MindReader turns one year old Sunday. The initial version (“Let GyroQ read your mind”) only recognized 13 keywords. Its vocabulary has grown quite a bit over time. As MindReader grows up, there are a few keywords that need to be revised or added. Projects and Sub-Projects Earlier versions were configured to recognize “project” and “subproject” […]
The Next Action Analysis tool’s report has evolved quite a bit over the last two weeks (see picture below) since the initial post (5 metrics for assessing your GTD System). Here is a summary of the changes: Added more targeted recommendations for the specific metrics with the most room for improvement along with wiki links […]
[Editor’s Note: Jose Miguel is a the MindReader power user and has driven the development of many of its features. In this guest post, he describes how he came to use the tool and how he uses it day to day. A Spanish version of his post is also available. ] Until I learned about […]
[Nota del editor: José Miguel es el poder MindReader usuario y ha impulsado el desarrollo de muchas de sus caracterÃsticas. En este puesto de invitado, él describe cómo llegó a utilizar la herramienta y la forma en que lo usa dÃa a dÃa. Una versión en Inglés está también disponible] Hasta que descubrÃ
OutLinker is a Microsoft Outlook Macro for rapidly processing as set of Microsoft Outlook Tasks, Appointments, and Messages and transferring the content/links for the items you choose into MindManager for organization and tracking. The initial version required MindReader and GyroQ, which narrowed the potential user base quite to a small niche of power users. The […]
The latest version of OutLinker will let you select a set of upcoming Microsoft Outlook appointments and process them into MindManager so that ResultsManager can remind you to get prepared for them. The default next action is set to “Prepare for /meeting subject/” but can be modified. The deadline for the task is set on […]
I noticed I began experiencing frequent “The application has been requested to terminate”-type crashes since upgrading to the SP1 release for MindManager 7 where as the original release was pretty stable. I was a bit worried this was due to MindReader or OutLinker, but realized this evening it is likely due to my options being […]
I made a few big improvements to the OutLinker macro today. It now stores its configuration settings in a notes folder so it is easier to upgrade/configure without editing code. It will also prompt user for the archive store/folder if it doesn’t find them. For fun it counts the number of messages you have processed […]
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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.
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| Tool | Purpose |
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 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. |
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