[sotd] BoldFinger 1.0: Software of the Month [November 30, 2007]
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- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:36:18 -0400
Site of the Day for Friday, November 30, 2007
BoldFinger 1.0: Software of the Month
This month's software for the Windows platform heralds a nifty solution for
dealing with the fractious Caps Lock key. A legacy from the days when most
software code was written in capital letters, its prominent location
lingers on, a perpetual annoyance to many. A quick search for a fix reveals
too many results involving screwdrivers, manhandling the Registry or 404's.
A more intensive hunt, however, uncovered a little utility developed in
2003 and still going strong. BoldFinger 1.0, from programmers Duncan
Heathfield of World in a Box and Sofus Mortensen of Lambda Soft, provides
an elegant answer for most iterations of Windows, from 95 to XP.
This tiny program, weighing in at 36kb, promises to leave the Registry
severely alone and eschews dependence on any support libraries. It works by
intercepting a Caps Lock keypress and cancelling it. Should the user have a
compelling reason to use the Caps Lock key, it can be engaged by using a
combination keystroke -- Alt+ Caps Lock -- to toggle it off and on. Placing
a shortcut to the utility in the StartUp folder will have it load at bootup
and its system tray icon allows the user to easily shut it down. It also
keeps track of the number of accidental Caps Lock hits it intercepts, which
are revealed by mousing over the icon.
Slide over to the site for some screenshots, additional information and the
download link at:
http://www.worldinabox.co.uk/BoldFinger/
A.M. Holm
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