View Package Tracking Information Via RSS

Did you know that you can use your RSS reader or personalized homepage to track packages being shipped to you via UPS, US Postal Service, or Federal Express? Here's how to create a unique RSS feed just for your package! 

Steps

 * 1) Determine which carrier is transporting your package and get the tracking number for it. A tracking number is generally a long string of letters and numbers such as 1Z81E74Y3598164594.
 * 2) Open your RSS reader or navigate to your personalized homepage. Select the function to subscribe to an RSS feed by URL.
 * 3) Create the tracking URL by appending your tracking number to the URL listed below for your carrier:
 * 4) *Fedex Air: http://www.shaftek.org/code/track2rss/track2rss.pl?type=fedex_air&tracking_number=
 * 5) *Fedex Ground: http://www.shaftek.org/code/track2rss/track2rss.pl?type=fedex_ground&tracking_number=
 * 6) *UPS: http://www.shaftek.org/code/track2rss/track2rss.pl?type=ups&tracking_number=
 * 7) *USPS: http://www.shaftek.org/code/track2rss/track2rss.pl?type=usps&tracking_number=
 * 8) Subscribe with your favorite RSS reader.
 * 9) Copy and Paste the URL into your RSS reader.
 * 10) Track the progress of your package as it is delivered to you.

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 * How to Set Up a Google Personalized Homepage
 * How to Add RSS Feeds to Your Google Personalized Homepage
 * How to Find RSS Feeds on the Web
 * How to Easily Remove Address Labels from Packages You Receive
 * How to Subscribe to wikiHow RSS Feeds in Internet Explorer
 * How to Subscribe to wikiHow RSS Feeds Using Mozilla Firefox

Sources and Citations

 * Track2rss project - The source of this RSS feed. A free and open source project.
 * SimpleTracking - An alternative RSS package tracking project