MindMeister map export

I use MindMeister almost daily. I wanted an easy way to backup my numerous mindmaps so I crafted a Python command-line tool for this purpose. It is available through this link and works under both Windows and Linux environments.  The tool performs logging in Windows registry or Linux /var/log/mm.log . For easier usage, the installer copies the command-line file to the  designated python script directory.

In summary, to use the tool (assuming one as a working Python installation,  3.0 <>=2.5 ):

Step 1) Register for an API key with MindMeister

Step 2) Install the tool through the command line:  easy_install jld

Step 3) Perform authorization: mm -s SECRET -k API_KEY auth

This step will open-up a browser window

Step 4) For regular backup, use a scheduler (such as Linux cron).

Suggestions are welcome!

MindMeister: export to PNG bookmarklet

I use MindMeister mindmapping online application quite a lot. Very often, I need to embed an exported PNG image version of a mindmap in an other document.  This operation is cumbersome with the MindMeister currently so I decided to craft one solution available here.

Notes on Networking

I maintain several mindmaps on various subjects. This particular one contains my notes on networking and more specifically on the fundamental aspects of communications.

(Click on the bottom right-hand link to see full map)


Comments are appreciated.

MindMeister online mind-mapping tool

I came across a truly wonderful tool yesterday night: MindMeister.

Example:



Have you found a better solution for online mindmapping? Let me know!

Embedding FreeMind mindmaps

FreeMind is a very handy (and free ;-) tool. I recently started playing around Google Mashup Editor and wanted to document in my way the API; I thus used FreeMind yet again.

I have embedded the mindmap in a Google Page available here.

Embedding the mindmap is easy:
<div id="mm" src="http://jeanlou.dupont.googlepages.com/GME.mm" width="800" height="800"></div>

and place the Javascript code at the bottom of the page:

<script src="http://jeanlou.dupont.googlepages.com/freemind.js" type="text/javascript"></script>