I have just completed my review of Inspiration 8 for Windows, which you can view by clicking here. There’s much to like in this new version, including symbol auto-arrange, a vastly expanded symbol library and an integrated dictionary and thesaurus. There are a few quirky things in this new version, which I also share in […]

Well, Mac fans, your wait is finally over: Mindjet officially released the new Mac OS X version of MindManager 6 today. This isn’t just a simple "port" of the Windows code to the Mac operating system, either. Mindjet’s software engineers built it using Apple’s OS X software development tools, to ensure that it would take […]

According to JKRB Software, the developers of Pocket Mindmap, the new version now undergoing beta testing will support MindManager Pro 6. Other new features will include: Support for Windows Mobile 5 Import of Pocket Outlook contacts Floating topics that can also have subtopics Style templates And more JKRB hopes to have the release version ready […]

Mindjet has announced the availability of Service Pack 1 for its MindManager 6 and MindManager 6 Pro applications. It contains updates that offer application reliability and performance, program compatibility, security and more. One new feature: a Lotus Notes Hyperlink, which enables MindManager users to link to Notes documents in Mail, Calendar, Address Book and To […]

MacWorld has just posted a review of Inspiration 8 for Mac OS X. Overall, it’s very positive. Although some of the program’s resources seem to be focused on the educational market, the reviewer concludes that there’s plenty here for business users to love as well. What they liked: The new version’s enhanced RapidFire brainstorming mode […]

CS Odessa has announced that its new version of ConceptDraw MINDMAP is the first application that brings mind maps to iPods. With ConceptDraw MINDMAP 4.4, users of the iPod can view their maps, outlines and text notes, present thoughts and explain concepts to other people using the popular multimedia player. How does this work? CS […]

CoCo Systems Ltd., developers of VisiMap, recently announced new non-profit pricing for VisiMap Professional 4.0. The full licensed price of this mind mapping program is GBP 69.00 (approx. US$130); the new non-profit license is GBP 19.00 (about US$36) — a substantial discount. Strict terms and conditions apply, however. See the VisiMap website for details.

Brad Isaac, author of the Achieve-It! blog, recently wrote up a nice review of his experiences using Pocket MindMap on a Pocket PC. Despite the diminutive screen size of the Pocket PC, Brad says Pocket MindMap is actually quite functional, albeit a bit on the pricey side. This is a well written, brief perspective on […]

ActiveWords Systems, the developers of the popular ActiveWords software, have recently launched an add-in for MindManager. ActiveWords lets you set up word “triggers” which, when you type them in any context and press a trigger key, carry out the action you associated with the trigger word. What does this mean to MindManager users? Using the […]

A developer who is a big fan of the social bookmark application del.icio.us and the open-source mind mapping software program FreeMind has created a "mashup" of the two called DeliciousMind. It enables you to easily import del.icio.us bookmarks and display them in the nodes of a visual map, complete with hyperlinks. I’m not a user […]