No, it’s not Reality Shows Suck.
It’s not even close to Republican Slap Stick.
The RSS I’m talking about is Really Simple Syndication.

A simple definition of RSS: a method of new web site summary data sent to your computer, with the option of going to the full web site article.

You’re probably thinking “Why on earth is Doug posting this information? I’m not geeky like he is.” Good question. Well, my answer is this: “Our web site supports RSS. And so does almost every news company (like Yahoo News and CNN), and every major forum group (like slashdot.org), and it’s catching on fast!” More and more personal sites are using RSS as a way for their friends to keep up on the latest.

With RSS, no longer do you have to go out to specific web sites to see if they’ve been updated, or if the material on the site is worth looking at. Now the new material can come directly to you as it is posted!

You can run free programs (called RSS Aggregators) that go get these RSS “feeds” then discreetly display them on your computer. Here are some programs I use that support RSS: Mozilla Firefox, Google Desktop, Konfabulator, and there are tons more out there! So check out an RSS Aggregator program and start looking for the little boxes that say XML or RSS, or links that say RSS!

Here’s a very detailed explanation of RSS at Wikipedia.org in case you’re interested. And finally, here’s the RSS Feed to our blog!

Geek Out, – Doug

I got this info from my sister Amanda… this is so funny! Try it out for yourself! – Erin

ALTERNATE NAMES

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME:
(favorite candy + favorite musician’s last name):
- KitKat West (Matthew West is my fave musician, not Kanye…)

2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME:
(paternal grandmother’s first name + favorite snack):
- Dorothy Toblerone

3. YOUR FASHION DESIGNER NAME:
(first word you see on your left + favorite restaurant):
- Zondervan Biaggi

4. YOUR SOCIALITE NAME:
(silliest childhood nickname + first place where you partied):
- E-myron Bradley

5. YOUR “FLY GIRL/GUY” NAME:
(first initial + first three letters of your last name):
- E Cam

6. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME:
(favorite animal + name of high school):
- Horse E-NP

7. YOUR BARFLY NAME:
(last snack food you ate + your favorite drink):
- KitKat Cocoa

8. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME:
(middle name + street where you first lived):
- Michelle Elm

9. YOUR ADULT FILM STAR NAME:
(name of first pet + street you live on now):
- Kirby Reed

10. YOUR OPPOSITE SEX NAME:
(name of [opposite sex] friend + cell phone company you use):
- Doug Sprint

11. YOUR STAR WARS NAME:
(first 3 letters of your last name+ last 3 letters of mother’s middle name + first 3 letters of your pet’s name + first 3 letters of the town you live in):
- Cam Jo Rud Blo

Make sure to check out the latest pictures in our photo gallery! Lots of cute pics of Molly with pumpkins, and Molly chewing on Rudy’s ear. Rudy is one patient dog! Also available in slideshow mode.