In a cosmopolitan age of travel, and globalization, it's not uncommon for people to speak more than one language. Multilingual people — known as polyglots — enjoy many opportunities, both personally ...

Shortcuts, small external keyboards and even improved (and free) dictation software can make long sessions of text input much simpler. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer is the Tech Tip columnist ...

You want to get faster at typing? Sure, you can hold down the Backspace key or mash it really fast. But there’s a better and more precise way to backspace and delete text on the Mac, using the Option ...

Big thumbs and tiny touch screen keys should be a recipe for disaster, but typing on a smartphone still feels pretty easy (for the most part). This is largely thanks to your phone's built-in ...

There is no such thing as the “best” mechanical keyboard. You can find many of our favorites—mechanical or otherwise—in our Best Keyboards guide that suits various needs. These are great for people ...

Over the last decade, Cal Newport has become something of a modern workplace ombudsman. A professor of computer science at Georgetown, his books have addressed the ways in which technology can be a ...