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Via RayHightower.com Latin and Technology Via Pixabay.com Do You know the Latin language? And do You know declination for the word "Vis", the Latin word for "Force" or "Vigour"? No problem. This is not a Latin lesson. We must know that "Vim", today, is not intended as a Latin word. When I went to school and studied Latin, many and many years ago, I would not have imagined that I would have associated that name to some technological jewels. Vim, Vi and Gvim represent the essence of efficiency and lightness. Why Vim? Why Vim? You could say: I don't need an old-style text editor, I can use the modern graphical editors, with the visual menu and a lot of functions . Yes, obviously. But Vim has a different philosophy: to minimize keystrokes and finger movements.  One keystroke is better than two. A jumping keystroke is better than a mouse movement. With only one keystroke you can instantly fly from the begin to the end of a word,

A little introduction to the Mind-Mapping tools The same map in two different visualizations Mind-mapping tools can really help to increase your creativity and concentration about every kind of problem. Their purpose is to map the connections of the brain with a visually structured map. Using the mind-mapping tools you can "see" your thoughts and focus on them. You can use the visual maps to "see" more solutions to any problem. There are a lot of different mind-mapping apps for every kind of device and operating system. Some of them are free and open-source. The best solution is to share all your maps through different kind of devices: computer, tablet or smartphone. Maybe running various kind of operating systems running on them. And, if possible, save your money. You can share the maps through the devices using a cloud service like Dropbox, even in the free version. Assuming you use different devices like a computer, running Linux, or Windows, or M