One of our new frequent commenters, Aleta Borja, pointed out in recent comments that she’d need to check Guamology every day so she doesn’t miss out on cool events such as this weekend’s Sinangån-ta Poetry Slam and Basically Back to The Beatles concert.

Don commented to her that she should set Guamology as her homepage.

I understand we all have our different homepage choices and good reasons for them (such as our own websites such as Minagahet – Michael’s own, or Peach Sand Beach- Sarah’s blog). I personally have 2 homepages opened in tabbed pages, Guamology and GMail. Having multiple homepages open in tabs is one great way to stay up to date with your favorite blogs and websites, but I find that most people only use on homepage. For those that keep one homepage but want to be up to date, there’s one Really Simple way to be in the know.

I’d like to introduce our readers to a great tool… RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds. This is a great utility for those that want to stay up to date with Guamology, or any other blog for that matter, but not sacrifice their homepages.- although we all recommend you set those homepages to Guamology.com! RSS Feeds are available on most blogs and websites and you can find it right here on Guamology. On any page you can find the RSS link on the top right navigation bar.

To utilize a RSS feed, you would need what is known as a RSS reader or aggregator. If you’re using Mozilla Firefox or Safari internet browsers, you’ve already got a built in reader. All you would need to do is click on the link on the top navigation area to access the Feedburner info page. In that page you should see the following link “View Feed XML”:

Click on the View Feed XML link in Firefox or Safari, and you should see the option to subscribe to the feed. Subscribe to the feed using your browser and now you should have RSS feed in your favorites/bookmark bar or menu. For Safari users, I recommend this page from Apple’s website for info on getting the best RSS features from Safari. http://www.apple.com/safari/features.html#rss

If you use Internet Explorer, I recommend getting Mozilla Firefox or Safari. Internet Explorer 8 was just released, but it’s still not as reliable as Firefox or Safari.

My favorite browser on the other hand is Google Chrome, but it’s still in Beta and doesn’t support a built in RSS reader at this time.

So in conclusion, use RSS! It’s Really Simple Syndication and allows you stay up to date with your favorite blogs or sites. Just look for the orange RSS icon on your fave sites!