Adding this blog to Thunderbird 0.8 email client

For those that are using the Thunderbird email client...

Once you have installed Thunderbird version 0.8 (to check what version you are using see Help->About) installed, follow these steps to get this blog added to Thunderbird:

1. Select Tools->Account Settings
   
2. Select "Add Account" in the lower right corner
   
3. Select "RSS News & Blogs" and then "Next"
   
4. Give the account a name. I called mine "Blogs" and select "Next", then "Finish"
   
5. A new account should have been added in the white rectangle on the right. (Look for the account name that you gave it.) Select that account.
   
6. Select the "Manage Subscriptions" button
   
7. Click "Add"
   
8. Put the following URL in the "Feed URL" box and click "OK":
   http://www.hijkk.net/blog/atom.xml
   
9. Close the account settings dialog box.
   
10. in the normal Thunderbird folder window, select the "+" next to the folder with the name of the account you specified in #4.
    
11. You should see an entry with "Howard Family Blog" and some new messages. Just read them as you would any usual mail. Delete them when you are finished if you want.
    

For additional blogs that you want to track, just follow steps 1, 5, 6, 7 & 8.