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Why is there an escape (ESC) key on the computer keyboard?

Some people have never noticed that little ESC key in the upper left hand corner of the keyboard on their computers. But after it is noticed it...

Today is international caps lock day. A day when we celebrate what some call the most useless key on the keyboard. Some saythis daystarted in the...

This article isone of a series of computers 101 articles. See all of my articles for more shortcuts, tips and computer how-to's.Sometimes you...

The dreaded 404 not found. If you see this error, you have found a "broken link" or a link on a web page that goes to a non-existent page...

Mashable.com has written a Twitter Guide book that will help you learn Twitter if you are new to the social media site.However,whether you are new...

Facebook has a new threat that involves clickjacking. The malicious code in this attack is fairly benign (it sends you to a YouTube video), but...

This is a "Computers 101" article.Many people ask if their computer willrun faster if they put in a larger hard drive. The answer is no,...

Twitter and Facebook were down for a good part of the day on August 6th, 2009. They were the recipients of a DDoS attack. But whatare DoS and DDoS...

Crowdsourcing is a relatively new way of doing both marketing and product selection and development by asking the "crowd," or people...

USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. It is used to easily connect devices to your computer without requiring technical knowledge.In 1996 USB was...