MindJet Releases MindManager 8, GBM Is Giving Away One Free License!

Posted by | 11/11/2008 | 51 Comments

image MindJet has officially unveiled MindManager 8, the latest installment to their very popular mindmapping program. There are a ton of new features under the covers that help keep you inside MindManager while brainstorming, researching, planning, and managing projects — keeping all the information you need just a topic away.

I’ve been beta testing MindManager 8 for about a month now, and although there are no new tablet pc features, I think mind mapping folks will be quite impressed. A free 30 day trial is available. Upgrades are $129, while a new license costs $349.

Contest Time: We think   MindManager is such an indispensible tool for the Tablet PC user, we are giving away one license to a lucky GBM reader.   All you have to do to enter is post a comment to this article about how mind mapping and the new features in MindManager 8 will help you in your day to day work. We’ll pick a winner sometime on Wednesday, so hurry up and get your entries in!

Meanwhile, stay tuned for an InkShow as I demo all of these new features, as well as go over the tablet pc features.

Mindjet Player

Communicate your vision and ideas with the world by transforming your map into a fully interactive Adobe PDF file. Or publish it as an interactive Adobe Flash file to a Web page or blog. Recipients do not need to download and install any software — most desktops are already equipped for consuming these standard file formats.

Automated Task Management

Get a quick overview plus ongoing progress on all project tasks—automatically. Visual cues and status indicators allow you to quickly determine the status of critical activities. View the ripple effect of any changes to a map and even run ““what if” scenarios to see the resulting outcomes.

Integrated Microsoft Office File Editing

View and edit attached Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint files within MindManager. No need to disrupt your focus by constantly switching between applications — it can all happen from your map.

Integrated Web Content

Fully leverage the incredible information resources of the Internet by initiating Web searches right from a map. Real-time search results will appear whenever you view your map. Build your own Web service to add information from your company’s information systems.

Embedded Web Browser

View Web pages and Adobe PDF documents without leaving your map. You’ll retain your train of thought by staying focused on work at hand.

Database Linker

Setup and display real-time information in your map from databases, Excel spreadsheets, CRM systems and other company resources. Just imagine how much more productive and focused you’ll be with your most critical business data right at your fingertips.

Powerful Search

MindManager now lets you search through your maps and all attached documents with ease. Or use one of today’s popular desktop search applications. Rest easy, knowing any bit of information you may need is just a quick search away.

Mindjet Connect Ribbon Tab

Enjoy fast access to all Mindjet Connect features and management utilities.

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  • http://www.scccbsa.org Michael Wilson

    I am a boy scout professional, I manage 2500 youth and the dozen plus events that happens each year. We need to plan in the office with mulitple people to make sure the event is well planned. I am exited to see how the editing within mindmanger of word and excel document will be. It will be great to be able to use my x60t and this program together to keep things flowing with inking. The key feature I look foward to trying in the next 30days and beyond is the seeing the critical tasks. We are called the professional jugglers from the volunteer boy scouts because the we are managing 15,000 youth as council with a paid staff of 15. We can use all the help we can to make our time the most effiective to make the program the best we can for the scouts.

  • Eric

    The new version of MM is exactly what I need. As a small university instructor, I have class sizes that allow for a lot of interaction. The linear learning of lecture is not always the best way for my students to get the info, so I use MM7 to give them a nonlinear approach to viewing/studying the information. I’ve lacked the ability to post my results for students to peruse later. But, MM8 will make it easy to have a dynamic map at their fingertips.

    I’m also intrigued by using OneNote directly from the MM interface. This feature will give me the best inking bang for the buck. I see myself making a ON document for each map, and then linking to that same ON document pretty much everywhere. The result is that I can ink from any place in MM in my favorite inking environment. The only better feature would have been allowing inking on the map during presentation mode.

  • http://www.luc.edu Robert D.

    “How mind mapping and the new features in MindManager 8 will help you in your day to day work.”

    As a person how fixes computers at a major university, I keep track of a lot of information on my Tablet PC as I travel around. MM would be just the thing I could use to help me with organizing my team in meetings and when explaining problems to other.

    PS.
    I am Studying for the A+ Certificate, Network+ and I could really use a good software tool like MM to help me organize my knowledge I am learning.

    I love Gottabemoble…..You Guys/Gals are great!

  • jasonz

    I’m new to the tablet world and I have a sneaking suspicion that mind mapping would make me more productive, happier, and a better all-around person, thus making the world, by proxy, a better place.

  • http://www.eugeneleafty.com Eugene

    Anyway, I’ve used an older version of MindManager, and loved it, but can’t imagine how it could take advantage of inking well. I hope it’s usable because I really like MindManager, and would love to use it on my tabletpc like I was able to use it on my pc.

    I’m glad you guys are looking into this further because I’ve been wanting to buy it for a really long time, and the people over at Mindjet haven’t been helpful at all on their forum.

  • Marco

    Hi,

    Have been using Mindmanager for a while. At home and at work.
    I’m looking formward to the Automated Task Management feature to help me with my daily tasks.

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