What
Is RSS?
You may have been seeing those
little orange RSS
or XML buttons around the Internet. If you were wondering
what they are...
It's "the next big thing" -- you can use it to get newsfeeds
from CNN or BBC, as well as just about anything else, including
news on upcoming movies, DVD releases, your favorite musician's
tour updates, etc.
Once you get started, it's like having your favorite parts
of the Web come to you. No need to go out and check for updates
all the time.
"RSS" means "Really Simple Syndication." What it means to
you is that when you subscribe to a site that has an RSS feed,
you can keep up-to-date without having to check the site every
day or week.
How do you get started? Easy!
Download a free RSS Reader first. This is special software
that reads the RSS feeds...
Windows -- RssReader
http://www.rssreader.com/
Mac -- NetNewsWire
http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/
Once you're set up, here's all you have to do...
Right-click (control-click for Mac users) on any orange RSS
button on a site, blog or news source that interests you.
Start by right-clicking on the orange button below. Then...
Select Copy Shortcut ("Copy
Link to Clipboard" for Mac, "Copy Link Location"
for Firefox browsers), and paste that URL into your RSS Reader.
And that's it! You're subscribed.
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