CS Odessa has just announced a new upgrade to its well-regarded ConceptDraw MINDMAP application. Version 4.2 now supports the OPML outlining format, which means that this mind mapping software program can both import text outlines from OPML-compliant outlining programs and export to this format. This update is free to existing users of ConceptDraw MINDMAP v4. [...]

Dan Pink’s best-selling book on preparing for the future, A Whole New Mind, recently inspired blogger Steve Richards to create a mind mapped summary of it. This post contains 2 maps: One provides a high-level overview of the contents of the book, while the other one summarizes the exercises that Pink provides at the end [...]

During 2005, Arjen ter Hoeve’s weekly MindMap Software Podcast was the place to learn about the latest developments in mind mapping software. It featured interesting interviews with developers, and thoughtful guest commentary from mind mapping expert Wallace Tait. However, new shows stopped appearing in late December, as Arjen got busy with some other projects. This [...]

Mindjet’s development team has been busy lately! In the Mindjet Blog, the company recently posted a request for beta testers for a WebEx (conferencing) add-in for MindManager. In its latest issue of the Mindjet Insider e-newsletter, published on Feb. 17, it is also soliticing beta testers for French and Japanese versions of MindManager for Windows, [...]

A recent topic of discussion in the Yahoo MindManager group has been a tool for MindManager called Visual Project Maps Pro. It acts like a "front end" for this popular mind mapping software program, by providing a dialog box where you can define the key parameters of your project. This "wizard" then generates a "project [...]

Recently, Mindjet added a "recommended reading" page to its website, which contains a list of books (both physical and e-books) that address issues of relevance to users of its MindManager mind mapping software. It contains some valuable resources, including books on mind mapping, collaboration, project management, collaboration and getting the most out of the Tablet [...]