RSS Feeds
What is RSS?
RSS, short for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary, is an XML file format which allows users to read published content, such as news, updates and even multimedia files, such as MP3s. RSS allows the user to be notified of updates and new postings without having to first browse the site.
To use RSS, you must have a news reader (known as a news aggregator). Most newer web browsers, like Firefox or Safari, have this feature built in. You can download a client-side newsreader from download.com.
The news reader will examine the site for any new updates or content. If found, it will be published or downloaded to the reader. This could be a listing of article titles and their links, the full article, or even multimedia files, such as mp3s.
How to Subscribe to NOVA's RSS Feed
TAC provides a RSS feed that publishes the most current press releases, certain events, and college notices. The address for NOVA's RSS feed is http://tac.nvcc.edu/rss.xml
Subscribe with a Browser
If you're using a browser that has support for RSS, you will see an icon that looks like 
or 
. You should be able to click on the icon, and it will add a RSS live bookmark onto your browser. Please note that Internet Explorer 6 and below do not have support for RSS. Internet Explorer 7 will have this feature.
Subscribe with a Website
Websites, such as myYahoo and FeedBurner, allow a user to provide an RSS feed address and then these sites will publish the content. If you use one of these sites, just provide the feed address http://tac.nvcc.edu/rss.xml.
Subscribe with Software
If you're running a software newsreader, such as Thunderbird, just add this feed address http://tac.nvcc.edu/rss.xml