<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 23:22:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@papillion/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to delay getting the Windows 10 Creators Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Microsoft, Windows 10 is installed on over 100 million computers around the world. While many of those systems possess the latest and greatest hardware, some are older and not-often-updated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/windows10/@papillion/how-to-delay-getting-the-windows-10-creators-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/windows10/@papillion/how-to-delay-getting-the-windows-10-creators-update</guid><category><![CDATA[windows10]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papillion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2H3TMhns4u1JMo8bb7RPJQN2avvB7yTodTfqx5Nd65o32Um14yqW8yhBRgBMNoStewqJtoVcLniDESMHSgTPQ8qL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I am leaving Ubuntu (at least for now) after 7 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today marks a particularly sad day for me in my technology journey. 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Returning to Gnome desktop for 18.04 release]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a surprising blog post dated earlier today, the company behind the popular Ubuntu distribution of the Linux operating system announced that it was abandoning the idea of 'convergence' between desktop,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/linux/@papillion/ubuntu-giving-up-on-convergence-unity-returning-to-gnome-desktop-for-18-04-release</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/linux/@papillion/ubuntu-giving-up-on-convergence-unity-returning-to-gnome-desktop-for-18-04-release</guid><category><![CDATA[linux]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papillion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2017 20:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89vDq1C4E8XpyinDTwwm1EEomdXjdzuAWuRzGhHy1d4yUHWEABjWbzucYC5Ggz2TB6uv5H3zNL6Un?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thank you to the SteemIt Community!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm pretty new to SteemIt but, since signing up, I've been trying to build a following and provide a unique and, hopefully, interesting perspective of tech news. 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