Perhaps I type improperly, but I haven't used my pinky finger to type a single letter in this entire sentence on a QWERTY layout keyboard. As best I can tell, this is the same position as the "L" on ...

You can reprogram the keys on your computer keyboard to perform special functions, courtesy of a free utility from Microsoft. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel the mysteries of ...

I have an M1 Mini running 14.1.1 and recently my keyboard layout changed. I first noticed when I discovered my apostrophe was no longer under my right pinky, but instead in Shift-7. Poking around I ...

After using a membrane keyboard for over a decade, I stepped foot into the world of mechanical keyboards a couple of years ...

I’ve always been a full-keyboard kind of guy. Not to the point of using macros, but I’ve been religious about the full 104-key layout with a numpad, in hindsight, out of a purist’s mentality. But I’ve ...

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