----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger" Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:10 PM Subject: RSS feed description > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format) > > http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rssuserland > This is the front page for the NYT and when downloaded in PDF format you > get only the main stories as text only which is much easier to read. > There are thousands of RSS feeds available and when you subscribe to a > feed it is downloaded to your feed reader. You have one built-in if you > use IE and I suggested another, Newzie, in a previous post. > I scroll through the reader continuosly throughout the day where all the > news feeds are being updated as events happen. If you're not into constant > updates you may not be inpressed with RSS. > I have a feed from several shopping sites so I get a copy of the material > from their newsletters as fast as they are updating the feed. > You will really have to try a feed reader and subscribe to a couple of > feeds before you will understand. Newzie has a list of feeds available so > it's easy to give it a try. It' all freeware so there's nothing to lose. > > --------------- > > "From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with > which I will not put." > - Sir Winston Churchill --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------