Many guys in the tech industry forget what it’s like to “not to know”.
Know what I mean? 
I remember it was not that long ago, I had no idea how a feedreader worked. It seemed mysterious, simply because I didn’t understand three little letters (RSS). Don’t get me wrong, I have been creating websites for over a decade, but the feedreader stuff sorta seemed bigger than I was able to absorb.
I don’t know why! I didn’t know anything about it at the time. (call me brains)
If I had known then, what I now know about “RSS” and feedreaders, I could have shaved weeks off of lost time. If I had only understood how to use them to bring websites and blogs to me, rather than me having to go to it.
Let’s not get too “techie”. Let’s get it “jussst riiight”
We’ll start by saying this in NOT rocket science! If you can check your email, you can set up your feedreader.
Watch this video to better understand what RSS does.
Pretty simple huh?
I love the high tech graphs dude uses.
Just goes to show you do not need high tech equipment o explain something high tech. Good job whoever you are “video maker”!
Next step… now you knwo what it can do, so, you’ll need a feed reader.
Here’s a good feed reader from google. There are several to choose from, but let’s get you running quickly and not distracted by all the choices. Trust me, Google will suffice.
If you must….here’s more as shwon from Consumer Reports!
Browser-Based
The following Web browsers have built-in feed readers
Mozilla Firefox (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Opera (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Internet Explorer 7.0 (Windows)
Safari (Mac)
E-mail Programs
The following e-mail programs have built-in feed readers
Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Outlook 2007 (Windows)
IntraVnews (Windows, plug-in for Microsoft Outlook)
R|Mail (Web-based service that sends feeds to any email account)
Web-Based Services
All of these services are free, and will work with any recent Web browser. All require registration and show ads as you read your feeds.
My Yahoo
Google Reader
Bloglines
Newsgator
My MSN
My AOL
Desktop Applications
These programs run on your computer, and will check feeds automatically whenever they’re running. Those marked with a “$” are commercial software; the others are available for free.
Omea Reader (Windows)
SharpReader (Windows)
FeedDemon (Windows, $)
NewzCrawler (Windows, $)
NetNewsWire Lite (Mac)
NetNewsWire (Mac, $)
PulpFiction Lite (Mac)
PulpFiction (Mac, $)
Once you have your feedreader installed, TEST IT OUT…
Click the orange icon > 
Select Google from the top of the page, and… BAM!
The next time I add an informative post (or not), you’ll automatically receive it in your feedreader and it’ll be there the next time you log into your account. If you also have Google mail, you can click the account link on the top right and easily switch to your email account.
Ta Da!
And that….ladies and gentlemen, is how a feedreader works for you!
While I’m at it, let me give Google a plug, (like they need it). Google has some really cool tools! If you are not aware of their offerings, click here.
Rogerdat?
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