“Keyboarding was a new skill and computers were driving home the need for everybody [to learn to type],” Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing developer Mike Duffy tells The Verge. “And then suddenly, everybody ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Were you taught to touch type or are you, like so many of ...

Specifically designed mechanical boards for Macs have long been neglected, apart from little-known Matias keyboards or Apple's own Mac keyboards in the 80s. Enter Das Keyboard to redress the balance ...

Quick: What are the most important apps on your phone when it comes to getting stuff done? If you’re like most people I’ve asked, “the keyboard” probably wasn’t one of the first things that came to ...

Looking to make typing on tablet computers easier (and add another term to the mobile computing lexicon), French company AlphaUI is developing a “back-typing” concept that adds an external physical ...

Global test finds those using two-thumb technique can hit a blistering 38 words per minute Think of it as an upside to spending hours on a smartphone. Thanks to all that dextrous thumb work, people ...

Two and a half years ago, I fell in love with a mechanical keyboard. It was comfortable to use but profoundly loud, to the point of being obnoxious. It was audible across rooms and through walls and ...

Over the past two years, I’ve typed nearly every word I’ve written while traveling on the iPad Pro’s Smart Keyboard Folio. For more on why, you can see my iPad Pro review here. For the purposes of ...

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Check if your keyboard is properly connected and has enough battery power to work. Restarting your computer or the app can solve many temporary keyboard problems. Clean your keyboard to remove dirt or ...