Microsoft Word 2007, beneath the hood, incorporates some powerful XML, .Net and VBA tools that enable it to integrate with other applications. Mindjet Labs has been working on ways to leverage these capabilities, and has just announced that it has developed a way to edit MindManager maps from within Word 2007. This will enable MindManager […]

Visual Technology Solutions, a UK company that develops solutions for use with MindManager, has announced that it plans to offer special version of its Visual Projects Maps Pro plug-in that will be focused on the Prince2 project management methodology. Prince2 stands for PRojects IN Controlled Environments, and is the de facto standard for project management […]

A new version of i2Brain is now available. The latest update adds the capability to create hyperlinks to documents, websites, email addresses or even phone connections. These links appear as icons to the right of an item in your visual maps. This new version also includes improvements to i2Brain’s handling of columnar data, saving to […]

Marc Orchant, writing in the ZDNet Office Evolution Blog, shares his perspectives on Gyronix’s new GyroQ idea capture tool, from the perspective of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) system, of which he is a devotee. His assessment: GyroQ has become an indispensable part of his daily information processing routine: "One of the challenges I’ve […]

Mindjet technology partner HBB has announced the availability of Pocket Mindmap version 1.3.2, which is now fully compatible with MindManager 6. This means that maps can be viewed and edited on portable devices and easily transferred back to MindManager 6 when the users sync with their desktop computer. For more information about what’s new in […]

CS Odessa, the developer of ConceptDraw MINDMAP, just announced that its entire ConceptDraw product line will soon incorporate a new technology called TMA – True Multiplatform Architecture. TMA is an internal development tool that will provide enhanced functionality for ConceptDraw programs. Here’s a quote from the company’s announcement: "Using TMA technology in our software development […]

As an idea person, I’m always on the lookout for tools and software that helps me to do a better job of capturing ideas on the fly. Gyronix, the developer who brought us the ResultManager personal productivity tool for MindManager, has created a marvelous new desktop applet called GyroQ that helps you to capture ideas, […]