Well, what's a feed?
A 'feed' is all the content from the website, blog, etc. available on the internet without having to visit the site. There are free programs and even built-in ones (in your internet browser) that allow you to subscribe to a feed (or many feeds at once). These programs are called feed aggregators. All you need to know is this: If you want to know every time there's an update on this site (or any site that publishes a feed, which is most sites), but don't want to check the site every hour/day/week, then subscribe to the site's feed!
I use Bloglines.com as my feed aggregator. I have a free account (all you need is a username, password and email address). When I am sitting at work, coffee shop, whatever, I can check the most up-to-date reports from the New York Times, Fark.com (very, very important!), craigslist searches (I want to know what surfboards are out there the second they're listed!), and my favorite blogs and websites (Napa High Reunion at the top of my list!) I can visit 20+ websites, in one place, and only get the most recent content. It's all compiled in one clean window, black text on white background - very official looking.
So, below is the link to subscribing to the feed on bloglines, if you wish. Just thought I'd share the gem - it'll change your life (if you're into that sort of geeky thing).
Tip: If you create a Bloglines account, put the "Easy Subscribe Bookmarklet" in your internet browser taskbar. That way, anytime you visit a cool site that you want to subscribe to, you can simply click the button in your taskbar = voila! Feed added to Bloglines.
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