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CHOCKSEE visually warns you when your CapsLock key is activated
If you happen to follow Mac indie software development, you've probably heard of Craig Hockenberry, the developer behind Twitterrific. Hockenberry is known for an online persona he sometimes takes on Twitter, where he types in all capitals. This persona is sometimes known as the CHOCKLOCK, and has resulted in people that are "in the know" referring to CapsLock as CHOCKLOCK.
All of that is background to explain why the utility I'm about to tell you about is called CHOCKSEE. CHOCKSEE is a Mac utility that will show you a pretty floating bezel on the screen if you happen to bump the CapsLock key, much like what you see on a Mac if you hit the Eject key.
And that's all that it does. Cute? Definitely. Useful? Kinda, sorta. I mean, there's already a visual indicator that your CapsLock key is on: ALL YOUR TEXT IS IN UPPERCASE LETTERS.
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Subscribe to commentsasdf373Jan 25th 2010 5:35PM
WHO CARES
RogueJedi86Jan 25th 2010 5:35PM
At least I don't need it for Windows. One of the built-in accessibility options in XP lets you enable ToggleKeys that makes a squeak/chirp noise when you bum Caps/Num/Scroll Lock.
ProlornJan 25th 2010 9:04PM
Dell did something similar with their Quickset software, designed for their function keys. It presents and fades out a bright/dim lock icon in the lower right corner of the screen when Caps Lock is turned on/off.
I suppose this is newsworthy if you've heard of Craig Hockenberry, which I hadn't...
Mildly entertaining, I suppose.
ChrisJan 26th 2010 12:50AM
Second visual indicator: The green LED on the caps-lock key.
digamejhJan 26th 2010 9:36AM
Am I the only one who would welcome something like this?
You say, "I mean, there's already a visual indicator that your CapsLock key is on: ALL YOUR TEXT IS IN UPPERCASE LETTERS":
Isn't it better to *not have to delete what you already typed and type it again?* I mean, call me crazy...
And re #4: I don't ordinarily look at the keyboard when I type.
Now if Mac keyboards were more like Dell's and had a partially-recessed caps-lock key to prevent accidental pressings, that would be a different story...