Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro use a custom keyboard design. Lots of users say dust or other small particles can get stuck under the spacebar and make it unresponsive. A newly published patent shows ...

No matter how careful you are, problems tend to crop up on Windows and macOS anyway—from little annoyances you can’t get rid of to full-blown system-wide issues that make it hard to use your computer ...

Long before I wrote blogs on the internet, when I was but a teeny college student with an LJ and a dream, I did tech support. And I saw things. I wasn’t the only one. The people who work tech have ...

This column could put me out of business as a tech columnist. But it’s increasingly apparent – based on the sad emails I get each day – that it needs to be said. Please stop tinkering with your ...

Drop your bags, fix a drink, and grab the Windows CD—it's time for the holiday ritual of fixing up your relatives' computer. Here are some tips and downloads to keep handy while you're cursing all the ...

If you see a black screen with the Windows or OEM logo on the center of the screen with Fixing (C:) Stage 1 message across the bottom, then here’s what you need to do. It may not appear on a newly ...

I work in a call centre. It's 8.30pm. I finish at 9. It's dead quiet in here and I'm having a pleasant conversation with my cellmate about the evils of photoshop. I get silly when I'm tired. My phone ...