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What is RSS?
It's a way for you to stay up-to-date with the news featured at
NRWA.org. RSS feeds use an internet protocol that allows the NRWA to
alert you when there has been an update. It's fast, convenient and easy.
There are two basic ways to subscribe to an RSS feed: Through your
browser, and through your e-mail. RSS can also be read by special reader
programs and applications on mobile devices.
Subscribing
through E-mail
This is probably the most convenient way to
receive feed updates. Your e-mail program will check RSS feeds during
its normal send/receive operation, and display any updates link e-mail
messages in a "feeds" folder.
If you are using Microsoft
Outlook, you can add the feed by right clicking on the "feeds" folder.
It should be along the left side, under your Outbox. It may also have a
to
identify it. When you right click on the folder, you should click "add
feeds" option. Outlook will open a box, prompting you to enter the feed
address, which is www.nrwa.org/rss.xml. Click OK and the process is
complete.
If you use Mozilla Firefox as your browser, you can
add feed to your e-mail when you click on
www.nrwa.org/rss.xml. There will be options at the top of the page,
including adding the feed to Outlook.
Subscribing
through your browser
Subscribing to an RSS feed in your
browser creates a shortcut that will highlight when new information is
added to NRWA.org. The feeds link may be located in different places in
different browsers, and older browsers may not support RSS.
If you follow the RSS link, it will take you to the feed
page (http://www.nrwa.org/rss.xml).
At the top of the page is a "Subscribe to this feed link." If you click
the link, the NRWA News Pipeline will be added to your browser feeds.
Newer browsers have special RSS controls. If you are using the newest
versions of Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, you can look at the
top of the screen for the
.
Clicking here will take you to the feed page and give you RSS options.
RSS Readers
There are special programs that
read RSS feeds, including desktop widgets that will provide continuous
updates, and readers that function with mobile devices. The details for
using these programs is unique to each application. You should consult
your users manual or help files to set up feeds with these readers.
Questions?
Why are updates available on the
website long before they show up in the NRWA News Pipeline?
Two
reasons. First, the RSS feed is not automated. A web programmer must
enter in specialized code onto the feed page to complete the update and
the web updates must be completed first or the feed will not function.
Second, feed updates are controlled on the subscriber's end. A
subscriber will not receive updates until their device accesses the feed
and searches for updates. If you've left your e-mail or browser closed,
you might have missed an update.
Why do I get updates other
than news stories?
Because the feed is controlled by a
programmer entering code, the NRWA can highlight other web features
through the feed. The NRWA News Pipeline focuses primarily on news, but
can be used to highlight features, programs or events.
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07/14/2010