We will be running another  MindManager - become a specialist course on the 16th of November at Woodhillpark Research Retreat. There are still 10 spaces available for this popular course so do not delay in signing up if you are interested as it is the last course for the year. 

We have been working on a feature we have been asked to include in the latest version of Mindlogik MapFolderMaker 2012. This is to ensure that MindManager numbering is included in the map topic to Windows folder structure export.

This has been achieved and the Mindlogk MapfolderMaker functionality now includes MindManager numbering export functionality.

Our document management users just love this feature as it ensures accurate MindManager Map to Windows folder structure imaging making this a powerful tool for business and enterprise folder structure creation.

It is also easy to change and update a folder structure as the automatic map topic drag and drop with automatic renumbering means that a new folder structure can be quickly redeveloped and exported as a MapFolder*.

*MapFolder is a registered trademark of Mindlogik Ltd and the idea of creating corresponding mind map or visual map to Windows Folders is patented to Mindlogik Ltd. Patent Pending 2011

 Research indicates that office workers can spend up to 50% of their time looking for the right information.

Many personal small and medium business folder structures are not well organised, have legacy information and time spent trying to find information can cause a lot of frustration to management and staff  alike. 

If you, your business or your company cannot afford the exorbitant costs of a fully fledged document management system and use traditional Windows folders to store files, then you have a major opportunity to get more efficient and increase productivity by using visual mapping as a way to restructure and keep business processes and Windows folder structures organised and up to date at a fraction of the cost of a fully  fledged document management system saving you both in time and in a monthly ongoing costs.

A proven and straightforward way is to use Mindjet MindManager to visually map out your personal, business or company business processes as contextualised business templates   and to then use Mindlogik MapFolderMaker to create an identical folder structure on a server or hard drive.

Windows folders can also be contextualised using the inbuilt MindManager colour palette to create perfectly matched colour folders.  

As a test we chose the brightest and most colourful colours from the MindManager palette and exported these as matching MapFolders. The result was an identical Windows folder structure. 

Well structured folders and files result in a savings in time and more importantly a reduction in  frustration levels.  As mentioned at the start of this article taking the time to develop  visual business templates and a corresponding business folder lexicon* can save you and your company up to 50 % in gained productivity. It is important to capture the intellectual blue print  of the business and to visualize this in a way that is easily understood.

This is the process we use with clients using Mindjet MindManager 2012 as our business tool of choice. You can either make use of our company to do this for you at a very affordable rate of you can  use this process to develop our own business productivity process.

Business template development process 

1. We meet with key players in your business and visually map out  your business structure and create a range of business templates specific to managing your business in a visual and intuitive way.
2. We then work closely with management and staff to visually create a corresponding filing structure for your business. 
3. Using  Mindlogik MapFolderMaker we create a business folder structure.
4. Legacy files are removed and backed up. 
5. Current business information is propagated to your business folder structure
6. We then link this to your business templates.
7. We set up corresponding business communication templates with tight Microsoft Outlook integration.
8. Business specific Microsoft Word templates are set up for use with MindManager export. 
9. If your business uses Microsoft SharePoint we then link all business templates to your SharePoint Portal.
10. We train and then mentor staff for a period of 5 weeks using short online mentoring sessions of no more than 45 minutes per week.
11. We check back every month for a period of 6 months to ensure your  MindManager templates and MapFolders are functional and are working as  required. 
12. We also set up Microsoft servers and provide communication technology and integration for businesses.

Taking some time to recover lost time by using our simple but effective business template process and document management system will result in significant productivity gains for your business.

In the current tough economic environment, any gain in productivity or efficiency is both prudent and critical to continued business success. Moreover,using our business tool set Mindjet MindManager 2012, Mindlogik MapfolderMaker and our business template development process can give your business an edge over your competitors, or close the gap on competitors who have already implemented a document management system.

*An individual's mental lexicon, lexical knowledge, or lexical concept is that person's knowledge of vocabulary. The role the mental lexicon plays in speech perception and production, as well as questions of how words from the lexicon are accessed, is a major topic in the fields of psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics, where models such as the cohort model have been proposed to explain how words in the lexicon are retrieved.

I have been reading a lot lately about how best to market our website or a new product.Creating a video for uploading to both website and other video sites such as YouTube, Viddler and Flicker seems to be the way to go.

In a  recent study  45 percent of respondents said they viewed an online video during a 24-hour period, with 57 percent noting that they are likely to watch a video when it is placed next to an article.

This sounds pretty good to me so we created three videos as a trial.

Here they are !

Marketing Video One

Marketing Video Two

Marketing Video Three

Grab a cup of coffee and take 3 minutes to look at our tutorial. Then ask yourself - How long would it have taken it me to create this folder structure using the conventional create a new folder  approach?

Our new version provides a quick and easy way of developing and managing complex Windows Folder structures from any MindManager map. 

Open MindManager and click on the MediaNoteTaker tab

  Then click on the screen recorder  icon

The screen recorder screen opens 

Click on the blue player button for preview mode. Select your options and then click the record button . 

You will be prompted to start recording.

Click yes and start your recording

Once you have completed your recording either pause or end your recording by clicking the stop record/ pause button located on the Windows system tray.

Your recording is added to a selected MindManager topic.

Click on the MediaNoteTaker Player button 

 Your screen recording demonstration will start playing in the MediaNoteTaker player pane.

To play your screen recording demonstration in full screen mode click on the Presentation icon.

 Happy MindManager mapping!

MapFolderMakerPro just got better. We have changed a 4 step process for creating MapFolders to just  one click !  This nifty time-saving add-in is ideal for creating a corresponding folder structure  on your hard drive or server from an existing MindManager map.   

What we worked to achieve is a simplified process

MapFolderMakerPro for MindManager Windows  makes creating and managing folders a cinch .

1. ideal for creating a corresponding folder structure  on your hard drive or server from any MindManager map.
2. Provides an easy, visual and time saving way of  creating complex Microsoft Folder Structures.
3. Now with colour map synchronisation 
4. We guarantee that the very reasonable price tag of $US49 will pay it self back in a savings on time within the first day of use.

Mindlogik has been working hard at getting our new release of MedianoteTaker 2012 completed. The new version is packed with many new features. We have added and improved on seven new additions to the product. 

The new version also tightly integrates with Microsoft Paint and the new Microsoft Windows Live Movie Maker and Photo Gallery to provide an additional set of editing tools