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GTD Phone Home
Early last month there was some discussion on the GTD_MindManager Yahoo group brainstorming about ways we might be able to communicate into ResultsManager remotely someday using email or smartphones....
View ArticleGTD and MindReader Q&A
Chuck Brown posted some questions on GTD and MindReader as a comment on AO-Pack blog entry. I thought answering via a post would make sense as it provides some elbow room and an opportunity for others...
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Six Components of a GTD Review
Things have gotten a bit quiet in "gyrospace" lately. Perhaps this is because folks have given up on their new year's resolutions or moved on to other tools. I'm hoping it is because we are all...
View ArticleSoftware Updates
Although the activityowner.com blog has been quiet for a few months (due to the tools working too well for the author :-), several software updates have made their way onto the wiki. I wanted to post a...
View ArticleMark Tasks Complete Faster
The Mark Task Complete macro evolved incrementally from a short GyroQ tag into a fairly involved macro and got inefficient along the way. The new version is streamlined and should perform quite a bit...
View ArticleSpeedReader — Faster Version of MindReader Available
MindReader was running a big sluggishly on my MindManager maps, so went through it with a fine tooth comb and identified where it was spending its time. I made several tweaks so that it can load its...
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OutLinker Installer Now Available
OutLinker now has a user-friendly installation program (outlinker.exe) similar to the one developed for MindReader. This should enable you to get rolling with the software without fiddling with macro...
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Outlinker GUI
The OutLinker script for processing your Microsoft Outlook inbox into GTD next actions and MindManager links now has the default option of using a form instead of an input box as a user interface: The...
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OutLink to your OutLook Task List and other new options
Several new options have trickled into the OutLinker GUI interface as it has gotten some use. These are available in the latest Beta download from the OutLinker Installation page. If you review the...
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OutLinker Setup Gets Easier and New Attachment Feature
Outlinker has evolved quite a bit as I've gotten more familiar with the capabilities of VBA in Microsoft OutLook and gained the advantages that the installation program provides in making forms easier...
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How long is a typical email message?
Awhile back an OutLinker user ran into trouble transferring a large Microsoft OutLook message into MindManager via GyroQ. We determined the shear size of the transfer was the problem. We don't know...
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Use GyroQ as a popup Calculator
The new "calc" tag in the GyroQ tag library provides you with a popup calculator: To install it, paste the "packed text" for the tag into GyroQ. Related posts: GyroQ 1.9.3 pre-release Faster MindReader...
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Export a MindManager Map to Microsoft Excel
Mind map users need to deal with the rest of the world, which lives in lists and spreadsheets. Even MindManager users themselves often have a need to look at their map context in a less graphical...
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Begin with the End in Mind
…or begin with the beginning (next action) in mind. It's your choice. Whether you are following Habit 2 of the Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People or the "Next Action" mindset of...
View ArticleMove MindManager map attachments to disk and replace with hyperlinks
I got a request to add a feature to OutLinker to archive OutLook messages to disk rather than to a pst file. Rather than add that complexity to OutLinker, I found it easier and potentially more...
View ArticleSynchronizing MindManager and OutLook
A reader writes by email… Dear AO, I use your "Put it in Front of the Door” script daily and I find it very useful. I would like to add a feature to the script, which is synchronizing the dashboard...
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Simplify your ResultsManager Map Central Strategy for 2010
The typical approach to utilizing ResultsManager to harvest project and next action information from MindManager maps is to set up a central map that links out to each map of interest or to a set of...
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Updated "New Project Map" (NM) tag posted
A MindReader power user suggested by email… Is it possible to add an extension to the nm tag to prompt to automatically run the k tag i.e. do you want to create a new link to a destination map – y/n?...
View ArticleResultsManager/GyroQ Tutorial Video
Nik Tipler recently did a webinar with the GTD Study Group on using ResultsManager and GyroQ. You can watch the video of the webinar here. It has also been added as a link on the wiki ResultsManager...
View Article20 MindManager 9 Setup Tips
In order to celebrate the recent release of MindManger 9, the MindManager Setup Tips page on wiki.activityowner.com has been updated. There are a few legacy items that may apply more to MindManager 7...
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