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Hey guys,

… in nowadays “information age” where tons of information hit our brain with almost no break it has become an important ability to filter information and separate it into important infos as well as unimportant ones.

At the first glance that may seem easy but taking a look behind the curtain it actually is not. To get the most out of every reading, tutorial, strategy or anything else it is important to have an overview about it. Only if this overview exists and the data/information is broken up into structured parts that relate to each other, it can be assured that you REMEMBER all those things for a long time to come. The more you remember the more knowledge you have about certain things … and as a idiom says – A lot of knowledge means being “mighty”, it also means the more you know the higher the chances of having a “bigger wallet”.

But this is just an interpretation – however … I like to know a lot and I think you may too … that is why I will give you a couple hints and techniques that you can use to gain more knowledge about new things fast.

The first powerful tool i am going to talk about is called …

Mind Maps

Ok I know mind maps do not relate to this blogs primary topic which is web technology … but since technology is always related to learning and knowing stuff, i think this is very interesting … so lets just continue …

Mindmaps as such are not new and described as a way of organizing concepts or ideas on a multi-colored chart with words or drawings that are connected to a main idea.  For example: If you are studying a language and your studying about how to pronounce jobs words, one branch could be used for education, another for medical, etc.  You would have each category in a different color to avoid confusion and those words branched out in that category color.  You can then branch out even more and connect words related to those jobs such as clothing, accessories related to the job, etc.

Generally, when we use mind maps, we use them for keeping notes, organizing thoughts, developing concepts or ideas for essays, research, stories, etc.  They are basically another brainstorming tool along with lists, outlines, etc.

History of MMs

Historically, mind maps have been used in learning, brainstorming, memory, visual thinking, and problem solving by various members of the society who are looking to find a visual way of putting their ideas together.  A Wikipedia entry states that some of the earliest examples of mind mapping were first discovered developed by a fellow named Porphyry of Tyros in the 3rd century and also used by philosopher Ramon Llull.  Later in the 1950s, Allan M. Collins (who is considered to be the father of modern mind mapping) advanced the concept of the idea by using it as a modern tool so he could understand human learning and development through this ancient invention.

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The Six Best FTP Programs
(FREE and PAID)

Being a webmaster or programmer it may happen that you need to up and download many files to your server on a daily basis. Having an easy to use and affordable, feature rich program to assist you at your file transfer processes is a must have and I was searching and comparing days to finally find my personal best choice. What I had compared and what choice I finally made is written in this post. While I wish you a lot of fun reading, I hope that I will save you a lot of time while deciding about your best choice.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) programs are a means to transfer files from one place to another.

Typically it is used to transfer files from a local computer to a remote computer, server or the Internet. Website designers often use FTP programs to upload completed files to their webhost so they can view their newly created designs.

The six FTP programs that lead the market are …. hmmm… wait a second not all FTP programs are created equally. It is important to compare various programs to see which ones suit your needs. In order to compare, though, you should have a list of common comparison factors, that i will give just now

How to Compare FTP Programs

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Welcome

After a long planning and development phase i can announce with proud that webboti.com goes live.

By far …  everything is not done yet and there still is a lot to do but the foundational work has been completed and very soon a lot of tools, tutorials and downloads will be released at this very page webboti.com

What does Webboti mean?

Well webboti is the name of our little blue friend that can also be seen in the header. Webboti is a passionate small robot whose focus is on the web/Internet. Webboti informs about new technologies (web-related) and how it is being and can be used.

The topic that webboti is most interested in is about webbots, scrapers, screen scrapers, spiders and a ton of other applications that automate and simplify the web.

Webboti tries to show and explain everything as simple as possible. Besides webboti is happy about any questions, feedback and tutorials that you may sent in via our contact form. Yes you heared right -  if you have any questions to a specific topic or if you want to release a tutorial you have written yourself then you are at the right place.

Well thats it for now
Till soon

Your Webboti