Embracing RSS

RSS (aka Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is a family of XML file formats for web syndication used by (amongst other things) news websites and weblogs. I've been hearing about RSS for some time now. I'm finally using it myself.

I have turned on RSS syndication for this weblog. (all together now: oooooooh. aaaaaaaah.)

I have found an RSS client I like.

Most clients either make you go to them (if I'm going to do that, I'll go to the actual site I want to read) or make you run Yet Another Application all the time. This one (ta da!) is a Konfabulator widget.

If you use Windoze or Mac OS X,

1. download, install and register Konfabulator.

2. download, launch, and configure the RSS Reader widget

The widget is fully configurable (add feeds, edit feeds), listing headlines in a small space (also configurable). Click once to view a summary in the widget, twice to open the page in the browser.

(Note: if your desktop system is Linux or BSD, add step 0:

0. buy a Mac mini
   

Embracing RSS ( in category Computerware , Special Interests ) - posted at Wed, 12 Oct, 19:20 Pacific | «e»