Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

It’s one of the first things people new to Chromebooks notice: The Caps Lock key on the keyboard isn’t a Caps Lock key at all. On Chromebooks, Google replaced it with a Search key also known as the ...

There are almost certainly keys on your keyboard that you never touch. Assign new functions to give them a job.

One of the most frustrating things about technology is getting used to a new device's quirks, especially when it means having to relearn basic tasks. For those who are unfamiliar with the various ...

Maybe it’s just me, but I always picture someone yelling at me when I get messages and emails in all capital letters. It might just be a mistake on their end, I suppose, since it’s fairly easy to ...

Reader Kent Schrader has a love/hate relationship with his third-party keyboard. He writes: I used Logitech’s diNovo keyboard for Mac for years and loved it. But a couple of keys broke and so I wanted ...

If you're anything like me, you make good use of the Backspace key. But look where it is—way up on the upper righthand corner, dragging your hand away from the action with every inevitable mistake.

Peter asked for a way to “remap the Caps Lock key so it does nothing.” He wants to avoid accidentally hitting that key and finding himself typing ALL CAPS. You can go into the Windows Registry and ...