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R eally S imple S yndication Can Really Save Your Sanity! Lauren McSwain-Starrett, ITC Customer Communications Office Technology Conference 2009. RSS. RSS Overview. What is RSS? How does it benefit me? Is it a lot of trouble to set up? What subscription method is best for me?

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  1. Really Simple SyndicationCan Really Save Your Sanity! Lauren McSwain-Starrett,ITC Customer Communications Office Technology Conference 2009 RSS

  2. RSS Overview • What is RSS? • How does it benefit me? • Is it a lot of trouble to set up? • What subscription method is best for me? • Which RSS feeds might make my life easier?

  3. What Stuff Do You View Online? • Recipes • Movie screenings • Movie reviews • TV listings • Travel deals • Traffic reports “There’s an RSS feed for that!” News headlines Blog entries Sports scores Stock quotes Weather forecasts Podcasts

  4. So, What Exactly Is RSS? vs.

  5. So, What Exactly Is RSS? • When new material is posted at websites of interest to you… • …RSS delivers the update to you automatically… • …withoutyou needing to remember to check manually for updates. • Just read at your own convenience!

  6. How Does RSS Really Benefit Me? You stay in the know and enjoy greater… • Timeliness • Convenience • Portability • Privacy

  7. But Isn’t It a Lot of Trouble to Set Up? • Nope. RSS can be set up in just seconds. • And you can customize your subscription to the format to works best for you.

  8. How Do I Choose What’s Best for Me?

  9. To Read New Posts In Your Email… • Copy & paste the URL into your email settings • Follow RSS subscription instructions provided in your email program’s Help http://itc.virginia.edu/feeds/downtimefeed.xml

  10. To Read New Posts on Your Mobile Device… • Use an app to collect RSS feeds and format them for easy reading on a tiny screen • Investigate the many free, downloadable apps for your device ITC Alerts ITC Emergency Downtime: Affects UVaCollab, Main UVa Web Cluster, Home Directory Service, Library Storage ITC Service Notice: ITC to Discontinue Delivery of Email to unix.mail.virginia.edu Accounts ITC Service Notice: Walk-In Support Hours Changing

  11. To Read New Posts In Your Web Browser… • Click on anRSS link or copy & paste the URL for an RSS feed into your browser’s Web address field 1. Bookmarks Toolbar 2. Bookmarks Menu

  12. To Read New Posts on a Website… • Set up your own personalized home page, tailored exactly to your interests, using an RSS aggregator website UVa/Cville News Employer News Personal Interests Industry News

  13. Setting Up Your PageFlakes • Click “Menu” in top right • Browse the Flakes you’d like to add • Select from preset RSS Flakes:News, blogs • Add your customized RSS flakes: • Click link on left, copy & paste in RSS feed URL • Add non-RSS flakes: • Email, Facebook, Wikipedia, Google, calculator, world clock, to-do list, etc. • Click & drag to arrange your Flakes! • Make a login to access from any computer.

  14. Some RSS Feeds You May Want… • ITC Alerts & Downtimes • http://itc.virginia.edu/feeds/downtimefeed.xml • ITC Front Page News & Announcements • http://itc.virginia.edu/feeds/newsfeed.xml • UVa Alerts emergency notifications • http://feeds2.feedburner.com/uvaalerts • UVA Today • http://feeds2.feedburner.com/uvatoday • Headlines @ UVa • http://feeds2.feedburner.com/uvaheadlines

  15. Really Simple Summary RSS Provides: Subscribe Via: • Timeliness • Convenience • Portability • Privacy • Email • Mobile device • Web browser • Website “There’s an RSS feed for that!”

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