In September, I told you about Bookvar, a new mind mapping software program being developed by a team of Bulgarian students. Earlier this week, they unveiled the first public release of Bookvar. By their own admission, this is an alpha release, with some bugs and areas of instability, but they are now working on a […]
Archives for November 2007
MindMeister launches offline version of web-based mapping tool
MindMeister has just announced a new development that will help to close the gap between web-based and desktop-based mind mapping tools. MindMeister Offline enables users to work with their maps any time, even without an Internet connection. Based on Google Gears, a technology that enables hybrid online/offline applications, MindMeister Offline enables you to take the […]
Will drive toward hybrid desktop/web software encompass mind mapping apps?
A recent article in Knowledge@Wharton explores the growing trend toward hybrid desktop/web software – next-generation tools that combine the features of web-based applications with desktop software to create a hybrid model that may offer the best of both worlds. Recently, Microsoft, Adobe and Google have announced aggressive new initiatives in this area. While each technology […]
Freemind Share provides online storage, file sharing for your Freemind maps
Freemind Share is a new website that enables users of the popular Freemind open-source mind mapping software program to store and share their visual maps online. Currently in beta testing, Freemind Share makes it easy for you to upload a map, add a title and description to it, and assign one of four levels of […]
Process mapping for Inspiration
MindServe Group, a reseller of Inspiration visual mapping software, has announced the pending launch of a new e-book, Visual Process Mapping, authored by Dr. Jerry Talley. This comprehensive program, which is delivered on CD-ROM, provides a rich set of resources to help newcomers to understand the basics of process management, strategies for mapping business processes in Inspiration, and how you can improve a process once you have created an initial map of it.