What's New in the Mindjet Labs

The "Mindjet Takes YOU out to the Ballgame" Contest

Mindjet employee, Gaelen, challenges you to tell us a story about your favorite baseball team using a map. Win a $150 gift certificate to use towards purchasing tickets to a baseball game (or games) of your choice.

See details here: The "Mindjet Takes YOU out to the Ballgame" Contest

Set New Map Template Macro

A new macro to assign a map template for the default new map: Set New Map Template Macro

A new XSLT Web Export

Here is a new solution for using XSLT to do web exports of MindManager Maps: XSLT Web Export

A new Gradient Fill Map Part

A new Gradient Fill Topic map part.

A Map Template and Style Template that Michael Scherotter Uses

A new map template and style template that demonstrate principles that I have learned from Edward Tufte.

• Michael Scherotter's New Map Template
• Michael Scherotter's New Map Style

Updated Word 2007 Map Editor to fix Word->MindManager Import Bug

The Word 2007 Map Editor for Mindjet MindManager has just been updated to fix a bug where .docx documents that origininate in Word 2007 cause a node-set error on import into MindManager.

A Software Architecture Description Template

A new Software Architecture Description Template for software design and development.

A 2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament Map

Erik Swett will be updating this 2007 NCAA Championship Bracket map as the tournament unfolds. 

A new Map and Map Template similar to pages on the Mindjet.com Website

If you have seen the Mindjet website recently, you would notice maps used for website navigation.  Here are a map and map template that replicated the look of the map at http://www.mindjet.com/us/solutions/project_management/:

1. Improve Project Delivery with Mindjet MindManager
2. Improve Project Delivery with Mindjet MindManager Template

A new Map on the Benefits of Visual Mapping

Wallace Tait, Visual Mapping Expert, uploaded this map A Mindjet Mind Manager presentation map to help you present the value of Visual Mapping with MindManager.

Mapping the Open XML Specification with MindSystems ThemeReader

A new map created by MindSystems ThemeReader that shows the main themes in one of the documents that comprises the Office Open XML Specification.

Updated Visual Studio 2005 Add-in Template to install latest PIA and German, French, and Japanese installers.

The Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Add-in Template has just been updated to install the latest PIA and include options to build installers for German, Japanese, and French.

A new blog about MindManager on the Apple Mac

Welcome Mindjet's own Scott Thompson, the lead developer for MindManager 6 Mac.  He is now a Mindjet Labs Blogger!  Take a look at his perspectives on his new blog, AppleNotes.

Updated MindManager XML Schema Map

Updated MindManager 6 XML Schema to add all document types.

A new Macro that shows Asset Allocation for an Exchange Traded Fund

Here is a new macro right out a Mindjet Labs Workshop: iShares: Mapping Exchange Traded Funds.  This takes a spreadsheet of financial data that shows asset allocation for an iShares Exchange Traded Fund and uses ADO, XSLT, and a style map to create a map of the asset allocation of the fund by sector.  Download the resulting map here: iShares Map of an Exchange Traded Fund Asset Allocation.