With a method called RSS, you can have your computer automatically check what's new at
Marrowforums. This method may be the most convenient of all, but may seem complicated because there are so many choices of software.
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a technology that lets software on your computer track what's new at a web site. The website must support RSS and you must have an
RSS reader, which is software that understands
RSS feeds, the data made available by the website.
When you use an RSS reader to
subscribe to one or more
Marrowforums forums, the RSS reader checks those forums periodically, showing you the titles of new threads. Clicking a title will send your web browser to that thread in the forums. (This use of the word
subscribe differs from the method described above for forum subscriptions and thread subscriptions.)
Facts about RSS readers:
- Some are built into web browsers.
- Some are built into email clients.
- Some are plugins for web browsers.
- Some are plugins for email clients.
- Some are standalone applications.
- Some are free.
- Some are commercial products.
RSS readers are built into the
Firefox web browser and the
Thunderbird email client for Windows and Macintosh. Firefox calls the feature
Live Bookmarks.
For Windows, see the
Microsoft RSS page for information about RSS readers and recommended software. Commercial RSS readers for Microsoft Outlook include
NewsGator and
intraVnews.
An RSS reader is built into the
Safari web browser for Macintosh.
There are dozens of other
RSS readers.
For further information, see
How do I use an RSS reader to watch forums? in the FAQ.