RSS Feeds
 RSS
stands for "Really Simple Syndication" – it’s a
format for distributing and gathering content from
sources across the Web, including newspapers,
magazines, and blogs. With RSS you can quickly
and easily get the latest updates from all your
favorite websites in one place, rather than having
to visiting them one by one.
How do I start using RSS feeds?
In general, the first thing you need is
something called a RSS reader (also sometimes
referred to as 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.
Web based RSS 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 Gmail.
If you click on the RSS button
 you can
subscribe to the feed in various ways, including
by dragging the URL (the Civil Service News RSS
feed URL is
http://rss.icerocket.com/xmlfeed?id=10977) of
the feed into your news reader or by cutting and
pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news
reader.
Web Based RSS
Readers
All you have to do is sign up for an account
and you can add as many feeds as you want.
Some sites will have buttons that allow you
to add it to RSS
readers automatically. Otherwise, just copy and
paste the RSS feed link into your reader and
you’re up and running. Here are a few of the
more popular web based readers:
How does RSS work in Microsoft Office Outlook
2007?
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 allows you to
subscribe to RSS Feeds and then read content or
follow links for additional information.
Whenever you see a link to a feed, or an RSS
icon such as the one at the top of this page,
just click. Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 will
automatically subscribe you to that RSS Feed.
Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to subscribe
to an RSS Feed is quick and easy and does not
involve a registration process. After you
subscribe to an RSS Feed, headlines will appear
in your RSS folders. Your RSS Feeds
folders are typically located just above your
Sent Items folder in Outlook 2007. In
Outlook 2007 RSS items appear similar to mail
messages. When you see a headline that
interests you, just click or open the item. For
more information, read
how to add an RSS feed to Microsoft Office
Outlook 2007 and
how to read your subscribed RSS feeds.
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