What is RSS?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format for content distribution. CADwire.net offers RSS feeds for each of our primary indexes (News, Commentary, Reviews, Articles, & Blurbs) and for each of our supported CAD industries (Mechanical, AEC, Plant, GIS, EDA, & Other). Each feed includes headlines, descriptions, and links back to CADwire.net pointing to the full story.
We reserve the right to require you to cease distributing CADwire.net content at any time for any reason. See usage guidelines below.
Why should I use these feeds?
Compared to other methods of content delivery such as email, RSS allows you to subscribe to a feed anonymously and be in complete control of that subscription. Via your RSS feed aggregator you can subscribe or unsubscribe at any time and not worry about receiving unwanted solicitations or giving up your private information. Likewise since RSS is a neutral data-only format served from a secure server you avoid problems such as spam or viruses.
How do I use these feeds?
Users can use a news aggregator or feed reader application to read our feeds, as well as the feeds from thousands of other web sites, directly on their computers. Webmasters can also parse these feeds to display CADwire.net information on their own web sites.
The quickest way to get started using our feeds is to download a news aggregator and subscribe to any of the feeds listed on this page (via the orange RSS buttons).
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NewsGator
Delivers feeds directly to Outlook |
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FeedDemon
An excellent full-featured stand-alone feed reader for Windows |
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Pluck
Peruse feeds in your browser |
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BlogExpress
A free, stand-alone feed reader for Windows |
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RssBandit
An open source feed reader for Windows |
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Bloglines
A free online service for subscribing and sharing news feeds |
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NetNewsWire
A reader for the Mac OSX |
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Lifera
An open-source Linux feed reader. |
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If you’re new to RSS and syndication, we also suggest visiting Lockergnome’s RSS Resource and check out their QuickStart Guide, RSS Q&A, and comprehensive listing of resources. HP also outlines the basics of RSS.
Usage Guidelines
We encourage you to use these feeds, so long as you use the links provided in the feeds, and so long as you provide proper attribution to CADwire.net. Whenever you post CADwire.net feed content on your web site or anywhere else, please provide attribution to CADwire.net, either as text (CADwire.net is our site name) or with a graphic (we reference a small logo in each feed for this purpose) if you use the feeds publicly -- meaning, where anyone but yourself will read them. CADwire.net reserves all rights in and to the logo, and your right to use the logo is limited to providing attribution in connection with the RSS. We don't require anything dramatic, but we do ask that you always note the source of the information.
