Keyboard articles Tag

Computer: the secrets of the F1 to F12 keys on your keyboard

Why do they have the letter F? On your computer keyboard, you've probably noticed the presence of 12 keys mysteriously numbered F1 to F12. These keys, which are a little different from the others, are invariably present on the keyboard of laptops and desktops. The reason they have the letter ...

10
Mar
2022

Health: 5 benefits of handwriting

Because it establishes a direct link between the brain and the hand, handwriting has a stronger impact on our thoughts than simply typing words on a keyboard. This is why, in personal development, we are often asked to write down certain things in a small notebook at a regular pace, every day or ...

11
Jan
2022

Why and how to dust off your computer?

Why is it necessary to eliminate dust? You may not know it, but dust is one of your computer's worst enemies. All computers have fans designed to cool components with fresh air. Unfortunately, these fans suck in dust along with the air. The dust settles on the components and traps heat. That' ...

13
Oct
2022

Inflation: 4 applications to better manage your budget

balance calculated by the Budget Pilot application, then indicate your expenses as you go. By the way, you don't even have to use your smartphone keyboard to type in the amounts one by one... You can dictate them for even more simplicity! Thanks to Pilote Dépenses, you keep control of your b ...

16
Jan
2023

Who creates the emojis?

a professor from the University of Pennsylvania called Scott Fahlman declined the principle of the smiley by using the punctuation characters of his keyboard: two dots for the eyes, a dash for the nose and a closed parenthesis to represent a smile :-) This is the birth of emoticons! Nevertheless ...

09
Feb
2023

Flops?!: When the Museum of Arts and Crafts Celebrates the Right to Make Mistakes

the focus is on the flops, not the medals. It's a refreshing way to remember that despite their failures, Ariane 5 rocket, the Bi-Bop, or the Marsan keyboard have fueled technical progress. An immersive journey spanning 500 square meters. Installed from October 14, 2025 to May 17, 2026, the exhibit ...

06
Oct
2025