Programming copy and paste functions to my mouse let me perform the tasks with quick swipes and no wrist movement required. I can change my computer's volume without having to search for buttons on my ...

A shaky rumor claims that Apple is prototyping a new Magic Mouse design for the Mac that's more ergonomic — but which users will also be able to talk to. It was back in 1986's "Star Trek IV: The ...

The Control key (often labeled CTRL) may be famous for letting you Control-click on almost any interface element to reveal a contextual menu. But that workaday use is falling by the wayside now that ...

Reader Ed Blair Greene would like a keyboard shortcut for a Quicken command he uses routinely. He writes: This program has no keyboard shortcut to print checks. To my mind this is a really stupid ...

Ever felt that copy-pasting using the mouse gets tiresome? Especially when you're more comfortable using the terminal and the keyboard, switching to the mouse can be counterproductive. The xclip ...

Q: How can I make my mouse work at the command prompt in Windows 2000/XP/2003? A: When you open a command prompt (Start | Run | cmd.exe), you may not be able to highlight the contents on your screen ...