About RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

What is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) takes the hassle of staying up to date with the latest Tieline Technology news and information. Rather than spending endless hours searching web pages, RSS delivers the latest news and information directly to you.

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How do I use RSS?

There are two different ways you can read RSS news feeds, they are:

1. Using a compatible web browser you can read RSS feeds that will appear like ordinary bookmarks that will update automatically with the latest Tieline news and information. All you have to do is check the bookmarks from time to time to see whats new. If you find a topic that interests you simply click on it and you will be taken to the Tieline webpage that will have more information on the desired topic. Most web browsers apart from Internet Explorer ™ support RSS feeds. The most popular web browsers that support RSS feeds are Firefox ™ and Safari ™
2. Apart from using a web browser RSS news feeds can be read from software called "RSS News readers". RSS News Readers can be downloaded from the internet.

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How do I set up my web browser for Tieline Technology RSS feeds?

1. Using your compatible web browser navigate to the Tieline Technology website
2. An RSS icon will appear within the web browser (not within the web page itself). Unfortunately different web browsers display their version of the RSS icon in a different place. For example Firefox ™ will display an orange icon on the bottom right hand corner of the screen, while Safari™ will display a blue icon at the end of the address bar.

Fig 1: Example of the Firefox ™ RSS icon on the bottom right hand side of the web browser

3. Click the RSS icon and the browser will then prompt you to subscribe to the feed (see Fig 1). Click the prompt and the browser will promt you to name the RSS feed. If you are using Firefox ™ click the drop down arrow in the "Create in" field and select the "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder" (see Fig 2 below) and then Click "OK".

Fig 2: Example of the Browser prompt

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Now no matter what web page your visiting the Tieline Technology news links are always infront of you (see Fig 3 below).

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How do I set up my RSS News reader software for Tieline Technology RSS feeds?

If you don't have a compatible web browser you can download software called "RSS News Readers" which will enable you to read news feeds from the internet.

1. Search, download and install your desired RSS reader from the internet.
2. After installing the reader right click the icon on the Tieline home page and click "Copy link location" to copy the URL of the Tieline RSS news feed.
3. Manually paste the link to the Tieline RSS feed into the RSS reader application.
4. Follow the prompts offered by your RSS reader to complete the subscription.
5. Use your RSS reader to read the latest news topics. By clicking a topic of interest you will be taken to the Tieline webpage with more information.

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