December 9th, 2007
How RSS Changed my Life!
Published in: Technical
Haha, ok sorry for the dramatic headline… but this is pretty cool stuff!
I want to give you a brief overview of RSS and how it can transform the way you read your favorite blogs! You may have visited my site and noticed the RSS icon located in the top left. You may have also noticed a similar icon on other blogs you visit (often to the right of the browser’s URL field). RSS allows you to read all your favorite blogs from one place. The RSS Reader will check each of you favorite blogs (approx. every 30min) and will update your reader with all the new posts from your favorite blogs- without you having to lift a finger!
I’ve illustrated a diagram below that explains how the setup will work:
The first thing you’ll need to do to take advantage of RSS, is to set up an account with an RSS Reader. I use Google Reader. There are several other online RSS readers, as well as desktop programs that you can use. After setting up an account, you’ll need to visit your favorite blogs and click on the RSS icon. Once you click on the icon, you’ll be able to add that blog to your reader and voila!
Now you only have to check your reader for updates from your favorite blogs – you only have one place to visit instead of many! I still like to visit blogs directly, but having Google Reader allows me to stay up to date with so many more blogs than I’d be able to without it! I’ve subscribed to over 200 blogs, and it would be way too difficult to access them each individually everyday. Google Reader immediately shows me which ones have been updated and I can read them all right there – a life changing program if you ask me! :)
For an excellent explanation of RSS and how it works, you can also visit this link.
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Rachelle is a mother of two little boys and works part time as a children's illustrator. Her work can be seen in children's books, greeting cards, craft supplies, children's room decor, and more! Rachelle's art has been featured in various international magazines and websites. Her boys inspire her work tremendously and her husband is her emotional (and technical!) support she needs to make it all happen! 
What a great idee. I am going to have a try.
Thanks Marjasch!
It’s such a time saver and you get to keep track of so many more blogs :) Let me know if you have any problems setting up – I’m more than happy to help.