Bloglines - A Free News Reader Service
Bloglines is a free web site that allows you to read live feeds from different news sites. Recently I showed you how to add the Paramount Digital Security newsletter to the Firefox browser. If you don't use Firefox and use Internet Explorer, you are out of luck because IE doesn't have a built-in news reader. There are other choices however, one of the more popular and easy to use is Bloglines.
Bloglines is web-based, which means that you won't have to download and install anything which can be an advantage for those with older computers with little disk space or if you want to read news at work.
On the Bloglines register page you will need to fill out your email address and a password to use. They will send you a confirmation by email to complete your registration.
One of the advantages of Bloglines is that you don't have to figure out the exact address of the newsfeed. They have a handy tool that lets you enter the main blog web page and it will report the correct exact address of the site's newsfeed. We'll try this now. On the My Blogs page you can click the Add button to add a news service. On the right of the screen, just use the topmost Blog or Feed URL box and enter www.techforthetimid.com then click Subscribe.
At the top of the screen is the summary of the news feed, and below it is the Options screen. Just leave everything as default and at the bottom, click Subscribe. Now you'll notice in the left pane, under My Feeds, you will see Technology for the Timid. Click on it (it is underlined like a link) and all of the newest articles will appear in the right pane. It's that simple.
Bloglines also has a number of tools to help make adding sites easier for you. For those who do not want to install Firefox or dedicated newsreader software, Bloglines may be right for you.
Bloglines is web-based, which means that you won't have to download and install anything which can be an advantage for those with older computers with little disk space or if you want to read news at work.
On the Bloglines register page you will need to fill out your email address and a password to use. They will send you a confirmation by email to complete your registration.
One of the advantages of Bloglines is that you don't have to figure out the exact address of the newsfeed. They have a handy tool that lets you enter the main blog web page and it will report the correct exact address of the site's newsfeed. We'll try this now. On the My Blogs page you can click the Add button to add a news service. On the right of the screen, just use the topmost Blog or Feed URL box and enter www.techforthetimid.com then click Subscribe.
At the top of the screen is the summary of the news feed, and below it is the Options screen. Just leave everything as default and at the bottom, click Subscribe. Now you'll notice in the left pane, under My Feeds, you will see Technology for the Timid. Click on it (it is underlined like a link) and all of the newest articles will appear in the right pane. It's that simple.
Bloglines also has a number of tools to help make adding sites easier for you. For those who do not want to install Firefox or dedicated newsreader software, Bloglines may be right for you.
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