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 ...

There seems to be some unhappiness about Apple removing the function keys on the next MacBook Pros in lieu of a touch screen strip. I wonder how many people use those function keys, though. If you use ...

The keyboard is one of the most important devices of your computer, allowing you to give commands for the different operations you want to perform. Most keyboards these days come with 104 alphanumeric ...

Function keys, or F-keys, are special-purpose keys on a keyboard that allow you to perform certain actions on your computer quickly. These keys comprise the top row of keyboards and are labeled F1 ...

There are different ways to change the screen brightness, but the easiest way is to use the function keys. PCs of different brands have different function keys to control screen brightness. In this ...

Keyboard shortcuts offer a quick and easy way to perform tasks on your computer and eliminate the need for extra clicks/button presses that you would otherwise need to make to carry them out. Likewise ...

Yesterday we noted the release of new virtualization software from Parallels that allows the simultaneous running of Windows XP and Mac OS X. Today we focus on some troubleshooting issues presented by ...

I'd like to be able to use my function keys without needing the "fn" key itself when I'm bootcamp-booted into Windows. Any ideas?

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 ...