitting little ideas everyday. Instead I think I will post them here as I think of them and then after I accumulate a large number of them I will merge them and form a major list to send off to the MindManger geniuses. I also suggest that if your student you email me your ideas or post a comment. There is also a student forum on MindManger where you can post your ideas but little activity I don't see it getting all that much attention there but it is another option to share you ideas.
So still using MindManger despite the lower number of posts and really hope to get the word out to students as their really is something behind this program that students need to take a look at!
But can yours do this?
So I have a friend that is heading off to Graduate School in a few months and had decided it's time for a new laptop. He went with a new
MacBook Pro and came to me all excited about it today. He was bragging about cool it was and how superior of a laptop it really is. Now I would have said that's awesome what a great machine, I really like that they use Intel Chips yada yada. But then he decided to throw down the hammer. "Yeah and it's way cooler than that little black thing you have!" And then it was on!
I was up for a little rebuttal and of course had to defend my Lenovo X41 Tablet as I take great pride in it. The argument went back and forth and we compared processor vs weight ratio, screen size, the Mac OS vs Windows, software choices and a whole bunch of boring specifications that only computer geeks would care about. They really are two totally different machines and have different places but that battle raged on.
Weight vs power became a hot issue. One is light and thus sacrifices power and a smaller screen while the other is more powerful and has a bigger screen but weighs more and has a shorter battery life. Although I wish mine was more powerful I would not want something that weighed more and had less battery life. The debate continued until finally I had remembered the single best thing about my tablet.
From within my nice lightweight bag I retrieved my tablet and said fine yours may have more aesthetic appeal but when it comes down to things that REALLY matter mine has yours beat. He starred at me puzzled for a second and then I muttered that famous Tablet user phrase, "But can yours do this?" I then proceeded to rotate my convertible tablet to slate mood and began writing on the digitizer. I had it recognize some text and then sat there ready for his rebuttal. He sat there beaten in his chair with nothing more to say for no matter how powerful his machine was it would never be able to handle the feat I had just performed.
Score one more for us Tablet Users!
Of course if Apple did introduce a Tablet PC I guarantee you I would in line for one. But for now there is no substitute for a Tablet PC and the Tablet PC OS!
The Master List: A Must Download!
Like I have said many times the
Student Tablet PC contest was an incredible success for everyone and now we really do all get to reap the benefits!
Tracy has worked very hard to organize and arrange for all of us a
master list of all the tips collected! There are 220 great tips and tricks with some even this expert Tablet PC user can benefit from!
It is a must download! Tracy even goes over some of her
personal favorites and reassures us that if you don't have time to read through all the tips now they will presented to you in a daily, more easy to handle format provided by the
Student Tablet PC's Tip of the Day!
Thanks again for everyone that contributed to this holy grail of tips and tricks and especially to Tracy for organizing them all. I know I organized my own master list a few weeks back and it took me a good afternoon and this was when there were not nearly as many to sift through. So what are you waiting for! Go
Check it Out!
GottaBeMobile MindManager Ink Video
GottaBeMobile.com puts out some very cool
ink shows where they display different applications and go over brief overviews of what the program is and how it can realate to the Tablet PC world. This
video or ink show again is great and is really good at showing what
MindManager is.
My Videos kind of jumped right into the program without much explanation. So if you were confused and want to see
MindManager in action in more general terms check out their
Ink Show.
Then Check Out
My Videos Again to see it from a Student's Perspective!
Gyronix ResultsManager
I have received several emails now from fellow students and others that have come across my blog and many of them have recommended Gyronix's ResultsManager to me. I love emails like that so keep them coming!
Now to address their overwhelming recommendation I decided to finally look into it. I headed over to the Gyronix site to see what all the hype was about. If you've never heard of Gyronix or ResultsManager you might as well head to the site yourself now because I fear my first impressions will bias your thoughts on a potentially useful program. I also know several people that really find the Getting Things Done (GTD) system that the plug-in is really built around to be incredibly helpful to relieving stress and increasing their productivity.
I have spent a good chunk of the afternoon looking into and I just don't see it yet. If you love the GTD philosophy and love the Gyronix's ResultsManager software then I recommend you stop reading. Also please don't send me emails like your so stupid you didn't even give it a chance. If you can shine some light on my frustrations then by all means share but I am simply trying to express how I feel about the software at this current moment.
As with all new software I first looked at the price to see how much this little application was going to cost be if arrived at the conclusion I had to have it. There is a standard and a professional edition. The standard costs $145 and the pro version was $285. Also this is assuming you already have MindManager. The program is not a stand alone application and is meant to work with MindManager. There is a student discount though which is 40% off the pro edition. That's $171! Here I would like to remind you that with your educational discount MindManager which is an entire stand alone application will cost you only $150! So immediately I am thinking to myself I already don't like it. It's really going to have to impress me to get a hold of my money! A $171 plug-in???? That's more than MindManager the thing better be something at that price!
So moving past my frugality, I downloaded the trial. I started taking screen clippings, jotting down notes about the installation and recording my thoughts figuring I would be able to report back here about how wonderful the experience was despite having to spend more on a plug-in than the MindManager software alone.
I got it loaded up, read through the tutorial and glanced over the demo maps. I went over the things they told me made ResultsManager a must for anyone that works with MindManager. But the whole time I kept thinking what is so darn special???? My impression was that my videos that demonstrated my usage of MindManager have already incorporated a very similar scheme. My own MindManager maps and school organization process, although a little more crude esentailly captured the main concept. Linking to maps, recording daily tasks, using markers. Yes you can create this nifty little thing they call a ResultsManager Dashboard but I was not impressed. It seems the methods I have developed do nearly the same thing but ended up costing me what? Nothing!
Maybe I am stubborn and like my own system, make I am mad because my bracket has fallen apart, or maybe I just can't comprehend spending $171 for a plug-in. It's only day one right now but until someone can show me what I am missing or I have a change of heart I'm going to tell my fellow students to save that $171 for something else! Play with MindManager a bit more, discover its more advanced features and rest assure your not really missing that much with this the thing called "ResultsManager"
*For those of you that love the program I am not attacking you or your beliefs in its effectiveness. I like the GTD system and find it to be very effective! I just don't think the Gyronix ResultsManager is anything special yet. That may change when I look into it more (I saw nothing special in MindManager at first) but for now I still don't see how such an expensive plug-in can benefit me all that much from my current system. I do see how it could replace GoBinder as my schedule and planning software but at $50 and built in and easy support for adding classes I see GoBinder and my wallet finding a stronger relationship.
MindManager Instant Meeting
Finding my way to the
MindManager site like I often do I saw that MindManager has a new plug-in and it's a very exciting one!
MindManager Instant Meeting and
WebEx have come together to offer a plug-in that now gives
MindManager the ability to work/meet together online and work with
MindManager together. At first glance this looks very similar to the online collaboration feature in OneNote that allows users to create a shared session and work together in real time and work on the same note. I think OneNote 2007 is going to improve on this ever more.
I really like this feature in OneNote and this new
MindManager plug-in seems to bring those great features now to
MindManager. From a student's perspective it is nice to see this feature as well. One of my biggest goals in promoting new technology and digital note-taking applications is that more students will start to incorportate them into their daily lives. When this transition is made the opportunity to create online study groups were students share and go over their notes in an online enviroment will exist and benifit us all. Peer study groups are excellent ways to study but sometimes getting together at the library or coffee shop to study together is difficult. With applications that allow students to work with and share their notes with one another and to work with another online these difficulties may be over come.
This kind of online studying will especially be helpful for school's like my own. I understand
Oakland University is a minority is this respect but we are definetly a commuter school. Very few students live on campus and I know several students that drive over an hour just to get to school every day. With the rise in online universites and many people going back to school and taking online classes to work around their busy schedules these tools will be even more valuable to them as well.
I have not tried out the plug-in yet myself. I don't know anyone else at my particuar school that uses
MindManager to take notes so really testing it out is difficult. I could test it over my own home network, like I did for OneNote, and when I get the opportunity I plan to do so.
Well if you're interested in the
plug-in make your way to the
MindManager site and check it out!
March Madness
With March Madness and a few exams all comming together next week I can see my weekend having very little time for updates but for now I would like to share something I find very cool that is related to the topic.
As technology advances it slowly finds a way of changing all of our lives and connecting us in ways we never thought of. For example on
facebook there is a bracket tournament where you can make your own bracket, post it, form pools (from many schools) see live updates and see how you rank against people in your pool, in your school and everyone across the nation! It is really a cool idea and I love how I can share my March Madness cranizess with all my friends even if they go to different schools.
To make matters worse there are live updates on
espn. You can sit there and if your not near a TV you can see how a game is turning out. For example since my campus is wireless in most places I really was anxious to see how BC was going to do when I heard they were down early on. So I connected my wireless and it updated me while I was in class. I will admit it was kind of distracting but I was able to pay attention to both. Of course many will argue that this is not a good thing. Students should be paying attention to class not worrying about basketball scores but I think students are talented and smart enough these days where they can be responsible and manage both activities at the same time. I feel looking at the score every 5 minutes really quickly was not distracting me enough to really hamper my learning. I was able to keep track of the game and take pretty good notes at the same time!
There is also this on demand video available at the
NCAA website where you supposebly can watch the game live over a broadband connection. The service is free but you have to wait "in line" if yout don't have VIP access. I am sure you have to pay for the later, although it only took about 2 minutes for me to start watching a video. It was actually pretty good quality. I was impressed. I think they are only offering this for the first few rounds and you have to pay for the final four and championship.
None the less it once again cool to see how technology once again really does imporve our lives and by the way Darn You Syracuse! Your really messed up my bracket!
Lenovo X41 Tablet Commercial
Saw
this on
GottaBeMobile and you should really download the video and check it out!
Not only does it feature my own
Lenovo X41 Tablet (which I still love and would not trade for anything else that is available on the market as of now) but its a really cool tablet commerical in general.
Glad to see Tablet PCs keep making more progess in the mainstream!
Lenovo X41 Tablet Commercial-via
GottaBeMobile
You Know You're A Dork When
Last week I forgot to post this on the website, this week I forgot to put it in the blog. Although I did remember it a bit quicker this time around. Anyways I don't what week it is but here ya go...
You Know You're A Dork When....this is your mouse pad
You Know You're A Dork When...
MindJet Blog and Forum
If your looking to see what's new with
MindJet and their MindManager software or need some help with the program itself then you should head over to the
MindJet website. They have a nice
blog listing links to website and others news that you might find interesting. They also have a nice
user forum, although it does seem a little bare at times but you can still get a lot of help from the experts there! If I find the time I may even introduce myself to the forum as there is already a link to
my first MindManager video in the education section.
These are good resources for anyone that uses
MindManager and definitely worth the time to check them out!
You open IE and when you find a page you want to link to go to your map and click on the topic where you want the link to show up on. Of course you could just click the icon and have it send it to MindManger and then move the link to its proper place laster on.
You can then go back to you MindManager Map and you have a nice little link to the web page that you wanted. You can also sort of use the feature to set up a RSS feed page and there is a nice little template for that in the program. Maybe I will go into that but not right.
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