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08/01/12 11:24
WHAT IS AN RSS FEED?
You have probably seen the logo on this website (This is what it looks like) but hesitated to click on it.
RSS is a bit like JCB, we have all seen the letters and perhaps have an idea what they are but how many of us know what the initials stand for.
Well, RSS can stand for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary according to where you look. RSS is useful if you would like to be informed when something on a website changes, you can then go and look at those changes on the site or have it automatically displayed in your browser.
It can be most useful for blogs or diary pages such as Bill’s Diary on this site. The changes can also be picked up and read on some of the new mobile smart phones as well as on your computer.
So, how do you use an RSS feed? All of the common browsers, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari etc. have this capability built into them.
The simplest way is to click on the logo on the website. You will normally be asked at this point how you want to read the feed, this is usually by using your normal browser and you get something like this:
feed://www.blackbees.co.uk/files/feed.xml
at the top of your web browser.
Bookmark it and from then on if you select this bookmark you can see the latest changes.
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You can also set RSS so that it sends you an email notifying you of any changes. the way you do this varies according to which email programme you use, so I’m afraid it’s over to you for that one.
You have probably seen the logo on this website (This is what it looks like) but hesitated to click on it.
RSS is a bit like JCB, we have all seen the letters and perhaps have an idea what they are but how many of us know what the initials stand for.
Well, RSS can stand for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary according to where you look. RSS is useful if you would like to be informed when something on a website changes, you can then go and look at those changes on the site or have it automatically displayed in your browser.
It can be most useful for blogs or diary pages such as Bill’s Diary on this site. The changes can also be picked up and read on some of the new mobile smart phones as well as on your computer.
So, how do you use an RSS feed? All of the common browsers, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari etc. have this capability built into them.
The simplest way is to click on the logo on the website. You will normally be asked at this point how you want to read the feed, this is usually by using your normal browser and you get something like this:
feed://www.blackbees.co.uk/files/feed.xml
at the top of your web browser.
Bookmark it and from then on if you select this bookmark you can see the latest changes.
You can also set RSS so that it sends you an email notifying you of any changes. the way you do this varies according to which email programme you use, so I’m afraid it’s over to you for that one.
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