<?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>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:42:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/computers/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Byte (March 1984)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the March 1984 issue of Byte Byte, subtitled 'The Small Systems Journal', was around for the birth of personal computing. It was still covering a wide variety of systems in 1984. The March 1984]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/byte-march-1984</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/byte-march-1984</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAH39jaKNoUwtKLXMK2cg6QrvQSEihYHgHqeqBPZGpDreQxoTX2QyEJiJjGZTf3WMkAC2fUcrZ2EXoxXmfTR42iLzJisKN7RngJbyjw43v8xn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026, March]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump Iran War is bad. Doubtfire Reunion, Mark Body Sermon, Eggs, Gas, Bread, Wayback Machine Sunday the first day of March 2026; Israel lied to Trump about Iran probably, Vacuum, Book Shed Organizing,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145322/@joeyarnoldvn/2026-march</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145322/@joeyarnoldvn/2026-march</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145322]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joeyarnoldvn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:18:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJkyQiw7yqspmo2DPnCPgFDvFx84RNpTMTHhgkGkt7ASEZySdvTnjmrGGLV9jTiiMUzfvEgj9b4JehxiXaxUFGuaqBWs1ugDSLeBWjWreQvJYHi9k2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maximum PC (April 1999)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the April 1999 issue of Maximum PC Maximum PC was my favorite PC magazine. It was also one of the last major PC magazines to survive in print form. This was a magazine for PC enthusiasts with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/maximum-pc-april-1999</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/maximum-pc-april-1999</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3deXChf9UQSDSsMgDEZRnDbndcv7kCiFq14ChGkTgrhhYCyPYrJcVCqFHEyqfsbkYnPsKQPTQtatCExpMrBrYo2ZEhJ9ppoAu7JVaVsv7JMCo3sUbwsQz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byte (October 1986)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the October 1986 issue of Byte Byte was perhaps the best computer magazine throughout most of its life. It tended to be a bit more technical that most and continued to cover non-IBM compatible]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/byte-october-1986</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/byte-october-1986</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAH39jaKNoUwtKLXMK2cfDT2WWvsRxJC7wKmXPvVj7nRdaWKRXVcVtxvvb2hc28scmZYxfAWn3Hhv6f73eKKpTS1LzLp7kcPvDN7XwF5v6A1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Archaeology: Dell Latitude D430]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dell Latitude D430 is meant to be an ultraportable. Even by today's standards, it is still pretty small for a laptop. In terms of depth and width, you can't really get much smaller and still have a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-dell-latitude-d430</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-dell-latitude-d430</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:39:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXkzCd9HNSAM9TwKNjpGfofAvfZikgKs9KeYahKp26ARVx2RfcJLmx4oV1Kc1LPbmy1Cn7dd7ZDpRzhTr5WNgBqmAnDtAKY2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RUN: The Commodore 64 & VIC-20 Magazine (September 1984)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the September 1984 issue of RUN RUN was primarily a Commodore 64 magazine though depending on the exact time period, it also covered the VIC-20, Plus/4, Commodore 16, and Commodore 128. The September]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/run-the-commodore-64-vic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/run-the-commodore-64-vic</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:29:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPhjS9pMWA2mTwBMDbXqk9D2frDerpvVcUvHAFn4d5CEEpxzzVFNCTpAxLsDyu5eV2iT7B398Zq9oUExZQx6aBSBv5hq437fB23aDS45j7fY8BNpRjEWaeZRZQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byte (October 1979)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the October 1979 issue of Byte I'm not sure if Byte was the first computer magazine but I think of it as the original computer magazine. It was around before home computers were even a thing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/byte-october-1979</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/byte-october-1979</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAH39jaKNoUwtKLXMK2ceroBkax9gMU8bYaGScyw3B4TsGFY5NX8UQ1pZrEd7tguXvbJiYiye9yQep6LiWHXepJ72cFdMZMPf5ptSZLDJjnrS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Motorola 5G 2023 Review - Boost Mobile Unlocked My Phone UPDATE]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought I'd write a short phone review and a quick update on Boost Mobile locking my phone. I guess, sometimes it pays to be a pain in the ass and a bit of a Karen. 😆 A few weeks ago I wrote about Boost]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/phone/@the-bitcoin-dood/the-motorola-5g-2023-review-boost-mobile-unlocked-my-phone-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/phone/@the-bitcoin-dood/the-motorola-5g-2023-review-boost-mobile-unlocked-my-phone-update</guid><category><![CDATA[phone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[the-bitcoin-dood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAGbwxD9CJfJUznpDy21P1gb5kciUwoKrnYbGbNVgJCYqgawRvYY8MCEaaEMLbau6UGtcmn4P9VzA2tFWDLig4bmt5pNERqK91Rk21DHr1wz1gnjPJBYHJLPrQhFRUNHPbAVdk6FthCjnsawjsXX7cXnNQbrj4FgfA7NMX4J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Returning To Linux - Getting Away from Windows ]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I've decided to return to Linux. I've had an "on again, off again" love affair with the platform since the mid 90s. Back then you had to configure everything, networking was a nightmare, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163521/@the-bitcoin-dood/returning-to-linux-getting-away-from-windows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163521/@the-bitcoin-dood/returning-to-linux-getting-away-from-windows</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[the-bitcoin-dood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJSKQYDdpPbMDT2rieBhAMNn82xyXgfTd1UPkfxPvzoJTSDYQtoz8TBgfi4CcASFjSfwD6iViuRcrou8CchvaotBoHGPDpgyQLjcv9iqaVTzjnVvydRQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change the password]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know I've said this a thousand times before, but! I couldn't do 1st-line support full-time; I really couldn't. You have no idea how much respect I have for those who do that kind of job, day in, day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/support/@dickturpin/change-the-password</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/support/@dickturpin/change-the-password</guid><category><![CDATA[support]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:26:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWg1o2zVFSZY5UVKXmVD4gY7L8tKFHvSCst6gP2G5Be3Czt2HC9iiVMUTsXfskbMW8j15okypop?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – OCT84.DOC]]></title><description><![CDATA[A summary for those that haven't necessarily been keeping up with this series: I found a number of 5.25" disks at a thrift store a number of years ago (sometime in the late 1990s to the best of my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-floppy-disk-14-6f869cdbfed44</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-floppy-disk-14-6f869cdbfed44</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VARAikGgLpZReGTopGBG3zkXHhiEXmpsg4eMRQgfvNxRvS4VWXRCd8LjJ3VeMFxin8Zjnq9dwG71Zid5kKLo2mUmoiTo4FGvnPLv7mgWZYzg6sB82a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular Computing Weekly (December 18, 1986)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the December 18, 1986 issue of Popular Computing Weekly As the name suggest, Popular Computing Weekly is a weekly publication about computers. It was published in the U.K. in the 1980s. The December]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/popular-computing-weekly-december-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/popular-computing-weekly-december-18</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:48:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPakzgncLgnonBpRauPEjcPVu26k4ZkiodtR7kFQHBfrcMRKQTek1p4oXq8SqL6WfAyLJ4sxQoHkiYkD5DiFgeouCZmxa7LV1BVFfAuGS1Y8zdJqG2DXvdovmGNPq2VgDhVVs4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence: Progress or Problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been harshly critical of A.I. slop and the corporate trend to label everything as "A.I.-enhanced," but I do think there is room for nuance. I'll try to explain my thought processes below,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@jacobtothe/artificial-intellegence-progress-or-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@jacobtothe/artificial-intellegence-progress-or-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[ai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:58:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHir7FdMHL5aXWZbxXHGxWPZBPgvGsZMiiMWcCFFTG3WqvifJ9EijYgg9k9nbERBcnjBTmktpz48XuMPYRELiqpMDnrK22ZT4ti6TFKBM6boY8U5uFNn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maximum PC (February 2004)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the February 2004 issue of Maximum PC Maximum PC was my favorite computer magazine. It had a pretty long run starting as 'boot' in the late 1990s. The last issue was published just a few years]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/maximum-pc-february-2004</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/maximum-pc-february-2004</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3deXChf9UQSDSsMgDEZRnmz3x1cVt9AKUx4sFCQxiTBvUSCykrKo4n2Zu5LA6gjZBPhpajb3pWQGciyue29UjH5pJHezry8cEdDnYzwSBBr3q8zER3gFG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Life is Calling...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funny how much things (perspectives) change when you add the passing time factor into the daily ongoings of life. I remember when I first got Internet service — sometime in the early 1990s — we were always]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/when-life-is-calling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/when-life-is-calling</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6iEH72wdTczShxBwFRHbMN1QtN2na7kKH5eJFeXtZFCjiTjyUjAqkPvTEYS5MDRRqij3HyTZNCgiapE8i1Ff5y5vavZJ6YvDmg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do We Truly Own Our Devices Anymore? What's Going On With The Tech Industry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is going on in the tech world right now? Last week I posted about Boost Mobile locking my phone because of some sort of time constraint. 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The Inspiron E1705 was released]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-dell-inspiron-e1705</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-dell-inspiron-e1705</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpryN481YRJfvMEZ4WQgwre16Vj3N4YrgZ1EX77N7jTNgw4jyZ6b1GPsm9krprcbrbAQjVfUVpz4gDmGtu4zza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PC World (March 1993)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the March 1993 issue of PC World PC World was probably the dominant PC specific magazine in 1993 and 1993 was also the year I bought my first "PC", replacing my Commodore 64. The March]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/pc-world-march-1993</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/pc-world-march-1993</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:54:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VARAikGgLpZReGTopGBFuCRTrfZrsAxA4VZSbqqz3fVRp5CEcft1G3oPCEwPNLjUpKPpHaDCyCivvY2kB8xMMEiD4x88uKFEdGDuiWJqhJmiK2w4qU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PC World (July 1995)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover of the July 1995 issue of PC World PC World was probably the post popular PC magazine through most of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. 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