About the author
Dave Winer, 56, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and editor of the Scripting News weblog. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in New York City.
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Getting started with the Instant Outliner 
See yesterday's Instant Outlining update.
Here's how you get on the Instant Outliner.
1. If you haven't already done so, install the OPML Editor.
2. When it asks if you want to update to get the latest parts, say you do.
3. From the Outliner menu, Instant Outliner sub-menu, choose Open My Outline. Your browser should come to the front asking for your username and password. Enter them and click Submit.
4. Repeat step 3, this time the outline will open.
5. To create a new entry, click the New Entry button in the window. Type the text. Then hit the Save button.
6. You will see in my outline a section with people you can follow. It's still very quiet, and probably will stay that way for a while. The best thing to do is to use the outliner to narrate your work, and eventually we'll add some discovery tools.
From there, if you have questions, post them here.
