Help using the NAS Newsfeed
Most modern websites now have newsfeeds,
usually indicated by a little orange icon like that in the
heading above, or bearing the letters 'RSS'. These indicate that
a digest version of the latest news from that website is
available.
You can use a programme called a feed reader or news
aggregator to collect the latest news every hour or so, keeping
you right up to date with what is going on. You choose which
feeds are of interest to you, and subscribe to them. Your
subscription is anonymous, and you can stop taking any feed at
any time.
The latest versions of Opera (a browser you
may find on your phone, PC, Mac, Palm etc.) or
Safari (Mac OS), have in-built support for news
feeds - just click on the feed link (orange button) and say yes
to the 'do you want to subscribe' question (if you want to
subscribe!).
Opera
For Firefox and Mozilla
(Mac, Windows and Linux platforms) there is a range of different
plug-ins that let you view feeds - (we use, and can recommend
Sage).
Sage
Support for news feeds is promised in Internet
Explorer v7. Currently, if you use Internet Explorer,
you will need to download and install a separate program, such as
FeedReader, which is
free.
FeedReader
Many feed readers come with a range of feeds built in - news
headlines (from the BBC, CBS, newspapers), technology, hobbies
and sport (latest cricket scores or football results). You can
start with everything, and prune the ones you find uninteresting,
or build up your own library of feeds of interest to you.
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