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    Unleash the power of .... erhm .... SHIFT!

    http://www.baetzler.de/humor/power_of_shift.html

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    What happens if I press both shift keys?

    Even bigger letters may show up on your screen. You should not use this feature, however, because these letters are also brighter, and may cause Screen Burn-In, which would be particularly embarrassing if you were typing something naughty at the time. You might consider obtaining the author's Shift Key Burn-In Protector program for only $139.95. Or you might not, it's your computer, but don't say I didn't warn you.

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    lol
    I thought using both shifts would cancel each other out, but I guess the two just act as one.
    Last edited by kamyab; 04-16-2003 at 01:48 PM.

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    Thats one of the funniest things i have read all week.
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    ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook.


    These are the only letters that can be typed with both shift keys held down:
    QWERTHJKLZXCVBNM
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    Originally posted by The_lone1
    ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook.


    These are the only letters that can be typed with both shift keys held down:
    QWERTHJKLZXCVBNM
    NOT TRUE AZERTYUIOPQSDFGHJKLMWXCVBN*¨£%+/.?

    whoa yea, just discovered, if you press both shift keys and press 0 on your number part of the keyboard it pastes: ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook.oooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooook.oooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooook.oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo k.

    hidden features of your keyboard, discover them

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    you guys have way too much spare time


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    try the holding ALT and typing three numbers on your numpad, gives the character map of whatever font you're using.

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    well actually, in word, its used as a sortcut between wanting a special character, and getting one.
    oh, and I_am_Tarzan, it probaly depends on ur hardware 'n' software.
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    yes, computers OS also determins what kind of keys you are able to press with simultaneous shift pressing. Mine is as follows:

    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ{}~<>?|/*-+

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    Originally posted by el-Ignoramus
    try the holding ALT and typing three numbers on your numpad, gives the character map of whatever font you're using.
    Also pressing 4 numbers on your number pad gives special characters such as:

    • ½
    • ¾
    • ç
    • ð


    and ALT 5412 is the same as paste (CTRL V)


    amazing stuff!

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    Just one question - if you guys are on regular keyboards... and you're holding down both shift keys...


    WHAT ARE YOU TYPING WITH!!!!


    AGHHHHHHH

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    Must be freaky shaking hands with your flippers/tentacles...??

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    Originally posted by I_am_Tarzan
    NOT TRUE AZERTYUIOPQSDFGHJKLMWXCVBN*¨£%+/.?

    whoa yea, just discovered, if you press both shift keys and press 0 on your number part of the keyboard it pastes: ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook.oooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooook.oooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooook.oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo k.

    hidden features of your keyboard, discover them
    < troll >
    actually you are hitting shift+insert. Which of course ia the paste part of crtl+insert. If you look at the numpad, 0 also is insert, provided the nbum lock is turned off.
    </ troll >

    Oh yeah I got a good laugh outta that one!
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    Originally posted by el-Ignoramus
    Must be freaky shaking hands with your flippers/tentacles...??
    I have a third eyebrow that unleashes mystical powers allowing me to do such things as this

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    oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook.
    d/w, the men in white coats (miwc) are coming for you. but don't be affraid. they will give you lots of dryugs and stuff that will make you happy.
    I Haunt the Shadows...I stalk the blackness of night... I am...
    THE CROW!!!

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    Originally posted by The_lone1
    d/w, the men in white coats (miwc) are coming for you. but don't be affraid. they will give you lots of dryugs and stuff that will make you happy.
    oh, that's ok. I'm used to that

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