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Day August 17, 2005

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What is RSS?

Aug 17, ’05 2:43 PM


These small xml icons are popping up all over the internet. Clicking on them allows the reader to view a link to the site’s RSS (Really Simple Syndication) page and subscribe to them using a NewsReader. These “feeds” allow the reader to quickly scan headlines and, if interested, view a summary (or in some cases the entire) article. RSS is a very efficient method of reading and sharing information.

Sites can have many RSS feeds, such as Channel3000 or the Washington Post. Isthmus’s Daily Page has a feed, as does WisPolitics.

Getting Started:
Download a NewsReader:

RSS FAQ.

I’ve also posted a brief screencast that demonstrates my use of a RSS NewsReader (NetNewsWire). 13MB Quicktime

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All city 2005 Video Clips

Aug 17, ’05 11:15 AM

We’ve started posting video clips from the recent 2005 All City Swim Meet here.

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Dell Customer Support Hassles

Aug 17, ’05 8:47 AM

Jeff Jarvis relates his Dell customer service hassles. I’ve had some too – with a just purchased dead printer at home.

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Take Control of Your Career

Aug 17, ’05 7:10 AM

Radical Careering.useful

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Be Your Own Security

Aug 17, ’05 12:01 AM

Mark Hoekstra:

The world is an increasingly dangerouse place. Research has shown that people need to get inspected to feel secure, even if the actual inspection is a complete farce. Yet as a society we cannot hire half the population to perform bogus inspections on the other half in order to keep up with market demand for perceived security

Classic – read it all.

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LFB: Allowable Changes in Madison Property Tax Levies

Aug 17, ’05 12:01 AM

Legislative Fiscal Bureau (via WisPolitics): Madison’s levy can increase (and therefore will) by 3.3% this year according to the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. This cap is the result of Governor Doyle and the Legislature’s Property Tax “Freeze”.

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