RSS Subscription Feed FAQs

News/Blog Feed

Podcast Feed

How do I subscribe to a news/blog?
Any time you see the , you can click on the graphic to bring up the XML page associated with that Web page. You will need a news reader (can also be called RSS reader) to subscribe to NMSA blogs, news, or Web pages. News readers are low-cost or free desktop or Web applications. They display titles (and sometimes the text) of new articles on the Web pages or blogs to which you have subscribed. The vast majority of news readers simply require you to copy and paste the URL address of the XML page and add it to your subscriptions. When we update the blog entries, news items, or Web page content, we update the XML file. Your software reads the XML file to see if you have the latest content.

How does podcasting work?
Podcasting is a method for automatically distributing audio files over the internet. Podcasting allows you to listen to these audio files whenever you want on your computer or on a portable MP3 player. Podcasting software uses RSS feed technology. The RSS aggregator (podcast receiver) is a small application that runs on your desktop. It gathers audio feeds that you've subscribed to while you are connected to the internet.

How do I subscribe to a podcast?
Any time you see , you can click on the graphic to bring up the XML page associated with that podcast. The vast majority of podcast software simply require you to copy and paste the URL address of the XML page and add it to your subscriptions. When we update or add to the audio program, we update the XML file. Your software reads the XML file to see if you have the latest audio.

Readers that support both News and Podcast feeds

Internet Explorer 7.0
If you use Internet Explorer 7.0, click on the RSS graphic and it will be added to your Feeds folder, located under the Explorer bar. Please note: This feature is not available with earlier versions of Internent Explorer.

Google Reader
https://www.google.com/reader

Create an account; all that is needed is an e-mail address and password, then you will be able to:

• Keep track of your favorite Web sites
  Google Reader constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content. Whether a site updates daily or monthly, you can be sure that you won't miss a thing.
• Simplify your reading experience
  Google Reader shows you all your favorite sites in one convenient place. It's like your inbox for the Web.
• Discover new content
  Millions of sites publish feeds with their latest updates, and our built-in feed search makes it easy to find new content that interests you.

Additional news readers, including Microsoft Outlook extensions
http://www.newsonfeeds.com/faq/aggregators

Podcast Receivers

• iTunes - Apple has announced support for listening to podcasts within iTunes.
• Juice - (formerly iPodder) Lets users select and download shows and music to play whenever they want on their iPods, portable digital media players, or computers.