Atwater Computer Consulting in Marin County

07/10/2026

Now offering Linux Mint installs for those who want to get away from Windows. This can be a dual boot on a Windows computer in case Windows is needed as a backup OS.

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04/02/2026

Microsoft possibly reconsidering the necessity of demanding new Windows 11 computers use Microsoft accounts. They must have realized they're helping Apple, maybe Google, and Linux with their demands. Or just slowing Windows 11 adoption, which they need to help with Microsoft 365 sales.

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04/02/2026

Try Power Clean if your Epson Ink Tank printer seems to have gotten totally clogged. Shut the printer off. After a minute or two power the printer back on while holding the Question Mark button down at the same time. Takes about ten minutes to do the Power Clean routine. Worked great on an Epson ink tank printer that was thought to be dead a couple of weeks ago, now prints normally.

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02/19/2026

Stay away from Microsoft OneDrive (aka "Windows Backup" although it's NOT really a backup app) if you don't want a Microsoft subscription of some kind, they'll push it on you right away if you log into a Windows computer with a Microsoft account, which Microsoft is now heavily enforcing with new Windows 11 computers. It will also move your files to the OneDrive folder without warning. All in a desperate attempt to get another $2-20 per month out of anybody/everybody. I disable it from startup on most machines, but often it's already moved files into the OneDrive folder before that so all the data has to be moved back to the original folders after a restart with Onedrive disabled.