[dorkbotdc-blabber] Next Make: Online Toolbox - Writing Tools

[Michael O'Dell]

FreeMind is a free, open-source, Java-based "mind-mapper" tool

http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

it's a *great* app but even better, it's genuinely cross-platform.
i move mind-maps between Windoze and Mac with a flash drive all
the time and the same Java app runs in both places perfectly.
i believe it imports and export OMPL, too.

	-mo



Andrew Q Righter wrote:
> Most of the stuff you mentioned already but I'm a pen-whore so I do not 
> write or plan without one of the following to write with:
> 
> - http://www.zebrapen.com/products/pen/f-301?c=30
> - http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Product/Sharpie_Pen.html
> - http://www.sakuraofamerica.com/Pen-Archival
> 
> And of course an army of Moleskines, my iPhone's default notepad, 
> evernote (already mentioned) ... I also used to use the website: 
> www.mind42.com <http://www.mind42.com> for mind-mapping and 
> collaboration with colleagues and Google Documents for the official 
> documents.
> 
> I've been looking for a cool cloud-to-iPhone ... iPhone-to-cloud 
> application to draw out ideas which used to be super easy when stylus' 
> were big and PDA's rampant, but it's hard to draw now using your finger. 
> Meh, I don't know I'm hoping some good ideas will pop up on this thread 
> though, I could use some more tools to plan projects and take meaningful 
> notes. I hate the fact that you can't organize data within the 
> moleskine... my mind is quite sporadic.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -Q
> 
> 
> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Alberto Gaitán 
> <alberto.gaitan at gmail.com <mailto:alberto.gaitan at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Google Sketch-Up! (XP/Vista & OS X).
> 
>     Also, Evernote is also available for Windows XP/Vista, too.
> 
>     I also use the Resistulator widget (OS X) to quickly calculate
>     resistor values because I'm not qualified to any other way. :)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     On 5/17/09 1:56 AM, Gareth Branwyn wrote:
> 
>         For my next Make: Online Toolbox (Monday), I'm covering writing
>         tools: Pens, mechanical pencils, drawing/sketching tools (analog
>         and digital), notebooks, organizers, whiteboards -- whatever the
>         tools are that you use to plan your projects. I don't want to
>         get TOO deep into things like CAD programs and the like, more
>         first-order tools. For instance, here is MY toolset:
> 
>         Maker's Notebook - for first level of project planning, drawing
>         Moleskine Cahier pocket notebook (blank paper) - for on-the-go
>         writing/brainstorming
>         Hipster PDA (3 x 5's on a binder clip) - Lists, quick notes. I
>         keep one of these all over the house - By my bed, by the TV,
>         kitchen, in the john, etc.
>         Omnifocus PIM (on Macs and iPhone) for dayplanning/project outlining
>         Evernote (on Macs and iPhone) for spoken notes, web content,
>         picture-notes, etc that all reside in the cloud)
>         Varsity disposable fountain pen
>         Pentel mechanical pencils
> 
>         So, what's YOUR writing/planning toolset?
> 
>         Gareth
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