Since the earliest days of world exploration, maps have told compelling stories to people who may never see the places depicted. Topographical lines on paper only go a small way to recreate the traveller's experience, however, and the rest depends on the viewers' imagination. Now, personalized and interactive maps are stretching those ...

The trick to effective mind mapping is finding the right tool for the job — whether that tool is pen and paper, as Guy Lewis used to unravel his personal life, or dedicated software, as Patrick Lynch used to explain Wild Apricot’s features to his colleagues. What is Mind Mapping? Mind mapping is a non-linear, highly visual method of ...

Project management software is a tough and competitive field. With so many excellent choices out there, it's hard to know what tools will work best for your organization's needs. Do you want web-based or desktop application? Which features will you really use? How long is the learning curve — and will everyone in your organization be willing and ...

Microsoft's Office Live Workspace – just launched – is a free web-based service that lets people organize documents and projects online, access their documents via the web,  and share them with others who may view and comment on shared documents.  It's been described as an online extension of MS Office desktop software, Microsoft's ...

JotSpots, the wiki site acquired by Google almost 16 months ago, has just relaunched in a scaled-back version as Google Sites, the newest member of the Google Apps suite of online productivity and collaboration tools. Google Sites is intended as a quick and simple tool that will enable non-technical people to collaborate and publish online. As ...