What is RSS and how can I use it?

last updated: 14.08.08

Subscribing is an easy way to keep up with the best of Pool without having to visit the website.

By subscribing to the Pool RSS feed, you'll get updates as the editorial team posts to the Pool blog.

A Google search for 'RSS reader' will return many free, downloadable software options that you can install on your PC.

However, if you move around to different computers during the day, you may prefer an online news service. These work much like an online email account, allowing you to log in from any PC connected to the Internet. Examples of such services include MyYahoo and Bloglines.

How do I subscribe to the Pool RSS feed?

Your newsreader or online service will have a button that says something like 'Add RSS feed' or 'Add Content'. To add a subscription to the Pool blog, copy and paste the following web address into your feed reader:

http://www.pool.org.au/feed/feed.xml

From here, finalising your subscription will depend on the service you use, but you'll now have Pool blog posts with links to information and featured items delivered straight to you as it is submitted to the site.

If you clicked on the RSS link and can only see a page of letters and numbers there is no feed reader installed on your machine or login yet, try that Google search again and download and install a feed reader.