Bill Gates regrets it, Windows users generally hate it, and its become computing shorthand for hitting reset on a bad idea, but Ctrl+Alt+Del wasn't always a bad idea. The much-maligned key combo came ...

Recently I came across a computer-related thought from a friend. It gave me the germ of an idea, so I decided to pass it along. (No worries – it’s a good germ.) Are you familiar with CTRL+ALT+DELETE?

Windows users are probably all too familiar with the Ctrl-Alt-Del key sequence. Although it's commonly associated with closing unresponsive applications through the task manager – and, in fact, it was ...