I've had a few questions about how to subscribe to blogs so that one automatically receives the updates. Fortunately, that's where RSS feeds come in, and here are some readers
that will help collect your RSS feeds:
- http://www.yeahreader.com/screenshots.htm
- http://www.feeddemon.com/
- http://www.google.com/reader
- http://my.yahoo.com
At first I only had two blogs I followed. So these fit nicely on my iGoogle page. But after I started collecting feeds, it got a little overwhelming, and I would forget to check my reader screen. Enter one of my favorite organization tools for iPad and iPhone users: Flipboard! You can download Flipboard (http://flipboard.com/) for free. Link your
reader to it, and it turns your feeds into a magazine style format that makes
it easy to flip through, read snippets, or entire posts/articles. (It will also pull in your Facebook and Twitter as well as a host of other free subscriptions like The Atlantic, Salon, The Economist, etc.).
You can also use your Outlook
to collect your feeds. Some people find it helpful to have their “work” feeds
go to Outlook and their “personal” or “fun” feeds to another reader. This is a personal decision and depends on
how blended you like your life. You'll see the the RSS link within your Outlook
(between Outbox and Sent Items in the Mail pane). This is where the feeds will
go.
- Find and click on the Subscribe link and select your reader, or – if it’s not listed – click on “Atom.”
- Select your reader from the dropdown list if you’ve selected “atom.”
- You are now subscribed and will see previous posts. It will update automatically.
