The latest update to NovaMind 5 for Windows now gives you an unprecedented amount of control over the relationship lines in your mind maps. You won’t believe what you can do with them.

During the past month or so, Gideon King at NovaMind has been detailing the features that will be coming soon in NovaMind 5 for Mac OS X. As expected, this innovative new release pushes the envelope in numerous areas in terms of functionality, and makes the most of the highly visual Mac interface.

The best mind maps do a number of things very well: They provide just enough information, well-organized in an easy-to-understand sequence. They use images, icons and symbols creatively and sparingly to add meaning and context to the map. They help the reader by using topic borders to draw your eye to the most important content in the map. And they use color to add visual interest. In this new Effective Mind Maps report, I analyze a terrific mind map that summarizes several presentations of a business development expert that does all of this and more.

As part of the new Mind Mapping Insider membership program, I have made a commitment to begin producing a series of video reviews of mind mapping software. The first one to be completed is an in-depth review of NovaMind 5. To really do this program, justice, you need to see it in action.

The NovaMind development team has always been focused on being innovators, and NovaMind 5, released on April 28, 2010, is no exception. This innovative new version makes it easier to create high-impact visual maps than any other program on the market – period.

The results are now in on the Most Improved Mind Mapping Survey of 2009. The winner is… well, actually, you’ll have to read the blog post to discover who the winner is, and who appears to be gaining fast on the front-runner!

NovaMind Development Pty. recently announced a technology preview of NovaMind version 5. Here are details on how to sign up for this program.

Brainstorming – developing and capturing creative ideas – is a primary use of mind mapping software. Here are 5 mind mapping tools that do the best job of supporting brainstorming, in my opinion

I recently got an exclusive preview of an alpha version of the forthcoming NovaMind 5 mind mapping software program from company founder Gideon King. He and his team have outdone themselves this time, incorporating many new features and enhancements that are like nothing you’ve ever seen in mind mapping software before.

Here are 8 lesser-known capabilities of NovaMind’s innovative mind mapping software that can help you to increase your productivity.