To answer a question I received last week, part of my job duties is to read lots of news alerts, newsletters, briefings, etc. from think tanks, private institutions, government and news agencies, and the like. The list of my subscriptions is endless, so I'm sure you can imagine the mountain of paper on my desk. I get to try and tame the paper lion that crosses it daily. To improve my life & save some trees, I have been subscribing to RSS feeds whenever possible. Not only is it easier to search for specific facts but its easier to store and file. If you use the Firefox browser (which I love and live by) you can simplify the subscription process to RSS feeds. While at the site, you can automatically subscribe by clickin on the yellow RSS feed button found on the bottom right hand corner of your browser screen. That's all you have to do!
While visiting Rocket Jones this week I discovered I now have even more options. I can get my daily briefings via podcasts. I don't think I'm ready for the government to whisper into my ears just yet. But for those of you who commute by car, and can plug in your MP3players into your car's speaker system (yes, it's easily done with 1 piece of eqpt.), you can now listen to State Dept. briefings & other info via pod or webcasts.
See, our tax money is actually going to good use and bringing our gov't up to technological speed (rolling of the eyes averted from view). Not to mention, it can actually make for some funny blog posts.
Posted by Michele at September 20, 2006 06:34 PM | TrackBackACK - saw this, this morning and meant to get myself in gear and set up an RSS feed... then of course I got on the phone and seemed to never be off it the rest of the day... anyhow, I'm going to make it a todo over the weekend.
Posted by: Teresa at September 20, 2006 11:03 PM