By following the easy steps below you
can quickly and easily group all your internet reading together to
allow quick easy access to all new articles.
Here is how it works
In order to use RSS feeds you need a
RSS reader. The reader can either be web/internet based similar to a
web based email system such as Gmail or Hotmail or a program on your
computer such as Outlook or Thunderbird.
Web based RSS readers have the
advantage that you can read all your subscriptions on any computer
with internet access, also in internet cafés.
Here is a article on the best
RSS newsreaders to give you an idea of the features and
benefits and to help you choose one that best fits your needs.
I use Google
Reader a web based reader because of its ease of use and the
ability to read articles on any computer.
In the following few steps I will show
you how you can easily set up your own RSS reader using Google
Reader.
Step One
Before you can use Google Reader you
have to open a Google account. This can be done quickly by clicking
here and filling the five fields.
If you have a Gmail email
account you already have a Google account and can go on to the next step.
If you do not want Google to record
your activities be sure to un-check “Enable Web History”. To see
how click here
Be sure to make a note of the email
address and password you entered as you will need it to log into
Google Reader in future.
Step Two
Once you have opened your Google
Account you have to go to Google Reader by clicking
here.
Should you not be logged into your
Google Account, log in by entering your email address and password
from step one. To see where click
here.
Step Three
Read through the Getting Started notes
and view the video if your internet connection allows it.
Once you have read through all the
notes you are ready to add your first subscription or feed
Step Four
To add a feed from the Financial Times
to your reader go to the RSS feeds page of the Financial Times by clicking
here.
Click on any of the feeds you are
interested in, for example “Europe” under the heading
“HOMEPAGES”. Once you have clicked on the Europe link you will
automatically be taken back to Google Reader where all the articles
grouped under the Europe feed from the Financial Times will be shown.
Scroll through the articles to see if
you want to subscribe. Should you want to subscribe click on the
“Subscribe” button as shown
here.
You will now have added the feed to
your reader and the subscription will look
like this. In this example you can see the name of the
subscription and that I have 10 unread messages.
To add a feed from a blog, you have to
type in the address of the blog first. I have selected Old School
Value as an example. Go to the Old School Value blog by clicking
here.
At the top right click on “Subscribe
to Articles” as
shown here. You will be taken to another page on the blog
where you have to click on “Google” also in the top right as
shown here.
You will then be taken to Google Reader
where you will again have to click on “Subscribe” to confirm your
subscription.
Should all have gone according to plan
your Google Reader subscriptions should look
like this.
Step Five
With Google Reader you can also mark
articles for later reading in two different ways.
Share - which will allow you to share
the articles you have marked with a friend as
seen here.
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