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     Windows XP has builtin fax send and receive capability, but was not able to send received faxes to email box. Watch the video below for detailed instructions to send received faxes to email box.

How to setup Cable modem internet service

1. Attach coaxial cable service cable from wall into cable modem
2. Attach USB or ethernet cable from cable modem into your computer or wireless router
3. Plug cable modem power plug into electrical outlet
4. If only on or two lights light up on cable modem then cable modem is not turned on. Press power button on , sometimes in rear of modem
5. May need to press stand by button, usually on top or front of cable modem 

    Wireless routers that most consumers purchase come with no wireless security setup by default. Your wireless router signal can possibly reach 300 feet from your home. Your neighbors can then use your internet service to browse internet, steal information from your computers, etc. If they illegally download movies, music, etc you can be held liable for their actions and lose large amounts of money in court.

    Some wireless routers will sometimes have the wireless key printed on the bottom of the wireless router. Excel Computers consumers immediately change the wireless key.

   Excel Computers recommends consumers read the wireless router security configuration instructions to properly setup wpa or wpa2 security. 
  

   Excel Computers sells high quality routers preconfigured by Excel Computers with strong passwords and strong wpa, wpa2 wireless security keys.

In this day and age of digital information, we've become dependent on our computers to organized much of that information.  With everything from documents to multimedia put in the form of a data file, sometimes we forget just how easy it can be to lose them.  So lets say you accidentally delete some of that important data and it somehow missed the Windows recycle bin, is all hope lost?  Though the recycling bin is present as a safety net against accidental or mistaken file deletion, just because it's not in there doesn't mean your data is gone forever.

For those who like to add convenience to their Windows interface, here's a quick tip which saves you a step or two in opening your web browser to commonly used web sites. Right click on the start button and choose 'properties,' then hit the 'customize' button. Choose the 'advanced' tab and scroll down the 'start menu items' box until you reach the 'favourites menu' option. Check it to add your IE favourites list to the start menu as a new tree.

To many of people, the idea of customizing their Windows desktop isn't even something they even think about doing. Either people don't put as much thought into personlizing (basically it's not something they care about) or they haven't gotten that far in their computer education. Well if you're the latter, I say that there's something new to be learned here and so lets talk about the most basic of Windows desktop customization in the form of changing the desktop background.
 

Being someone who grew up in a time where most of entertaiment came from packaged media, television and radio, I can say that I definitely can appreciate the advancement of technology. While I consider myself "old school" in the sense that I still prefer packaged media (to own), still watch broadcast television on schedule and listen to the radio while I drive, I've adapted to the many forms of digital entertainment available to us these days. With the availability internet access all around us, not only is the world's information available at your finger tips but also plenty of multim