The Free Range Librarian has a No-Brainer Method for getting started with RSS:

I love RSS (the acronym means various things, but my favorite definition is "Really Simple Syndication"). I can track all kinds of news from new and familiar sources, from Dilbert to the New York Times, without filling up my e-mail box or tying a string around my finger to check various Web sites. The news comes to me as headlines and brief abstracts (with one-click access to the entire article) through my RSS reader (aggregator).