My roommate needs to fax something today! Are there any reputable free fax services via the internet that I could send it for her?

Sorry this is so late, but I've used [link] and [link] successfully to send stuff.

Have to get a new router. While I'm at it I will try and simplify my life by getting rid of my print server. So looking for:

Wireless n with 4 ports plus two Usb ports.

Qos and dual channel so that videoconferencing traffic gets prioritized and my connection does not get slowed down to speed of slowest wireless computer on network

backwords compatible with WEP encryption to hookup an old computer

Maybe gig ethernet on wired ports though not essential. Current ethernet ports on old computers are 10/100 so getting gig ports is a matter of future proofing and will do nothing with current equipment.

absolute fastest N not critical since internet is not going to be more than 18 mps and stuff that needs faster connections will most used the wired ports. So not worth paying for 450 mps speed. At least not worth paying much

Belkin n750 is on sale at target for $80 (in store, not on-line) but according to reviews no backwords compatibiltiy for WEP. Also mixed reviews on performance. Why I'm looking at dialing back to older N protocols better implemented.

Any recs?

Come to think of it, does a USB port neccesarily mean you can hook a printer directly to the router? Or does it depend on what the router software does - like some routers only want you to use the USB port for network storage perhaps?

I think most routers only use the USB port for network storage so you definitely want to check. I'm partial to Netgear, but the one I use isn't quite up to your requirements. The closest one would be this:

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It only has one USB port for network storage so it doesn't solve the printer server issue.

There's this one that I think meets everything including the printer, but it's not cheap.

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Since I don't use them, I can't really say much about other brands of routers. I'm sure there are plenty of good ones.

Yeah, it looks to me like your rec is a good one. I think I will forget USB printer ports - too expensive and the print server I have works fine. I was thinking - one less box, but a 50-80 buck difference is a bit extreme right now for one less box.

I swear. Why can't I change the desktop background wallpaper image on my laptop? Obviously I was once able to do this, because currently it's a picture of Benedict Cumberbatch. But before I go to this conference, I'd like to change it to something less fangirly but not completely boring. So I picked a picture of a cat. And the computer will not let me set it as the background.

I have a PC. I'm going through Control Panel-Display. Browsing for photos, and clicking on the one I want. That should set the background picture, right? But it does nothing, and Benny is still staring at me. What the heck?

I think most routers only use the USB port for network storage so you definitely want to check.

Even then, it may not do what you want to do. My router, which I otherwise love for its speed and reliability, has a USB port for "network storage", but you need to run a utility to mount it to your local machine. Before another machine can access it, you need to remember to unmount it from the first machine. Not the most useful way to handle things.

I have a PC. I'm going through Control Panel-Display. Browsing for photos, and clicking on the one I want. That should set the background picture, right? But it does nothing, and Benny is still staring at me. What the heck?

Are you clicking "Apply" or getting a pop-up message about changing the settings? Usually you also have to fiddle with tile/center/stretch drop-down menu.

As a last resort, change the file name of the BC picture.

Thanks Jon! I eventually used hellofax.com which needed a minimum of contact info. And comped me a free page when it turned out that the cover letter bumped it up to 11 pages.