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page that contains a list of links to other Web pages. You can quickly review the latest headlines from your favourite sites and click to go directly to chapters of interest.
A Bookmark in Firefox, similar to favourites in Internet Explorer, is a useful browser feature.
1.Open the Firefox Web browser. On the Bookmarks menu, click on Bookmark this page.
2.The Bookmarks dialog box will appear. Select a location to save the new bookmark and add any tags (keywords).
3.Click Done to save your bookmark.
To sort your bookmarks and create new folders, or categories, select Organize Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu.
3.3 Using an RSS feed reader
News feeds allow you to see when a Web site has added new content. You can get the latest headlines as soon as it is published without having to visit the website. These news feeds are known as RSS or Really Simple Syndication.
3.3.1Liferea Newsreader
Note: Note:
Liferea is an online RSS feed reader. It is a fast, easy-to-use and easy-to-install news accumulator for GTK/GNOME.
You can install Liferea on Ubuntu using the Synaptic Package Manager by following the procedure described in Using Alternative E-Mail Client section.
The Web sites that offer RSS feeds display an RSS feed symbol next to its URL.
Figure 3.13: Identifying RSS Feed Providing Web Sites
Accessing Liferea
You have to search the Web site that offers RSS feeds to access Liferea. Look through the complete list of newsgroups on your server to search for the group that interests you.
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1. Open the Web page that offers RSS feeds.
Figure 3.14: Opening RSS Feed Web Page
2.On this Web page, search for the link that offers RSS feed. Click the link and save the URL of that link. This URL will be the feed.
Figure 3.15: Searching the Link
3. Open Liferea. On the Applications menu, point to Internet and click Liferea Feed Reader.
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Figure 3.16: Launching Liferea Feed Reader
4.To subscribe to the feed, right-click anywhere on the left-pane of the Liferea window, point to New and click New Subscription. The New Subscription dialogue box will be displayed.
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Figure 3.17: Subscribing to RSS Feeds
5.In the New Subscription dialogue box, paste the URL, which is the feed, and click OK. You will see a new feed in the
Liferea window.
Figure 3.18: Entering Feed Source
The following graphic shows the new feed in Liferea.