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...or to do without any programming or sysadmin:

http://pipes.yahoo.com



Quoting Reagan Cole <[log in to unmask]>:

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> A very general 'how to' on defanging web objects for use in locked   
> down kiosks:
>
> 1) set up a local server on the host computer.  xampp is a good choice.
> 2) Use PHP to pull in the RSS and parse it.  This let's you   
> construct a "mirrored"
> page with no off-site links.
>
> Who knows about the intellectual property issues when
> you start messing with other people's content?
>
> One nice source of interesting compelling non political news are the  
>  RSS feeds from the US Geological Survey.
> I had built up an earthquake monitor that worked pretty well and   
> recalculated all the UCT times to EST local times etc.  Shortly   
> afterward I discovered www.iris.edu  ...  Their big map image is a   
> pretty good
> start at a real nice earthquake exhibit.
> Have fun, take back the web
> Reagan Cole
> Durham, NC1)
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