You may have noticed the above icon on many websites and wondered what it is. This button represents an RSS feed.

RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is a technology used by millions of internet users around the world to keep track of their favorite websites. In the past, keeping up to date with changes to your favorite websites required you to bookmark and periodically visit them to search for updates. This was a very tedious process. That has changed with the development of RSS.

Using RSS, you can subscribe to all of your favorite RSS feeds, or news feeds as they are also called, and have this material sent directly to you in one location. Subscribing to an RSS feed is similar to creating a new email account. When you subscribe to a feed, new entries will arrive in your RSS reader marked as bold.

You can keep up to date with Leonard’s blog posts by subscribing to his RSS feed. When you subscribe, Leonard’s most recent blog updates will be sent directly to you! It is very easy to set up.

RSS readers

In order to receive news feeds, you must have an RSS reader. On the right hand side of Leonard’s blog page, you will notice several icons, which represent different RSS readers. You can use any of these readers to subscribe to and receive Leonard’s blog. Below are pictures and descriptions of the readers.

Browser Subscriptions

You can subscribe to Leonard’s RSS feed and have updates sent directly to your internet browser. Click on theicon, which will prompt you to subscribe in some fashion, depending upon the browser you are using. When you subscribe, a LeonardJacobsonsBlog folder will be added to your list of bookmarks. You can also add this folder to your browser toolbar for easy access to Leonard’s blog. This folder will automatically be updated with Leonard’s latest blog entries as soon as they are published. Note: If you are using Internet Explorer, you must click on the RSS feed icon located on your browser toolbar to subscribe to Leonard’s blog using your browser.

Web-Based Subscriptions

You can also subscribe to Leonard’s blog by clicking on one of these popular web-based RSS readers. If you already have an account with one of the associated icon’s websites, clicking on that button will add Leonard’s blog to your account. For example, if you have a Yahoo email account, subscribing via will automatically add Leonard’s blog to your “My YAHOO!” page. It is that simple. If you do not have an account with one of these services, you will be prompted to create one when you click on the associated icon.

Email Subscriptions

Subscribe to Leonard’s Blog via email
If you would prefer to have Leonard’s blog updates sent to you by email, simply enter your email address into the Email text box on Leonard’s blog page and click on, “subscribe.” Shortly after, you will receive an email from “FeedBurner Email Subscriptions.” This email will contain a link for you to click on to activate your email subscription to Leonard’s blog. Once you have activated your subscription, you will begin receiving Leonard’s blog updates sent to your email inbox.

Unsubscribing

You can unsubscribe from Leonard’s blog at any time.

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