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RSS feeds are here! Get the latest activity, photos, news, events and birthday reminders anywhere you like! Put it on your desktop using RSS widgets, add it to Google reader, run a photo slideshow, the possibilities are endless. If you’re using Internet Explorer 7, Safari 2.x or Firefox 2.x, simply click on the RSS icon to subscribe:

You can also click on subscribe icon next to the window with information you want to receive. For example, to get the latest photo feed, click on the RSS icon on recent photo window on the home page:

You can even subscribe to the “Family Tree” and get updates as the the family tree grows. We recommend getting a feed of the “At a Glance” window or address bar to get all updates in one feed.

Here are some tools for you to enjoy your new Famiva RSS feeds:
- Facebook Simply RSS Application
- Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets: Feed Headlines and Feedr (photo feeds).
- Google Reader
- Bloglines
- Internet Explorer 7 Built-In RSS Reader
- Outlook 2007 Built-In RSS Reader
- Yahoo Widget: widgetQube, URR
- Google Gadgets: Visual News

Technical Note: Famiva uses Atom 1.0 feed format. We will be adding RSS2.0 support shortly.

- Famiva Team

In anticipation of the new e-mail alerts feature, Famiva now gives you the ability to change your registered email address. Simply visit your settings page by click on “settings” menu, or your name or portrait from the header, then click on the “Change e-mail address.” link. Administrators can also change email address for registered members on their site. An email will be sent to the new email address for verification.