RSS Feeds

From time to time I plan to include helpful information in this blog. That could mean writing about someone’s experience with a specific piece of health equipment—such as the Roll-A-Bout I used after surgery on my foot. Or, sharing thoughts on the advantages of an electric bottle opener. Or, tips designed to make life easier.

Because this post coincides with telling family and friends about my blogs, I’m providing info on RSS feeds found in some internet sites. This will be almost identical to the info I included in the email many of you received. Offering it as a post in a blog means it will be archived and available for future reference.

I wondered about RSS feeds for over a year. A week ago Ken figured out how to make my blogs available through RSS feeds. Then he learned how I can access other feeds and they do make life easier.

Advantages of RSS feeds: They send the material to you; you don’t have check to see if there’s something for you. Installing a reader seemed like insurmountable hurdle to me, but I learned it’s a simple procedure—I’m already using it to receive other mail. (RSS actually stands for Really Simple Syndication.)

To Subscribe: Click on Subscribe to--Post. If you wish to subscribe to comments, click that button as well. A drop box will display the names of several possible Readers. If you already have a reader, you will know what to do. I didn’t, so I selected Google—but any brand is fine. After selecting a reader, I clicked and followed the instructions provided. From that point on, requested postings are sent whenever they are posted. Although the visible indication of an RSS feed might vary from site to site, this technique works with all RSS feeds. For me, the key was installing the reader.