http://bentwrite.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/mind-maps/ The Computer as Intellectual Prosthetic Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://bentwrite.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/mind-maps/#comment-6 William Carroll Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:04:57 +0000 http://bentwrite.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/mind-maps/#comment-6 Having started with Inspiration years ago, and in recent years using NovaMind, midmapping has always held an elusive allure for me. Quite frankly, MindMapping works, but where does artificial intelligence step in and take us to the next level? I'd agree, Tinderbox scared the pants right off me ... metaphorically, because the interface and jargon just didn't speak to me. I came accross another program years ago called The Brain, and it has resurfaced in Mac version this last year. Cool concepts, but we still seem to be pretty far from an application that can effortlessly transform random notes, articles, thoughts, and whatever else might be on our computers, into relationships that make sense. Oh well, maybe I'll just open a Terminal window on my Mac and see if I can find a UNIX command to send my MacBook off to find Sarah Connor .... Having started with Inspiration years ago, and in recent years using NovaMind, midmapping has always held an elusive allure for me. Quite frankly, MindMapping works, but where does artificial intelligence step in and take us to the next level? I’d agree, Tinderbox scared the pants right off me … metaphorically, because the interface and jargon just didn’t speak to me. I came accross another program years ago called The Brain, and it has resurfaced in Mac version this last year. Cool concepts, but we still seem to be pretty far from an application that can effortlessly transform random notes, articles, thoughts, and whatever else might be on our computers, into relationships that make sense. Oh well, maybe I’ll just open a Terminal window on my Mac and see if I can find a UNIX command to send my MacBook off to find Sarah Connor ….

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