Ultrasoft BrainForest 优秀的项目管理软件

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BrainForest - because ideas can strike at any time!
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3 _/ m% r  w& L) c" xBrainForest is the premier outliner, checklist manager, idea keeper, and project planner for Palm OS® handheld users. And BrainForest isn't just a better To Do List ? it helps you sift, group and prioritize information, track your progress and completion, and make sense out of the action items in your life.

! K2 R5 A/ c% o3 a  W我们每个人的大脑就象茂密的森林，瞬间念头纷飞，象叶片在风中摇摆，无有止歇。Ultrasoft出品的Brain Forest 恰恰就是管理这些念头的小软。可以说是toDo的增强，可以达到简捷、高效、方便、结构化、直觉（intuitive）地管理任务(Task)。小到商场购物，大到管理项目，操办婚礼，都可以挥洒自如。（有些与bonsai相似之处，又各有特点）

Organize your information - supplement your brain!
The mind is an amazing sifter of information, and so is BrainForest
, h$ G4 ~& J4 e/ fThemain "tree" view displays a list of trees. Filter the list by categoryand sort by name or size to find just what you're looking for, or usethe built-in Palm OS® Find function to search your data. Yourtrees can be stored in your handheld's internal memory or, if supportedby your handheld device, on external storage cards.

Open a tree to view or update its contents, or create a new tree whenever an idea strikes.

+ g! z3 ^0 J0 F6 aBrainForest is flexible, but very powerful
: N1 R" v* Z; S; Q% }You can create Standard trees or Project trees: Standard trees contain "to do" action items, with optional checkboxes to indicate if they are complete. Project trees contain action items with completion percentages, to let you manage your projects more effectively.
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BrainForest是为 Palm OS 用户开发的多功能程序，它带有概括总结、清单管理、想法记录和方案规划等功能。BrainForest 不仅仅是一个更好的待办事项列表，它还可以帮助你过滤、分组和根据优先设置对信息进行排序，记录你的前进和发展，使你人生中的进步变得更有意义。 ,h
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' i' y8 n7 q' i# E" I5 Y* e. 使用方便 - 可以用它记录购物、演讲和婚礼的细节。它还可以帮你简单的记下你当时的想法、管理你的方案、排列优先等级等。BrainForest 是你的得力助手。 0dQ}C6+L
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, o( l4 k5 h' ^* b. 结构清晰 - BrainForest 使用直观的树型结构显示信息 - 与Microsoft Word的大纲功能类似。它对相关的想法、进行的条目、清单、待办事项、internet URLs和邮箱地址等都进行了分类。 iKront!J

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2 u9 b& i/ m! A. 灵活易用 - 可以通过拖拽重新安排条目的位置。树型结构可以复制和粘贴，数据也可以被导入和导出。 %$#nAGnqr
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. 功能强大 - 可以记录你的方案、再次发生的事项、到期日和优先等级。BrainForest 可以让你随心所欲的管理你的计划。 =\>d_G
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  d: w* f3 C. W8 B! z$ [( _" B人的大脑具有神气的筛选功能，BrainForest也可以做到！ Ribe Izqk
人类的大脑是终极计算机，它可以即刻的记录并排序接收到的每条信息。BrainForest 是以同样的方式工作的。它把所有的条目都分等级放置在树型结构中。你可以浏览、排序或者根据你的需要重新放置它们。BrainForest 可以随意被改动。 O aF`< ,
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+ N# Z9 Q0 S7 \) F5 y* D“树干”部分显示的是树型结构的框架。可以对种类、名称或文件的大小进行过滤查找文件，还可以使用 Palm OS&#174; 内置的查找 功能寻找你的数据。 GTu\n
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你可以打开一个树型结构图进行浏览、更新，还可以在有新的想法时创建另外一个树型结构图。只需点击一下New键，然后直接在编辑区输入信息即可。 6s#1>k<A
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在组织信息时可以创建“树枝”，还可以为它添加“树叶”。扩展或删除它的结构时，先点击箭头图标，然后在屏幕上拖拽要改动的部分即可。 J?a$*n"NV*
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, |: G# X! ^: E6 A你还可以把树型结构图通过红外线传输给你的朋友或同事，与他们分享信息。 @Mo9Twcw
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1 ^5 d- e& t- h/ w你可以创建标准型 树型结构图或计划型 树型结构图：标准型结构带有"to do" 条目，在检验栏中会显示此条目是否完成。计划型结构中带有条目完成情况的百分比，这可以使你更有效率的管理的计划。 -1|{H|,{L
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你可以为正在进行中的条目指定开始和结束的时间、为反复发生的条目指定重复的间隔，还可以使用内置的Timeline Viewer浏览条目的进行情况。 l.g%@?5WT
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每一个树型结构图都保存在 BrainForest 的数据库中。有了BrainForest Deluxe Edition后，你还可以在桌面端电脑上打开你的数据库。 ;1,h31+M
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; u  {  X8 O. p/ z6 l2 u1 l! dBrainForest Mobile Edition 只包括为 Palm 手持设备开发的 BrainForest 程序。BrainForest Deluxe Edition 除了包括为手持设备开发的程序外，还包括在Windows&#174; 或 Mac OS平台上使用的 BrainForest 桌面端伴侣程序。 vI~"80+k
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（部分转自：http://www.wda.com.cn/）
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$ w+ z( x7 X: }7 ]/ K; q附件均为30天试用版
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哪位兄弟有空，谈一谈bonsai,ThoughtManager,shadow plan,brainforest的体会？
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无论brainforest，还是throughmanager or shadow or bonsai，其实都是outline application（提纲化的项目管理软件）。

这里有一篇好文，不过是鸟文（我翻译不好，不懂鸟文的不要怪我:)1 ）：
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PRODUCT SURVEY
  h3 T' T$ ~; C- v( LChoosing the right outlining application
By Marie Braden
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& M, t- ~8 K3 D3 Q, HIn the early days of computing, before the advent of the modern PIM (Personal Information Manager), outline programs were popular for gathering together scraps of information and imposing some sort of order upon them. While no longer a prevalent force in the desktop world, outliners have received a second wind on the Palm platform. In an operating environment where space is at a premium, the collapsible nature of an outline is perfect for "drilling down" to precise pieces of data without wasting valuable screen space.
Several outliners exist for the Palm OS, ranging in price from free to rather expensive. Each one has a slightly different focus, so it's difficult, if not impossible, to choose an overall favorite. More importantly, each has its own interface quirks, so read this article to narrow your choices and then take advantage of the trial period that each of these programs offers.
BrainForest
; \" a6 b5 `! L+ \9 X5 hBrainForest (at http://www.aportis.com/products/Brai.../benefits.html) is the 300-pound gorilla of Palm outliners. BrainForest Mobile Edition is a stand-alone Palm application (priced at $30), while BrainForest Professional includes a desktop interface to your data (priced at $39.95). Unfortunately, BrainForest has no ability to link to other Palm OS applications, making it less than adequate for project management. Such integration is critical to avoid duplication of effort, and it's surprising that this particular feature has not been implemented. BrainForest Professional adds a PC/Mac interface, along with Gantt charts on the Palm device side, a feature that other outliners have not yet implemented.
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Arranger (at www.olivebr.com/pilot.htm) was the first Palm outliner to support drag-and-drop and To Do List linking. In fact, Arranger probably has the best linking capability of any program reviewed here, supporting not only the Palm device's built-in applications, but also DateBk3 and DateBk4 at www.pimlicosoftware.com), Action Names Datebook (at www.iambic.com/pilot/actionnames/), Super Names (at http://www.standalone.com/palmos/sup...es/index.shtml), TealPhone (at www.tealpoint.com/softphon.htm), ToDo PLUS (at www.handshigh.com/html/todoplus.html), Memo PLUS (at www.handshigh.com/html/memoplus.html), and the various versions of pedit (at _home.columbus.rr.com/nevai/palm/).
1 o3 R  c3 m7 v7 E  r$ E2 SArranger is one of the most stable Palm applications that I've used, and it's incredibly easy to get started with. Arranger is priced at $19
Hi-Note
Hi-Note from Cyclos (at www.cyclos.com/hi-note.htm) has the distinction of being able to add drawings to your outlines, though only as separate items. However, these drawings do allow for text elements, making it a very useful program to have. Although Cyclos has no plans for a desktop interface, PCHi-Note (at http://www.thegrid.net/softessence/p...e/pchinote.htm) and HiView for the Macintosh (at www.ewoks.net/palm/hiviewe.html) provide this functionality. Hi-Note also offers "left-hand compatibility" for the southpaws among us. The application is priced at $20
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' w) l( Y2 w% OInfo Select (at www.miclog.com/ispdesc.htm) is not only the most expensive outliner reviewed here, but is also the one with the least-intuitive interface. While it works well with the desktop version of Info Select, the Palm application interface is difficult to navigate. There seems to be no particular functional advantage to this over other outliners, unless you happen to be a user of the Info Select desktop PIM (priced at $149.95). The one unique feature Info Select has, however, could be enough to make it worth the extra money. It has the ability to recombine changes to multiple outlines into one cohesive unit. Info Select is priced at $69.95
Progect Manager
Released under the GNU Public License, Progect Manager (and, yes, it really is spelled with a 'g') is the least expensive of the outliners reviewed here. It's free, and available from _sourceforge.net/projects/progect. This particular program is specifically designed for project tracking. Planned future enhancements include Gantt charts and a desktop interface. While synchronization with your To Do List is possible, there's no support for categories. Also, you can't drag and drop items. While there's a huge amount of potential for this program, at this point in time you get what you pay for. However, it's quite suited for simple projects and is very easy to use.
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2 Z- u# Q( ^# y  z1 |Natara Software's Bonsai (at www.natara.com/Bonsai/index.cfm) has the best desktop application in the current crop of Palm outliners. Bonsai also supports two-way synchronization and has the ability to edit in place, instead of requiring the user to go to a second screen. Synchronization options, however, are where Bonsai excels. For example, you can set up outlines to synchronize only with certain machines, which can be very useful in a multi-user office. Unfortunately, if you use your outliner as a hierarchal to-do manager, items that are checked off aren't deleted, though they can be hidden via filters. Another drawback to this otherwise excellent product is the inability to link to the To Do database from the desktop, although it can be easily done from the Palm device. It's priced at $24.95
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; y: ~$ f) `( M; g; q" ?) |Shadow Plan (at www.codejedi.com) is not only economical, but also full-featured. It allows linking with the To Do List and Date Book, as well as with other Shadow outlines, allowing for very complex trees. The screen view on the Palm device is highly customizable and has the best support for color of any of the reviewed applications. The developer is highly committed to providing good service and responds very quickly to bug reports and help requests. Shadow Plan is priced at $12.99
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Hands High Software's ThoughtManager (at www.handshigh.com/html/thoughtmanager.html) goes Hi-Note one better by allowing color drawings within its outlines. Hands High also produces ThoughtManager for Teachers (priced at $29.95), which comes with over 75 education-related outlines. Unfortunately, ThoughtManager is incredibly slow and bulky, making it very difficult to recommend. ThoughtManager is priced at $19.95

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只能用30天吗？

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BrainForest Mobile 2.2
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BrainForest Professional for Windows 1.0
Desktop: BP8272611 Palm: BP8492448

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Unfortunately, BrainForest has no ability to link to other Palm OS applications, making it less than adequate for project management
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