I don't know who needs to hear this, but you should lock your laptop screen every time you step away. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for ...

Imagine you’re typing away on your laptop inside of a busy café. You hear your coffee order being yelled out and now you’ve got to make your way up front and leave your laptop behind. What if an ...

OK; stupid question #647:<BR><BR>A bud of mine at the office bought himself a brand new Powerbook G4 1.25Ghz. He didn't have a lock for it, so I dug thru my stash of misc stuff and found a lock and ...

Whether you want a full-time Caps Lock key or simply need the keyboard shortcut, here's how to do it. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them ...

When someone is watching over your shoulder, it's second nature to cover up your keyboard before typing in a password on your computer, or even unlocking your phone if you still use a pin passcode.

Yale today announced the launch of the Yale Assure Lock 2 Plus, its latest smart lock that has HomeKit integration and Apple Home Key support. With Home Key integration in the Wallet app, an iPhone or ...

This is the first reason why your computer keyboard gets locked accidentally. Filter Keys turn on if you press the right shift key for 8 seconds, which of course can happen accidentally. When your ...

I have a user that has a strange problem, when she presses the delete key on her keyboard it brings up the lock computer screen of the terminal server she is connected to. She is the only user that ...

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 ...