by admin on August 24, 2008
On August 31, 2008 Buzan iMap Version 3 is being released. This release includes an amazing number of promised enhancements:
- New enhancements like Microsoft Office and Open Office integration
- Project management integration
- Exportable scalable Vector Graphics
- vastly improved speed
- new sketch pad capabilities
- and a long list of additional enhancements
I use other mapping software programs - and all have their own benefits. Busan’s imap system - has the most organic feel - and most closely relates to the manual way of doing a mind map - The ability to manipulate, draw, use colours quickly - is so much like using coloured markers - it makes the whole process alot of fun.
If you haven’t tried a mind mapping software before - and if you want to give imap a try - The Buzan folks have a free 7day trial and if you are reading this post before 31Aug08 - they also have a limited time offer you may want to have a look at.
by admin on June 26, 2008
Here is a colleague Sherman Hu Showing his personal mindmapping software to keep track of his life. Sherman is using the personal brain.
Brain is excellent for doing non-treed mind maps. Me personally, I am a daily user of MindManager - which helps me organize using a treeing format. But for my own personal learning of complex subjects I use a non-treed mind map.
If you want to watch an excellent use of non-treed mind mapping and you have 15minutes to spare- give this video a look (its in 5 sections of about 3minutes each)- and see how you could use this kind of brain approach - is could be an excellent format for story telling.
Learn more about The Brain Mind Mapping Software - you can go to their main website at www.TheBrain.com
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by admin on June 16, 2008
The visual look of Freemind
Free Mind - Open Source Mind Mapping Tool
The Product Link: Open Source Mind Map Software
What It Does: FreeMind is mind-mapping software. Mind Mapping software can be used as a productivity tool.
Keep track of projects, tasks, links to files, keeping track of small notes, brain storming tool, using colours to differeniate, an organizational tool. Aid to help with right-brain creativity.
by admin on November 19, 2007
The Marketer: IHMC
The Marketing Blurb:“Empowering users to construct, navigate, share and criticize knowledge models represented as concept maps”
Software, self-hosted, no cost if for personal use.
The Product Link:http://cmap.ihmc.us/download/
What it does: Among a lot of other things - CMAP tools is a wonderful product to use when you need to create a concept map of a series of directional steps. Any planning activity that requires a series of forward moving steps is handled quite nicely by this program. You can also do a lot of other things with this program - Have a look at their home page where you can find details about functionality and different versions that are available.
by admin on November 18, 2007
The Product Link: The Watizit Tool
What it Does: This is a brain storming tool that helps with “side-chunking” . If you want to expand your ideas around a topic - this can be an excellent free tool to use.
