Monthly Archives: June 2008

Avoid Fax Tone

My phone and fax machine share one line. I’m so sick of rushing to pick up a ringing phone only to hear that annoying tone that means it’s really a fax coming in. What can I do?

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Faxing with Call Waiting

I’m planning on adding “call waiting” to my home phone service. Will this cause any problems with my fax machine?

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Why was I charged twice for faxing one page?

Why did my Internet fax service charge me for two pages when I only sent one?

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What should I do with my old fax machine?

My fax machine has served me well for nearly 10 years. However, it’s time to put “Old Bessie” to rest and invest in a more-modern machine, or perhaps transition to Internet-based faxing. But how can I responsibly dispose of my … Continue reading →

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Why didn’t all of my fax go through?

The recipient got some, but not all, of my fax. What happened?


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Fax activity reports: to toss or not to toss?

I’m the office manager of a mid-sized business. I tend to be overly cautious (my coworkers call it “covering my rear”), which is probably why I save all of those printouts the fax machine spits out showing what faxes were … Continue reading →

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Can I fax using Windows Vista?

I’d been using my PC to fax with Microsoft operating systems for years when I decided to upgrade to Vista. Now, I can’t fax at all. What am I doing wrong?

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Receiving faxes on legal size paper

I can’t get my fax machine to print correctly on legal-size paper. I load the tray with legal paper, but when the fax I’m expecting comes through, it just shrinks the text down so it would have fit on standard … Continue reading →

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Faxing in Color

I’m an illustrator by trade, and while many of my clients are happy to have me e-mail them drafts of my works-in-progress, I’ve also been asked if I could “just fax it.” I’m OK with some of the image quality … Continue reading →

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Fax Polling, or Fax On Demand

Can I “ask” another fax machine to send me something?

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