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Posts Tagged ‘control’

Remap Caps Lock to CTRL key in Windows

In Computing on 29 October 2010 tagged Computing, control, ctrl, Hardware, keyboard, remap, windows with no comments

Because I looked for it here and didn’t find it, I’m putting a handy reminder to this useful blog post: http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_caps_lock/ The post describes how to disable the caps lock key or remap it to a control key. And various other permutations to boot! Here’s the registry information if you’re into running regedit. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout] [...]

Wacom Intuos 3

In Technology on 8 April 2008 tagged control, drivers, gear, interface, mouse, Photos, Technology, wacom with 4 comments

I’ve been an occasional user of Wacom’s Intuos 2 graphics tablets for a few years. I’ve always liked the idea of the tablet if not willing to commit to it for constant use. Last week, while I was visiting the left coast, I stopped into Fry’s and saw a Wacom Intuos 3 6×8″ tablet in [...]

Logitech Control Center 1, TextMate 0

In Computing on 2 December 2007 tagged bug, center, Computing, control, crash, drivers, logitech, mate, osx, Software, textmate with 1 comment

Ok, this was weird. The command-line TextMate launcher, ‘mate’ was crashing for me in strange and exciting ways. I filed a ticket. A kind person replied back that some people were reporting that it was Logitech Control Center. Humoring the nice man, I dutifully removed Logitech’s preferences panel and drivers… and now ‘mate’ works. This [...]