About RSS
This is a very brief introduction to RSS.
RSS kind of stands for Really Simple Syndication. It’s a way of distributing information that’s updated regularly. You need to have an RSS reader (often called a news aggregator, as it collects and displays news from multiple sources) to view the RSS feed.
You can use desktop news reader applications like these:
NetNewsWire for Mac OS X
Safari 2.0 (a Mac OS X web browser) has a built-in RSS reader.
You can also use an online service such as NewsGator to view and manage your feeds.
I use NetNewsWire Lite (available at the bottom of the main NetNewsWire page), because it’s free and I’m a cheapskate.
If you want some feeds to get you started, I’ve got an RSS feed for the Australian Herpetological Classifieds, the main ReptilesDownUnder.com site, and this Stewed Thoughts blog.
You can also learn more about RSS at the BBC’s RSS site