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Acton RSS FeedWhat is RSS? RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format used to distribute information such as headlines and summaries across the Web and to the desktops of users. RSS feeds can be read into special programs that display headlines of your choice or you can include RSS data on your own websites. Yahoo now offers technology to include headlines taken from RSS feeds into your personalized Yahoo! page. Following are a couple of links describing what a RSS feed is and what they can do for you: Here are a couple of free RSS readers:Acton's RSS feed can be found here: http://www.acton.org/rss.php
A podcast is similar to an RSS feed (in fact it is an RSS feed) but the intention is to describe audio files. These files are read by a podcast aggregator which will automatically download the audio files associated with the podcast and allow you to listen to them on your computer. Many aggregators will also automatically transfer the downloaded files to the music library on your computer and even to your iPod - thus the name “podcast.” Here are a couple of podcast readers:
The Acton podcast can be found here: http://www.acton.org/podcast.php
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