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What are News Feeds?
News feeds allow you to see when websites
have added new content. You can get the
latest headlines and video in one place, as
soon as its published, without having to
visit the websites you have taken the feed
from.
Feeds are also known as RSS. There is some
discussion as to what RSS stands for, but
most people plump for 'Really Simple
Syndication'. In essence, the feeds
themselves are just web pages, designed to
be read by computers rather than people.
We use news
feeds to ensure you know all the changes
that have taken place on oneilsoft.com
immediately after they happen.
How Do I Start Using News Feeds?
In general, the first thing you need is
something called a news reader. This is a
piece of software that checks the feeds and
lets you read any new articles that have
been added. There are many different
versions, some of which are accessed using a
browser, and some of which are downloadable
applications.
Browser-based news readers let you catch up
with your RSS feed subscriptions from any
computer, whereas downloadable applications
let you store them on your main computer, in
the same way that you either download your
e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a
web-based service like Hotmail.
A list of news readers appears below, divided between web- and
desktop-based. Please bear in mind that different readers work with different
operating systems, so check the instruction details before installing.
Web Based Readers:
Desktop Based Readers
(please note: verify prices, trial
periods and operating systems with software provider. O'Neil Software is
not affiliated with any of these companies and does not offer support
for any of these products):
- NetNewsWire - Mac OS X
$39.95, free 30 day trial, and a free 'Lite' version
- NewsGator - Windows (runs in
Microsoft Outlook), $29.00, free 14 day trial version available.
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Klipfolio - free desktop reader.
- AmphetaDesk - Mac,
Linux, Windows versions. free.
- Awasu - Windows, free personal
edition.
- Headline Viewer - Windows,
free beta release.
- NewsCrawler - Windows, $24.95,
free 14 day trail version available.
- RSS Reader - Windows, freeware.
Also, the new Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 has
a news reader built right in and is very
simple to use. You can download this
latest version of internet explorer for free
at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx
What's
Next?
Once you have chosen a news reader, all you
have to do is click on the orange RSS
Logo
button below or on our home page.
If you click on the button you can subscribe
to the feed in various ways, including by
dragging the URL of the feed into your news
reader or by cutting and pasting the same
URL into a new feed in your news reader.
Most sites that offer feeds use a similar
orange button, but some may just have a
normal web link.
Some browsers, including Internet Explorer
7.0, Firefox, Opera and
Safari, automatically check for feeds for
you when you visit a website, and display an
icon when they find one. This can make
subscribing to feeds much easier. For more
details on these, please check their
websites.
You can
subscribe to our "What's New" feed below:
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