Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Open Source
Capster: Start applications at login with your Caps Lock button
by Simon Kerbel Mar 3rd 2008
Capster is a small executable that allows you to select applications that will start upon boot-up only if Caps Lock is on. And by small, we mean small, as in 5 kilobytes. Wasn't that how big Zork was?If you're like us, then you probably have a list of applications that are set to automatically start when Windows starts: email clients, iTunes, and so on. But what if you only want certain applications to load at certain startups? Instead of going in and removing the applications as startup items, you can use Capster to assign them to run when, and only when, Caps Lock is on.
Capster is easy enough to use. First, you'll need to choose the program you want to run at startup. You do this by using the "Browse" button. Hit the create shortcut button and Capster will create a link to the program in your Startup folder. That's it. Now, if you leave your Caps Lock key on and restart your computer, your applications should automatically appear, as if by magic.
Funny option of the day: You can choose to automatically run an application if the Caps Lock key is off as well. This would only make sense if you usually have the Caps Lock key on, and only occasionally turn it off.
But who does that? The only ones we could think of are the forum posters who do all their ranting in caps. But that's just a small portion of us, isn't it?
Right?
Capster is a free download, and Windows only.
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