Inspired by Jack Yan's much more exciting list, decided to make my own list of Cars I've Owned, Driven, Rented. Regular readers probably won’t be surprised to learn this was created as a MindManager Map (seen in extended post) as there is no better way
Mindjet Labs will soon (Monday 31/7/06 US Pacific) release an extension that allows you to easily find route information while planning travel thanks to a clever combination of MindManager & Microsoft Virtual Earth. The process uses MindManager topics and relationships to specify the route and it’s easy
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Mindjet’s regular Email Newsletter is well written, full of good tips and has links to some great template maps. Yet, tonight I un-subscribed from it. Why? * If you are publishing an email newsletter, offer an RSS feed as an alternative. You won’t loose readers, if fact you’ll
Michael has updated the MindManager Map Explorer to support ink. Jason Dorko will be happy! Mindjet Labs: Map Explorer Now Supports Ink
Hobie, at Mindjet, sent me a couple of links to a Computer World article on mind mapping which demonstrate it has value beyond the traditional uses; brainstorming and meetings. In fact, I’ve only occasionally used MindManager for that as have more use for it as a “knowledge manager”. If
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Microsoft Office 2007 has been delayed. There are a couple of possible reasons: * Perhaps Microsoft have realised the best Office application isn’t theirs… * They have worked out the official name “2007 Microsoft Office System” will only ever be used by Microsoft Marketing and they are busy changing the branding
Microsoft WinFS promised to revolutionise the way people access information on their computer. Storing files in a relational database structure, categorised by attributes/tags, would have ended the limitations of a folder hierarchy. The idea appealed because often files have more than one reason to exist. Placing them in a
A recent Cadalyst article examines MindManager as a tool for CAD Management. This is one of my main uses as I’ve found the elements that make it a wonderful knowledge capture tool for collaboration work just as well for pure documentation. I now use MindManager as the authoring tool
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Mindjets new CEO, Scott Raskin, has a goal; “Our goal is to make our MindManager software a must-have productivity solution for individuals, business teams and organizations all around the world.” While this is worthy I think it needs a slight revision; “Our goal is to make people realise our MindManager
Thanks to the MindManager User forum RSS Feed I discovered Mindjet Labs have released a free Map Explorer Add-in for MindManager Pro 6. This wish, originally suggested in the forum by “Wallace”, has been granted which just shows that Michael S. Scherotter (Product Manager, Solution Platforms, Mindjet) is far more
Nick Duffill has an interesting approach to analyse if software mapping applications can add value to your organisation. Beyond Crayons: How does mapping software create value inside organisations? “Ask yourself: "What core processes are not working very well today because we struggle to describe and communicate fundamental concepts in
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I don’t have a Mac but those that do seem to love them. I love using MindManager so suspect Mac users will love MindManager for Mac. Click on the map thumbnail to learn more about the Mac version and how MindManager Windows users can share information with their new
