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  • Notice to Our Clients: HIPAA Compliance for Backups

    Please note, this message was sent to our Clients via email this morning, and contains important information about HIPAA compliance and backups. As a valued St. Aubin Technologies client in the health care industry, we would like to let you know that Carbonite is a great backup solution for HIPAA compliance. Medical Offices are required…

  • The Macintosh Turns 30!

    30 years ago today, January 24, 1984, Steve Jobs revealed the first Macintosh computer. It was first eluded to during the 1984 Super Bowl (are we allowed to say Super Bowl?) in a commercial directed by Ridley Scott. Here it is if you never seen it (or need a refresher): The commercial aired January 22,…

  • Children of the 90’s beware!

    Microsoft’s new advert for IE is nostalgic for generation y’ers. It includes the games we played, the shoes we wore, even the poor kids Pogs we sharked. Whether you grew up in the 90’s or earlier, this video is for you. Enjoy!

  • Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

    With 2013 coming to an end, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you as our valued client.  We’ve enjoyed a very successful year together! St Aubin Technologies will be on limited staffing for the Christmas week of 23-27 and closed December 25th & 26th. Closed December 31 & January 1 for New…

  • Mickey Mouse is 85 today!

    The beloved Disney Animation Character Mickey Mouse turns 85 today, and he doesn’t look a day over 84! Mickey Mouse debuted in the short film Steamboat Willie, one of the first sound cartoons, on November 18, 1928. After appearing in over 130 films, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a start on the Hollywood…

  • Five Tips for Getting Started With Windows 8.1

    Change is always hard. We get accustomed to doing things one way, and when something comes along to mess that up, our natural reaction is to revolt. It’s no surprise, then, that Microsoft didn’t get the warmest reception when it releasedWindows 8 last year. Designed to be an all-in-one operating system for both PCs and tablets,…

  • A Hard(ware) Lesson Learned

    Article Originally Posted to Spiceworks after the recent storms and ensuing disasters in the western United States: Mactrekr writes: Down in southern Arizona, we get some very, very wild thunderstorms. During the monsoon, they hit suddenly and can be exceedingly violent. Usually these deluges are out in the desert, away from town, and are fun to watch…

  • Backup Databases and Live Applications Easy!

    As you know, St. Aubin Technologies is a proud partner with Carbonite online backup. Carbonite Online Backup is an inexpensive way to backup your files safely and securely to the cloud, protecting you from disastrous data loss. Carbonite was founded in 2005 and already has helped restore over 20 billion files that would have been…

  • This Ad is Awesome

    We found this on Gawker.com, and has been roaming through our office, and we can’t help but say, this ad is awesome. The Gawker.com article is here.

  • No Seriously, Windows XP End of Life is Here!!!

    Earlier this month, we told you that Microsoft’s Windows XP and Office 2003 End-of-Life is coming, April 8, 2014. Microsoft will no longer support, or update, Windows XP or Office 2003, including bug fixes and patches against malicious threats. You need to upgrade now! If you are in the health care industry, heed this warning, because…