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Now Playing: This is an EASY and Effecient way to read Web-based News
Topic: MEDIA
This little orange Icon lets you know the webpage url is ……..supported by an RSS feed (which many news websites are) The orange Icon is usually is on the left side and near the bottom of websites that have this feature.
When ever I read a website I like I then look over the page for this little Icon, if its there I then know this website will work in my RSS reader client You click on the orange icon ….. then a new page will open ….. “Just copy that new page url address” and paste it into “your reader”
And here is the “reader” that I am using its called Sharpreader
(there are many other ones out there – and they all are FREE!!)http://www.sharpreader.net/
Just read the intro and download the installer – that would be “your RSS reader”This instruction on that page – for me …….. I just ignored the NET part reference I didn’t have to mess with NET Framework (But if you need to I think its simple to install) But first just try to install your reader and don’t worry about the NET issue ….. ……..unless you have problems – if you do then come back and install the NET….
Prior to running SharpReader, you will need to install the .NET Framework, version 2.0 or version 1.1 SP1. If you do not currently have the .NET Framework installed, you can get it at windowsupdate, or here. (If you can’t install Sharpreader then come back and do this NET Framework install)
(PS - if your Microsoft window updates are current you probably already have the NET Framework installed already)
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Once you have installed the Shapreader client your ready to hunt for url’s that are supporting RSS or XML feeds
Copy past those url’s you find….. into your reader ……….at the top …………and then hit the “subscribe button”
Above in the screenshot / picture is my Sharpreader ….. see the Subscribe button near the top (Pink Arrow)And see the Green Arrow point to where you will paste the url for website you want to put into your reader
By double clicking on any article in your reader you open that original website, other wise scan headlines and read paragraphs all inside your reader client
Using a RSS reader make it easy to skim many sites looking at the article titles then seeing a short paragraph or if you want more just Double Click to go to that website and see the complete page “outside of your reader”
Here is a link to more info on RSS feeds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)
(Which stands for really simple syndication)
Good Luck – Enjoy Reading All That News
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