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RSS News Feeds and Podcasts

RSS News Feeds

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds are an increasingly popular method of distributing simplified Web content (generally in text form) to users through XML. Users can "subscribe" to different RSS feeds to automatically be notified and receive new news content when it is posted. To use the feeds below, simply download and install an RSS aggregator/news reader program on your computer.

Please note: The DoIT Help Desk does not currently support any software for aggregating RSS feeds.

RSS aggregators for Windows:   RSS aggregators for Mac OS X:
 

Copy the link location/URL of any of the feeds below and enter it into your news reader. You should start receiving new feeds immediately. You will receive new stories when our Web site is updated. See instructions about how to subscribe with a few of the suggested readers.

Podcast

Podcasting uses RSS 2.0 with the added support for enclosures to deliver audio broadcasts for play back anytime. Users may subscribe to a program and download new episodes to their computer to listen to or transfer to their portable mp3 player. Podcast aggregator software is available for Mac and Windows. Some examples of podcast-enabled software include Apple's iTunes 4.9 or greater or Juice.

You can subscribe to the DoIT podcast by subscribing to http://doit.wisc.edu/news/rss/podcast.asp with iTunes, Juice, or another podcast aggregator.

The DoIT Help Desk currently only supports iTunes. iTunes support is limited to installation troubleshooting and Learn@UW podcast troubleshooting.

To subscribe with iTunes: To subscribe with Juice:
  1. Open iTunes.
  2. Select Subscribe to Podcast under the Advanced menu.
  3. Paste the URL into the URL box and click OK. You may also drag the XML badge to iTunes to subscribe as well.
  1. Open Juice.
  2. Select Add a Feed under the Tools menu.
  3. Paste the URL into the URL box and click Save

DoIT Computing Tips

URL: http://doit.wisc.edu/news/rss/podcast.asp XML

You may also download the mp3 files and play them back in any software that supports the mp3 format.

e-Pedagogy podcast

URL: http://academictech.doit.wisc.edu/workshops/epedagogy/media/ePedagogyPodcast.xml XML