[p2p-research] the brain mindmapping?

Fri Aug 13 08:40:32 CEST 2010

very useful Tilman, I have the same benefit from delicious, but understand
the presentation of that brain would be much superior,

however, for cause of being overwhelmed right now, I postpone my
experimentation until december ..

On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 3:42 AM, Tilman Bauer <inbox at tilmanbauer.eu> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I have been using PersonalBrain for over a year now and I have completely
> fallen in love with the software! It has really become my "digital mind".
> The software starts automatically when I start my computer because there is
> NOTHING I would do on a computer without my brain. I just realized that my
> "digital life" is so much better organized when everything is linked
> visually, when every peace of digital text that I have (including every
> essay that I write, my lecture notes from university, people's contact
> information, todo lists, emails, even linked (i.e. bookmarked) websites are
> indexed) is searchable AND findable :) In other words, I have everything
> (literally everything that I have on my computer) in my one big
> brain connected to any other thoughts that might be relevant.
>
> I must say, though, that in the beginning it might not be obvious why one
> should start using thebrain. The thing is that as long as your brain is
> rather empty and new, it won't be of much use (unless you really need to
> depict something visually right away). However, the longer I have been using
> it, the more I appreciate it because nowadays I more often access my brain
> to get information rather than to put information in. This was the other way
> round for the first six months or so. Indeed, in the beginning I had to
> force myself to start using it (because I assumed that it would become
> useful in the future). Yet, the consistent input and organization of all
> thoughts, texts, files, etc over time brought up situations where the
> advantages and usefulness of thebrain became evident. For example, before I
> meet a person, I always check what I have linked to that person in my brain.
> This has proven extremely useful, also for instance for creating a database
> of a personal network of people. Furthermore, I really like the built-in
> calendar and the (naturally crucial) backup functionality through creating a
> brainzip file that contains the whole brain.
>
> Finally, about which version to use, for me the free version is not enough
> because I need to attach files to my thoughts. If you don't use that
> feature, the free version might be enough for you, depending on your use.
> Whether to pay for the better version is of course (usually ;)) a question
> of money, ie if you can afford it. I for sure do recommend it! But start
> with the 30-day trial and see for yourself.
>
> If you have any questions or if you need advice how to get started, I am
> more than happy to help! After all, I am kind of enthusiastic about this
> software :) I for sure do recommend it to everyone! Even my not-at-all-nerdy
> girlfriend started using it!
>
> Warm greetings from Austria,
>
> Tilman
>
>
>
>   On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>>   does anyone have experience with TheBrain mindmapping? seems ideal for
>> me, and there is a free edition, but the site does not look very clear on
>> what it contains, and if I see a version update is already $75 then it's not
>> affordable for me .. there is now an open web version as well it seems
>>
>>  <http://www.thebrain.com/>
>> *TheBrain - Mind Mapping Software, Brainstorming, GTD and Visual KM
>> Software <http://www.thebrain.com/>*
>> www.thebrain.com
>> TheBrain provides advanced Mind Mapping Software and Knowledge Management
>> Software that uses visualization and intuitive concept maps to enable
>> intuitive searching, browsing, and organization of information. Disparate
>> data sources are integrated and connected into an associative knowledge
>> network to...
>>
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