NovaMind 5 Layout Engine better than any other Mind Mapping application |
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NovaMind Software has just released a new video at http://www.novamind.com/features/nm5.php highlighting the problems with Mind Map layout present in all other Mind Mapping software currently available on the market, and the solution NovaMind has developed for the “space explosion” problem. One of the major problems with Mind Maps is that they get huge, pretty quickly. And all the software that’s out there at the moment makes it worse. Gideon King, founder of NovaMind, says “I have tested just about every piece of Mind Mapping software out there to see if anyone had a good layout system to avoid the space explosion problem…NONE of them have a decent layout system. I’m sure that if you’ve used any of the Mind Mapping software currently out there, you have suffered from this [space explosion] problem.” He goes on to suggest that the layout of the Mind Map should really be the fundamental building block of any Mind Mapping application. In the video, he demonstrates the magnitude of the issues in other Mind Mapping applications, and then shows how NovaMind 5 has been designed to keep the Mind Maps compact at all times. This is true even when editing topics in such a way as they bump into other topics. The other topics are only moved by the minimum amount required to ensure that the topics don’t collide. He then goes on to demonstrate several other features of NovaMind 5 that are not available in any other Mind Mapping application, like the ability to alter the angle at which the topics are stacked, both for the Mind Map title, and at any level of the Mind Map, and the ability to move topics to wherever the user desires. This is coupled with a system that honors the position that other topics are in, except where they overlap, and even then, only moves them by the minimum amount necessary to avoid collision, and honors as far as possible, the relative positions of the topics. Mr King says “These layout capabilities are just one part of NovaMind 5, which is already generating a huge amount of interest in the market. The layout system is one of the core foundations of the product, and is clearly superior to anything else available. It lets you get on with your brainstorming and task management, secure in the knowledge that NovaMind is keeping your topics in the best possible position for your needs. It’s the perfect combination of power, flexibility, and ease of use.” The video, and more information about NovaMind 5 is available at http://www.novamind.com/features/nm5.php About Mind MappingMind Maps are diagrams that work the way people think — they organize the information in the same way our brains organize information. They make it easy to understand, remember, and communicate complex information. Our brains like thinking in pictures. The smooth curves and colorful pictures used in Mind Mapping create powerful images for your brain to remember. Mind Maps cater to both logical left brain thinking and pictorial right brain thinking at the same time, which makes them a very good way of storing and recalling information, presenting things to other people, and brainstorming new ideas. About NovaMindNovaMind is used by businesses, in education, and for personal effectiveness, for tasks such as note taking, managing to-do lists, brainstorming, research, problem solving, decision making, presentation preparation and delivery, project planning, knowledge management, writing, and many other uses. NovaMind has been the top Mind Mapping program available on Mac computers for the last 7 years, and has been available for Windows for over 3 years. It is rapidly gaining recognition for its many unique and innovative features and ease of use. NovaMind makes Mind Mapping intuitive and fun. For more information about NovaMind, please visit www.novamind.com or e-mail Gideon King at gideon(at)novamind.com. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! |
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Power Mind Mapping training course released |
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Power Mind Mapping course releasedNovaMind Software is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a free online video based course teaching you all about Mind Mapping. The course covers areas such as:
The course is produced by Mind Mapping expert and author of two Mind Mapping books, Gideon King. Mr King says “I am always looking at effective ways of teaching people about the power of Mind Mapping, and believe this is an effective way of making the information available to the widest number of people”. When asked whether this was just marketing for his NovaMind Mind Mapping software, Mr King responded “While I would love for everyone to buy NovaMind, so we could develop it faster and therefore help more people, my focus is very much on getting the word out there about the many powerful uses of Mind Mapping, whatever software you use. I would much rather someone was Mind Mapping using our competitors’ software rather than not Mind Mapping at all. I feel that it is my duty to spread the word about this tool that makes such a dramatic improvement to productivity and effectiveness, far and wide.” The course is available at http://www.novamind.com/power-mind-mapping/ and is open for participants to join immediately. About Mind MappingMind Maps are diagrams that work the way people think — they organize the information in the same way our brains organize information. They make it easy to understand, remember, and communicate complex information. Our brains like thinking in pictures. The smooth curves and colorful pictures used in Mind Mapping create powerful images for your brain to remember. Mind Maps cater to both logical left brain thinking and pictorial right brain thinking at the same time, which makes them a very good way of storing and recalling information, presenting things to other people, and brainstorming new ideas. About Gideon KingGideon King is a Mind Mapping and personal development expert, and founder of NovaMind software. He has written two books on Mind Mapping; the “Teacher’s guide to Mind Mapping” and the “Business guide to Mind Mapping“. He brings a wide range of experience from his training and work in both civil engineering and computer software development, as well as real world experience having worked in a number of diverse industries, lived in 3 countries, visited over 40 countries, and having completely redesigned his life in every way. This knowledge and experience shows itself in the Power Mind Mapping course, where he is able to effectively cover a wide range of topics with authority. About NovaMindNovaMind has been the top Mind Mapping program available on Mac computers for the last 6 years, and has been available for Windows for over two years. It is rapidly gaining recognition for its many unique and innovative features and ease of use. NovaMind makes Mind Mapping intuitive and fun. For more information about NovaMind, please visit www.novamind.com or e-mail Gideon King at gideon(at)novamind.com. |
Note taking using Mind Maps |
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Different people learn in different ways. NovaMind can make a big difference to your understanding, memory and learning because the notes you create suit your personal learning style. Watch this video to see how to use Mind Maps in this way. To be effective at note taking, it is best to first prepare by creating a Mind Map that shows what you already know about the topic. Add to your Mind Map the things that you think are going to be covered in the presentation or study. Next identify the things you want to find out and add those topics to the mind map so that your brain is focused and subconsciously looking out for that information. Then during the talk or study session, note the ideas as they arise. Where you can, associate the ideas where they belong on the Mind Map, but if the information is coming too fast for that, just get the keywords down and you can organize it later. Remember that the most efficient storage of information on a mind map is through using keywords and the association between the keywords to represent the ideas. Use the prior knowledge you had to hook in the new information, as well as identifying the new ideas and making sure you get the association between the ideas reflected in the structure, because this is how your brain remembers information. Identify the gaps in your knowledge so that you know what you don’t know, and can ask the right questions to get that information. Work out what is missing. What don’t you know? What else do you need to understand and act on the information, and where can you get that information? After the presentation has finished or the study session is over, review the information you have gathered, summarize it and reorganize it so that the hierarchy makes sense to you. If you need to memorize it, do the one hour, one day, one week, one month and one year scheduled reviews, as well as creating a copy of the Mind Map without looking at the original so that you can make sure that the information has really sunk in. When you use a mind map, note taking feels compact and complete. An entire class or lecture can be seen at a glance. It’s an incredibly effective way to study, review, understand and memorize information, as you’ll see once you begin using NovaMind in this way. |
NovaMind Makes Stunning Visual Mind Mapping Even Easier |
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Make your Mind Maps look even better using the new image reflections, branch image layout modes, glossy button look branches, new corner styling and new themes. This allows you to more effectively present the Mind Maps to other people and to recall information more easily. Brisbane, Australia, June 2, 2008. NovaMind has long been recognized as the Mind Mapping program that produces the best looking Mind Maps. These new features take that even further, allowing you to create stunning looking Mind Maps that really grab your attention and make the Mind Maps even easier to remember. These new capabilities are available immediately in both the Windows and Mac OS X versions of NovaMind. The image reflections for attached images allow you to create stylish “Web 2.0†look images to enhance the look of your Mind Maps. You can now also apply both the chamfered and rounded corners to attached images, to further enhance the look of the images.
Using the new branch image layout modes, you can fit, fill, or stretch the images to suit your needs within the branches. This allows you to maintain the shape of the image where necessary, or to fill the branch with the image as required.
The existing themes have been updated, and new themes added to take advantage of the new visual styling that is available. This gives you professionally designed themes for your Mind Maps to make them look great by simply applying a theme. About Mind Mapping Mind Maps are diagrams that work the way you think – they organize the information in the same way your brain organizes information. They make it easy to understand, remember, and communicate complex information. Our brains like thinking in pictures. The smooth curves and colorful pictures used in Mind Mapping create powerful images for your brain to remember. Mind Maps cater to both logical left brain thinking and pictorial right brain thinking at the same time, which makes them a very good way of storing and recalling information, presenting things to other people, and brainstorming new ideas. About NovaMind NovaMind has been the top Mind Mapping program available on Mac computers for the last 6 years, and is rapidly gaining recognition in the Windows market. NovaMind makes Mind Mapping intuitive and fun. ###  Flash Video: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Podcast Video: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download If you’d like more information about NovaMind, please visit www.novamind.com or e-mail Gideon King at gideon@novamind.com. |
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