Dear Geek:
My colleagues are constantly sending me links to articles that they think I ought to read. My inbox is full of “thought you might like to read this” emails. How can I ensure that I see relevant articles, blogs, news etc so I can tell my coworkers to stop bothering me with these emails?
Ms. Inbox

Dear Ms. Inbox:
There’s a simple solution to your problem: RSS. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.  RSS is a simple technology that allows you to subscribe to websites that publish blogs, news, and other frequently updated information. Using an RSS reader like Google Reader or Sage, you can aggregate the updates from lots of pages into one easy to read page that will be updated anytime one of your subscriptions is updated. Getting started is simple. Just go to reader.google.com or sage.mozdev.com and create an account. Then, as you surf your favorite pages, looks for a RSS subscription link or the orange RSS icon (looks like this: http://media.canada.com/48d772b0-440b-4862-9dea-94c061d8eb0d/rss-icon.jpg). The feed for your page will be added to your RSS reader and away you go.  Now when your coworkers ask you “have you seen this?” you can say “yes, it’s in my RSS.”

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