I recently switched laptops at work and I just could NOT get used to the annoying fact that my delete button has shifted so far away that its became noticeably difficult to use.

Rather than try to adapt (or sprain my hand), I am using Sharpkeys, which is an excellent piece of freeware which allows you to remap your keyboard so your keyboard *ahem* “works the way it’s supposed to”. Want an extra ‘Alt’ or ‘Shift’ key? Just remap another key to it. You can also choose to turn off some keys on your keyboard altogether (like capslock), if you they get in the way. One thing I like about it is that it’s not a program which sits in the background. Instead, Sharpkeys has no [+]

Q: If I get my phone wet, what’s the best way to bring it back to life?A: Even if a wet cellphone seems dead, there’s a good chance it can be resuscitated. Just make sure you act fast—the longer the water sits inside, the greater the likelihood it will destroy the phone for good.

(Photograph by J. Muckle/Studio D. Ilustrations by Gabriel Silveira)

By Joel Johnson

Published in the July 2008 issue. This is a DIY moment. While consumers are conditioned to send back broken merchandise, your phone’s warranty probably doesn’t cover water damage. And you may not have much luck pulling a fast one on your phone company—most of today’s phones come with a “water sticker” that permanently changes color if it gets wet. The first step: Immediately cut the power by removing the [+]

A battery is the heart of a cell phone, therefor if you want to use your cell phone for most of the time, you should try to preserve your battery, here are some tips on how to do it: When you buy a new battery, be sure to fully charge it before yor first use (initialize). a nickel based battery needs to be charged for 16 hours initially, while lithium-ion battery needs to be charged for about 5 to 6 hours. Just ignore the information that tell you that the phone is flly charged, since it is inaccurate if the battery has not been initialized. Keep the battery in a room temperature, try not to keep the battery in a high temperature place. Know your battery type and how to handle it, read the manual. Use only the charger that was meant for our [+]