Other Software Archives

Using MindManager 2012 at Autodesk University 2011

December 19, 2011December 17, 2011 by Donnie Gladfelter

Autodesk University has long been the unequaled destination to learn from some of the top presenters in the industry today. While such presentations are still a mainstay of … Read more

A First Look at Mindjet MindManager 9

August 18, 2010August 18, 2010 by Donnie Gladfelter

Several years ago I stumbled upon this concept of “mind mapping”. Frankly I really didn’t see the point of mind mapping when I first discovered it. After all it reminded me of those brainstorming maps my English teacher made me create in the 3rd grade. Not exactly the type of thing you expect someone in a business setting to create. Nonetheless, I started using it for managing simple tasks, which compounded into more complex tasks, and before I knew it I was mapping everything from major business projects to my packing list for vacation.

Five tools for Easy Screencasting

March 15, 2010March 15, 2010 by Donnie Gladfelter

You’ve seen great how-to-videos here on The CAD Geek and many other blogs on the net, but how do we create and produce professional quality videos? Like most things in the tech world, you’ve got lots of options; each ranging in price from free to a few hundred dollars. Which tool is best for you will be a function of the type of screencasts you plan to create. Today I’ll share a some popular and up-and-coming tools of the screencasting trade.

Visual Project Dashboards with MindManager

February 22, 2010February 22, 2010 by Donnie Gladfelter

Over the last several months much of my time has gone into writing my first book; tentatively titled AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT: No Experience Required. You can look … Read more

Using MindManager for CAD/BIM Documentation

July 16, 2009July 16, 2009 by Donnie Gladfelter

My sincere apologies to the faithful followers of The CAD Geek Blog. As you probably gathered from my last post (way back on May 30th), I have been … Read more

Using MindManager to Track and Document Civil 3D Styles

November 13, 2008 by Donnie Gladfelter

Back in May I made a post titled “Some Nifty Tools” where I mentioned a very handy tool from Mindjet called MindManager. Since then the tool has become an absolutely indispensible part of my daily workflow. The power of all mind mapping software, MindManager included, is it’s versatility. Frankly there’s no wrong way to use the software, making it’s potential uses almost endless.

Some of my favorite applications of MindManager have included note taking in meetings to on-screen presentations, and even strategic planning. Of course one area which has proven especially helpful for is is tracking and documenting my companies Civil 3D Styles.

MindManager 8 Released

November 11, 2008November 11, 2008 by Donnie Gladfelter

Back in May I happened to mention Mindjet’s MindManager product in a post titled Some Nifty Tools. Back then I was relatively new to the product, but it has quickly become an indispensible part of my daily workflow. These days I use MindManager for everything from mapping (planning) out my day, planning and documenting my Civil 3D projects (data shortcuts), even down to documenting my Civil 3D Style library.

Microsoft Natural Language Search, pptPlex, & Email Prioritizer

August 21, 2008August 26, 2008 by Donnie Gladfelter

First let me start by offering my congratulatory birthday wishes to the “Between The Lines” blog by Shaan Hurley. Seeing that most blogs die within a matter of months, reaching the 5-year mark is a monumental achievement.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program. Since switching to Windows Vista in January of this year, I really have found the OS to be rather enjoyable. One thing I especially like is the Windows Search integration into the Start menu. Rather than browsing through all of my installed programs, I just type “Word” to launch Microsoft Word.

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