Toketaware Ithoughts
The Business
toketaWare is a small software development business based in the UK (just outside York.) When I say small, I mean really small. Currently it's just me Craig Scott.
In addition to the iThoughts mindmap products, toketaWare also builds/maintains makeDoc and makeSlides (iOS apps for converting Markdown, OPML and text into MS Word and PowerPoint files.)
The name
1,631 likes 1 talking about this. IThoughts is a mindmapping application - built exclusively for iOS and now OSX. ToketaWare uploaded a video 2 years ago 0:48. Walk the dog - Duration: 48 seconds. Short video demonstrating how iThoughts (Windows) can be used to deliver presentations. 2 minute tutorial demonstrating how to create process maps using iThoughts. Skip navigation Sign in. Managing maps in iThoughts - Duration: 2:24. ToketaWare 1,174 views.
Toketa is a term used in Judo to describe when a person has escaped from being pinned down i.e. they've broken free. Seemed apt somehow - software that sets you free. That's the goal anyhow!
Brief History
iThoughts mindmapping has been around nearly 10 years and toketaWare ltd has existed for over 5 years.
Jun 2008 - Started playing with iPhone development as a hobby (had a 'proper job' at the time!)
Oct 2008 - Shipped iThoughts v1 on AppStore (2 months after it first opened)
Apr 2010 - Shipped iThoughtsHD v1 (for iPad - before I'd even seen one!)
Jun 2010 - Gave up my day job (to work on iThoughts full time.)
Jan 2013 - Formed toketaWare ltd (should've done this sooner!)
Aug 2013 - Shipped iThoughtsX (for Mac)
Jun 2014 - Shipped 'universal' iThoughts (for iOS and retired original iPhone/iPad iThoughts apps)
Feb 2017 - Shipped iThoughts (for Windows)
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Oct 2018 - iThoughts is 10 years old
To date:
'Original' iThoughts (iPhone/iPad) had over 120 free updates.
iThoughts (Mac) has had over 80 free updates.
'New' iThoughts (iOS) has had over 60 free updates.
iThoughts (Windows) has already had over 30 free updates.
Contact
For all enquiries please email me direct and I'll do my best to help.
If you're experiencing an issue, I might have an answer/workaround on the known issues page.
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Registered Office
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York
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I took on the challenge of creating a tutorial for my favorite mind mapping app, iThoughts from toketaWare for Mac, Windows and iOS. Creating a screencast tutorial is the best way to learn a tool, and this one was no exception. I’ve been using it for over five years and had no idea of the depth of capability of iThoughts. If you’re not yet a member of ScreenCasts Online, you can watch the full tutorial with a free trial. You also get full access to the back catalog of videos during the trial period. Warning: you will want to become a member if you do the free trial.
Here’s a link to the full video on screencastsonline.com/… and the preview:
Toketaware Ithoughts
Here’s the video byline to give you an idea of what you’ll learn watching this:
Mind maps are a terrific method to capture and then organize ideas for any kind of project. iThoughts from toketaWare is a power user mind mapping tool. It’s designed for the Mac and iOS, and also runs on Windows. With advanced features like built-in research tools, Markdown support, and animated slide creation, iThoughts might be the tool you need to help organize anything from a complex project to writing the next great novel.
Toketaware Ithoughts
In this week’s show, Allison dives deep into iThoughts on both macOS and iOS to show you how incredibly useful and powerful this top-notch mind mapping application is.
The full tutorial covers:
Pricing & Availability
Why not an outline?
Mac User Interface
Zoom and Focus
Notes
Relationships
Boundary
Callouts
Styles
Collapse & Expand with Numbers
Color palette
Icons and Library Images
Insert your images
Schedule
Search and Filter
Animated Slides
Adding More Central Nodes
Auto-Numbering
Markdown
Links between nodes
Safari extension
Research
Export options
Preferences
Syncing
iThoughts for iPad
Zoom
Markdown in notes
Outline view
Full screen mode
Doodle
Deleting items
Selecting items using touch
Options & Settings