RSS Feeds

RSS is a way for you to get information and updates from a web site. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is referred to as a “feed” that you can subscribe to. A benefit of subscribing to RSS is that you don’t have to check the Web site for updates. The updates come to you as soon as they are published. RSS uses a technology called XML, which can be easily read by machines.

RSS is indicated by this icon

The RSS feeds available on this site are:

• RSS News Feed - Press Releases
• RSS News Feed - Feature Stories
• RSS News Feed - Current Vacancies
• Publications - Air Force News
• Publications - Army News
• Publications - Navy Today

About feeds

Articles that may assist you with your feeds:

• Receiving RSS feeds by email:
  • FeedMyInbox
  • This service is very easy to use, easy to set up, enter the website URL for the RSS feed, then enter your email address. You will receive an email once a day if the file is updated.
  • URLS [in bold]:
    • Media Releases - www.nzdf.mil.nz/NewsFeed.xml
    • Feature Stories - www.nzdf.mil.nz/FeatureStoryFeed.xml
    • Latest Civlian Vacancies - www.nzdf.mil.nz/VacancyFeed.xml
    • Air Force News - www.nzdf.mil.nz/AirForceNews.xml
    • Army News - www.nzdf.mil.nz/ArmyNews.xml
    • Navy Today - www.nzdf.mil.nz/MavyToday.xml

• You can get more information about different kinds of readers and download some of them here.
• Introduction to RSS
  Applies to: Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
• What are feeds? Feed 101
• Setting Up and Reading RSS Feeds via Outlook 2007 [Dummies.com]

How do I get a feed reader?

There are a range of different feed readers available and new versions are appearing all the time.

Different feedreaders work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer.

Feed Readers

Web

• FeedMyInbox
• Feedburner
• Bloglines
• NewsGator

Windows

• Newsplorer
• Newz Crawler
• FeedDemon
• Awasu

Mac OS X

• Newsfire
• NetNewsWire

Browser

• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft IE 7
• Opera 9

Privacy

When you subscribe to an RSS Feed, you do not provide your name, e-mail address, or other personal information.  Signing up for an RSS Feed is approximately equivalent to visiting a web page to look at the content.

How do I start using feeds?

In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.

Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.

Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want it to receive.