Browser

A browser is the software you use to view the World Wide Web. Popular browsers include Internet Explorer, Firefox and Netscape.

Browsers take the HTML and JavaScript code that make up websites, and display them in text and image format for general users.

Channel

Start pages on CueStart consist of channels. Each channel has a specific purpose. Some channels contain links, some contain RSS feeds, while others serve as online tools such as search boxes and calendars.

Each channel has its own set of option buttons depending on the channel type. These buttons look like the following:

You can add, edit, and delete your channels in the Start Page Manager.

Feed

RSS Feed

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a feed format used to display frequently updated content on the Web. RSS feeds are generated by news websites and can be read by RSS reader software as well as by other websites.

Websites that offer RSS feeds will typically display or images to represent the fact that they offer the service. Typically if you click on the icon you will be taken to a page that displays the website's latest content as an XML file. Click here to view a sample RSS feed for the BBC News Homepage.

Start Page

A start page is the default page that is displayed each time you open your web browser.

CueStart enables you to create a customized start page that provides you with quick access to the latest news and your favorite links.

You will often see us refer to your 'CueStart start page' as simply your 'start page'.

Web Browser

See Browser