As you browse TheSanityCheck.com you may notice that references to RSS feeds or a little icon that looks like this: 
. "RSS" stands for Really Simple Syndication, a standard for publishing regular updates to web-based content.
Using this standard, Web publishers (such as TheSanityCheck.com) provide updates, such as the latest
news headlines or blog postings. Meanwhile, consumers (you) use RSS reader
applications or online services) to collect
and monitor their favorite feeds in one place (RSS content from a
publisher, viewed in one of these readers, is often called a "feed").
This means that hooking our RSS Feeds up to your favorite RSS reader means that whenever a new article or blog or podcast is published, you will automatically be notified... meaning that instead of having to frequently check back at TheSanityCheck.com for updates we'll just let you know when to check back. What a time saver!
How do I read RSS Feeds?
If you want to collect and browse feeds you have many choices, but
there are two primary categories of feed reading applications:
installable desktop programs and online services. There are many
desktop applications for Windows and Mac OS system users, but our favorites are FeedDemon (Windows) Google Desktop (Windows), and NetNewsWire
(Mac OS X). Both require a small purchase price but are tops for ease
of use and ship with dozens of feeds pre-loaded so you can explore the
syndication "universe" right away. Free readers are available as well;
a search for "RSS Reader" at popular search sites will yield many results.
If you would prefer to use an online service to track and manage
your feeds, you have the advantage of being able to access your feed
updates anywhere you use a web browser (and in some cases, on mobile devices).
Also, any upgrades or new features are added automatically. The
trade-off comes in different (some would say fewer) features and
slightly slower performance versus desktop systems. NewsGator, Bloglines, and new RSS content capabilities in My Yahoo! are probably the three best-known examples of web-based feed reading services.