Podcasts

Accessing RSS Feeds and Podcasts:

• RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication" and is an easy way to keep up with your favorite news and information.
• Using a code called XML, it lets Web surfers view the latest headlines and summaries from their favorite sites in one place, called a "feed reader" (or "news aggregator").
• RSS feeds also can be viewed on any XML-compatible device such as a cell phone, pager, or handheld computer.  They even allow sound files to be downloaded to audio devices such as iPods, allowing consumers to listen to "Podcast" programs at their convenience.  These "mp3" sound files can also be downloaded to and played on your home computer with the proper application.
• A primary advantage of RSS feeds is that they give you control over the information you receive on the Web.  Today, many news organizations, "blogs" (Web logs) and other Internet sites provide their latest information via RSS feeds, making it more convenient than ever for people to stay up-to-date on topics that are important to them.
• A wide range of RSS readers are free and can be found by doing a search on the Google or Yahoo.  Once you've found an RSS reader, copy the following web address (URL), follow the reader's directions, and plug it in:  http://www.pasenategop.com/podcast.xml
• Alternately, you can click on one of the orange buttons on this website labeled "XML" (sample below), copy the web address in the address bar of the new window that opens (the new window contains XML code), and plug it into your feed reader. 
• In either case, the reader will then retrieve and display the site's latest information.
• Some examples of feed readers through which you can subscribe: