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Remap your boss's keyboard as a prank with SharpKeys

SharpKeys
Have you ever bought a laptop that has a few keys that you're convinced our in the wrong place? We've seen keyboards that put the Windows key all the way in the top right corner, or which put the arrow keys a bit too closer to the shift key for comfort.

SharpKeys is a utility that lets you remap pretty much any key on your keyboard. Just fire SharpKeys up, select a key, and then decide what you would like its new function to be. To get the full effect, once you're done, you can even try prying the keys off of your keyboard and rearranging them. Just a quick warning though: your spacebar probably won't fit in the spot where the K key currently resides. We figured you probably knew that already, but figured we'd issue a disclaimer just in case spacial relations aren't your thing.

Also note that if anyone follows the recommendation in this post's title Download Squad and its parent company AOL will not be held responsible for the fallout. But if you happen to snap any pictures of the ensuing fun, please send them our way.

SharpKeys is designed for Window XP, 2000 and Vista.

[via jkOnTheRun]

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Freeware

waNOCAPS: Eliminate the scourge of caps lock

waNOCAPSI believe I have made known previously the fact that I rather dislike Caps Lock. Though it is essential for some specialized applications, for most of us Caps Lock lies somewhere between obnoxious and dangerous. There is, however, a cure, for Windows at least: waNOCAPS is a quick registry patch that will turn the unwanted key into a conveniently-located third Ctrl key. waNOCAPS is free and comes with a companion patch that will reverse the changes.

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