What is RSS?

In a world heaving under the weight of billions of web pages, keeping up to date with the information you want can be impossible.

Wouldn't it be better to have the news you want delivered directly to you, rather than endlessly searching and clicking from site to site? Well now you can, thanks to a very clever service called RSS.

RSS takes the hassle out of staying up-to-date, by giving you all the latest information you are interested in.

How do I start using RSS feeds?

In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications. All allow you to display and subscribe to the RSS feeds you want.

Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want and to subscribe to in it via the RSS provider's website.

How do I get a News Reader?

There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time.

Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to take this into account when you make your choice. Start from the list, then subscribe.