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RSS is a Web syndication format that stands for "really simple syndication." And it is. Basically, what it means is that the blog pages (or news pages or whatever) you want to read are delivered to you so that you don't have to go looking for them.

There are software programs you can download (like NetNewsWire for the Mac or FeedDemon for Windows), but there are also plenty of free Web-based readers as well, like BlogLines, or the new Google Reader (which is still in beta).

Once you sign up for one of these, simply click on the RSS feed link, or copy and paste this link into your reader:

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