Open the MacBook with the keyboard facing you at a 90-degree angle, and tilt it backward slightly. Spray compressed air left and right around the stuck key. While you're at it, you may want to do a ...
For users that require it, Windows PCs’ Sticky keys feature is excellent since it enables modifier keys like Ctrl, Alt, and Shift to stay active after being pressed ...
Even though Apple won’t publicly advertise that its quieter third-generation keyboard contains a fix for the sticky key issues plaguing older MacBook Pro models, the company’s support documents say ...
Did your laptop keyboard stop working? These suggestions can help you narrow down the problem, identify a fix, and get back to typing.
Since Apple introduced its butterfly keyboard design in 2015, the problems with it have been very well documented—and they’re problems that I’ve experienced as well, with a 2018 MacBook Pro (the one ...
When his parents denied him a Super NES, he got mad. When they traded a prize Sega Genesis for a 2400 baud modem, he got even. Years of Internet shareware, eBay'd possessions and video game testing ...
Apple has provided some much-needed clarification in the ongoing saga of its MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboard repair scheme, helping everyone know just where they stand. While things like liquid ...
As we learned last week, it’s fairly easy to fix a noisy overheated laptop: Open an underside panel, (carefully) blow out the dust, then enjoy the praise your wife lavishes on you for fixing her ...
The keys of the "butterfly" keyboard in the 2016 MacBook Pro get stuck very easily. It's possible that's true of the 2018 models too. Editor’s note: There’s good evidence that the new MacBook Pro ...
It’s been a while since the last time I came up with some good laptop tips, so when a Hassle-Free PC reader named Shawn wrote in with his problem I thought I’d better get back to notebooks. Here’s ...
It came as a complete surprise but just yesterday, Apple updated its 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros with Touch Bars to include faster processors, a new T2 chip, and quieter keyboard. Despite the ...