New Laptop/Tablet PC:  I used a tabletPC for a few years and I really liked it.  But, it really depends on how you plan to use it.  I "mostly" used it for school... it was nice for taking notes because I had the option of writing or typing.  It was nice to be able to write what I wanted and then cut and past other text into my notes.  Look at the software you want to use, though.  There is very little software out there for tablets, I was hoping that would change, but they haven't caught on as much as I thought they would.  The drawback is they aren't as good for typing, because the keyboards are smaller and it takes some getting used to (most of them anyway).

Fax Service:  I'm not sure what your price was increased to, but we use DataOnCall.  They have various pricing options depending on volume.  We pay about $95/mo and it includes 1,300 pages (incoming or outgoing) and 8 cents per page there after and it comes with a toll-free number.  With e-mail we are faxing less and rarely go over our limit.  I think there is more to selecting a service than price.  I mainly care about reliability.  I don't know about other services, but DataOnCall has been EXTREMELY reliable. 

Phone System: We use an expandable handset cordless two-line system and I know they make 4 line systems.  Look at Panasonic, they seem to have more choices.  It has worked well for us.  We switched to Motorola and I haven't been as happy with them.  We recently connected our old Panasonic phones back up.  Some of the buttons are starting to stick (after about 4 years), which was why we bought the new system.  I wish I had stuck with the Panasonic and we will likely buy a new set of those.

Programming:  It looks like you have had one offer for consulting in that area... I can't offer much advice in that area.

Best,
Robert A. Franco
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