Restart your computer, and as soon as you see the initial POST boot screen, press the designated key for entering the system BIOS. The key for this varies depending on the manufacturer of your system ...

Not only does all-Caps text looks annoying, but the accidental turning on of the Caps Lock is also annoying. It happens now and then, only to realize it later on. Now it may so happen that someone has ...

The number lock function on your laptop can help you quickly enter a series of numbers including those related to the bookkeeping of your business. The function turns your laptop's keypad into a ...

When you completely absorb yourself in some work, chances of accidentally hitting a keyboard shortcut always exist. For example, if you have a numeric key shortcut configured and unknowingly press it, ...

Have you ever written this in a forum, addressed to a software developer: “I have $50 here which I’ll totally give you if you make this app”? No, of course not, because that would make you a ...

One "feature" of the new Apple Wireless Keyboard that people noticed quickly is the lack of the familiar numeric keypad and associated Num Lock key. A lot of users liked the change, but of course some ...

Why buy a num pad or a macropad when you can build something new and beautiful, open source that bad boy, and be a hero to the community? We think that should be all the justification you ever need to ...

I'm helping a parental unit troubleshoot an el cheapo 3-4 year old Acer laptop that has no Bluetooth. The symptom was that pressing a number of keys would turn out digits instead. It was driving the ...

Google's Advanced Protection Program is aimed at people who are at the greatest risk of targeted attacks, such as journalists, activists, business leaders, and political campaign teams. Don't worry, ...

How often do you actually use caps lock? Unless you're a PERPETUALLY ANGRY UNCLE, the answer is probably not much. It's odd, then, that caps lock takes up a huge amount of space on the keyboard; it's ...

Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has appeared in numerous publications, including U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, LIFE magazine ...