Monday, February 04, 2008

Interesting Blend of Tools ...


I happened on this app while reading The Mindmapping Software Weblog by Chuck Frey which is required reading for any of you who are interested in mind mapping .... in the link he highlights a new application called Cayra that appears to be a blend of two of my favorites ... MindManager and The Brain ... it has the organic appearance of the original Buzan type mind maps, but the ability to visualize complex relationships in a more associative manner ... take a look at the two screenshots ... the first shows the home view of one of their demo maps ... the second shows the expanded view with clear paths and associations established .. I think there will be a definite learning curve to this one ... I will play as I have the time, but so far it appears very promising ... there is not too much documentation, but going to the help file is essential to taking in all the features and ways to implement ... the maps are visually appealing

One feature that is immediately appealing is the simple creation of jpg files ... there is a camera icon on their toolbar, hit it and it creates screen shots of the map ... this really quick feature is very handy for inserting maps into docs or using it to blog like I did here ... give it a whirl .. free at this time ...

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