Method 4

Method 4

Woohoo! I'm creating all this post using Google docs also I had created a folder on the desktop & was saving my info there, but this is even better -- especially since I am using a borrowed laptop and will need to remove my information & documents before returning it.

I was a little thrown by the list of popular items that were there when I logged in. I wasn't sure how to get rid of them. Also that was overlapping my scroll bar, so I couldn't navigate easily. Once I saw where to search and subscribe, I found several things of interest. Right away, I had to find out how to unsubscribe when I discovered that an item that I'd checked was not what I thought it would be. I set up folders and put feeds in them. I like the fact that it says that it is available offline. I just downloaded Google Chrome about 2 weeks ago (for gaming).

I still haven't mastered all of its features, but now I learned how to show the bookmarks toolbar, and I added a bookmark for the reader. I would like to see the names of the folders larger and/or darker than the change folders on manage subscriptions. I like the fact that I can rename the feeds to something that makes sense to me.

I had seen the RSS symbol on hundreds of sites and knew what it did, but had never bothered to actually use it.

The 1st one that I added was for the National Hurricane Center. I don't really need that now, but in the late summer/early fall, I am constantly checking their site.

Next, I selected a feed for FarmVille, my current addiction on Facebook. I also added feeds for Farm Town, Cafe World, and Country Life. I learned how to build a waterfall in Farm Town.

I thought that this would be a great opportunity to unsubscribe to the countless emails from some of my favorite online shopping sites.

I added Silhouettes. I couldn't find One Stop Plus using the search, so I went directly to the site. I notice that they have a link for Facebook and Twitter, but I couldn't find an RSS link. I couldn't find one for Cold Water Creek either. Both sites ask for email addresses. Interestingly, there were numerous RSS feeds for sites offering coupon codes for these and other online catalog sites.

I added a music feed from Library of Congress. I will definitely add more library feeds later. I was surprised to find that so many sites that I frequent do not have RSS feeds. It seems that I see them everywhere. My local library doesn't have one (http://www.mcallenlibrary.net/default.aspx), but a number of university libraries do. I was surprised at the low number of subcribers that most of them have.

Below is a list of the subscriptions that I added.

Select: All 7 subscriptions, None, Unassigned More actions... Add to folder... Classical music newsClothes ShoppingGamesWeatherRemove from folder...

Filter by name, folder, or URL

	Book Patrol	Rename		Add to a folder...
	http://www.bookpatrol.net/feeds/posts/default
	Cafe	Rename		Change folders... Games
	http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/shamanstears/feed/
	Farm Town	Rename		Change folders... Games
	http://www.farmtownhero.com/?feed=rss2
	Farmville	Rename		Change folders... Games
	http://farmvillefreak.com/?feed=rss2
	National Hurricane Center	Rename		Change folders... Weather
	http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_at1.xml
	Silhouettes Style	Rename		Change folders... Clothes Shopping
	http://blog.silhouettes.com/posts/feed
	The Library of Congress: Music and the Brain	Rename		Change folders... Classical music news