Have you ever popped off the key caps on a mechanical keyboard and wondered what the different color switches underneath mean? Here's what you need to know.

Imagine yourself as a single cap on a keyboard. Perhaps you’re an oft-used letter like “A” or instead the lonely, remote “~” key. If you’re one of the former, you wince every time that giant hand ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Ever since computers like iMac G3 pulled off the trick, transparent computer gear has come in and out of style. And now transparent keyboards are having a bit of a moment. One good example is the ...

TteSports have revealed the latest addition to their range, Metalcaps! The new keyboard accessory is exactly what it sounds like, metal key caps for your mechanical keyboard, or at least any that ...

Time for a mid-week grab-bag of Mac 911 updates—comments and suggestions from readers about past Mac 911 issues. Reader Don Smith wonders about the orange key caps that appear in a screenshot from a ...

I have a confession: I hate the caps lock key! I mean it's a crazy holdover from typewriter days and for me at least it's always much more of an annoyance than a help. Fortunately, as we covered in an ...