or you may find this marker on a web page.
or 
is also used in various colors.RSS has evolved over the years. Originally they were just lists of articles, music or video. Now they have evolved into blogs and ways to customize you access to some of the world's largest web sites.
The New York Times - CNN - ZDNet - EFF - PBS
Text Oriented
FeedDemon
RSS Bandit
Many, many others see download.com for reviews and links. Just search for RSS.
Audio Oriented
iTunes - Proprietary, available on Mac and PC, supports video. Can automatically upload podcasts to iPod.laa
Video Oriented
Miro - Open source, available on all platforms, also supports audio.
An RSS feed is an XML web page that consists of a list,
each item in the list has:
If you click on an RSS link with your web browser
you will see the XML code displayed.
In order to access an RSS feed you must add a link to it to your RSS reader.
Generally you copy and past the information from a web page you visit.
The link may be text,
or you may find this marker on a web page.
or
is also used in various colors.
When you find a link on a web page you right click and choose:
Internet Explorer users: Copy Shortcut
Firefox users: Copy Link Location
You then paste this link into your RSS reader.
It becomes an RSS feed or channel.
RSS is an evolving standard.
There several versions in use.
Atom, an alternative to RSS
is being developed by the open source community.
Many RSS readers will also read Atom feeds.
More and more RSS feeds are setting up subscribe buttons for the most popular clients. You may see lots of little buttons, like the Atom button above, that allow you to add the feed to specific software.
iTunes specific buttons are very common for audio and video feeds.
Text |
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| Dvorak Uncensored | John Dvorak and friends write about the computer industry and whatever else strikes their fancy, |
| Pogue's Posts | David Pogue's articles in the NY Times. |
| NYT - Technology | The articles formerly known as "Circuits" |
| Engadget | THE gadget blog. |
| CNN.com - World | CNN World News |
| Wired Top Stories | Hot off the press. |
| The Joy of Tech | A couple of humorous cartoons a week, mostly about the computer industry. |
Audio |
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| This Week in Tech (TWiT) | Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, John Dvorak and an every changing roster of pundits discuss the issues of the week. |
| Security Now | Steve Gibson discusses security threats and how to protect yourself. |
| This Week in Law | They discuss breaking issues in technology law including patents, copyrights, and more. |
| Military History Podcast | Something for everyone. |
Video |
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| NYPC Videos | NYPC Videos, sometimes taken from general meetings, sometimes film for the web. |
| TED Talks | Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Some brilliant talks, some entertaining. |
| PC Mag Reviews | Short hardware reviews, from phones to laptops. |
| Tekzilla | Patrick Norton and Victoria Belmont answer tech questions and show products. Sort of like the old ScreenSavers.... |
| Cranky Geeks | John Dvorak and an every changing roster of pundits discuss the issues of the week. |
| Photoshop for Digital Photographers | High quality video tutorials on photoshop. |
| Pixel Perfect | Live Photoshop tutorials by Bert Monroy. |
Copyright 2005 Laura Balsam