Often times the first step in processing an email request is to define a dedicated project map to attack it. The latest version of OutLinker has a new send to “New Project” map option. This will create a new MindManager project map, attach the message, message text, and/or link, mark it up based on your […]
Back in 2007 I briefly experimented with setting up a set of discussion forums to work along side the wiki and the blog. At the time it seemed like spam was going to get out of hand, and there were better alternatives, so I turned it off. Since that time the activity levels on the […]
I noticed this morning that MindReader didn’t have a default keyword for setting the due date of a tast to be “next quarter”. I thought it would be useful to put up a quick post on how to do this. 1. Open ao\mindreaderconfig.mmap (or just type “o mapmap”). 2. Navigate to the “dates” main topic. […]
I’m working on improving my Next Action Analysis (NAA) score this week and am faced with a “Project Needing Next Action” penalty for my “Create Macro to Sync up Dashboard to OutLook Task List” project. This was a reader requested script I finished up a few days ago. It looks like the next action it […]
OutLinker received a major overhaul this weekend with several new features added and its interface cleaned up. Option to pick from 5 archive folders Fields for up to 9 contexts and 20 tags (use for context, area, category, destination keyword, etc) Ability to process OutLook 2007 RSS folders Ability to create appointments with message as […]
Sometimes when faced with an inbox full of somewhat related Microsoft Outlook messages, the easiest way to proceed is to just process them all into MindManager with OutLinker and then sort them out. Steping through the messages 1 by 1 to accomplish this can be time consuming. The latest version of OutLinker has a new […]
Juan has been collecting on his 2008 Next Action Analysis Contest prize with some macro requests. This weekend he asked for a MindManager macro that could take a ResultsManager dashboard with tasks that had been manually set to 100% complete (not processed with the “d” tag or “mark task complete” macro) and process them all […]
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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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