With OS X you can use a PC keyboard and still use the same familiar layout of modifier keys that is the default for Apple's systems. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

Sometimes modifier keys on the keyboard may not work properly. If this is the case, you may find that either specific keys will not work, or certain combinations of keys will not work. In most cases ...

Readers offer their best tips for saving unsaved work from a crash, tweaking shortcuts in OS X, and jumping to the top of your inbox in Apple Mail. Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips ...

You may recall that one of Apple's slogans when the Mac mini was released was BYOKM-bring your own keyboard and mouse. Well a lot of those keyboards will of course be Windows keyboards, and while they ...

Terminal is inarguably useful, but it does have its annoying quirks. For example, there are lots of standard key combinations for moving the cursor that don’t work on the Terminal command line.

After seeing the leaks for the upcoming MacBook Pro, many people have wondered how their workflows might be hindered by the removal of the hardware Escape key. While it’s very likely that an Escape ...

As you can plainly see, we’re embracing International Caps Lock Day with full gusto. Go ahead, try it out in the comments. Caps lock is the cruise control for cool. Surprisingly, there are quite a few ...

I’ve complained about this before on these forums: one thing that keeps me from adopting Linux on the desktop is that under Linux, keyboards are handled more or less like under Windows. While I spent ...

A set of input keys on a personal computer or computer terminal. Along with the standard letter keys on a typewriter, computer keyboards have keys for cursor movement and entering commands as outlined ...