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It is becoming increasingly clear that there is a real need in today's society for students and individuals to become more adept at both understanding and creating visual graphics that depict information using graphs, mind maps,charts, and pictographs. We are all bombarded with all...

A lot of my readers have purchased the Fly Fusion Pentop computer from LeapFrog this holiday season and have been having some difficulties installing the software. I just received this email from LeapFrog that I wanted to pass along this information to you. Question ...

I came across this article today and had been thinking of doing a post on my use of VZNavigator service on my cell phone. I have been a user of VZNavigator for nearly two years and would not be without it. VZNavigator provides turn by turn navigation on my GPS enabled cell phone...

It has been a great year for the AssistiveTek Blog and I want to thank my readers and business sponsors for their support! I trust that 2008 will be even better with new and exciting Web 2.0 technologies. I think that this will be a pivotal year for software developers as they try...

For those of you that would like to share your mind maps there is a new website that lets you do just that. You can go to Mappio.com to upload your FreeMind or MindManager mind maps. The developers of the site would like to make Mappio the "YouTube of Mind Mapping." Registration...

I came across VozMe the other day and wanted to share this resource with you. VozMe lets you convert text into a mp3 file which is an easy way to create text to speech on your computer right within your browser. You simply paste text in the window and VozMe does the rest creating...

With the recent release of MindManager 7.1, I created this screencast to show you some of the new features that have been added to this release.Here is the l...

If you are using MindSystems ThemeReader please note that there is an important update at their website.IMPORTANT SOFTWARE UPDATE: MINDSYSTEMS THEMEREADER If you currently have Mindsystems ThemeReader installed (Business or Basic), and you first installed it before 23rd December...

Here is another screencast showing you how you can move your project management data from Project Kickstart 4 to MindManager 7 Pro. You will notice how easy this process is!Click here to view the screenc...

In a previous post, I reviewed Project Kickstart 4, an easy to use project management software application and now wanted to share with you how this application can work seamlessly with MindManager 7 Pro. With many companies and individuals using mind mapping for all aspects of...

I have been using Eye-Fi for over a month now and really love the freedom of having my pictures uploaded to Phanfare automatically via my wifi home network. Eye-Fi has recently announced updates to their Eye-Fi software as well as a firmware update. I performed both updates without...

Over the last couple of months, I have had the opportunity to take a look at several project management software applications that work seamlessly with MindManager Pro 7. With this in mind, I took a look at Project KickStart 4, which is a very user friendly project management software...

Mindjet, Inc has posted an update for MindManager Pro 7 as well as for MindManager Lite 7 which can now be downloaded from this link. You can also simply click on Tools and Updates from within MindManager to get to the link. This Service Pack 1 corrects for a number of issues and...

I just received an email from the Comapping Development Team that they have added a host of new features to their web based mindmapping application, CoMapping.The Comapping development team is proud to present a new set of features, most of which we have developed in close cooperation...

As I begin to think about how and where I save my resources-it is clear that having the ability to have access to my files 24/7 is the ideal scenario. I recently did a Mimio Xi presentation for a school district and developed a custom MimioStudio Notebook for the workshop. In the...

Take a look at the recent release of the Minjdet User Newsletter to find out how I am using MindManager Pro 7 in the work that I do. I have found Mindjet MindManager Pro 7 to be an indispensable tool when I teach. Find out in the interview all the creative ways I am using MindManager...

I just heard from Brad Allen at TPAssist 2007 that he has put up a number of free video tutorials that show you step by step how to use the MindManager plug-in, TPAssist 2007 with the My Life template mind map. These presentations are available via the web site and provide real...

Last week Skype released a beta, Skype 2.7 for the Macintosh,which added host of new features and compatibility for users of OS 10.5- Leopard. More importantly Skype 2.7 for Macintosh with the right hardware can now deliver 640x480-pixel video by default. As long as your webcam...