What rss feeds are
Information in real time (Really Simple Syndication)
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a simple and easy way to get information in real time. RSS feeds deliver to your PC updated information on the latest news published on a website. Few simple steps are sufficient to have access to RSS contents: you need an internet connection and a software called "aggregator".
There are various such softwares available in internet, which you may either download onto your own PC or use via web. Some RSS feed reader/aggregators are fully compatible with the main browsers and the most common e mail programmes.
(free) Feed reader RSS softwares
- Feedreader Windows
- Sage plug-ins FireFox/ThunderBird
- Urss plug-ins Mozilla
- Straw Linux
- Netnewswire Lite Mac OS X
- Bloglines Web Reader
How to add a link to a new Feed
After installing the software, start it and find and click the button "New Feed" : a clipboboard will open where you have to copy the URL for the RSS . Copy the channel link of your interest in the clipboard as a new feed, confirm it, and then enter the name to indentify this Feed within your list. You are now ready to receive information from your Feed.
