Current RSS Feeds from CABNR
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CALENDAR
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A list of all calendar activities occuring in the College and its associated Departments
Last Updated:
4/2/2013
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NEWS
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News stories related to the College and associated Departments.
Last Updated:
5/17/2013
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What are RSS Feeds?
RSS feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the
latest information and video in one place, as soon as it's published, without having
to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.
Feeds are also known as RSS. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for,
but most people plump for
'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages,
designed to be read by computers rather than people.
How do I start using feeds?
In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader or aggregator.
This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any articles,
pod-cast, video, etc. that have been added. There are many different versions, some
of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.
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Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from
any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main
computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or
keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content
you want it to receive. For example, if you would like the latest CABNR News stories,
simply visit the News section and you will notice an orange button on the right
hand side.
If you click on the RSS button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including
by dragging the URL of the feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting
the same URL into a new feed in your news reader. Most sites that offer feeds use
a similar orange button, but some may just have a normal web link.
Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for feeds
for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can
make subscribing to feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their
websites.
How do I get a news reader?
There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing
all the time.
Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to
choose one that will work with your computer. List of common RSS News Readers