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How to subscribe to RSS feeds

Internet Explorer 7



Internet Explorer 7 comes with RSS functionality. First, click on the RSS SHIGEN-R link in the NewResources page and the RSS page will be displayed. Next, click on the "Subscribe to this feed" link (Fig. 1) located at the top of the page. Finally, click on the "Subscribe" button in the "Subscribe to this Feed" window and you are done. Fig. 1: Subscribe to this feed link If you want to check the RSS feeds you have subscribed to, click on Tools (located on the right side of the browser) → Toolbars → Feeds and a list of your feeds will appear on the left sidebar. Click on "SHIGEN New Resources ..." to check the contents of the RSS. (Fig. 2) Fig 2: RSS page With this, you have subscribed to our RSS feeds with Internet Explorer 7. You can also subscribe to RSS-SHIGEN-S by following the same steps. Return to top

Internet Explorer 6



Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) does not come with RSS functionality. You have to install a plug-in to receive RSS feeds. I will explain how to use a plug-in called “blogbot lite” to subscribe to RSS feeds. “blogbot lite” is a free software distributed by blogbot. Go to the blogbot website and click on the “Version 1.02” (current version on 18/10/2007) link in the Download box as indicated by the red box in Fig. 1. Fig. 1: blogbot lite official website After you have downloaded "blogbot.exe", double-click on the file to run the installer. Follow the instructions in the installer to install blogbot. When installation has completed, restart IE6 and the blogbot icon will be displayed (Fig. 2). Click on the blogbot icon to open the RSS bar which will allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds. Fig. 2: blogbot icon Go to the NewResources page in the SHIGEN website. There is a RSS SHIGEN-R link located on the right under "New repositories" and a RSS SHIGEN-S link under "New services/sites" (Fig. 3). Fig. 3: Links to RSS First, click on the RSS SHIGEN-R link and the RSS page will be displayed. Copy the URL of the RSS page. Next, click on the "+" in blogbot's RSS bar and an "Add Feed" window will appear (Fig. 4). Type "SHIGEN New Resources" for the title and paste the URL of the RSS page onto the URL textbox. Lastly, click "OK". Fig. 4: Add Feed box A "SHIGEN New Resources" entry will appear in your RSS bar. When you add the feed, the blogbot software will automatically check for RSS feeds. You can also right-click on each entry and select "Check Now" to check for RSS feeds. If you place your cursor on an entry, the titles will appear and if you click on a title, the website will be displayed (Fig. 5). Fig. 5: Using RSS You can also subscribe to RSS-SHIGEN-S by following the same steps. Return to top



There are two ways to receive RSS feeds with Firefox2.x, through bookmarks or with the Sage plug-in. I will start with the former. First, click on the RSS SHIGEN-R link in the NewResources page and the RSS page will be displayed. Next, click on the "Subscribe now" button and the "Add Live Bookmark" window will pop up. If you choose to create in "Bookmarks", the RSS will be registered as a bookmark. If you choose to create in "Bookmarks Toolbar", the RSS will appear on your toolbar. Fig. 1: Add Live Bookmark window With this, you have bookmarked our RSS feeds. You can also subscribe to RSS-SHIGEN-S by following the same steps. You can also use the Sage plug-in to receive RSS feeds. Go to the Install page of Sage and click on "click here to install" link. If there is a warning which states that Firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your computer, click on the "Edit Options" button located on the top right. (Fig. 2) Fig. 2: Edit Options button When you click on the "Edit Options" button, the "Allowed Sites - Add-ons Installation" window (Fig. 3) will appear. Click on "Allow" to enable the browser to install add-ons from the Sage website and then click on "Close" to close that window. Fig. 3: Allowed Sites - Add-ons Installation window After that, click on the "click here to install" link in the Install page of Sage again and the Software Installation window (Fig. 4) will appear. Click on "Install now" to install Sage. When the installation is completed, click on "Restart Firefox" and you are done. Fig. 4: Sage Installation window When Firefox has restarted, go to the NewResources page and click on the RSS SHIGEN-R link and the RSS page will be displayed. Next, click on the "Subscribe now" button and the "Add Live Bookmark" window will pop up. Choose to create in "Sage Feeds" and click on "OK". If you want to view the list of your RSS, click on the leaf icon located on your Navigation Toolbar and the list of your RSS in Sage Feeds will appear in the left sidebar. (Fig. 5) Fig. 5: List of RSS in Sage Feeds You can also subscribe to RSS-SHIGEN-S by following the same steps. Return to top



You can also receive RSS feeds with Safari 2.0 (or later versions). Click on the RSS SHIGEN-R link in the NewResources page and the RSS page will be displayed. Drag the address icon and drop it into the Bookmarks bar which is indicated by the green box in Fig. 1. Fig. 1: Address icon and Bookmarks bar With this, you have subscribed to our feeds. To view a list of your bookmarks, click on "Bookmarks" and select "Show All Bookmarks". You can also subscribe to RSS-SHIGEN-S by following the same steps. Return to top



If you have a Google account, you can use Google Reader to receive RSS feeds. Go to the Google Reader website and click on the "Add subscription" link located on the left menu bar. A pop-up box will appear. Type the URL of RSS SHIGEN-R (as stated below) into the textbox and click on the "Add" button. http://shigen.lab.nig.ac.jp/newresources/rss/repositoriesEn.xml Fig. 1: Add subscription box If the “SHIGEN New Resources …” link appears in the lower part of the left menu, you have successfully subscribed to our feeds. You can also subscribe to RSS-SHIGEN-S by following the same steps. Return to top

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