RSS feeds
What is RSS?
RSS (Real Simple Syndication) lets you receive updates to a website for latest news and articles in short form so that you can link through to the resulting page for a detailed version of the news item.
How do I start using feeds?
The first thing you need is something called an ‘RSS 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 reader:
A Majority of latest browsers would allow you to click an RSS feed link and view its content directly, you can subscribe to a feed by clicking the ‘subscribe to this feed’ link on top of page.
RSS view in Internet Explorer
 Retrieving your feed from a Browser
(IE)
You can do this by going to ‘View’ > ‘Explorer Bar’ > Feeds
Click on the appropriate feed to view details
 Retrieving your feed from a desktop program
You can use Google Desktop or Windows Sidebar to add your feed, depending on the application just add your feed URL as speficied in the tool options. e.g. http://www.thepfs.org/pfsfiles/RSS/PFS_Events_2010.xml
 On your Phone:
Depending on your mobile phone capability you can read feeds on the go, example on the right shows you can use the iPhone to view the RSS feed as it comes with RSS reader as standard. Simply click the feed or type the feed URL in your browser and you can instantly view these items on your phone.
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