What is an RSS feed? What’s the point? One of the problems of the Internet is the sheer volume of information available: news, blogs, opinion columns, comics, hobby Web sites, etc. How do you keep up with all of that? And how do you sift through the boring stuff and find what interests you. RSS feeds are an attempt to solve that problem. Many websites will offer a “feed” that you can automatically receive through a “feed reader” that is either installed on your hard drive or accessed online. Feed readers reach out and grab the feeds published by your favorite Web sites so you can read what you’re interested in all in one program or on one Web page. For most people, feed readers really aren’t necessary. But if you’re like me and you read a lot of stuff on the Web, a feed reader can be a useful tool.
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