豆知识 2009-03-22&03-28 走近RSS技术

 The Internet has problems. Technorati says there're over 50 million weblogs, and as you can see, it's going up. This is overwhelming. Our focus here is on a new and efficient way to keep up with all the cool stuff that's happening on the Internet. There's the old slow way. Boo! Then, there's the new fast way. Yay!

 

Here's the difference between the new and the old way. This is you, and here are your favorite websites. You log on to your computer and you are looking for something new. You go out to your favorite blogs. Anything new? Nope. You go out to your favorite news sites. Anything new? Nope. Every time you look for something new, and it's not there, you’ve wasted valuable time. This is the old way.

 

Now, let's consider the new and fast way, which simply means taking these arrows and turning them the other direction. This means that new things from blogs and your favorite websites come to you instead. It's like Netflix compared to the video store. What we're talking about is using a single website that becomes your home for reading all the new stuff that's coming from your favorite websites.

 

There're two steps to getting started.

 

The first step is creating a home for reading new posts. This is a website called a "reader". All you need is a free account to get started. I use a site called Google Reader. It looks like this. My favorite sites are listed on the left, and on the right I can scroll¹ through all the new posts from my favorite sites in a single place.

 

So, to complete step one, you need to sign up for a newsreader.

 

Step number two, is to set up a connection between your reader and your favorite websites. Setting up these connections is called subscribing² and it’s really important. Nearly every blog and news site offers the ability for you to subscribe³, so new things from these sites show up here in your reader.

 

To set up these subscriptions⁵, look for funny little icons⁷. This is the standard orange one. You might also see these. These little icons say" Hey, subscribe to me. I can save your time." Once you find one of these buttons on your favorite site, click on it, and the page that appears will give you everything you need to subscribe.

 

After you click that button, one of two types of pages will appear. This is one that provides one-click access to subscribing in your reader. The other page you’re likely to see, looks like this, with code on it. If you see this page, copy the address at the top of the page, go to your reader, and look for a link that says "Add subscription⁴", or "Add feed". Click on that and paste the address into your reader.

 

Once you've added your subscriptions and the connection is there, new posts begin arriving in your reader. And you'll see why this is the new, faster way to read the web. It's addictive⁸, so be careful.

 

A quick recap, there are two things you need to do. Number one is to go sign up for a newsreader. Number two, go to your favorite websites, click on the icon⁶ and subscribe.

1 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

2 subscribing   

v.捐助( subscribe的现在分词 )；签署，题词；订阅；同意

参考例句：

• I am subscribing for some of the books of a book club. 我预订了几本这家书刊俱乐部出版的书。 来自辞典例句
• I am glad to have such a pleasant opportunity of subscribing myself. 今后益望努力前途，为国效力。 来自互联网

3 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。

4 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。

5 subscriptions   

n.（报刊等的）订阅费( subscription的名词复数 )；捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费；捐助

参考例句：

• Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

7 icons   

n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像

参考例句：

• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

8 addictive   

adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的，成为习惯的

参考例句：

• The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
• Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。