About www.PhiloMind.de

Why is this webite called 'PhiloMind'?

One part of the answer is illustrated in my philomind map. The other part is: I like to do software-based mapping of the mind.

What is the 'mapping of the mind'?

Mapping of the mind denotes a set of various approaches to draw maps of the mind, that is to visualise thoughts, notes, ideas etc in a brain-friendly manner. The most prominent techniques are concept mapping and mind mapping.

How is this site maintained?

The most important tools to create this website are:

  • jEdit, a text editor written in the Java™ programming language,
  • Xilize, a special jEdit plug-in which drastically simplifies
    • writing clean XHTML pages and
    • maintaining the navigation menus.
  • YAML, an open-source (X)HTML/CSS framework allowing for elegant and flexible cross-browser layouts.

What else?

  • All links to resources outside of my site will be opened in the same browser tab or window.
  • No advertisings! The author of this website that does not want to expose its readers to commercial advertisement.

Excuses…

English is not my mother tongue. Please excuse all related quirks!