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I just received an email from Brad Allan of TPAssist 2007 to let me know that TPAssist 2007 has been updated and is available for download. Please take a look at this significant upgrade to a wonderful MindManager 7 Add-in.TPAssist 2007 version .1 3 is now available for download....

A number of my readers have sent me comments about the Livesribe Pulse Smartpen, and I wanted to share this update from Jim Marggraff, CEO who posted this message on the Livescribe Blog today.3/28 Update from CEO Jim Marggraff March 28th, 2008 Greetings, I would like...

Adobe has announced the release of Adobe Photoshop Express which allows you to edit your digital photos right within the browser. I have had a chance to try it out and it is a slick Flash based application that is delivered through the browser. Adobe gives you 2 Gigs of space to...

I read on the Google Doc's blog that many users were not happy with tabbed arrangement of toolbars and so with the latest version of Google Doc's you will find the traditional drop down menu structure. The dropdown menus (see screenshot) are strikingly similar to how one would interact...

Just yesterday I connected with my friend and colleague Karen Janowski, an Assistive Technology Consultant in the Boston Area over Skype and we spent the next hour or so catching up and sharing ideas and showing each other new applications. Using Skype we were able to speak with...

The internet has created some really great tools to collaborate and bring us all closer together. As I was speaking with Steve Rothwell about MindManager 7 today over Skype in his office in England, I was reflecting on just how great it is to be able to reach out to the greater MindManager...

Biggerplate is a free website that lets you share and download your MindManager maps. Bigger was developed by MindManager enthusiasts who are interested in spreading the word about the value of using mind maps and MindManager. I found the service very easy to use. If you are looking...

I recently did a presentation at the NJECC Conference on trends in the field of assistive technology and decided to model for my audience the shift to Web 2.0. For my presentation I decided to use Google Present, which worked out wonderfully. As I begin to migrate my presentations...

If you are looking for a wonderful mind mapping resource then you will want to take a look at the Visual Mapping e-book which was written by Wallace Tait and Arjen ter Hoeve. The ebook is filled with great ideas and ways to use visual mapping for business, personal and professional...

Just wanted to let you know that the Mindjet March User Newsletter is out and available. You will find some great articles and gain insight as to how get the most out of MindManager 7. Find out from the leaders in the mind mapping field how to best implement and use MindManager 7....

Chuck Frey's new e-book, The Mind Mapping Manifesto, is now available! It aims to help business people to understand what a powerful business tool mind mapping software is, and how it can help them. Here is a brief summary of the valuable insights and advice it contains: The true...

Come join me for a free webinar on Thursday, April 17 11:00 am Pacific Time / 2:00 pm Eastern Time hosted by TheBrain as I discuss innovative ways to use the PersonalBrain in the classroom. During the webinar I will be focus on the following topics: An introduction to visual learning...

I will be doing a workshop tomorrow for a group of educators and will be presenting on how teachers can use Kurzweil 3000 in the classroom to support students with reading disabilities. I thought that it would be great to be able to present my material using a mind map. For this...

Several weeks ago I was interviewed by Laurence who runs the Official SmartDraw Blog on the topic of: Why Do Adults Forget About Visualization? We had a chance to delve into mind mapping, graphic organizers and SmartDraw 2008 and why I feel today's student will need to have well...

All it takes is one computer hard disk crash to know how important it is to backup your computer on a regular basis. However, we all know that far to few computer users are backing up their precious computer data until it too late. With more and more services backup services being...

Everyone is waiting with great anticipation for the release of the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen. But with new technology sometimes the date of release needs to be adjusted so that the company can deliver a quality product and user experience. This is the case with the LiveScribe Pulse...