Lilyan writes: Read your tip about disabling the Cap Lock on a Mac. Is there a way to do it on a non-Mac computer? Thanks. Hi Lilyan! Unfortunately, because there are so many makes and models of Windows PCs, there’s no easy, one-size-fits-all way to disable the Caps...
Want to take a quick look at the files, folders and icons sitting on your Windows desktop, all without having to minimize all your open windows? If so, here’s a neat trick. Try this: just slide your mouse pointer to the very end of the Windows taskbar (for most...
Sick of hitting the Caps Lock key by accident—and suddenly finding yourself typing IN ALL CAPS? Me too. Well, there’s an easy way to change the behavior of your Mac’s Caps Lock key—or even disable it altogether, if you wish. Related: Make your Windows PC...
Need a little help figuring out your new iMac or MacBook? You’ve come to the right place. Check out our updated survival guide for the basics on Mac OS X, including details on the latest “Mavericks” features, illustrated guides for updating and...
Ever wish you could right-click with the left mouse button, double-click a bit more slowly, or highlight some text without straining your finger tendons? Do a little digging into your Windows system settings and you’ll find a trio of settings that could make...
Cindy writes: Ben, can you do this – download an archive of your Pinterest boards? I am terrified that all the hard work I have done on [my boards] will float off one day into cyberspace. Hi Cindy! Well, bad news first: Unlike Google and Facebook, Pinterest...
Caitlin writes: I love, love love my new MacBook Air, but it only just dawned on me that it doesn’t have a DVD drive. Do I need to buy another piece of hardware to play/open a DVD? Hi Caitlin! Apple does, indeed, sell a so-called “SuperDrive” ($80)...
With its sleek design and its patchwork of multicolored, always-updating “tiles,” the new “Start” screen makes for one of the most eye-popping—and bewildering—experiences in Windows 8. Don’t let the flashy Start screen get the better of you, though. Here’s eight ways...
Laurie writes: I have a Mac, iPhone and iPad and I use Apple Mail. When my husband sends or forwards an email to me from Outlook using his PC, the attachments arrive as “winmail.dat” and I can’t open them. Every search I have made on this subject...
Getting tired of the little “blurp” (or “ding,” or “beep”) sound your Mac makes when it needs your attention? I don’t blame you—and indeed, after years of living with the same annoying alert sound on my own iMac, I decided to...
