Never mind what the term implies, Real Simple Syndication (RSS) is not simple. At least not for me.
I’m talking about being able to subscribe to feeds by clicking on those ubiquitous orange icons to simplify following a website’s updates or a blog’s posts and comments.
Why would I want to subscribe to RSS feeds?
Time and convenience. All your RSS subscriptions will be displayed on a single page in your reader (with links to the source articles/posts) so you don’t have to visit all those sites unless you want to.
This saves a great deal of time because you don’t have to visit each website to see if there’s anything new. It’s delivered to you.
When I first learned about RSS, I attempted to use Google Reader but I wasn’t patient enough to figure out what I needed to do to make it work. So I ignored RSS for a long while.
That is, until I switched to using Mozilla’s Firefox as my default browser. I love all the add-ons (also called extensions or plugins - same thing, take your pick) you can use to make your browser more functional and fun. I’ll save a post about the add-ons I use for another time. (But, eventually, do check out Speed Dial – couldn’t resist!)
If you would like to subscribe to RSS feeds so you can see all your favorite websites’ updates in a single “table of contents” type of style on one page in your browser, then read on and we’ll get you set up in Firefox because this is what I’m using.
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