The most important tool on the web - RSS

For many people, the morning starts off by visiting a number of web sites to catch up on the latest news or blog postings. Wouldn't it be easier if we only had to go to one place to see which sites have been updated and what's been added?

Really Simple Syndication or RSS let's you do just that. RSS is a method of sending information to you; as new content is added to a site, you'll see the information updated in your news reader. This technology is used to publish frequently updated content such as news headlines, blog entries or podcasts.

Although there are applications you can download (including many web browsers) to take advantage of RSS feeds, I highly recommend using an online newsreader like Google Reader (http://www.google.com/reader). Being online means you can access the information anywhere and it remembers what stories you've read as you move from your work computer to your home computer.



Tip: with Google Reader, just paste the URL of the page you want and if there's a RSS feed, it will automatically add it.