Illustration: Harry CampbellWhether 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.
In this article:
- Access Your Data From Anywhere
- Trim Your Phone Bill
- Add a Remote Control to Your PC
- Make Your PC a Media Hub
- Control Everything With Your Voice
- Double Your Desktop
- Record Radio Onto Your MP3 Player
- Calibrate Your Colors
- Try Linux
- Play Games on Your HDTV
- Back Up Your Cell Phone
- Make a Video Podcast
- Unclutter Your Cables
- Convert an Old PC Into a Server
- Make an Old PC Into a Linux-Based File and Print Server
- Build the Desktop You Want
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