Mind mapping has been evolving very slowly, with no real breakthroughs in recent years, according to Mark Salamango, CEO of SpinScape, the developer of a powerful new web-based visual mapping tool that is now in private beta testing. He thinks it’s about time for Mind Mapping 2.0, a new era in visual mapping characterized by […]
Hog tied by SmartDraw 2008
Last week, I needed to create a diagram for a new e-book I’m working on. I needed to depict the flow of information into and out of a mind map, and I needed to get this illustration done in a hurry. Sounds like a perfect job for SmartDraw. So I opened up the new 2008 […]
Mindmeister announces integration with web-based productivity suite
Mindmeister, a leading supplier of web-based mind mapping services, has announced an integration with atoolo, an online suite of web-based productivity tools. This enables atoolo users to utilize the popular web-based mind mapping application as part of their atoolo desktop – which includes word processing, spreadsheet, project support, notes, instant messaging, address book and 1 […]
Learning to love the ribbon toolbar
In my recent "Hot or Not" survey, the ribbon toolbar was rated the least popular of 19 features. In addition, based on what I’ve read in several online discussion groups, it appears that users have a love-hate relationship with this dramatic new productivity feature, which is available in MindManager and NovaMind. I’m not quite sure […]
How to use MindManager 7’s Map Parts feature to increase your productivity
CJ Cornell, writing in the latest Mindjet User Newsletter, shares with us a simple and very productive technique for utilizing MindManager 7’s Map Parts tool. In a nutshell, if you want to save a map or part of a map for re-use later (as a time-saver or for use as a template for repetitive tasks), […]
Getting started with mind mapping podcast now available
Tom Crawford from the VizThink community recorded a video podcast with me earlier this week, where we talked about a number of topics related to mind mapping, including: What is mind mapping? Paper versus computer-assisted mapping The history of mind mapping The future of mind mapping Web-based versus computer-based mapping tools New features in demand […]
Survey results highlight the most popular features of mind mapping software
In my recent “What’s Hot or Not” survey, I asked readers of this blog to rate a series of mind mapping software features on a scale of one to 10, where one equals "not hot" and 10 equals "hot." Sort of like the popular site that enables visitors to rank pictures of men and women […]
New contest: Enter to win a free copy of my Power Tips & Strategies e-book
2008 is off to a great start for me, and I’m in a giving mood today. I have decided to give away one free copy of my popular e-book, Power Tips & Strategies for Mind Mapping Software Second Edition, to a deserving reader. It contains a wealth of ideas, strategies and best practices that can […]
Andrew Wilcox launches a blog
If you’ve spent any time around the various MindManager support groups on the web, you should be familiar with the name of Andrew Wilcox. He is the managing director of Cabre, a UK-based training firm that provides training on MindManager, and is quite active on the Ecademy Mind Mapping Forum and the Yahoo MindManager Users […]
A map of mind mapping software interoperability
Vic Gee, author of the Mind Mapping Blog, envisions a day when there is total interoperability of mind mapping programs. In other words, any program can open and work with files created in any other program. As a first step in this quest, he has created a fascinating visualization that depicts which programs can "talk […]
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