Welcome to Practical Sailor RSS Feeds
Receiving the latest information from Practical Sailor has never been easier. Our free feed includes headlines, summaries and links back to full articles. Signing up for the Practical Sailor RSS feed is fast and easy. Just follow the instructions below to subscribe using your news reader of choice.
How to get the Practical Sailor RSS feed
1. Copy and paste the RSS link.
Paste this url into your web-based service like My Yahoo, My Aol or My Msn where requested to establish the feed.
http://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/index.xml
2. Get an RSS reader.
You can use a feed reader built into a browser or e-mail program; download and install software on your computer; or use a Web-based feed reader (see Where can I get an RSS reader, below).
3. Copy and paste
If you have a Web site and would like to display the latest News with your visitors, just paste the following code into your Web site to display the latest from Practical Sailor. There is no need to make periodical updates. The headlines will automatically update each time the latest issue of Practical Sailor is posted.
4. Read the latest from Practical Sailor.
Your RSS reader will periodically retrieve the latest additions to the feed you've chosen. If you're using a feed reader built into a browser or other desktop application, updates will most likely appear automatically. For Web-based feed readers, you'll need to visit the service's site to get your updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is RSS Feed?
Given the vast number of Web pages and content providers on the Internet, RSS technology allows you to identify the content that interests you most and have it delivered directly to your desktop. Thousands of sites have developed feeds and you can view them all, regardless of source, using any feed reader. The most popular and descriptive definition of RSS is "Really Simple Syndication." You can think of a Web site's feed as a text broadcast of the site's content. Once you subscribe to a feed, you'll always have the latest headlines because your RSS reader periodically retrieves the most recent feed additions.
Where can I get an RSS reader?
There are many kinds of readers, from stand-alone applications to Web-based services, to those built into a Web browser. You will either need to download and install an application or install an RSS-ready browser on your computer. Follow the instructions provided on the Web sites listed below to install or configure your reader. Most of the applications are free and easy to use. Some of the more popular RSS readers:
Browser-Based
The following Web browsers have built-in feed readers
Mozilla Firefox (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Opera (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Internet Explorer 7.0 (Windows)
Safari (Mac)
E-mail Programs
The following e-mail programs have built-in feed readers
Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Outlook 2007 (Windows)
IntraVnews (Windows, plug-in for Microsoft Outlook)
R|Mail (Web-based service that sends feeds to any email account)
Web-Based Services
All of these services are free, and will work with any recent Web browser. All require registration and show ads as you read your feeds.
My Yahoo
Google Reader
Bloglines
Newsgator
My MSN
My AOL
Desktop Applications
These programs run on your computer, and will check feeds automatically whenever they're running. Those marked with a "$" are commercial software; the others are available for free.
Omea Reader (Windows)
SharpReader (Windows)
FeedDemon
(Windows, $)
NewzCrawler (Windows, $)
NetNewsWire Lite (Mac)
NetNewsWire (Mac, $)
PulpFiction Lite
(Mac)
PulpFiction
(Mac, $)
