What Is RSS?
"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.
You may have noticed these little
orange 
RSS or XML buttons around the Internet. If you were wondering
what they are...
It's "the latest internet craze" -- 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.
No need to constantly revisit your favorite sites and check for updates. You can have your favorite parts of the Web come to you.
How to get started.
Download a free RSS Reader first. This is a small software progam that reads the RSS feeds...
Windows -- RssReader
http://www.rss-reader.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. Open your reader, click on the + sign to add a feed, then paste the feed or URL into the window and click "next" to complete. You can test it by clicking on the site listed on the left hand side of your reader.
The best thing about being able to select your favorite websites (by the process mentioned above) and receive alerts to updated information on those sites is that it minimizes spamming because your e-mail address is not being revealed.
And that's it! You're subscribed.
Right-click on this and paste into your RSS feeder now.
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