You may have been seeing those little orange RSS or XML buttons around the 'net. If you were wondering what they are...
RSS is "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, even your favorite piano website!
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/
(If you use the excellent Firefox or Opera browsers, an RSS reader is already included. You don't have to download anything!
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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