Wednesday, 6 September 2006

Use Mac OS X keyboard and shortcuts on Windows

If you're jonesing for your Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts to work on Windows, or if you just can't give up A le's keyboard while using Boot Camp, the A leK Pro keyboard driver for Windows might just be your fix. This little driver allows you to use most Mac OS X shortcuts (such as cmd - shift 3/4 for scree hots and cmd - opt - esc for the Windows Task Manager), and you can even plug in an A le U keyboard to keep on truckin' (great for the Boot Camp users in the audience).

My big gripe with A leK Pro however (besides the logo), is its outlandish $25 price. $5 - sure. $10 - I'd co ider it (if I had to use Windows, that is). Even $15 might be reasonable, as long as you throw in the a wer to the meaning of life or something. But $25 for some keyboard shortcuts? I might as well buy a new keyboard - at least then I could have one of those cool Matrix-style, multi-keyboard setu and act like I can actually see things when I stare at scrolling Klingon-ish code. Maybe these guys should hook up with MacZOT to cut the Mac shortcut addicts a break.

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