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How can I turn off my Caps Lock key?

I’m using a borrowed keyboard and keep inadvertently hitting the CAPS LOCK key and typing half my sentences in capital letters. Is there any way I can turn it off?

Published February 6, 2012
Categorized as hardware Tagged keyboard, sound

Why is my cursor jumping from one place to another?

My wife’s laptop has a strange problem. While typing in a Word document or an email the cursor seems to jump from away from where it’s suppose to be, which makes a major mess of the document. What can I do to avoid this?

Published December 7, 2011
Categorized as hardware Tagged hardware, keyboard

What are the keys labelled F1 through F12 on my keyboard?

Every computer I’ve had has these F keys at the top of the keyboard. What are these and what are they used for?

Published December 3, 2011
Categorized as hardware Tagged keyboard, windows

How do I get my “@” back?

I seem to have broken my keyboard. When I press SHIFT-2, instead of the quotation marks I get an “@” symbol and when I press “@” I get quotation marks. How can I fix it?

Published September 20, 2009
Categorized as software Tagged hardware, keyboard, windows

How does my KVM switch to another display?

I recently bought a Linksys KVM box to use two computers with the same keyboard, mouse and monitor. Unfortunately it’s second hand and it came without a manual so I don’t know how to switch between the computers. Any hints?

Published March 9, 2009
Categorized as gadgets Tagged keyboard, KVM switch, Peripherals, Scroll Lock

Help, my keys are wrong!

I have a new computer that works fine, except for a small problem: some of the keys on the keyboard display the wrong thing on the screen. For instance, when I type a double-quote (SHIFT-2) I get an @ sign instead. And when I want an @ sign, I get quotes instead. I can’t seem… Continue reading Help, my keys are wrong!

Published December 21, 2008
Categorized as software Tagged keyboard, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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