Anyone know about RSS and why I suck with them?

[SZF2001]

Alright. I've followed tutorials and know the bare bone minimum of an RSS feed by saving with a .xml file and all that fun stuff. I'm trying to made a podcast for a group in school and this RSS stuff seems like the easiest way.

Anyway, here's a sample of what I've made for an example. Please point out my flaws.

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<xml>
<rss>
	<channel>
		<title>Announcements</title>
		<description>Updated daily announcements for the school.</description>
		<link>http://www.crap.com</link>
		
		<item>
		<title>Stuff Happens Again</title>
		<description>Yea. Here's some stuff. It's the announcements.</description>
		<link>http://www.crap.com/announcements2.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Stuff Happens</title>
		<description>This is the first page. The update should be above.</description>
		<link>http://www.crap.com/announcements1.html</link>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

And here's another thing - I've noticed the RSS icons popping up in browsers (in Firefox specifically they sho up in the URL bar), and when I click them it takes me to this little layout page of whats new. For an example you can even use Ben's homepage, click the RSS icon, and be taken to this layout page.

But mine just don't do that. Why? Every time I see the .xml file in my browser, it just shows the code - with this code I know I've done it correctly (as my stuborness points out) but it just won't show a layout.

I'm new to all this. As long as an app like GPodder or iTunes has the .xml file, that should be fine, right? It'd still be nice to make or have a layout. Is it css?

[Skyone]

I haven't done much work with RSS, but I assume that the layouts are powered by what uses them (in Ben's case, Wordpress). Otherwise, the web host might take some order in giving XML files a layout.