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What is RSS
How do RSS feeds help me ?
If there is a website that you want to keep up-to-date
with, then subscribing to an RSS feed will mean that your
computer will automatically check the websites that you are
interested in to see if there anything new.
RSS feeds are used on websites like BBC to provide news and
sports updates. 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 RSS feeds work ?
You subscribe to an RSS feed by clicking on an icon like
this :  .
This tells your web browser that you are interested in new
articles on this website, and your webbrowser will automatically
check the website for changes every so often (typically once
a hour or once a day)
> These RSS files are very small and so don't clog up your
internet connection.
> It is your computer that checks the websites in the background,
so other computers aren't downloading information to your
PC.
> You do not get junk e-mail from RSS feeds.
OK, I'm convinced. Now how do I use RSS feeds ?
If you are using a modern web browser (Internet Explorer
7, Firefox 3 etc) or Windows Vista, then you already have
all that you need to use RSS feeds. These browsers 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.
If you are using an older web browser or operating system,
then you may need an extra piece of software called a news
reader. This is checks the feeds that you have subsribed to
and lets you read any new articles that have been added.
All you have to do then is to decide what content you want
it to receive by subscribing to some feeds.
What updates are in the Arts Guild Feed ?
> News articles relating to the arts guild or the various
member groups
> Event listing for public concerts/performances/exhibitions/talks
within the next 3 months
Click here to subscribe to Arts Guild RSS Feed
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