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There are almost certainly keys on your keyboard that you never touch. Assign new functions to give them a job.

It’s one of the first things people new to Chromebooks notice: The Caps Lock key on the keyboard isn’t a Caps Lock key at all. On Chromebooks, Google replaced it with a Search key also known as the ...

If you're anything like me, you make good use of the Backspace key. But look where it is—way up on the upper righthand corner, dragging your hand away from the action with every inevitable mistake.

Maybe it’s just me, but I always picture someone yelling at me when I get messages and emails in all capital letters. It might just be a mistake on their end, I suppose, since it’s fairly easy to ...

There is one thing that has remained unchanged in computing over the decades and that is the venerable keyboard. While there have indeed been advancements in technologies, the layout of keyboards has ...

One of the most frustrating things about technology is getting used to a new device's quirks, especially when it means having to relearn basic tasks. For those who are unfamiliar with the various ...

Peter asked for a way to “remap the Caps Lock key so it does nothing.” He wants to avoid accidentally hitting that key and finding himself typing ALL CAPS. You can go into the Windows Registry and ...

It is International Caps Lock Day, as Megan Garber has alerted us in her TheAtlantic.com post on the subject. This is a day to celebrate (if you must), but with some caveats. It's not like you can ...

Windows only: Tiny application NumLocker disables the Caps, Num, and Scroll Lock keys from an easy-access menu in the system tray. Using the application is simple enough—just right-click on the tray ...