Swipe your way to apps and settings on Microsoft's Windows RT tablet, or use Windows key shortcuts and other keystroke combinations to zip to nearly any program or setting. Dennis O'Reilly began ...

If you take a look at your laptop's keyboard, you'll notice that the top row keys have icons printed above, with "F" and a number, like F1, F2, and so on, below each one. These are known as function ...

Running Windows on your MacBook isn’t uncommon, but running it on a new Touch Bar MacBook Pro has its own set of challenges thanks to the removal of the function keys. Luckily, a trip through your ...

If you have some Mac computers at your business that need keyboards, you don't need to go out and buy any expensive Apple-made keyboards. Macs are compatible with just about any standard USB keyboard, ...

If you use a computer running Microsoft Windows for your business applications, chances are you are using a standard PC keyboard. This keyboard, whether made by Microsoft or another vendor, contains ...

Most people overlook the row of function keys at the top of their keyboard. They often ignore, misunderstand, or underuse them. If you work with Excel spreadsheets regularly, those F-keys can be your ...

Microsoft has some keyboard layout innovations on the way for buyers of its latest input devices. It has listed a new Ergonomic keyboard and Bluetooth keyboard on its US website, both available from ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

I'm a Microsoft MVP, which among other things means I get to spend some money each year at the company web store. Since it also comes with free software, it's really down to Microsoft input devices or ...

Function (Fn) keys – F1, F2, F3, etc., come in handy for those who are in dire need of shortcuts on their keyboards. Laptops are usually equipped with such keys but desktop keyboards, especially the ...