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.
Click here and get started.
