RSS is usually said to stand for Really Simple Syndication. It works differently from an email alert. Feeds update automatically when a website changes. But you can check them as often or a little as you like.

Feeds Available

•  MSC News

•  Lions Live Podcasts

Using RSS feeds

To get RSS feeds delivered straight to your desktop you will need a news reader. This is the software that checks the feeds and lets you read new information that has been added.

There are different kinds of news readers, some accessed with a browser and some which have to be downloaded. Browser-based news readers let you pick up your feeds from any computer while downloadable readers let you store them on your main computer.

Setting up a feed differs from one reader to another, but it generally involves copying the URL of the feed from the address bar on your browser and pasting it into the reader.

Some of the available news readers are:

For PC users

• FeedDemon
• Newz Crawler
• Awasu

For Mac users

• NetNewsWire
• Newsfire

Web based reader

• Bloglines
• My Yahoo!
• NewsGator

Browser

• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
• Mozilla Firefox