I have developed a keyboard obsession the last week or so. I've been reading up on all kinds of keyboard stuff and watching Youtube channels where people build their own custom keyboards. (Although it ...

In OS X, if you hold down "opt+shift" while adjusting the volume with the volume function keys, it will adjust the volume with more granular steps. I'm wondering if there's a defaults.write thing I ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

One of the easiest ways to impress your Mac-owning friends is simple: Simply press option + shift + volume up (F8) or option + shift + volume down (F9). It looks like this: That magical combination of ...

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 ...

In fiddling around with Sublime Text 2 today, at one point I stumbled upon a command that needed F2 and F3 keys to be executed. I remember I once heard about a Mac app that let you easily toggle ...

The Fn key in Acer computers can be used with the up-down and left-right arrows keys for various functions including increasing or decreasing the brightness of the screen, changing the volume of the ...