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Many people don’t think using backup solutions are a priority for them. Using backup solutions is, in fact, a necessity for every computer user. Austin Lane IT Services can help your business implement a data protection strategy that will ensure that your valuable data is protected in the case of hardware failure or accidental loss.
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Google is most famous for their ubiquitous search engine, but that is not all that the search giant is capable of.  Within the past month, Google Chrome, Google’s new web browser released version 3. As part of the ongoing development effort for Google Chrome, there has been a website launched that shows what eager web […]

Today, we begin a series of articles that examine the various backup options that network support vendors recommend to clients. The first backup option that will be reviewed is the newcomer, Online Backups. The online, remote backups are the current fad in backup and disaster recovery planning. As a result, it is the first backup […]

For some, the desktop wallpaper is constantly hidden behind their constantly open windows. For others, these desktop wallpapers can serve as sources of inspiration and spur creativity. One website, Smashing Magazine, publishes many unique wallpapers every month that strive to inspire creativity. This month, we showcase what we feel are some of the best wallpapers […]

For some, the desktop wallpaper is constantly hidden behind their constantly open windows. For others, these desktop wallpapers can serve as sources of inspiration and spur creativity. One website, Smashing Magazine, publishes many unique wallpapers every month that strive to inspire creativity. This month, we showcase what we feel are some of the best wallpapers […]

Just about everywhere you go you’ll see people busily texting, talking, or playing, on cool electronic devices. Collectively known as Smart Phones, they promise to deliver the electronic world to your finger tips. But do they really live up to the promise?
Regardless of the brand, model, or service provider, if you spend some time with […]

It is officially the beginning of the end for Windows Vista. The first Release Candidate for Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista, was released to the public on May 5. Austin Lane has reviewed the earlier release of the beta version of Windows 7, and found it to run faster than Windows Vista on […]

One of the infections that has caught the attention of the press worldwide has been the Conficker or Downadup worm. These worms have infected millions of computers, and is hard to detect for the average user until now. There is a website that you can visit that allows you to visibly see if you are […]

“People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.” – Ralph Nader
Data is the life blood of most companies, and in the computer age protecting it has become equally important.  Hardware failures, software failures, and hackers using viruses and data gathering techniques have become a very real danger for […]

In the world of today, businesses are relying more on technology for communications and to perform business critical applications than in the past. We trust this technology will not have a problem, but what happens when it does? Will you know? Traditionally when a problem arises, the only way of knowing is through reports from […]