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A Hyper Key is a single key that sends a modifier combination — usually Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Win. Since almost no application ...

Abbreviated "Ctrl" or "Ctl." A modifier key that is pressed with a letter or digit key to command the computer. The caret symbol is a common symbol for Control; for example, ^Y means Ctrl-Y. In most ...

Dubbed the three-finger salute by computer geeks, the Ctrl+Alt+Del command was always a bit of an odd combination of key strokes for such a basic function. Now, Bill Gates has admitted the awkward ...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has admitted that if he could do one thing in his life differently it would be the Ctrl+Alt+Delete command. The tech giant confessed that if he had his time again, he ...

There are many things PC users may struggle with when adjusting to using a Mac, including the keyboard layout. An Apple computer's keyboard isn't much different from a PC's in the broad sense, but ...

Stuck in an unresponsive application? Anyone using Windows knows the keyboard shortcut to escape is Ctrl + Alt + Delete or on a Mac, Command + Option + Esc. Programs become unresponsive often when you ...

The terminal isn’t a black box. These beginner commands help you navigate, find files, manage apps, and undo mistakes with ...

Terminal power users already know that a log of all the commands you execute are kept in history. (Go ahead, type history to see them.) Last week we saw that you can sudo your previous command using ...