The HTCC Web Feeds

Notice: CyberCoyote was the news arm of the "legacy" version of the HTCC website. The "News" category at the new HTCC blog overlapped and replaced CyberCoyote during the 2009-2010 season.

Web feed icon. The web feed for the new HTCC blog replaces the HTCC Episodic feed. It notifies you when new items, including those in the "News" category are posted.

Feed icon. The HTCC Episodic feed will notify you when new issues of our CyberCoyote newsletter are online. It also includes a few topical items that I write once in a while.

Notes and Topics is the feed you see displayed at the right. It captures items that I hope you'll find interesting. It's also called Philip Spohn's shared items in Google Reader. ;-)

Subscribe to web feeds the easy way

All major browsers have rudimentary feed-reading built in, and that may be all you need. You may want a more capable reader though. Come back here after you have installed it. :-)

There are three simple ways to subscribe to the Web feed for HTCC Episodic, or the one for Notes and Topics.

  1. If you're using Internet Explorer 7 or 8, select (click one of these links) HTCC Episodic or Notes and Topics. You'll see the contents of the feed you selected, and there will be a link at the top inviting you to "Subscribe to this feed." Click that link and let IE put the new "Favorite" in the "Feeds" folder. Now click the Favorites icon (orange star) at the left end of the IE taskbar and then click "HTCC Episodic" under the "Feeds" tab. You'll see the contents of of the feed again. The contents will be updated when new content is added, which is infrequent, but you can check at any time you like.
    If you right-click "HTCC Episodic" (or "Notes and Topics") in your favorites and select "Properties" you 'll see the "About feeds" link down at the bottom of the Properties box. That will take you to help on using feeds in IE.
  2. If you're using Firefox 2 or 3 as your browser, select (click one of these links) HTCC Episodic or Notes and Topics. You'll see the contents of the feed you selected, and there will be a option box inviting you to "Subscribe to this feed" using a reader of your choice. Choose "Live Bookmarks", and place the bookmark in a folder of your choice (Bookmarks Toolbar is a good one). Now go to the new bookmark and you'll see the recent headlines. The contents will be updated when new content is added, which is infrequent, but you can check at any time you like. [If you're using Firefox 2 you really should update to Firefox 3]
    You may find it clumsy to use the native form of Live Bookmarks. The Feed Sidebar add-on will make reading feeds much easier. [more on Firefox extensions]
Other ways to subscribe
Your browser's native feed reading may be too basic for you. If you want something that has more features, install a more capable feed reader. Assuming you have one installed, here's the general process for subscribing:
Generic Process
Right-click HTCC Episodic or Notes and Topics, and select "Copy Link Location" or "Copy Shortcut," depending on your browser. Paste the Location/Shortcut address in the "Subscribe" dialog of your feed reader. Now you can go to your new HTCC Episodic listing and view the feed contents.