How can I be notified of updates?
The easiest way to be notified of updates without having go to the wiki is to use RSS - Really Simple Syndication. It is most often used by newspapers to send you their latest headlines- but the wiki can also let you know that a page has been added/updated since you last viewed it.
To use RSS you need an RSS reader. This can be a standalone package or can be done through a Web browser. Below is an example of how to install an RSS Reader extension to Mozilla Firefox.
Using Mozilla Firefox
- Install the Firefox RSS Reader Extension Sage (found under News Reading Extensions)
This will add the option to view the Sage Sidebar in your browser. You will have to close and re-open Firefox in order to start the extension.
- Go to the Wiki Site which you wish to follow. Notice in the bottom left hand corner of your browser an orange icon - indicating it is available as an RSS page. Click on this icon. It will ask you if you want to subscribe to that wiki. Click on the ‘Subscribe to Wiki” Box
- When presented with the “Add Bookmark” box, add the bookmark to Sage Feeds
- From the Firefox menu choose View→Sidebar→Sage from the Firefox menu
- You will now see in the Sage sidebar on the left of the browser new pages in bold. Click the blue circle button on the top half of the sidebar to refresh updates, and click on the ‘Mark as read’ button - the third from left button on the bottom half of the sidebar - to mark all those pages as read. That way only the pages which are new since you last read will show up in bold.
