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Disabling Caps Lock under OSX
I hate the Caps Lock key. I really don’t understand why it continues to be a prominent fixture on computer keyboards. I mean - who uses it anyway? It just gets in the way when you mean to hit the Shift or Tab keys and then you have to delete the text that’s now shouting back at you.
For many years, I’ve used a little Freeware Windows utility called BoldFinger. It sits in your system tray and intercepts any Caps Lock keystrokes. If you hover over the BoldFinger icon it tells you how many times it’s “saved” you from the Caps Lock key.
Now that I’ve switched to a Mac, I was happy to discover the OSX has built a way to disable the Caps Lock key directly into the OS. Just go to System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse and then click the Modifier Keys button on the Keyboard tab. Set the Caps Lock key dropdown to No Action and you won’t be bothered by that pesky key ever again.
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May 16th, 2008