Quick note for those of you who want to stay informed about Aney Adventures Online...I've added RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to the site. For those of you that know what RSS is and already have a reader of choice, the URL is http://localhost:4266/BlogEngine.Web/syndication.axd. You can also find our RSS subscription at any time by clicking 'Subscribe to Our Feed' in the upper right corner of the site at any time.
For those of you unfamiliar with RSS, you can see the definition here (just read the 'Usage' section for decent description). I'll assume everyone reading this probably knows what a BLOG is, and almost all blogs you read (and now our blog can be included in that list) will have an RSS feed to keep you informed. If you use my.msn.com or www.live.com as your home page, you can link directly to RSS feeds on your home page.
If you've never subscribed to an RSS feed, I recommend using Squeet. This is actually the tool I use for all my RSS feeds and it is pretty nice. I'll list the steps to use to sign up for our feed, it'll be the best way to stay informed on website updates, new blog entries, or any thing else of importance revolving around Aney Web Land :)
- Browse to http://www.squeet.com/home.aspx
- Click on the 'sign up' link in the upper right part of the site.
- Create an account for the site. Couple things here. First you can uncheck any 'Sign up for XXX' and secondly, just to assure you I've been subscribed to several things from Squeet and I haven't received any spam or anything, so you shouldn't need to worry about that.
- Once the account is created, you'll be taken to a screen with 'tons of choices' for RSS feeds. If you want to select any of them go ahead and check them and click Subscribe at the bottom of the screen. If you only want to deal with our feed for now, simply click the No thanks link at the bottom of the screen.
- After subscribing or ignoring their list (note you can get back to this by clicking the 'directory' link found at top of page), you will come to a screen where you can type in your own RSS feeds. Simply type http://localhost:4266/BlogEngine.Web/syndication.axd in the 'FEED URL' text box and click Subscribe.
- One last step is required. When you created your account in the second step above, Squeet sent you a confirmation email where you have to confirm that your email was valid. There will simply be a link in the email for you to click. Once you get this email, click the confirmation link and your account should be activated/verified.
Hopefully that should be it and you have succesfully signed up for our feed. Squeet is nice in that it should only send you an email when things change, but if it is 'misbehaving' let me know and I'll give you a hand. You can add any other feeds you want if it turns out you like the Squeet service and begin to become more RSS savvy.
Welcome to the world of RSS!