Comments on: Let's kill the CAPS LOCK KEY http://donturn.com/lets-kill-the-caps-lock-key/ information discovery, management and research Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:08:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Prentiss Riddle http://donturn.com/lets-kill-the-caps-lock-key/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Prentiss Riddle Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:13:38 +0000 http://donturn.com/blog/2006/08/16/lets-kill-the-caps-lock-key/#comment-380 I'm with you completely on the numeric keypad question. I did in fact go to Fry's and buy a compact keyboard sans keypad for the last PC I owned but I've never seen one for the Mac. I’m with you completely on the numeric keypad question.

I did in fact go to Fry’s and buy a compact keyboard sans keypad for the last PC I owned but I’ve never seen one for the Mac.

]]> By: donturn http://donturn.com/lets-kill-the-caps-lock-key/comment-page-1/#comment-379 donturn Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:32:37 +0000 http://donturn.com/blog/2006/08/16/lets-kill-the-caps-lock-key/#comment-379 Correct! The legend goes that the topmost drawer in a typesetter's bureau, the UPPER drawer was traditionally where they kept the upper case letters. You win the admiration of many, the scorn of the losing entries (what losing entries?) and secure knowledge that you embody a Harpold-like knowledge of the history of typesetting. Oh, and a beverage next time we meet. Correct!

The legend goes that the topmost drawer in a typesetter’s bureau, the UPPER drawer was traditionally where they kept the upper case letters.

You win the admiration of many, the scorn of the losing entries (what losing entries?) and secure knowledge that you embody a Harpold-like knowledge of the history of typesetting.

Oh, and a beverage next time we meet.

]]> By: John http://donturn.com/lets-kill-the-caps-lock-key/comment-page-1/#comment-378 John Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:11:01 +0000 http://donturn.com/blog/2006/08/16/lets-kill-the-caps-lock-key/#comment-378 Upper case refers to the container of letterforms that typesetters would keep the capitals in. It was above the case for the small letters, hence "upper case". What do I win? Upper case refers to the container of letterforms that typesetters would keep the capitals in. It was above the case for the small letters, hence “upper case”. What do I win?

]]> By: Adam Rice http://donturn.com/lets-kill-the-caps-lock-key/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Adam Rice Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:24:15 +0000 http://donturn.com/blog/2006/08/16/lets-kill-the-caps-lock-key/#comment-377 You can get a compact keyboard sans numeric keypad at Fry's. You can get a compact keyboard sans numeric keypad at Fry’s.

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