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Archive for March, 2006

SDForum about Mind-Mapping

Posted: Friday, March 31st, 2006 @ 2:28 pm in , , , | 1 Comment »

The Software Developer Forum (SDForum) in Silicon Valley will host an event on “Building Strategy & Driving Consensus through Shared Mapping” on April 10 in San Jose.  It will involve a presentation on mind maps and an interactive session where the presenters will collaborate with the audience to construct a map about a vexing marketing […]

Can a map style encourage participation?

Posted: Monday, March 27th, 2006 @ 1:42 pm in , | 5 Comments »

In the blog post that I made on Friday, quite a few people requested the architectural typeface that I created.  One person, J. Strimiki made a great observation, which makes sense: "The font invites participation."  When I was in architecture school at the University of Arizona, we learned a graphical style of "loose" drawing during […]

Back from Mix06

Posted: Friday, March 24th, 2006 @ 9:41 pm in , , | 6 Comments »

I just came back from the Microsoft (MSFT) Mix06 conference in Las Vegas where I saw the future of Microsoft technology and I’m excited about it (though I will probably have to wait until 2007 to see it.)  Here’s what I saw:Windows Presentation FoundationThis is the new 2D/3D display technology that will drive the next version of […]

Mindjet in Japan

Posted: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006 @ 5:04 am in , , , | 3 Comments »

I’m in Tokyo right now, and it feels good to see first-hand that mind-mapping is on the rise in Japan. Several related books have been published recently, as well as magazine articles and blogs (i.e. mindmap.jp) that discuss the value of mind-mapping for enhancing productivity, a topic that is an evergreen in Japan.We’re here in this capital of density to […]

GottaBeMobile posts MindManager Ink Show

Posted: Tuesday, March 21st, 2006 @ 12:29 pm in , | No Comments »

Dennis Rice and Rob Bushway, creators of the newly minted GottaBeMobile.com site, have already posted a Camtasia demo of using MindManager on a Tablet PC. Dennis writes: "Wanna map out what’s in your mind? Although I realize to some that may be a scary thought (), it is nonetheless a great process! In this latest […]

Mindjet Stands Up at Mix 06

Posted: Tuesday, March 21st, 2006 @ 11:56 am in , | No Comments »

Michael Scherotter, Mindjet Business Solutions Architect, was one of just 3 out of about 2000 people in the audience to pose a question to Bill Gates following Tim O’Reilly’s interview of Gates at the now-in-progress Mix06 event.Michael, who asked Gates about tablet PCs and Origami, was then interviewed by Michael Lehman on Channel 9’s Mix 06 Buzzcast. 

CeBIT or Springtime in Germany…

Posted: Friday, March 17th, 2006 @ 5:23 pm in , , , , , | 1 Comment »

I finally had my white Christmas although it was in March. I just spent a week in Germany, my home country, and suffered from a surprising return of winter, from flying into snow and chaotic conditions at the airport to flying out of snow and chaotic conditions. In fact, I almost missed my flight back […]

MindManager Pro 6.0 - Productivity Winner in Jolt Awards

Posted: Thursday, March 16th, 2006 @ 10:11 pm in