How to Automatically Watch Web Pages for Changes
Many web pages have RSS or Atom feeds that automatically let you know when the content of the website changes. For websites that don't have feeds, you can use either stand-alone programs or web-based programs to monitor changes. One free option is an extension for the Firefox browser called Update Scanner. You can easily add it to your browser to monitor website changes.
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Instructions
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Download the Mozilla Firefox browser if you don't already have it installed on your computer. Follow the instructions for its installation. Open the browser once you have it downloaded.
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Go to the Update Scanner link (below) and download the Update Scanner add on. Click on the "Install Now" button. Confirm your wish to install Update Scanner by clicking on the "Install Now" button on the dialogue box. Restart your Firefox browser to complete the installation.
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Add Update Scanner to your Firefox toolbar. Right click on the toolbar. Select "Customize." Locate the icon for Update Scanner. Drag it to the toolbar and drop it in the location on the toolbar where you want it. Click "Done" when you finish this step.
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Click on the Update Scanner icon in the toolbar to customize the URLs you wish to check. Add a new entry by clicking on the first icon on the left. Enter a title and URL. Indicate how often you wish Update Scanner to scan the website. Also mark how large a change you wish to see before Update Scanner notifies you. Click "OK" when you finish this step.
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Edit your website preferences as often as you wish. Update Scanner does an auto-scan as often as you tell it to or you can perform a manual scan by clicking the "Scan" button. If you no longer wish to monitor changes on a particular website, you can delete an URL from you list by clicking on the "Delete" icon.
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Tips & Warnings
Update Scanner or similar programs are good to use if you are watching a particular site for updated job listings.
