Dr. Brian Friedlander, author of the The Assistive Technology Blog, has been covering mind mapping software a lot lately. His latest post is a Q&A interview with the developer of TPAssist 2007, a new add-in for MindManager that will be released on September 1. TPAssist takes MindManager’s basic task management functionality, and adds to it [...]

Here’s a good sign that mind mapping software has "arrived" and is on the radar screen of computer industry pundits: It will be the subject of a panel discussion at the upcoming Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco, an event that will be focused on the future of online productivity and collaboration. Panelists will include [...]

Earlier this week, I published my first video clip on YouTube, a 2-1/2 minute overview of what’s available in my new e-book, Power Tips & Strategies for Mind Mapping Software Second Edition. It was produced using an application called Camtasia, which enables you to do a video capture of whatever is on your computer screen, [...]

If you’re looking for a comprehensive list of mind mapping-related links, then look no farther than Eric Hebert’s new article, 99 Mind Mapping Resources, Tools and Tips, which does a great job of summarizing the relevant software programs, news pages, resource sites, mind map examples, articles, blogs, books, e-books and more. Wow!

CS Odessa today announced the official launch of ConceptDraw MINDMAP 5 for Mac OS X. Major changes in version 5 include: A new brainstorming mode, in which ideas are added as free-floating topics. These can then be freely rearranged using drag-and-drop or edited during the brainstorming session or after its completion. Improved map appearance – [...]

Mind mapping software is a powerful tool for today’s knowledge worker, a versatile platform for business planning and development. Because of its inherent flexibility – the way in which it "encapsulates" information and ideas so they can be easily manipulated, annotated and rearranged – nothing can equal a well-crafted visual map when it comes to [...]

The development team at Mindjet Labs has been busy during the summer months, writing new add-ins to extend the functionality of the latest version of MindManager. Since August 1, six new applications have been posted to the Mindjet Labs MindManager 7 download page. They are: A map explorer for for MindManager Pro 7, which adds [...]

Gideon King, founder of NovaMind Software Pty., reports in his blog that NovaMind Pro 4 for Windows is now in beta testing. He hints that it will contain a "much improved user interface, better usability and many new features." If you want a sneak peek at what’s planned for version 4.0, many details are revealed [...]

MindMeister, one of the leading web-based mind mapping tools available today, yesterday announced the availability of the new MindMeister API – a set of programming standards that allows anyone to write applications that interact with MindMeister maps. To prove what’s possible, the developer has posted two demonstration apps to its blog. Documentation for the API [...]

Kickstartnews.com just published a review of MindManager Pro 7, which was very positive, calling it "an unusually useful and amazingly creative product." But that’s not what I want to highlight in this post. What’s most significant here is what author Mark Goldstein has to say about the real value that mind mapping software provides to [...]