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February 07, 2005
What's that orange "XML" icon?
OK, this is really cool, but you'll have to bear with me on the explaining. The XML feature allows you to "subscribe" to the classicaquasport.com blog. This isn't the typical subscription that you'd find in a magazine. To start with, it's free. But the really neat feature is that anytime a new post is added to the classicaquasport.com blog, as a subscriber, you are automatically notified. In other words, you don't have to keep visiting the site to see if we've posted anything new.
OK, so how do you "subscribe?" First, you'll need what is called a "news aggregator" or "RSS reader." I prefer one called NewsGator. I think it costs about $30 to download, and if you use Outlook, it integrates very nicely. There are many other aggregators out there, many of them free, but I use my Outlook so much that NewsGator's integration with that application is unbeatable in my opinion.
So, once you download and install NewsGator, you can right-click on the orange XML icon. Then choose "Subscribe in NewsGator." That's it. Now, whenever I add a new post to the classicaquasport.com blog, you'll receive an email notification. There are literally thousands of sites out there that have this XML (also known as RSS) feature. Once you get the hang of this, you'll never have to proactively visit a site again to see if it has changed. Instead, all of the new information will be "pushed" to your desktop.
Posted by captain at February 7, 2005 01:12 PM
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i have a 1978 aquasport center councle looking for info on that modle contact me at jrains05@yahoo.com im just so amazed at how the boat handles
Posted by: john at June 14, 2006 11:12 PM