RSS Feeds and this blog
Ok, I reckon many of you are not aware of what an RSS Feed is and how incredibly usefull it is. Basically, it allows someone to "subscribe" to a site, and the browser then checks for updates on the server and if there are any updates, it will notify you. This saves you from having to manually check the site for updates. This is gonna be usefull for this site in particular since I will probably update the site only sporadically.
RSS is especially usefull for news sites. Lots of them support RSS feeds nowadays. from the BBC, The New York Times, Cyberpresse, Le Monde and the CBC/Radio-Canada.
This blog supports RSS Feeds, if you use a browser such as Opera or Firefox, the support is built-in. In both cases, if the site has feeds available, a little icon will appear to the extreme right of the URL address (the www.something.com). Opera shows a small RSS, Firefox will show a little orange symbol with waves. Simply clicking on the icon will subscribe you to the site. If you're still using IE (anyone still using that crap??), you'll need a separate RSS client. I''ve never tried any of them, but there's a list of them here.
If you ARE still using IE, do yourself a favor and download either Opera or Firefox. As many of you know (too many?), I'm a huge advocate of Opera. In fact, it's maybe the best thing since sliced bread.
Btw, my Flickr page also supports RSS feeds. If you subscribe to that, for example, you will be notified whenever I upload new pictures.
Hope this helps, if you type "RSS Feeds" in google, you'll also find lots more info on the subject. This site is a great resource to find more sites that support RSS feeds.
Finally, if you are using a browser that supports RSS/Atom feeds, here are direct links to my feeds. Just click on them to subscribe to them:
My Blog
My Flickr Photos
RSS is especially usefull for news sites. Lots of them support RSS feeds nowadays. from the BBC, The New York Times, Cyberpresse, Le Monde and the CBC/Radio-Canada.
This blog supports RSS Feeds, if you use a browser such as Opera or Firefox, the support is built-in. In both cases, if the site has feeds available, a little icon will appear to the extreme right of the URL address (the www.something.com). Opera shows a small RSS, Firefox will show a little orange symbol with waves. Simply clicking on the icon will subscribe you to the site. If you're still using IE (anyone still using that crap??), you'll need a separate RSS client. I''ve never tried any of them, but there's a list of them here.
If you ARE still using IE, do yourself a favor and download either Opera or Firefox. As many of you know (too many?), I'm a huge advocate of Opera. In fact, it's maybe the best thing since sliced bread.
Btw, my Flickr page also supports RSS feeds. If you subscribe to that, for example, you will be notified whenever I upload new pictures.
Hope this helps, if you type "RSS Feeds" in google, you'll also find lots more info on the subject. This site is a great resource to find more sites that support RSS feeds.
Finally, if you are using a browser that supports RSS/Atom feeds, here are direct links to my feeds. Just click on them to subscribe to them:
My Blog
My Flickr Photos
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