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Check out the latest issue of Mindjet Connections Newsletter. It is chock full of great articles and a really great JCVGantt Video Tips 'n Trick from yours truly. Enjoy!PS: If you organization is looking for someone to create video tutorials or demonstrations, please feel free to...

In my previous post I wrote about the new Portfolio feature in Adobe Acrobat that is bound to change the way you think about sending PDF files. In this blog installment I want to talk to you about how both business and school organizations can cut down on their use of paper and reduce...

I have been a long time user of Adobe Acrobat and use it extensively in the work that I do as a professor and technology consultant. While many of us are used to using Adobe Acrobat Reader- you don't really understand the power and utility of Adobe Acrobat until you start working...

I had the opportunity to speak with Bob Chenal from QAVantage just last week, who has developed a MindManger 7 Pro add-in to there software product RTIME. Using MindManager® Pro 7 from Mindjet®, Business Analysts, Product Managers and any other stakeholders can visually map out software...

It is with a great deal of excitement that I announce that Inspiration will be releasing in a public beta Webspiration, their online visual thinking tool. (Webspiration will be available to the public this Wednesday for a free sign-up). I have had the privilege to work with Webspiration...

While attending the NECC 2008 Conference this summer, I had the opportunity to sit through several of the Adobe presentations to see what new applications were on the horizon. Adobe was tauting their latest application called Adobe Presenter 7 which is a plug-in to PowerPoint. I...

For its 1 year anniversary Google has updated Google Presentation and added a couple of new features in the process. As I use Google Presentation, I realize the value and ease of storing my files in the cloud and have been trying to move my graduate students to experience this new way of computing. I think I'm having an impact and I will know later...

I just received word that Mead Map has been updated, and in addition to real time collaboration, auto zoom for easy navigation and other innovative features, the online tool can now incorporate attachments. Users can attach pdfs, jpgs, Microsoft office documents and other files to their Mead Maps. This enhancement improves group collaboration, allowing...

While attending the NECC Conference this summer in San Antonio I had the chance to stop by the Adobe booth and connect with some of my colleagues who work for Adobe to find out what is the latest and greatest. At the Adobe booth I was shown several of the new releases which included...

Earlier this week I had alerted you to the imminent release of Dell's Inspiron Mini 9 their fray into the netbook market. Some of the early reviews are in and most have been very favorable. The base Dell Inspiron Mini 9 ships with the 1.6-GHz Intel Atom processor, and a tailored...

Over the past year I have watched the Acrobat.com website flesh out its free offerings which I have to say are quite impressive. I have been a big fan of Adobe Acrobat for years and not only use it for my own work but have also used it as an access tool for some of the students...

Rumor has it that Dell will finally release the Dell Inspiron 910/Mini Inspiron later this week. There has been a lot of talk about this netbook since the spring. It will finally be nice to see the specs when it is released. Some sites on the web are reporting that it will have...

Taking a minimalist perspective on the browser, Google today released Google Chrome their new web browser with some unique features. Here is some of the information I have for now before I get a chance to download and use it.One box for everythingType in the address bar and get...

I recently wrote a review of bCisive from Austhink Software which is a unique visual mapping tool for business decision making and just received an email today announcing a webinar which will take place this Thursday to demonstrate the benefits of bCisive. I have had the opportunity...