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How to Subscribe
Staying up to date with the latest
happenings within CSHCL has
been simplified and automated. It's like
having an updated church bulletin delivered
to your computer every time there is a news
update.
It's
FREE and easy too!
So how is this done?
RSS is an acronym for "Really
Simple Syndication." It is simply a
technology that allows us to share and
distribute content such as
CShcl news,
events, and Garys musings.
Through the use of RSS and a RSS Reader we
can provide frequent news and event updates
and you, as a subscriber, can receive these
updates automatically. Receiving information
through RSS is very much like having a
subscription to the local newspaper. When
you want to find out what is going on, you
go to your doorstep, retrieve the paper and
get the latest news.
You can use our
RSS widget
witch is already setup or these:
RSS requires two
pieces:
1) The user needs to have an 'RSS reader'
(sometimes called an aggregator) to collect
the RSS (XML) news feeds from websites and
turn them into text and links that a user
can browse. Readers can be web browsers like
Internet Explorer 7,
Firefox
,
My Yahoo,
My Google,
My MSN
and
My AOL
accounts, may also be used. There are also
standalone applications like Awasu.
2) A website must have a RSS (XML) feed
channel that is set up to work with the news
reader. These feed links are highlighted
with the orange 'XML' boxes. E.g.
How do I subscribe to RSS feeds?
Basic - Web Browser
Internet Explorer 7
- Navigate to
the cshcl home
page. You should see this icon
 light
up in the toolbar which means RSS feeds are
available on that page. Click on it and a
popup menu will present the available feeds.
Select a feed and follow the directions for
'subscribing'. Click the 'Gold Star' icon on
the left side of the toolbar to open your
Favorites and click the feed bookmark to see
the latest RSS content.
Firefox
- Firefox calls RSS subscriptions "Live
Bookmarks". Navigate to the MorningStar home
page and you should see this icon
light
up in the bottom right corner of your
Firefox browser. This means RSS feeds are
available on that page. Click on it and a
popup menu will present the feeds; select
one to subscribe. The RSS feeds will appear
in your Bookmarks list.
Basic - Web Portal
If you have an account with
Yahoo!
Google,
MSN,
or
AOL,
you can add XML feeds to your home page by
clicking the respective 'Add' links:
Advanced
For those a little more computer saavy, you
may want to use a desktop news reader
application. News readers are created to
specifically manage XML
subscriptions. Here are just a few:
Awasu
(Win),
SharpReader
(Win),
NetNewsWire
(OS X). All allow you to display and
subscribe to the RSS feeds you want.
Once you have installed the news reader, use
your web browser and go to the web page with
the RSS feed you want. Locate the
button (XML) Right-click it and select "Copy
Shortcut" from the popup menu [This is the
subscription's channel location]. Go to your
news reader and click 'File -> New Channel'
(Awasu) or 'File -> Open RSS Feed' (SharpReader).
Right-click in the text box and 'Paste' the
RSS feed channel. Follow the prompts for
adding the feed/channel.
Finally you'll want to check our feeds
whenever you check your email. Your reader
will automatically retrieve the latest
updates. That's it, get subscribed and you
can stay up to date with
CSHCL.
Please email us with your feedback and
comments regarding our RSS Feeds to
info@cshcl.com. We'd love to hear
that you are subscribed to and being blessed
by our RSS feeds.
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