What Is RSS?
You've
probably been seeing orange
or
buttons more and more,
not knowing for sure what they are. They're the keys to selecting your
own WEB FEEDS.
RSS is currently "the newest big thing" for communicating on the
Internet -- you can use it to get news feeds from CNN, CBS News, ABC
News, eWeek, CNet, Slashdot, Christian Science Monitor, as well
as just about anything else, including news on upcoming movies, DVD
releases, your favorite band'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.
No more bookmarks for your favorite sites, and you don't need to visit
them to find out what's new --
they'll announce updates right on your RSS Reader.
"RSS" means "Really Simple Syndication." But that is just a fancy way
of saying that you can keep up with all the updates to the Firewalls
and Virus Protection website, Security Alert News Reporter and our
Security Alert Blog postings without having to check the site
every week to see "what's new."
Whenever I put up a new page ("BRAND NEW") or update an old one
("UPDATE"), I release it through RSS.
Yes, RSS is amazing. Did I say "No e-mail. No spam". It's so easy to
subscribe and unsubscribe. And you can delete the feed if you
wish. It's awesome!
And once you start, you'll soon be tracking all your other favorite
interests and news in the world.
How do you get started? Easy --
Download free RSS Reader first. This is
special software that reads the "RSS feeds" from the largest news
organizations right down to our small site. (Skip to bottom if you
don't want to download software).
Windows --
Active Feed Reader
(from C|Net Download site)
MAC
rssReader.com
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, for PC users,
Select
Copy Shortcut
("Copy Link to Clipboard" for Mac), and paste that URL
into your RSS Reader.
And that's it! You're subscribed.
Right Click this RSS Button for our RSS link
If you don't want to download new software, Yahoo! and MSN have fantastic,
one-step solutions. Just Left click one of the links below
to visit
these sites and add our RSS link. It's even easier and quicker
after doing it once.
... Richard
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