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You use your keyboard every day, but I bet you've rarely thought about why your keys are where they are. In the 1870s, typewriter manufacturers arranged the keys to prevent mechanical jams. Over a ...

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 ...

Chromebooks differ from typical laptops in a number of ways, and not simply in terms of software. What is the most noticeable physical difference? Chromebooks include keyboards with a number of Chrome ...

Macros can be a great way to automate mundane functions in your favorite games, or give you a slight speed advantage in high actions-per-minute games, like real-time strategy and MOBA games. While ...

Xbox has in recent years been a champion for making gaming accessible for everyone, and yesterday it revealed a new wave of accessibility updates and features, including one that will allow the Xbox ...

Contributors to Microsoft's revived take on its 1990s-era PowerToys tool are working on a new keyboard manager that will let users remap a computer's keys. The keyboard effort builds on Microsoft's ...

Quick fingers and lightning reflexes can help you win virtual battles when playing against real or computer-generated opponents in computer games. One way to increase your speed is to play using keys ...

I'm looking for a (preferably free) keyboard remapping program that will work with Win2k. Ideally, it would allow the remapping of any key on the keyboard to anything else, but at a minimum, it must ...

Microsoft recently says that two Xbox controllers can now remap the keyboard to pave way for easier PC gaming. Javier Martinez from Unsplash The gaming world just got a lot more exciting with Xbox's ...