RSS

I really enjoyed learning about RSS News Feeds today. I have always heard of RSS, but have never took the time to figure out what it does exactly and how to use it. Now that I know though, this will be something I use everyday. It's just a great way to minimize your time spent on the internet checking up on all the things you care about. Programs like Google reader, which is the one I used, puts all your subscriptions onto one single page where you can go to look at all your favorite sites. For example, I subscribed to a bunch of websites I regularly visit, which included the Minnesota Twins, Vikings, Weather, and IGN XBOX 360 news feeds, as well as some fellow students "16 Things" blogs. I am really looking forward to playing around with this some more and learning all its features. Hopefully I can find a way to get facebook updates or email alersts through Google Reader as well. I can't believe I have went so long without using this tool before.