Macmillan Holdings, LLC Keep track of a zillion things at once with a personal dashboard. Jay Edgar Productivity Stever, I really enjoy your podcast, and have been incorporating several of your suggestions. The mind mapping, however, is fantastic. I'm using it to empty my inbox! it's such a great way to contextually organize all of the ideas and tasks that I need to track. Right now I'm using FreeMind, although I may need to consider buying the good one (ulp) if it helps organize tasks better. Thanks for making such a quality podcast! http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=18255#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=18255#Comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:10:00 GMT JL Productivity Thanks for hte suggestion! Like I've mentioned in other forums, this is what I want only I want my dashboard to auto org all my stuff on my PC and allow me to make modifications and do it with the feel of a mind mapping software. Can MindManager or any of the others do that? And if not, could some, like yourself provide a "how-to" on creating a dashboard map/brain, if I have to do it manaully using mms like Personal Brain (the one I have) or MindManager (since it's so popular). Thanks! http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=17413#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=17413#Comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:08:14 GMT Ed Parry Productivity Nice article I have tried a few mindmaps but they all lack a little something so I'm still looking. What I need is a MMthat ives me a viusal overview of all the stuff I need to do. The MMs I have seen are only really good for brainstorming ideas. To actally plan them requires a different tool... Let me know if you have any suggestions http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=17118#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=17118#Comments Sat, 23 May 2009 17:39:09 GMT Karla Jacobs Productivity Actually, Steve, I've tried the program Stever mentioned, MindManager, and it didn't take any time to learn, especially with all the templates they give you for free. Pretty much plug & play. I tried the 30 day trial first, but by then I was hooked. http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=15281#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=15281#Comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:57:40 GMT steve Productivity Hey Stever, great episode! I took a quick look at the programs and they look very effective, but I can't see finding the time to learn them. What works well for me is a "mind map lite"... I use Outlook Tasks as an add-on to my calendar to keep things up to date and make sure I don't forget that birthday gift idea, upcoming project or speech I have to write for my boss. You can drag a document or email into the task, or just type random thoughts in the body of the task for reference, set a due date and set reminders so I don't find myself missing that important deadline I remembered when I was cooking dinner. It's a cheap, easy to use solution to help keep organized in a busy world. However, I do appreciate that the good folks who took time to develop more superior products deserve some attention too. Cheers! http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=14719#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx?commentid=14719#Comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:54:37 GMT Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:10:00 GMT http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/manage-life-with-a-personal-dashboard.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us