Weekend goodies #005

The weather here is sunshine today :-)

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Rationale: as you probably know I love mindmapping and anytime I found some time I'm looking for new applications about mindmapping and visual diagrams.
Rationale is an argument-maps software [by an Australian company] for producing diagrams of reasoning, helping people to:
* improve reasoning abilities
* develop stronger arguments
* communicate complex cases
* produce better documents
* make better decisions

Argument maps are box-and-line diagrams that lay out visually reasoning and evidence for and against a statement or claim.

I tested this application and I have to admit that is fast, very well designed and gives what it promise: an easy and powerful way to create maps which clarify and organize thinking by showing the logical relationships between thoughts that are expressed simply and precisely.
A great application that use also the new Ofice2007 style bars.

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UniveRSS is a 3D RSS feed reader for Windows Vista.
It provides a stunning way of visualizing RSS feeds and their content. It introduces a full-screen 3D universe where galaxies represent the folders of your RSS feed directory, and the stars are represented by the spinning cubes that hold the feed information. Size and position of the feed cubes indicate how many unread items they contain.

Nice screensaver with a clever name ;-)

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I'm sure that you know PortableApps Suite. Recently I discovered after a quick research the WinPenPack.
WinPenPack is a collection of free and open source portable programs. [click on "English" button ;-) ]
You can choose between some standardized configurations, all small enough to fit on your USB Pen Drive.
Standard configurations include: WinPenPack FLASH 128, WinPenPack FLASH 256 and WinPenPack FLASH 512, containing the best open source and freeware software found on the Internet, made portable and divided by categories: Graphics, Internet, Multimedia, Security, System, Education, Web tools, Business and Utilities.
Beyond these 'Standard pre-made' configurations, you can also choose some personalized suites such as WinPenPack FLASH SCHOOL, containing educational software only, and WinPenPack FLASH EXPERT, very useful for system administrators and advanced users.

You can also create your own personal WPP collection. This can be done by referring to some simple guidelines, shown at: WinPenPack PERSONAL.
Great work!

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Create a gadget for Vista, you can!
The forthcoming Windows version [Vista] has a sidebar that can host gadgets presenting any kind of information you like to have on you desktop.
Bellow you can find some useful links which helps you to create easily YOUR gadget:
* Desktopgizmos
* Gadget Development Overview
* It's time to build...

It's easy, isn't it?

Have a Nice Week!