What is RSS and what is XML?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a method to obtain news from a site without having to visit the site. RSS is used a lot to pass news and information or titels of articles. On this site RSS is used to give updates on this site so you don't need to come back every time to see what is new. The technology used is based on XML files.

How can I start using RSS?

You need an RSS reader. A good reader can be found on feedreader.com. When you install this you can subsequently define the feeds you want. For this site I defined this one:

http://www.tharros.info/rss.xml

Copy the link to the feedreader. When you are online you will be automatically updated on news or changes of this site.

RSS on this site

I keep regularly track of the changes I make on this site. I do that through a database on my home computer. With that I generate the sitelog and the xml files. The siteblog tells you what has been updated recently when you revisit my site.

How can I use RSS for my own site?

For the dutch language on www.mijnhomepage.nl you can find a step by step course on how to create RSS feeds. You can also find other information for your website. For the English language you can search GOOGLE for tutorials on RSS on the Search page of my site.

Tips

You can find some tips on my site under weblinks to RSS feeds.

Notes:

Further information:

Course: www.mijnhomepage.nl/rss/index.php

Reader: www.feedreader.com/

Info: rss.pagina.nl/

Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS

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