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, […]

A company called Cirilab Inc., which specializes in developing software that can analyze unstructured text documents and can extract its major themes, has added the capability to export this data to a MindManager map. This page shows what a document synopsis looks like after it has been analyzed by the firm’s "thematic extractor." Users can […]

MindBusiness GmBH, a German company that develops add-ins for MindManager, has announced that it will introduce an English-language version of its new Map4Plan project management tool by the end of August 2006. Map4Plan enables you to create detailed project plans, check lists, cost overviews, timetables and reports.

I recently downloaded a copy of FreeMind, an open-source mind mapping program written in Java, and have started to play around with it. When I looked at it a few years ago, it still appeared to be a bit rough around the edges. But it has certainly matured significantly since then. FreeMind now boasts a […]

Mindjet has released several interesting add-ins to MindManager during the last few weeks: Google Trip Planner add-in: You put your starting point in one topic, your destination in another, and then join them together with a relationship line. Then right click on the relationship and click on the "get route" command.  A web page launches […]

Here’s an interesting application of visual mapping: GoalEnforcer is a specialized software program that utilizes a simplified form of mind mapping to enable you to record your goals and break big goals down into smaller, more manageable ones. You start by brainstorming your goals, recording your ideas quickly. Next, you drag and drop your goals, […]

The developers of NovaMind continue to add new features and functionality to the "early adopter" Windows version to bring it up to parity with the Mac OS X version, via weekly releases. Latest improvements include the addition of branch boundaries (drawing a border around a group of items in your map), completion of the outline […]

At first glance, i2Brain looks like just another mind mapping software program. But in fact it can do much more. Its developer calls it “a new type of software for visualizing information and its structure.” It enables you to create a conventional mind map, with a topic in the center and sub-topics radiating out from […]

I recently discovered that an Inspiration Software reseller, MindServeGroup, is marketing an International Edition of Inspiration 8 that includes a mindmap-like "map view" that isn’t included in the standard educational version. Apparently, they are the exclusive sellers of this version, and also bundle with it a CD containing nearly 60 business templates to increase its […]

Mindjet announced earlier this week that it has launched a new Japanese-language version of MindManager Pro 6. Considering that Japanese companies are fanatical about productivity and efficiency, I would think that they would welcome the availability of this productivity-enhancing program! Mindjet is now seeking distributors in Japan as it spreads its wings internationally.