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This is a list of RSS feeds that may be of interest to GlueX Collaborators and other members of the Hall D community.
 
This is a list of RSS feeds that may be of interest to GlueX Collaborators and other members of the Hall D community.
  
* GlueX Wiki: [http://www.jlab.org/Hall-D/software/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss Recent changes][[Image:Rss.gif]]
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* JLab Logbooks: [https://logbooks.jlab.org/rss/HDLOG HDLOG]
* Subversion repository: [http://clasweb.jlab.org/websvn/prod/rss.php?repname=GlueX&path=%2F&rev=0&sc=0&isdir=1 file check-in's][[Image:Rss.gif]]<br>Note that the link above is for the entire repository. A separate feed exists for each node of the directory tree of the repository. These are useful if you are only interested in a subset of the directories. See the "XML" buttons on the [http://clasweb.jlab.org/websvn/prod/listing.php?repname=GlueX&path=%2F&sc=0 repository browser page] for links to these subsidiary feeds.
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** Note that there is a separate feed for each log book in the system. This link is just for the Hall D Log. There is an RSS link at the bottom of each log's summary page. Look for this symbol:[[Image:Rss.gif]]
* Portal Calendar: [http://argus.phys.uregina.ca/drupal/gluex/event/feed new and changed events][[Image:Rss.gif]]
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** From offsite you need your JLab username and password.
* Science Policy News from AIP: [http://www.aip.org/rss/fyi.xml FYI][[Image:Rss.gif]]
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* GlueX Wiki: [http://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss Recent changes]
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* MantisBT: [https://halldweb.jlab.org/mantisbt/issues_rss.php?project_id=1 Offline Problem Tracking Activity]
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* Subversion repositories:
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** GlueX: [http://clasweb.jlab.org/websvn/prod/rss.php?repname=GlueX&path=%2F&rev=0&sc=0&isdir=1 file check-in's]
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** JLab 12 GeV: [http://clasweb.jlab.org/websvn/prod/rss.php?repname=12+GeV+Physics&path=%2F&rev=0&sc=0&isdir=1 file check-in's]
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*** Note that the links above are for the entire repository. A separate feed exists for each node of the directory tree of the repository. These are useful if you are only interested in a subset of the directories. See the "XML" buttons on the [http://clasweb.jlab.org/websvn/prod/listing.php?repname=GlueX&path=%2F&sc=0 repository browser page] for links to these subsidiary feeds.
  
 
=Q & A=
 
=Q & A=
  
 
# What is an RSS feed?
 
# What is an RSS feed?
#* See this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format) Wikipedia article].
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#* See this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format) Wikipedia article] or view this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU video].
 
# What are the advantages of using RSS feeds?
 
# What are the advantages of using RSS feeds?
#* Separation of information from your email stream.
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#* Well-suited for notifications or news articles where you skip over many items, but want to at least see titles of all the items.
#* Ability to browse topics and mark them as read without actually reading them.
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#** Ability to browse topics, skipping unimportant articles and picking out the must-read ones.
#* Accumulates several information steams into one location.
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#** Separation of these types of items from your email stream.
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#* Accumulates several information steams into one location. The idea is to have a net decrease in the number of things on your computer that you have to check.
 
# What are the disadvanges of using RSS feeds?
 
# What are the disadvanges of using RSS feeds?
 
#* You have to set up an RSS feed reader.
 
#* You have to set up an RSS feed reader.
#* You may sometimes skip information in the feed that you would have liked to have read.
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#* Content in readers may not be as richly formatted as in their "native" location.
#* Creates another thing on your computer to check.
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# What is a good RSS feed reader to use?
 
# What is a good RSS feed reader to use?
 
#* Many options exist, among them:
 
#* Many options exist, among them:
#*# The JLab Insight web page ( https://misportal.jlab.org/InsightWebProject )<br>Down in the lower corner of your own personal Insight page is a box called “RSS News Feed”. One of those tiny boxes in the title bar of the box is called “Edit”. Click on that and you can paste one or both of the above mentioned feeds URL’s as part of the “Add a Feed” form. Then links to the posts/comments will appear automatically on your Insight page, most recent first.
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#*#Thunderbird email client<br>, instructions [https://helpdesk.illinoisstate.edu/kb/1399/Using_Thunderbird_to_read_and_manage_RSS_feeds/ here].
#*#Thunderbird email client<br>In Thunderbird you can create an account that can manage multiple RSS feeds. The two URL’s mentioned above are examples. In the “File” drop-down menu, select “New” and then “Account…”. The resulting Account Wizard has an option for “RSS News & Blogs”. Select that and create an account with the name of your choice. Click on the new account in the left column and click on “Manage subscriptions” in the main frame. In the dialog box click on “Add” to enter the URL’s listed above. The feeds will appear in the new account just like email; you can read them, mark them as read, or delete them like regular email.
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#*# Other options<br>There are a lot of them. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators this article].
#*#Google Reader<br>What I have been using. Just google “google reader”. Requires a google account. Their instructions are better than what I could write.
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#*#MyYahoo! page<br>You can add the RSS feed of your choice to your personal MyYahoo! page. Click on “Personalize this page”. Requires a Yahoo! account.
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#*# Other options<br>There are a lot of them. See [http://email.about.com/od/rssfeedreaders/Find_the_Best_RSS_Feed_Readers_News_Aggregators.htm this article] for a sample.
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Revision as of 13:21, 12 March 2015

This is a list of RSS feeds that may be of interest to GlueX Collaborators and other members of the Hall D community.

  • JLab Logbooks: HDLOG
    • Note that there is a separate feed for each log book in the system. This link is just for the Hall D Log. There is an RSS link at the bottom of each log's summary page. Look for this symbol:Rss.gif
    • From offsite you need your JLab username and password.
  • GlueX Wiki: Recent changes
  • MantisBT: Offline Problem Tracking Activity
  • Subversion repositories:
    • GlueX: file check-in's
    • JLab 12 GeV: file check-in's
      • Note that the links above are for the entire repository. A separate feed exists for each node of the directory tree of the repository. These are useful if you are only interested in a subset of the directories. See the "XML" buttons on the repository browser page for links to these subsidiary feeds.

Q & A

  1. What is an RSS feed?
  2. What are the advantages of using RSS feeds?
    • Well-suited for notifications or news articles where you skip over many items, but want to at least see titles of all the items.
      • Ability to browse topics, skipping unimportant articles and picking out the must-read ones.
      • Separation of these types of items from your email stream.
    • Accumulates several information steams into one location. The idea is to have a net decrease in the number of things on your computer that you have to check.
  3. What are the disadvanges of using RSS feeds?
    • You have to set up an RSS feed reader.
    • Content in readers may not be as richly formatted as in their "native" location.
  4. What is a good RSS feed reader to use?
    • Many options exist, among them:
      1. Thunderbird email client
        , instructions here.
      2. Other options
        There are a lot of them. See this article.