Windows Phone Thoughts: Mapping the Eureka Moments! -- Pocket Mindmap 1.3 reviewed

Product Category: Application Software
Manufacturer: JKRB Software
Where to Buy: Handango [Affiliate]
Price: $42.00 USD
System Requirements: Pocket PC with Windows CE 3.0 or higher (Pocket PC 2002 or Windows Mobile 2003).
Specifications: Requires approximately 960K of memory and can be installed to CF or SD cards. Available in English and German. A full-featured trial version is available which will last for 30 days.

Pros:

• Powerful portable support for Mindmapping techniques;
  
• Free PC-based Pocket Mindmaps Partner for integration with MindManager;
  
• .bmp and XML output will allow integration with most documents, presentations, etc.

Cons:

• Although you can save mindmaps to any storage device (SD, CF, main memory, etc., the folder list is not updated, so it reflects the structure in the My Documents folder;
  
• No printing capability on the Pocket PC. You must export it (via bitmap, XML, or into a PC-based product) to get printed output;
  
• Text search capability is limited;
  
• A little on the pricy side.

Summary:
For those of you into Mind-mapping and looking for a way to be able to ‘take it with you’, look no further than Pocket Mindmap. It includes most of the features of the PC-based packages, and even provides a ‘partner package’ for integrating your ‘mobile’ Mind-Maps with the major PC products.

If you aren’t up on Mind-mapping technology, have no fear. We’ll take you through a short primer on the concepts and process to show how you can use it to organize yourself in your everyday work.

Read on for the full review!