"We've spent the day downloading and experimenting with various apps, some of which behave just like full-fledged, existing desktop software (such as StuffIt Expander and iPhoto), and others that function more like widgets and/or iPad apps (such as Twitter).In the meantime, we've outlined our top 10 picks below. We've more or less skipped those that already had a desktop application available, unless the app version was significantly discounted."
"the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. With over 370 million scientific items indexed at last count, it allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information. "
This mindmapping tool is relatively easy to use and has an interface that looks like MS Office.
There are collaborative capabilities and the ability for multiple users to make changes and comments.
WHat I like is that you can export your mindmap into various formats.
FOr example, when exporting to Word, it gives you a document outline with all your topics and subtopics as different levels of headings, so you can just plug in the text.