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Now, iThoughts pushes the boundary even further with the addition of functions. It makes a concept map much more than a collection of thoughts. This new way of working with concept maps is revolutionary to me. I’d like to see this entire system extended to include text variables but this is already a huge leap forward. Now we can see exactly what’s going to be the most expensive pieces of our project.Ĭurrently, iThoughts variables must have numeric values. Now we have a variable assigned a value and things get interesting.įirst off, filters work with variables and they are simple to create. For example, if we’re making a list of everything we need to build a new Keezer we could add a “Cost” attribute simply by adding the text Cost=$125 on a map item. In iThoughts, any item on a map can be assigned a variable with a numeric value. This brings me to the last new area of iThoughts that’s pretty ground breaking, attributes and roll-up calculations. Working with a team, then the resources field combines with filtering to provide a way to highlight tasks that are assigned to a specific person or group. There are due and start dates as well as percent complete and total effort. This is the task window in iThoughts and gives a glimpse of how much power is under the hood. Applying filters to the map is a perfect enhancement to see a global view of how much of a project is done. It provides a visual overview of the complexity of a project, as well as it’s structure (such as nested sub projects). I love the idea of using a concept map to define a project. iThoughts has baked-in task management, which is quite a revelation once you try it. I can hide individual items that match or hide entire trees of a map if one element matches.Īs this example suggests, filtering in iThoughts is made even more powerful by the meta data that can be added to any item of the map. I can use a filter to hide matches or to show matches.
#Ithoughtsx event how to#
I really like that the filters are just the logic but I can dynamically choose how to apply that logic. Once a filter is created and saved, it can be used to highlight or hide items that match the filter. Filters must be saved before they can be used, but there’s a convenient way to test a filter while building it. Here’s an example that filters out anything that doesn’t contain the text “child” or that isn’t between 0% and 80% complete.Ĭonfiguring filters is a familiar process and provides a good variety of attributes to test. It’s a nice effect that pairs nicely with the presentation mode. iThoughts accomplishes this by dimming items rather than overlaying coloring. With filtering, I can take a large map and quickly understand some of the details. In iThoughts, I can create a custom filter through an intuitive interface and highlight only items that matter to me. Here’s a brief demo of the new presentation mode: Filteringįiltering is a new direction for iThoughts and concept mapping in general. The map remains fully interactive too so it’s easy to entertain a diversion without blowing the presentation or escaping from some weird video player. You can then play the presentation with some beautiful effects.
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This lets you walk through a large map and create “slides” as you jump around, expanding and collapsing nodes. The big new feature is presentation mode.
#Ithoughtsx event mac#
It’s been awhile since I linked to it but there’s a lot of great new stuff in the Mac application.
#Ithoughtsx event update#
IThoughts, one of my favorite concept mapping applications, is out with a nice update for the Mac version.