Using CITA RSS Aggregator to Receive RSS Feeds
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CITA RSS Aggregator is a free, stand-alone application
that you download and install on your computer. Like other
RSS readers, it collects and displays the news and podcasts
by subscribing to RSS feeds. Although it requires Internet
Explorer, you can instruct it to use your default browser,
which may be Firefox or Netscape.
Install CITA RSS Aggregator
Add RSS Feeds
View Feeds
Install CITA Rss Aggregator
1. Go to
http://www.seeita.com/RSSA/SimpleI.shtml, and scroll
down to the Install direct from here section. Click
on the RSSASetup.msi icon.
2. The setup file will be opened. Click Run to start
downloading and installing the software.
3. If you get a Security Warning, click Run to
continue installation.
4. Click Next to continue. Follow the instructions in
the Setup Wizard to finish the installation.
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Add RSS Feeds
1. Open the application--double-click the shortcut icon
on your desktop or go to Start | All Programs | CITA RSS
Aggregator.
2. You will notice that there is now a new icon in your
system tray on the lower right of your screen (by the
clock). The square, red RSS icon is the minimized view
of the CITA RSS Aggregator.
3. Click this icon and the RSS Aggregator will switch to
full-screen mode. There you will find menu options to
change the settings and tasks. The main window is
divided in two frames--the left side is the "channel"
list where you will see a list of websites, blogs,
podcasts, etc., and the right frame is the browser area
where you can view the content and download files.
4. To add the LTD blog feed, type the URL in the address
bar at the top of the right frame:
http://uhvonline.blogspot.com
5.
When the RSS Aggregator detects there is one or
more RSS feeds on a webpage, an orange bar will
be displayed at the top of the browser window.
Click the bar to add the feeds.
6. A dialog window will be displayed. From the drop-down
menu, select the (RSS 2.0) feed from those listed.
Then click the Add this channel button to finish.
7. Click OK on the following dialog box confirming that a
new channel has been added to the aggregator.
8. The title of the LTD blog,
Design. Technology. Learning. is now displayed on
the channel list. You may add more feeds to follow the news
that interests you.
Have a question about options or setup in the Aggregator?
Press the F1 (Help) key when using Aggregator and it will display
context-specific help information.
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View RSS Feeds
1. Click the blog title in the channel list to the left.
The browser area on the right will display the content.
Note, in this example, when the blog channel has been
updated, it will display the actual blog post instead of the
'New channel' message.
2. Move your mouse over title in the channel list, and you
will get a preview of the content that will be displayed if
you click the link. This quick preview is handy if you are
short on time and only want to read the priority news.
3. When the Aggregator detects any update on that webpage,
it will send an alert notifying you it is available to view.
You may choose to disable this alert by
going to Tools | Options | Alert Settings and
changing the settings.
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