Comments on: Tools Grab Bag http://www.contentious.com/2005/01/30/tools-grab-bag/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:18:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: View from the Isle by Larix Consulting http://www.contentious.com/2005/01/30/tools-grab-bag/#comment-10709 View from the Isle by Larix Consulting Tue, 01 Feb 2005 04:53:36 +0000 #comment-10709 <trackback /><strong>Skype, VoIP, and collaboration</strong> I realized recently that Skype is my preferred IM client.  This is odd to me because Skype's chat tools, aren't that great.  For one thing, ... Skype, VoIP, and collaboration
I realized recently that Skype is my preferred IM client.  This is odd to me because Skype’s chat tools, aren’t that great.  For one thing, …

]]> By: Eddy Young http://www.contentious.com/2005/01/30/tools-grab-bag/#comment-10542 Eddy Young Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:30:17 +0000 #comment-10542 Unless if the writer is very good, I find it hard to read a book about a subject that has been learnt only "recently." Anyway, your choice is not my choice :-) Tony Buzan is the inventor of <a href="http://www.mind-map.com/EN/mindmaps/how_to.html">MindMaps</a> and has a series of self-tutoring books called "Use your head" with the siblings having titles such as "Use your memory", "Speed reading", etc. The overall book, if I may call it so, is "Use your head" and covers all the facets of improving one's mind, including speed reading and mind maps. That is the best book I've read for all-round improvement in the way one thinks. Not that one cannot think, but a little help to improve the process is always welcome. Unless if the writer is very good, I find it hard to read a book about a subject that has been learnt only “recently.” Anyway, your choice is not my choice :-)

Tony Buzan is the inventor of MindMaps and has a series of self-tutoring books called “Use your head” with the siblings having titles such as “Use your memory”, “Speed reading”, etc. The overall book, if I may call it so, is “Use your head” and covers all the facets of improving one’s mind, including speed reading and mind maps. That is the best book I’ve read for all-round improvement in the way one thinks. Not that one cannot think, but a little help to improve the process is always welcome.

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://www.contentious.com/2005/01/30/tools-grab-bag/#comment-10537 Tris Hussey Mon, 31 Jan 2005 05:14:20 +0000 #comment-10537 What's your favourite MindMapping tool? I tried MindManager, but it is, as Dave said, a tad pricy. T. What’s your favourite MindMapping tool? I tried MindManager, but it is, as Dave said, a tad pricy.
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