Inevitably, just like any laptop, your MacBook will freeze up on you. Here are some ways to use keyboard shortcuts to shut down or restart your Mac.

A It is possible to shut down your PC without the cursor. If you push the Ctrl, Alt and Delete buttons simultaneously, you'll call up the Task Manager, which can be operated by the keyboard.

Windows-u-r-Enter, for example, will restart your computer. One of the first things keyboard fans noticed of Vista is that these familiar keystrokes no longer work.

Windows 8's start menu interferes with the old, convenient method of using keyboard shortcuts (via the Windows key) to quickly restart or shut down your machine. Here's a little trick that sort of ...