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Update on the ActivityOwner.Com MindManager Add-ins

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

I wanted to provide an update on my project of converting tools on the activityowner.com site to MindManager Add-ins. The wiki.activityowner.com now has three independent stand-alone add-ins installs with domains that point to them: http://mindreader2.com, http://marktaskcomplete.com http://map2excel.com, and of course http://outlinker.com. Each add-in is really stand-alone now and will be less intimidating for new users [...]

Posted in GyroQ, Mark Task Complete, MindManager, MindReader, Next Action Analysis, OutLinker, OutLook, ResultsManager | 8 Comments »

New version of Map2Excel uploaded

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Some users uncovered a bug in the 1st version of Map2Excel that only showed up if you hadn't previously installed the ActivityOwner Tools Add-in for MindManager. It is fixed now, so if you had trouble installing, please have another go at it and report your results: http://map2excel.com

Posted in MindManager, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

ActivityOwner Page on Facebook

Monday, March 14th, 2011

There is now an ActivityOwner page on Facebook.

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Map2Excel Add-in Available

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

The Map2Excel tool has been converted to an easily installable MindManager add-in. More information is available here. The add-in also incorporates Map2Table and Map2Outline. To download the free add-in, visit http://map2excel.com. Note that the ActivityOwner Tools Add-in is also fairly functional now and ready for testing and feedback. SAMPLE INPUT: SAMPLE OUTPUT:

Posted in MindManager | 77 Comments »

Any Interest in an ActivityOwner Tools Add-in for the Ribbon Toolbar?

Friday, March 11th, 2011

The blog has been relatively quiet for past several months so I'm not sure how many regular readers and tool users are swinging by the site or following by email, RSS, or twitter, but here is a question: How much interest do you have in an add-in that adds an "ActivityOwner Tools" menu to the [...]

Posted in Mark Task Complete, MindReader, Next Action Analysis, ResultsManager | 22 Comments »

How to create a MindManager add-in with Microsoft Visual Studio in 7 easy steps

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

There was a discussion over the past few days on the MindManagerDev yahoo group on the relatively limited documentation of the MindManager Object Model and the challenges for new developers to get past the learning curve for creating add-ins for MindManager. Nigel Goult of Olympic Limited has now generously shared a 7 step tutorial on [...]

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Welcome to ActivityOwner.Com

Welcome to ActivityOwner.com -- a site focused on the use MindManager macros, ResultsManager dashboards, and GyroQ tags for personal productivity and Getting Things Done.

I have been personal and corporate user of ResultsManager since March 2005. This site is my way of trying contribute something back to the internet community as well as to to organize my understanding of GTD and management. The MindReader, Outlinker, Mark Task Complete, Next Action Analysis, and Map2Excel add-ins are worth a look and can be installed by downloading setup programs.

Readers here have provided great ideas and tips along the way, so be sure to search or read through the archives and add to the comments. You can follow developments on the site by subscribing to email updates or by following the site on RSS, Twitter, or Facebook. This is a non-commercial site and is not affiliated with Gyronix, Mindjet, or the David Allen Company. You can contact me at info@activityowner.com.

If you find the site or the tools useful, consider visiting the Donate page to support research into hereditary spastic paraplegia.

FREE ACTIVITYOWNER.COM ADD-INS FOR MINDMANAGER AND OUTLOOK

Tool	Purpose
Map2Excel	Export a map to Excel. Optionally export as an outline or a table
MindReader	Use AI to set your MindManager topics attributes and destination map.
Mark Task Complete	Advance repeating tasks and log completions to branches and monthly logs
Next Action Analysis	Review Daily Actions and improve your focus. Comes with MindReader.
MyMapMacros	Add macros to the MindManager ribbon and Quick Access toolbar.
OutLinker	Process mail to Outlook or MindManager tasks and link/attach original.
OutLinker Lite	Outlinker functionality without the need to have MindManager.