What is RSS?

RSS files provide news updates from a website in a simple form for your computer. You read these files in a program called an aggregator, which collects news from various websites and provides it to you in a simple form. The City of Jefferson provides all news releases in RSS format. To view in RSS format, download a program below and point it to http://www.cityofjeffersonga.com/news/rss.php. But what program to use? Here are some choices:


Mac OS X: NetNewsWire
This elegant Mac-like aggregator is easy to use and powerful.

Windows: SharpReader
Simple, but gets the job done.

Linux: Straw
The best aggregator for GNOME.

Web: Bloglines
Check all your feeds from any web browser.