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Get More Out of Your PC

With these tips and techniques, you can teach any machine new tricks, from recording radio to saving you money on phone bills.

Richard Baguley

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Illustration by Harry Campbell.

Illustration: Harry Campbell
Whether you're a PC wizard or a desktop dunce, you can do plenty to teach your system new tricks and make it more flexible and just plain easier to use. With a few simple steps, your PC can help you trim your phone bill, obey your every word, record your favorite radio shows, and make you famous on the Internet. It's even easy to turn your old PC into a networked file server that can hold all of your photos, videos, and files in one place where everyone can get them.

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