* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass discusses aggregating RSS feeds on a Web page * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter helps a user figure out if Wi-Fi hot spots are reliable enough for workers on the road
* Aggregating RSS feeds on a Web page
By Steve Blass
Q: What options exist for presenting multiple remote RSS feeds on a single Web page in order to publish a shared news portal on a Web site?
A: There are a number of free RSS feed-conversion Web services, such as www.rss-to-javascript.com, where you can type in the Web address for an RSS feed to get a copy of JavaScript code that you can put in a Web page to retrieve and display the updated feed when the page is visited.
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* Wi-Fi for workers on the go
By Ron Nutter
Q: It seems like my company has more people traveling and having reliable access to the Internet is becoming more important. Most of our laptops are coming equipped for some flavor of Wi-Fi. Is that enough?
A: Wi-Fi is certainly an option worth considering. You need to look at the availability of Wi-Fi access where your employees are traveling. There are more and more hot spots popping up. The question is will they be where your employees are traveling? More and more hotels/motels are offering Wi-Fi access but some still want to charge for the availability. Occuring additional chargers for “temporary” internet access also need to be considered in the overall cost evaluation of the different alternatives.
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