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What is RSS and how can I use it?What is RSS?
RSS is an easy way for you to keep updated automatically
on websites that interest you. Instead of having
to visit the websites to see if new articles or
content is available you can use RSS (which stands
for Really Simple Syndication) and get told every
time they have something new. How can I make use of RSS?There are a number of ways you can make use of RSS:
you can download a program called a News Reader which
displays RSS Feed information, you can use a web
based RSS Reader or you can use the built in RSS
Features of Mozilla Firefox internet browser. How do I get a News Reader?There are lots of News Readers available for downloading, some are free and some charge a small licence fee. A search in your favorite search engine for "News Reader download" will bring up quite a few (add 'Free' to the search if you want to limit what you find to what is offered at no charge). Some we can recommend are: SharpReader (Free Windows download), FeedDemon (Small Licence Fee download), NewsGator (Small licence fee – integrates into Outlook), NewsMac (Free Mac OS X download) & NewsFire (Free Mac OS X download). Follow the link to these websites for instructions on how to download and install.
How do I use RSS in Mozilla Firefox?If you are using Mozilla Firefox as your internet
browser you will see this icon: Clicking on the icon will display a list of feeds that you can subscribe to; clicking on a feed will add the feed to your Bookmarks. These live bookmarks can be viewed at anytime and display a summary of the latest feed information without having to browse to the website. How do I use RSS with a News Reader?The method varies according to which News Reader
package you have installed eg: To add an RSS feed
to your SharpReader News Reader copy the link from
the relevant When I click on the button all I see is coloured XML code?To view the RSS feeds in a legible format you have to use an RSS Reader or Mozilla browser as explained above. How do I find RSS feeds?Websites which have an RSS feed will ordinarily have a small logo with RSS or XML on it. The logo should have the link you can use to add the feed to your reader, and how to add the link will vary according to your reader. There are also search engines devoted to just finding RSS feeds. We have one here for your convenience, just put in your keywords, and you will find RSS feeds which contain content relating to them. Remember though, you need a reader in order to view the feeds you find here. |
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