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 ====== How to Get Automatic Updates for this Website (RSS Feed) ====== ====== How to Get Automatic Updates for this Website (RSS Feed) ======
  
-You can setup your web browser to check for new content at thomasclark.us without visiting our website. My website does this by providing an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS|RSS]] Feed, all you have to do is add/configure an RSS Aggregator to your computer. In the example below, we will setup [[https://nodetics.com/feedbro|Feedbro]], an RSS Aggregator you can get for Chromium and Firefox web browsers including Microsoft Edge and my favorite browser Chromium/Brave-based browser -- [[https://dissenter.com/about|Dissenter]]!+You can setup your web browser to check for new content at thomasclark.us without visiting our website. My website does this by providing an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS|RSS]] Feed, all you have to do is add/configure an RSS Aggregator to your computer. In the example below, we will setup [[https://nodetics.com/feedbro|Feedbro]], an RSS Aggregator you can get for Chromium and Firefox web browsers including Microsoft Edge and my favorite browser Chromium/Brave-based browser -- [[https://dissenter.com/about|Dissenter]]! IMPORTANT - See Footnote Below((20121208 I've been trying to download Dissenter for a week and the website just forwards you trends.gab.com. I found a post or two that makes it seem like the Dissenter browser has been discontinued. I'm going to have to get a new favorite browser.))
  
 Please note: browser extensions, including any RSS Aggregator is likely to have a heckuva a lot of access to the browser information for the browser it is installed to. For this reason, I have 2 web browsers on all my computers. I use one web browser with no extensions whatsoever and that is my secure browser that I use for highly confidential websites such as my bank website and Amazon. The other browser is my casual browser and I use it for general web-surfing (such as going to Youtube and thomasclark.us). Please note: browser extensions, including any RSS Aggregator is likely to have a heckuva a lot of access to the browser information for the browser it is installed to. For this reason, I have 2 web browsers on all my computers. I use one web browser with no extensions whatsoever and that is my secure browser that I use for highly confidential websites such as my bank website and Amazon. The other browser is my casual browser and I use it for general web-surfing (such as going to Youtube and thomasclark.us).
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 In this case we will use the Dissenter browser, but your browser should be similar. In this case we will use the Dissenter browser, but your browser should be similar.
  
-  - Select the settings button "≡" in the upper right corner of Dissenter;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-1.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - Select the settings button "≡" in the upper right corner of Dissenter;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-1.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then "Browser Exentsions" from the pop-up menu;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-2.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then "Browser Exentsions" from the pop-up menu;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-2.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then "Webstore";\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-3.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then "Webstore";\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-3.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then "Extensions";\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-4.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then "Extensions";\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-4.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then type in "Feedbro" into the search box and press [Enter] on your keyboard;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-5.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then type in "Feedbro" into the search box and press [Enter] on your keyboard;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-5.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then select the "Feedbro Reader" icon;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-6.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then select the "Feedbro Reader" icon;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-6.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then review the privacy information regarding the extension and if satisfied continue;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-8.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then review the privacy information regarding the extension and if satisfied continue;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-8.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then select "Add to Brave" (Note: Dissenter is a fork of Brave, which in turn is a fork of Chromium);\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-7.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then select "Add to Brave" (Note: Dissenter is a fork of Brave, which in turn is a fork of Chromium);\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-7.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then the Feedbro icon in the upper right corner of Dissenter;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-9.png|}}\\ ⇓+  - then the Feedbro icon in the upper right corner of Dissenter;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-9.png|}}\\ ⇓
   - then copy the url from any of [[#topics]] below (highlight and press simultaneously the [Ctrl] + [C] keys on your keyboard;\\ ⇓   - then copy the url from any of [[#topics]] below (highlight and press simultaneously the [Ctrl] + [C] keys on your keyboard;\\ ⇓
-  - then "Open Feed Reader";\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-10.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then "Open Feed Reader";\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-10.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then "Add a new Feed";\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-11.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then "Add a new Feed";\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-11.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then click into the Feed URL prompt and press simultaneously the  [Ctrl] + [V] keys on you keyboard;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-12.png|}} \\ ⇓ +  - then click into the Feed URL prompt and press simultaneously the  [Ctrl] + [V] keys on you keyboard;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-12.png|}} \\ ⇓ 
-  - then click on the "Load" button;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-16.png|}}\\ ⇓  +  - then click on the "Load" button;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-16.png|}}\\ ⇓  
-  - then change the Title to Title Case if you want (i.e. from "Thomas Clark politics" to "Thomas Clark Politics");\\ ⇓\\  {{:rss-dissenter-settings-13.png|}}\\ ⇓  +  - then change the Title to Title Case if you want (i.e. from "Thomas Clark politics" to "Thomas Clark Politics");\\ ⇓\\  {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-13.png|}}\\ ⇓  
-  - then ensure (at least for now) that the "Feed entry content" prompt is set to "As is - defined by the feed";\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-14.png|}}\\ ⇓  +  - then ensure (at least for now) that the "Feed entry content" prompt is set to "As is - defined by the feed";\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-14.png|}}\\ ⇓  
-  - then select the "Save" button;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-12.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then select the "Save" button;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-12.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
-  - then select "Thomas Clark Politics in the left hand column;\\ ⇓\\ {{:rss-dissenter-settings-17.png|}}\\ ⇓ +  - then select "Thomas Clark Politics in the left hand column;\\ ⇓\\ {{articles:shows:rss-dissenter-settings-17.png|}}\\ ⇓ 
   - then repeat 10 through 17 to add all the thomasclark.us topics that you want to follow.   - then repeat 10 through 17 to add all the thomasclark.us topics that you want to follow.
  
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 The feeds you subscribe to show up in the left hand column. You can edit the settings of a single feed by right-clicking on the feed and selecting "Properties". If you want to get the entire backlog of entries from a feed, set the "Maximum entries to save" to 2000 as seen here. The feeds you subscribe to show up in the left hand column. You can edit the settings of a single feed by right-clicking on the feed and selecting "Properties". If you want to get the entire backlog of entries from a feed, set the "Maximum entries to save" to 2000 as seen here.
  
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