About RSS
An RSS Feed allows users, after downloading news aggregator software - which is usually free or very inexpensive - to get content as soon as it's updated. You don't have to check a Web page over and over to see if it has new content; as soon as it does a message pops up on your desktop and the Web page comes to you.

The RSS acronym has a number of meanings, but it has come to be aptly defined as Really Simple Syndication. According to Chris Pirillo, who runs Lockergnome's RSS Resource (a site devoted to all things RSS), it is an XML specification used to describe how to display content (also known as a feed) in a piece of software called a news aggregator. Content providers write their feed according to this RSS specification and people can subscribe to the feed using the news aggregation software. News aggregators (See sidebar) come in a variety of styles including desktop clients, Web-based services, and even one that works inside Microsoft Outlook.

Each news aggregator works a little differently, but they all provide a way to subscribe to a content source, then organize and view feeds (subscriptions). Instead of seeing a whole article, you view just a headline and a summary, which allows you to quickly scan the information and then click through to the source Web site to read the entire article of only specific items you want. After you subscribe to a feed, you can receive site updates as often as every 15 minutes or at whatever time interval you choose. A list of the more common RSS aggregators is given below.

Awasu (www.awasu.com)
FeedDemon (www.feeddemon.com)
Bloglines (www.bloglines.com)
NewsGator (www.newsgator.com)
FastBuzz (www.fastbuzz.com)
NewsIsFree (www.newsisfree.com)
Aggie (www.bitworking.org)
Amphetadesk (www.disobey.com)
FeedReader (www.feedreader.com)
Headline Viewer (www.headlineviewer.com)
RDF Ticker (www.anse.de)
NewsMonster (www.newsmonster.org)
SharpReader (www.hutteman.com)

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You can also syndicate the latest threads from CertForums into your own website using the following code:

You can now get live CertForums.co.uk data straight to your desktop with Serence's Klipfolio. If your one of those members thats in and out of CertForums all day why not add klipfolio to your desktop and get the latest data without having to launch an internet browser.

So how do I get it, I here you say, well first of all you'll need to download and install Serence's Klipfolio.

Klipfolio Download

Once installed launch the program and you will find two or three small windows called "klip's" bringing you data from other websites around the globe. You can leave the original klip's in Klipfolio or remove them, to remove them simply right click on the klip windows and select "Delete Klip" For more help on using klip go to serence klipfolio user guide.

Once the installed klips are removed you will be left with the Klipfolio frame into which you can add any number of klips form serence's klipfarm, to add CertForums klip you will find the download at the klipfarm or you can download the klip directly from Serence's website.

Download CertForums Klip

Once CertForums klip is added, after a small update you will recieve the 10 latest posts direct from the forums. You can clear the data by right clicking in the klip and selecting "Delete all Items". All you need to do now is sit back and klipfolio will check CertForums for new data every 10 minutes. You can ask klipfolio to notify you when new posts are made by using the "Alert me when new items are added" in the klip setup.

One of the better features of klipfolio is that once minimized the only thing on display is the system tray icon and when used in combination with the "Alert me when new items are added" option, the icon will shimmer to notify you of new items.