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OneDrive
OneDrive was launched by Microsoft in 2007. It was also known as SkyDrive. OneDrive is a cloud file
storage service. This cloud-based service gives users a space to store and share documents. When a
person is working on multiple projects, he/she has to deal with loads of files. These files occupy a lot of
disk space on the laptop or desktop. The person might even want to access the images and documents
from his/her mobile, iPad, or laptop.
OneDrive helps reduce the clutter from the desktop and access these files to edit/
read wherever the user is. This Internet based storage platform by Microsoft offers
5 GB of free space to the user with a Microsoft account.
Windows 10 users have OneDrive as an inbuilt feature on their computers. To use the services of
OneDrive, you must be registered with Microsoft’s website.
RSS (REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION)
All of us search the Internet for so many things every day. We visit some sites regularly. RSS tracks this
information and regularly sends you updates whenever the sites are updated. RSS is used to organise
your favourite blogs, movies, news, images, etc. in a single window. Before RSS, the user had to visit
each website and check for updates. This led to spending a lot of time if no new updates found. With
RSS (RSS feeds) you save time. It fetches the updated web feed or newly published information from the
website/blog directly to you. So, you do not have to search for updated information again and again.
RSS is a collection of web feeds that could be headlines, music videos, blog entries, etc. to enable
RSS, you must first subscribe to content from multiple sources, like YouTube and blogs. An RSS feed
easily manages these notifications in an organized manner. Web builders use feeds to segregate fresh
content from their websites and web surfers. RSS may also be referred to as RSS feed, RSS channel, RDF
feed, XML feed, or Atom feed.
Starting RSS Feed
RSS feed is represented by a small orange symbol. If it is on a website, click on it and subscribe
to the relevant feed. This icon can be located at the extreme upper right-hand side of the
website or at the bottom of the website with other icons. You can also type “/rss” in the
address bar after the website name. You can subscribe to the RSS feed of your choice to read.
Factbot
XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. It is like HTML and is used to store and share
information on the Internet.
PODCASTING
The process of making digital recordings (audio or video) that are available for downloading is called
podcasting. It is a free service that allows users to download media files using the Internet. These
media files that can be downloaded from the Internet are called podcasts.
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