Even if you’ve used the Mac for decades, I suspect you have never fully understood the Fn key. Not helping is the fact that Apple sometimes calls it the Function key, but all Mac keyboards already ...

If you take a look at your laptop's keyboard, you'll notice that the top row keys have icons printed above, with "F" and a number, like F1, F2, and so on, below each one. These are known as function ...

Almost every computer keyboard has a row of function keys at the top, but it seems like almost nobody knows what they do. They’re incredibly handy, however, and can be an invaluable part of your daily ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. October 19, 2023 Add as a preferred source on ...

Those keys are there for a reason.

For those unfamiliar with NZXT, it’s a company based in Los Angeles that makes high-performance gaming PCs and the gear that goes with them. Today’s M1 Mac mini setup relies on a raft of NZXT devices, ...

I just bought a new aluminum Apple keyboard, but most of the function keys don't work. Only F9-12 (expose and dashboard) work. What gives? I'd like the keys to do what it says on them, but failing ...

I've been using fluor to switch my function behavior based on which application I've got in the foreground for a few years now. It seems to have stopped working with mac OS 26. Before this, I used ...