RSS Feed Readers
RDF Site Summary, or Rich Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication – A lightweight XML format for distributing news headlines and other content on the Web. It serves as an alternative means of accessing the vast amount of information that now exists on the world wide web. Instead of the user browsing websites for information of interest, the information is sent directly to the user. RSS allows a person's computer to fetch and understand the information, so that all of the lists that person is interested in can be tracked and personalized for them.
Window instructions | MacOS X instructions | Additonal information
Instructions for Window Users:
- Go to: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=70179
- From the Lastest File Release list,click Download from the Binaries row.
- Click on the FeedReader290Setup.exe file in the Binaries list.
- Scroll through the Mirror list until you see Minneapolis,MN. Click the Download button next to Minneapolis, MN.
- Note: The site might be blocked from downloading the file. If this happens a warning toolbar will appear at the top of your browser window. Click the toolbar and choose Download File.
- At the Download File - Security Warning prompt choose Save. Navigate to where the file should be downloaded to.
- Once file is downloaded a download complete prompt will appear. Click Run..
- A security warning prompt might appear. Click Run.
- The Setup Feedreader wizard appears.Click Next.
- Choose "I accept the license" on the public license window and click Next.
- Read the agreement and click Next.
- Navigate to the place to install the Feedreader. Click Next
- Click Next at the program shortcuts window.
- On the Additional Tasks window make your selections and click Next.
- Click Install to finish the process.
- Click Finish to exit the wizard.
Using Feedreader
When you open Feedreader for the first time, a list of news feeds will appear along the left edge. Select and delete any feeds you don’t want to read. The program is organized similarly to many email applications: folders/RSS feeds along the left column, subject headings along the top, and the content of the posting at the bottom.
To add a feed
- Using your preferred web browser (Explorer, Firefox, etc.), go to a website that contains the link to the feed you want to subscribe to (look for the orange XML or RSS button).
- Click on XML or RSS button.
- Click on the URL line and right-click and choose Copy or press Ctrl-C to copy the URL
- Go back to Feedreader.
- Click the Add new Feed icon or press F2.
- Press Ctrl-V to paste the URL.
- Click Next.
- Name your feed and file it in the appropriate folder.
- Click Finish. Your feed should now appear in the left column.
Instructions for MacOS X
Download
- Go to http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/
- Scroll to the very bottom of the page to the “NewNewsWire Lite” section and click the Download NetNewsWire Lite link.
- A file will be saved to your download folder.
- Double-click the file ending in .gz to uncompress it.
- Double-click the file ending in .dmg to mount the NetNewsWireLite disk image on your desktop.
- Open the NetNewsWireLite disk image and drag “NetNewsWire Lite” to your Applications folder.
Using NetNewsWire Lite
When you open NetNewsWire Lite for the first time, a list of Macintosh news feeds will be listed along the left. Select and delete any feeds you don’t want to read. The program is organized similarly to many email applications: folders/RSS feeds along the left column, subject headings along the top, and the content of the posting at the bottom.
To add a feed
- Using your preferred web browser (Safari, Firefox, etc.), go to a website that contains the link to the feed you want to subscribe to (look for the orange XML or RSS button).
- Control-click or right-click on the link and select Copy Link.
- Go back to NetNewsWire Lite.
- Click the Subscribe button at the top of the window.
- Select Edit-Paste pr press Cmd-V to paste the URL.
- Click OK. Your feed should now appear in the left column.
