Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Lenovo makes some pretty decent laptops and netbooks. But there’s one thing that always bugs me about Lenovo computers: the Fn and Ctrl key placement. Most computer makers put the Ctrl key on the ...

This post shows how to change what the Fn keys do in Windows 11/10. The Fn or the Function key is a meta-modifier key used to activate secondary functions or special features on certain keys. The ...

The Function key allows the user of a business laptop to access additional functions for dual-use keys. It commonly controls hardware settings like brightness or volume. It's generally at the bottom ...

For almost every PC or Mac user, a keyboard and either a mouse or a trackpad are more than enough to navigate these systems without too many problems. In fact, it might be a bit too easy — people are ...