hotminer.com - Hot Shareware and Freeware on the net Contact Us | Bookmark Us | RSS Feeds | Link to Us | Tell Friends
Hotminer home
Home >> System Utilities >> Shell ToolsSEARCH
 LOGIN
I Hate This Key Deluxe Edition v4.0

One day I came into our office and found that a keyboard on the table of one of our leading developers was broken. Several buttons were missing. Horrible black gaps where keys used to be. We all were astonished. Who would commit this foolish crime? Soon, Mike, the keyboard owner, appeared and explained that he had broken the keyboard himself. The previous evening, he had lost a significant portion of his code by pressing one of the extended keys accidentally. After that, he got a screwdriver and picked out all the extended keys!

Thrilled with Mike's case, we decided to study less radical opportunities to solve this problem. Virtually all modern keyboards come with a set of extended keys: a pair of Windows Logo Keys and power control keys. Multimedia keys are normally hard to be pressed accidentally. They are small and located relatively far from the standard keys. The most dangerous extended keys are located within the standard key areas. These are Windows Logo keys, Caps and Num Locks, Insert and Power Control keys. You can easily touch them when typing or when playing games. Pressed in combination with other buttons, they can cause unpredictable effects.

The most versatile and flexible software solution that we've found is called "I Hate This Key" (did they know Mike's story?) This handy utility sits in the system tray and allows you to control special key behavior. You can either disarm the Windows Logo keys completely or in full-screen applications only, e.g. in games. The program lets you make your Caps and Num Lock buttons safer. No need to disable them completely. You can choose from "Doubleclick" or "Click and hold" modes. This is especially important for wireless keyboards that have no Caps and Num Lock indicators. "Insert" can be automatically disabled in text editors, yet, it can continue to function in combinations (Ctrl+Ins, Shift+Ins etc.) Power Keys and F-Lock can be configured as well.

File Size:700 KB
Last Updated:August 2, 2006
License:Shareware
Price/Registration Fee:US$9.95
Install/Uninstall Support:Install & Uninstall Support
Operating Systems:Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP
Expiration Info:Expires after 7 days
Number of Downloads:46
Published By:ByteGems.com Software 
Visitor Rating:Not Rated Yet...

Visitor Rating:

 
Search Tips
EscapeClose Pro
Bee Icons
Taskbar Button Manager
Display Resolution Manager
Mmm FREE
Innovative StartUp Firewall
Fast Folder Access
LogonStudio


10-Strike Log-Analyzer
Raw (Apache) log files analyzer. Get statistics from your logs easily. 10-Strike Log-Analyzer generates many types of reports and histograms. There are many options and filters available to help you getting exact information about your site. Download Now!
All2POP
All2POP is a gateway for POP3 client accessing various web-based email services e.g Hotmail and Yahoo. All2POP takes care of your web-based email accounts, you are worry-free about regularly checking web-based email accounts to avoid losing them. Download Now!
AV Voice Changer Software Diamond Edition
Modify voice in voice chat / PC Phone; Enhance voice quality; Simulate voices with Voice Comparator; Mix voices with Parody; Record from microphone, internet - streaming audio; Support mp3, wma, wav, ogg; Work online/offline/realtime Download Now!