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Author Archives: Alex
Smartphones, “dumb” phones, dumber phone companies
It was the call my ageing Windows “dumb” smartphone made to the police – by itself – that finally convinced me I had to get a new phone. Despite me locking the keyboard, my phone had taken to making random calls from inside … Continue reading
MindManager 9: Mindjet keen to respond to user issues
A brief update on the MindManager 9 (MM9) story. As I noted in my last post, Mindjet had replied positively to the detailed map I compiled of user concerns regarding the most recent release of their flagship mind mapping product which I … Continue reading
MindManager 9 problems – a positive response from Mindjet
In my last post I commented on some of the major problems with the latest version of the market-leading mind mapping program, MindManager, from Mindjet. To summarise, MindJet recently introduced MindManager 9 with a range of new features, many of which are worthwhile. … Continue reading
When good software goes off the rails – how to fix MindManager 9
Some time ago I posted an article on my StrategyMatters blog about the virtues of mind mapping and subsequently on this blog about web-based mind mapping applications. I’ve been a little tardy in following this up with the article I … Continue reading
Is this the (western) world’s oldest mind map?
I was watching the first episode of the BBC series Seven Ages of Britain (currently being screened in Australia on the ABC) in which the presenter, David Dimbleby, visits the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence to look at the Codex … Continue reading
Web scraping – the Jekyll and Hyde of Web 2.0 (part 2)?
In the last post I wrote about a positive use of web scraping, the software process used to extract data from the HTML mark-up language used on websites. I highlighted Planningalerts, a web and phone app to deliver real-time information … Continue reading
Web scraping – the Jekyll and Hyde of Web 2.0 (part 1)?
Two media reports this week have highlighted the way in which social media and web 2.0 applications can use “web scraping” in very different ways and for very different outcomes. Web scraping is a specialised software-based process used to extract data … Continue reading
Posted in Local Government, Social Media, Web 2.0
Tagged Local Government, Social Media, Web 2.0, Web scraping
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If the iPad is the answer, what is the question?
Recently I extolled the virtues of netbooks as an ideal device for travellers, due to their light weight, long battery life and very low (sub $500) cost. When the iPad was subsequently announced I assumed that it would be a … Continue reading
Posted in Community Sector, Local Government, Meeting tools, Mind Mapping, Web 2.0
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iMEET! – a big step towards 21st century conferencing
A while back I reviewed Poll Everywhere – a Web 2.0-based tool for organisations to conduct polls and surveys at meetings, workshops and conferences. The software enables attendees to participate and vote via SMS text messages from their mobile phones … Continue reading
Posted in Community Sector, Meeting tools, Polls and Surveys, Web 2.0
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In praise of netbooks
Sometimes you come across a tool so useful you wonder how you worked without it. Over the past few months I travelled extensively – and for the first time with a netbook. I had a fairly typical example, an MSI Wind … Continue reading
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