From the Brow of Zeus

Welcome guys,

I'm going to talk to you about RSS Feeds.

(You in the back, stop that yawning!)

Feeds are an amazing new way to keep up with your favorite websites. I went from, "Yeah, I can just GO to the websites, why would I need anything else?" to "HOLY CRAP I'S IN WUB" in about two days. Now, I'm addicted. Even before I check my email, I check my feeds.

Think of RSS Feeds as a newspaper: You subscribe to the sites you like, and then every morning, new updates are waiting for you like magic. No need to remember to check my site and remember the URL. It's all taken care of for you.

See the orange and white icon on the sidebar to the left? That's how you subscribe. But first you need to deicde on a RSS Newsreader.

Which RSS Newsreader you choose depends on your needs:

• For a web-based RSS Newsreader, Google Reader is for you.
• If you'd rather install a program that archives the feeds locally, FeedDemon is the best.
  

Personally, I prefer FeedDemon.

Either way, feeds are laid out much like an old USEnet client or your favorite email program (Outlook, gmail, whatever.)

I don't feel like taking a screenshot, so here's a high tech ASCII representation:

_________________________________________________________________
| Zeus        | -Lifetime Licenses & Episodic Games             |
| Bucket Bros | [more]                                          | 
| Sharkey     | -The End of Single-Player Games?                |
| JD          | [more]                                          |
| Xenobones   | ------------------------------------------------|
|             |    +"5 Reasons I Bought Mount & Blade"          |
|             |    I wrote a new article over at Bucket Bros,   |
|             |    describing one of the most kickawesomest     |
|             |    Action-RPGs I've ever had the pleasure of    | 
|             |    playing....                                  | 
|             | [less]                                          |
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Um, you get the idea.

There's a list of different subscribed websites on the left. Click on one, and the list pops up in the view window on the bottom right. Just like email. Only with webpages. Nice huh?

Instead of logging on every few days to check for updates, you'll be automatically notified.

Okay, I gotta go. RSS Newsfeeds! Try it, you'll like it.

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