EAA Chapter 1218

We hope that you find the chapter web site useful and informative.  To add to the utility of the web site, I wanted to share with members a method you can use to keep up to date with the chapter directly on your browser home page.

RSS is a technology that allows us to share content with other applications.  This is similar to a news feed that news agencies use to spread their news.  If you have more questions about the technology, feel free to ask me, but I won't get into the technical details.  The benefit to you is that this will allow you to see new articles as they are posted directly on your Yahoo or Google homepage (plus many others).

To get started, you need to know the address for the feed.  The feed address for our main page is http://eaa1218.org/index.php?format=feed&type=rss

The process I am going to describe is used to subscribe to a feed.  There is no cost to subscribe, and there are many ways it can be done.  I will describe the subscription process for Google, and Yahoo.  Other home pages will have similar mechanisms.

Google Home Page (iGoogle)

1. From your iGoogle Home Page click the "Add Stuff" link on the top right.
   
2. On the bottom left click the "Add Feed or Gadget" link
   
3. In the text box type in the feed address exactly as shown above.  Hint: You can select, and use copy/paste to prevent typos. 
   
4. Click the "Add" button and close the small dialog box.
5. Click the "Back to Google Home" link at the top Left
6. You will now see a Box Labeled "EAA 1218" on your home page.
   
7. By the default, the box will show the 3 latest articles.  You can edit the settings by selecting the triangle icon on the box, and modify the number of articles shown.
   

Yahoo Home Page

1. From your My Yahoo page select the "Add Content" Link near the top
   
2. Click the "Add RSS Feed" link near the bottom of the gallery
   
3. Paste or type the Feed address above. And click "Add"
   
4. Click "I'm Done"
5. You will see the EAA 1218 Box in your home page window
   
6. You can select Options, Settings to customize how many items are displayed, filter by age, and how much details to show.