>Kukie wrote:
>So I just got a new computer (AGAIN)...
>With the new computer comes the need to install my old favorite programs
>and such.
Gee, I haven't had to do that since... yesterday.
No, really!
>Mozilla is my browser of choice as is their Email reader Thunderbird....
>the latest version of their E-mail reader also offers the ability
>to read news & blogs via RSS. now I am a tad ignorant to what
>exactly RSS is/does
It's short for Really Simple Syndication.
(aka "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary.")
(My favorite computer acronym is TWAIN, allegedly short for
Technology Without An Interesting/Im****tant Name.
In fact, it's not an acronym at all. Because the program acts as
a bridge between a driver and an app, the name comes from
the phrase "Ne'er the twain shall meet.")
It's push technology, where data formatted as RSS can be fed to web
sites set up to accept such data, without your having to go out and
look for it.
Like the news zipper in Times Square.
>I did learn that with livejournal I can just add /rss to the end of any
>livejournal blog address & be able to read new posts (as if someone
>had emailed them to me) when I open my Thunderbird.
Exactly.
>Then I remembered that you guys have blogs too but on Blogger
>(isn't that by Google?)
Google now owns them, yes.
>and I was wondering if I could do the same with that...
>have the recent postings sent to me via RSS
>Do you guys have a clue?????
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=290
>I can sense Andy's fingers twitchen'
D'oh!
>You tend to have superior knowledge in the area of....
>Well who are we kidding - EVERYTHING
>(I stand by with towels ready for when his swelling head explodes)
" Your Swellin' Head," classic tune from Hank Williams.
arb
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