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If you’re a pro at subscribing already, then you may have seen the RSS button in the top right corner of every page, or you’re here to find a way to Subscribe to Fresh Air and Porridge by Email.
But if you’re new to blogging, as I was not so long ago, then it might help to have an explanation of the different options you have for finding out if I’ve posted anything new.
Email Subscription
If you’d prefer to subscribe to Fresh Air and Porridge via email, just enter your address below, click “Subscribe,” and follow the directions in the window that opens. Then, check your email, where you’ll receive a message asking you to activate the subscription. Once you do that, you’ll receive new posts in your email inbox every time I publish them. And by the way, subscribing is free, whether it’s by email or otherwise!
(Note: you can always “Unsubscribe” from these updates by choosing that option in the emails you receive.)
RSS, Feed Readers, and Bears, Oh My!
I’m still trying to make sense of these myself, but here’s what I’ve learned:
Feed Readers like Google Reader, My Yahoo, and NewsGator (and several others) gather new content from sites you like to visit, so you can see updates all in one place. This can be helpful if you check blogs and other sites with a mobile device like a cell phone or other such gadget. RSS, which stands for either “Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary,” depending on which techie you ask, is a common way of gathering “feeds” (or updates) into a standardized format for ease of viewing.
You can subscribe to Fresh Air and Porridge’s updates through a Feed Reader by clicking the little orange RSS button in the top right corner of my blog. It looks like this:
See it up there?
If you decide to go the Reader route, you’ll have the option to choose from a number of them in the window that pops up. Check here for a pretty comprehensive review of feeds and readers.
The Old-Fashioned Way
Some people still like to visit their favorite blogs and websites by typing addresses into a browser (like Explorer or Firefox) – and there’s nothing wrong with that! These other ways of staying current are simply options designed to deliver new content to you as soon as it’s published.
So, whichever method floats your boat, I’d love for you to sail by often!
