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| - | ====== RSS @ Olin College ====== | ||
| - | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| - | Olin is pleased to offer RSS feeds through feeds.olin.edu. This document will provide you with an introduction | ||
| - | to RSS, software requirements for using RSS, how Olin Feeds (feeds.olin.edu) works, and directions on | ||
| - | subscribing to an Olin RSS feed. | ||
| - | ===== What is RSS? ===== | ||
| - | RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. The following excerpt from Wikipedia describes RSS in action: | ||
| - | Users of RSS content use programs called feed 'readers' or 'aggregators': the user | ||
| - | 'subscribes' to a feed by supplying to their reader a link to the feed; the reader can then | ||
| - | check the user's subscribed feeds to see if any of those feeds have new content since the | ||
| - | last time it checked, and if so, retrieve that content and present it to the user. | ||
| - | In other words, your reader acts as your designated web surfer. Rather than having to check back frequently on | ||
| - | a Web site for new content, your reader checks for new content and lets you know about it! | ||
| - | What do I need in terms of Software? | ||
| - | In order to properly utilize RSS, you need appropriate news aggregator to read an RSS feed. Fortunately, newer | ||
| - | browsers have begun to integrate RSS reader functionality into their software package. The following Web | ||
| - | browsers contain built-in RSS functionality: | ||
| - | • Internet Explorer 7 | ||
| - | • Mozilla Firefox 2 | ||
| - | • Opera 9 | ||
| - | Additionally, there are client-based news aggregators available. Examples include: | ||
| - | • Thunderbird | ||
| - | • FeedReader | ||
| - | Additionally, web-based news aggregators are available, such as My Yahoo! (http://my.yahoo.com). | ||
| - | This document will cover the subscription to Olin RSS feeds using Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 2. | ||
| - | How Olin Feeds work? | ||
| - | Olin Feeds is accessible from your Web browser at feeds.olin.edu. The home page lists all available feeds along | ||
| - | with 2 links: (1) a “Subscribe” link (which we’ll cover shortly) and (2) a “Preview” link (which displays a | ||
| - | formatted Web preview of an RSS feed).Information Technology | ||
| - | Last Modified 3/23/09 | ||
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| - | ===== How do I subscribe to a feed? ===== | ||
| - | NOTE: Directions are provided for Internet Explorer and Firefox 2. Other Web browsers work in a | ||
| - | similar function and other applications are available (see “What do I need in terms of Software?” | ||
| - | section for more information). | ||
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| - | === Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 === | ||
| - | The latest version of IE contains support for RSS feeds. To subscribe to a feed: | ||
| - | • Open IE and access http://feeds.olin.edu | ||
| - | • Once you find an RSS feed of interest, click on the subscribe link. | ||
| - | • You will be taken to a preview page. If you have not subscribed to the feed, you will see the following: | ||
| - | • Click on the Subscribe to this feed link. The following dialog box will appear: | ||
| - | • Click Subscribe to add your feed to your Feeds list. | ||
| - | • Repeat this process for any other Olin feeds you are interested in using. | ||
| - | === Firefox 2 === | ||
| - | • Open Firefox and access http://feeds.olin.edu | ||
| - | • Once you find an RSS feed of interest, click on the subscribe link. | ||
| - | • Firefox will display the following dialog box:Information Technology | ||
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| - | • You can now choose to add your feed to a location that best suits you. | ||
| - | NOTE: By default, the feed is added to Bookmarks Toolbar Folder (usually located below | ||
| - | the Navigation Toolbar which contains your address bar and Web browsing buttons). To | ||
| - | see the Bookmarks Toolbar, click on View Toolbars Bookmarks Toolbar. | ||
| - | • Click OK when you are ready to subscribe. | ||
| - | ===== What happens after I subscribe to a feed? ===== | ||
| - | The subscribed feeds do the work with your news aggregator, updating your feed with the latest content. | ||
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| - | ===== How do I view my feeds? ===== | ||
| - | === Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 === | ||
| - | • Click on The Favorites Center button | ||
| - | • Click on the Feeds button. | ||
| - | • Select the feed you want to read. | ||
| - | • Your subscribed content will be displayed along with direct links to the related Web page | ||
| - | ===Firefox 2 === | ||
| - | • Bookmarks Toolbar | ||
| - | o Click on the feed on the toolbar to open a list of RSS items, then select the feed button. A dropdown list will display all related items. Select the item you wish to view and you will be directed | ||
| - | to that particular Web page. | ||
| - | • Bookmarks Menu: | ||
| - | o Click on the Bookmarks menu, then browse to your RSS feed item. A secondary menu will | ||
| - | appear with all the items. Select the item you wish to view and you will be directed to that | ||
| - | particular Web page. | ||