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I have made several posts about the LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen and can't wait to get my hands on it. The LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen is a new computing platform with tremendous promise. In the video link you can see the Pulse Smartpen in action as it translates from English to Spanish,...

There are times when you have developed a rather complex MindManager 7 map, that all you want to do is just focus in and isolate that branch so that you can attend to the information that is on that topic. The Show Branch Alone command is a great feature which lets you do just that. All you need to do is click on the Topic and go to the View Menu and...

If you are looking to store your files on-line you may want to take a look at Xdrive which will provide you with a free 5GB account. Xdrive announced the release of the Xdrive Desktop Lite client that has been developed using Adobe Air, which once installed lets you drag files from...

Chuck Frey has posted the latest results of the whats "Hot & Not" survey on his blog. I had a chance to read it and was surprised at some of the findings. If you have the chance take a look at the findings and let me know what you thi...

If you are a MindManager User then take a look at the just released Mindjet February Newsletter. You will notice that the newsletter has been totally redesigned with lots of great MindManager information and articles. You will find great maps and articles by Jamie Nast, Stephanie...

Noted MindManager User and Trainer Andrew Wilcox has started a blog focusing on MindManager solutions. Andrew is quite active on many MindManager Forums and runs Cabre, a UK-based training firm that provides training on MindManager . It will be great to have Andrew write regularly...

Yes- I know this is a shameless plug but why not, this is my blog. I have been doing a lot of work with MindManager Pro 7 and some of the Third Party Add-ins and feel that these are some really powerful tools to help professionals and business people manage the onslaught of information...

For those of you who are interested in learning about PersonalBrain for the Mac plan on attending this special webinar. I have written about the PersonalBrain and you can access my blog posts here.http://assistivetek.blogspot.com/2007/10/using-personallbrain-for-upcoming-web.htmlhttp://assistivetek.blogspot.com/2007/09/personalbrain-4-on-web.html----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Web...

I am always on the look out for new MindManager Add-ins and recently came across one from Thinking Dimensions, a consultancy that focuses on helping companies to make better decisions through a collaborative problem solving approach using the KEPNERandFOURIE™ thinking technologies....

Over the last couple of months I have begun to rely more and more on Google Docs for collaborating and sharing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. As I noted a couple of weeks ago Google continues to develop and add incredible features to this platform. Just yesterday I learned...

I had noted a couple of days ago that OoVoo had added a number of great features to OoVoo version 1.5. Having the ability to record a video conference is reallly a killer feature and I wanted to give it a try. So in this video you will see me interviewing my colleage Ned Davis who...

Chuck Frey is at it again with another mind mapping survey. Chuck's surveys are always very informative and help to pinpoint how users are deriving benefits from mind mapping. If you have the opportunity, participate in his latest survey and provide the mind mapping community with important information and feedback. Chuck's latest survey focuses on...

I wanted to let you know that OoVoo 1.5 has been released with some really great features. You can now use OoVoo for free phone calls as well as recording your videoconferencing sessions. Find out more about OoVoo by going to OoVoo.com. I had a chance to use the video recording feature...

A couple of months ago, I shared with you how I have been using Yuuguu to do webinars and to share my computer screen with colleagues. Yuuguu has really come in handy but one of its downfalls was that the person who you were sharing your screen with had to have the Yuuguu client...

LeapFrog announced a new product Demo 2008 called Tag which is a touch reading system that takes advantage of Anoto Functionality; the same technology used in the FlyPentop Fusion. Using Anoto Functionlity, LeapFrog can print their books with very small microdots on the page that...