#8 Make life "really simple" with RSS & a newsreader

Gee, time is flying - it has been a month since last time I posted anything on my blog (although I stated in my Learning Contract that I would spend some time every week to complete an exercise) . But what you can do if there are other priorities... you do your best.



So, RSS...

Yes, they 'make life "really simple". And setting RSS feeds is easy:

1. create an account with Bloglines (or other online newsreader) AND


2. subscribe to newsfeeds

It is REALLY SIMPLE

But I should say accessing my RSS feeds is not so simple for me: go to Bloglines, log in and then read them - it takes some time to do it. I hope Internet Explorer 7 (has an RSS reader built-in) will make the access easier.

Here are some RSS feeds that I subscribe to and some news that came from them:

1. The Age Technology Headlines

(to keep me updated about new in technology)

Internet a surprise boon for books

Game censors go for the jugular

Adobe Acrobat Reader vulnerable to hacks

Your new TV may soon be a consumer relic

2. inCite newsmagazine

(well, it ALIA's newmagazine)

3. LibraryBytes blog

('chunks of news about libraries & new technologies' is maintained by Helene Blowers, Public Services Technology Director for the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC))

4. State Library Victoria - Digital Forums Podcasts

(in the past I tried to attend few of their forums but unfortunately was busy. And now I don't have to be at SLV to hear presentations and discussions and check its website when the next forum is, I just click on a podcast and start to listen to... cool)

5. State Library Victoria - Latest News

(I love SLV: its building, interier, collections...)