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Points: 2546 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2005 at 23:10
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by valravennz valravennz wrote:

So how do you use RSS Mike?

The easiest way is to use an RSS-aware web browser. Currently that is Opera 8.5 ... it is a really good browser, feel free to try it. When you use Thunderbird, you have copy the address of an RSS feed and use it to create an RSS account. Just create a new account and select "RSS ..." and follow the instructions.

As soon as you've set up RSS, your browser/reader will periodically check the websites for updates and list them in a similar way to emails. You can then click those messages and see the new content. This enables you to quickly see if (and what) has changed on the website. Normally the information displayed in the list is enough for you to see if you're interested in the information, so RSS can save you a lot of time - you don't have to visit the websites to see if there's new information. Advanced RSS-readers even allow you to apply spam-filters and keyword-based filters ...

 Thanks Mike for the info - shall have a go but prob try Firefox - Cheers

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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2005 at 03:27

I use Feedreader for a variety of websites - especially ones that have sections that are regularly updated with, say, news items or reviews.

It doesn't go anywhere near your email, it just sits there collecting updates - and you can be notified of them if you wish, so you never have to go to the site in question, and can always be one of the first to know stuff.

In the software industry, that's a major advantage

http://www.feedreader.com/

 



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Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2005 at 04:12

^ I tried Feedreader ... nice! I'd like to point out that Thunderbird provides a similar interface for the RSS feeds ... apart from the SmartViews, which will surely be added in some future release.
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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2005 at 16:15

Absolutely - Feedreader is clumsy in many respects - I hate the way the reminder pop-ups obscure minimized programs, for example, and I'm sure there are better Feed Readers out there - it's just that I got used to using it very quickly

RSS feeds are really useful, and I'd recommend everyone at least give them a go for a week or two - they're not hard once you've got used to looking for the little red RSS icon on sites that support it. Plus it'll make you look 1337 to all your mates

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