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The books say to convert names to images ('Jacqueline' -> a portrait of 'Jacqueline' with a Jackhammer) in order to recall them later, but don't say what to do with the images. The idea here is that humans are already very good at memorizing images, so once you imagine Jacqueline with a jackhammer, it'll be easy for you to recall this image when you see ...

Nothing really comes close to The Brain It can make multiple hierarchical as well as non-linear connections between thoughts. Ability to include any type of media, web pages, etc. Awesome visual organization. Also might consider Topicscope which has a very unique visual interface. Edit Shame on me for not originally suggesting The Outliner of Giants ...

I don't often draw mind maps, but then I use FreeMind. Its a Java program, so it runs on almost all operating systems. I like it because of its good keyboard navigation that makes it easy to input data quickly and without much hassle. It's also free software (free of charge and GPL licensed). It has a basic search function, which searches all child nodes of ...

Try Microsoft OneNote. It's like a virtual notebook which can easily be searched. It's especially well-suited when you want teams to work with the data but works great for individual use too. Google Docs, which unlike OneNote is free for personal use, can be used for similar purposes. If you want to structure the information graphically and hierarchically ...