XMind » Featured http://blog.xmind.net/en Brainstorming and Mindmapping! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:32:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 how to get attention to my mind map http://blog.xmind.net/en/2012/02/how-to-get-attention-to-my-mind-map/ http://blog.xmind.net/en/2012/02/how-to-get-attention-to-my-mind-map/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:32:38 +0000 Stephen http://blog.xmind.net/en/?p=666

This is a mind map about “Why no one pay attention to my mind map”, written by Chuck Frey, a great expert in mind mapping software field.

Many of us are puzzled by why people do not like my maps. We have spent much time on learning the tool, collection information, and formatting the map. But when we distribute them to colleagues, co-workers or managers. No big response.

After reading this article, We could learn more. So I map the content, hope you can find some reasons out for yourself. Or you can leave your ideas as comment.

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In 2011, XMind does not make any big things on the software. But after one-year study and preparement,  XMind Ltd understands more on many things, such as product design, web app, iOS development, mobile market and etc.

These knowledge may not let XMind be best at once, but we believe it will be better and better from 2012.

Below are the new 2012 calendar templates we made. If you need or like, please download them. Or you can also translate it to other language and re-upload.

English Version

German Version

Chinese Version

The brief instruction
The template uses Fishbone as the main structure, and spreadsheet chart every month. Each day is in the separated cell as a sub-topic. There are two common usages.

1. Drilldown & Floating topics

  • Select the date
  • Drill down (F6)
  • Add daily things as the floating topics.

2. Multiple sheet

  • Select the month (main topic)
  • Choose “Insert — New Sheet from Topic” on the menu
  • In the new sheet, add the daily tasks as date’s subtopic
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This year, there are many many emails, and phone messages from our users. Some submit the bug about software. Some share their suggestions to improve XMind. Some point out the mistake on the website. Some just say the Thank you to show their support to us. We say Thank You!

We also want to say thank you to some third organizations, which support xmind file format (for example The Biggerplate and Wikisummarizer), or offer local xmind-related service to users (Please see XMind partner list ). Thank you very much!

Below is a map about Thanksgiving. Hope you like it.

 

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  1. Download this zip file at, http://www.xmind.net/downloads/. (You have done this. J)
  2. Unzip it to a clear folder, here named XMind Portable.
  3. In XMind Portable folder, there will be 5 folders, which are Commons, XMind_Linux, XMind_Linux_64bits, XMind_Mac_OS_X, XMind_Windows, and epl-v10.html, lgpl-3.0.html, readme.txt, xmindpro_licnese.txt and Usage of XMind Portable.pdf.
  4. Now according to your Operating System to choose right folder.
  5. Launch XMind and enjoy it.

So simple!  No more advanced technique required. Occasionally, some people may use it in a wrong way. Take XMind_Windows for example, people may paste XMind_Windows folder into the Program file folder, and try to launch XMind. Yes, failed every time. Please remember that, if you want to move XMind Portable to another place, please move the entire XMind Portable folder instead of part of it.

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Dropbox is a very great cloud service that lets us bring our photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. After signing up an account and install on computer, dropbox will create a special folder on computer. Later, it will upload and save files in this folder to your account. What we should do is to save our xmind files at this folder. So simple.

Some people may be strange, why Frank said “especially for people have subscribed xmind pro”. Because XMind promises, Subscribe one time, Enjoy XMind Pro anywhere*. Yes, Anywhere!

XMind Pro uses subscription model. Once you renew your XMind.net account with subscription code, no matter where you are, Office, Home, or in a Subway, just launch XMind, sign in with renewed xmind account, then you can enjoy XMind Pro features. Even when on a colleague’s computer, you can also launch the installed xmind, sign in with your renewed account and uses XMind Pro features to show your work.

If having interest, begin to try now!

*Normally, you should need internet access to sign in and activate XMind Pro features.

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This is a tutorial video offered by iThoughts. It’s about download from xmind.net.

To upload map to xmind.net,

  1. Open an map in iThoughts
  2. Click “transfer” button, and select “Export option”
  3. Enable “xmind” in the list
  4. Back to transfer, you can see “Send to XMind.net” option
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After checking a little time, we find how to play them, then this week becomes the Angry Birds week! Every day, we can hear many times of birds’ yell when it hits some person, and of course along with a man’s yell.

These birds bring us so much fun! Thanks very much, Mr Julien Fourgeand. :)

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Danish Translator
Mr. Finn Detlef
who is 45 years old, and works in a government department.  He told us I came across XMind about a year ago when I attended a course in my spare time at the Technical University of Denmark. I used XMind there in organizing some lectures.

Russian Translators
Mr. Sergey Sadkov and his team members
They have a large number of subscribers and popular site about mind-management in Russian. They make free and paid education courses, webinars and trainings about intelligence development.

These language packages will be available for all users in next XMind update.  Let us say Thank You to these people. Thank You very much!

If you’re interested, please download and check the translation.

  • Download the portable version, a zip file
  • Unzip it to a clear folder
  • Open this folder and modify the xmind.ini file *
    • First line: -nl
    • Second line: ru (da  for Danish)
  • Save the xmind.ini and Launch XMind

* Please read more details about xmind.ini file at No. 5 in XMind FAQ.

Please leave the modification suggestion as the comments, including The path, Wrong description, and Right description.

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The template is composed with 6 sheets which are linked with each other. Mr. Adnan also shares with us why he made this template,
GTD or Getting Things Done, the action management method, invented by David Allen, has a large following world wide. The applications for implementing it abound: From tiddlywiki’s to thick client softwares. You can also see many versions of its workflow in print or on the WEB. The advantage of using XMind for GTD is the combination of the workflow operations with its pictorial representations. The direct manipulation of the tasks on the screen creates some intuitiveness which is not easy to come buy with flat or hierarchical list system. I wish to keep the design of the map simple, free from unnecessary icons or markers. But this template comes to you as Version 0.3. As I’ll start using it, I may be adding new features or making improvements. I’ll be happy if I could also have your feedback and suggestions for future evolution.

If you’re interested, please download GTD.xmt.  After downloading it, you can directly double-click and open it with XMind,  Or open it from menu,  ”File — New — New from Template…” and select this template.

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2011 Personal Management Template in English

2011 Personal Management Template in German

2011 Personal Management Template in Chinese

Just download and enjoy it. You can also translate it into other language, upload it to XMind.net, and share with the world.

Tips about using XMind,

  • Add daily plan as the notes to every date topic.
  • Drilldown every date topic, Add daily stuff as the floating topic.
  • Press the Shift key, while moving the floating topic.
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