Filed under: OS, Software, Productivity
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 Apple's keyboard while using Boot Camp, the AppleK 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 screenshots and cmd - opt - esc for the Windows Task Manager), and you can even plug in an Apple USB keyboard to keep on truckin' (great for the Boot Camp users in the audience).My big gripe with AppleK Pro however (besides the logo), is its outlandish $25 price. $5 - sure. $10 - I'd consider it (if I had to use Windows, that is). Even $15 might be reasonable, as long as you throw in the answer 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 setups 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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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Smaran said 11:29AM on 10-13-2006
Heh. Who'd've thought something I found while googling for a solution for my own Windows needs would get so popular?! Glad everyone at Digg and you guys found it useful too.
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Chris said 12:10PM on 10-13-2006
I bought a copy of this last year. Had horrible issues getting my activation key due to their email getting filtered by my companies' spam filter. Once I got it, I was pretty underwhelmed. That's even considering it was my employer's $25, not mine.
I'm not one to bag on anyone else's attempt at being entrepreneurial, so remember that your mileage may vary.
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john said 3:04PM on 10-13-2006
Use Keyboard Remapper instead. It's free and seems to do all the same stuff. When I boot into Windows, Cmd-c etc work, not ctrl-c. And Apple has already added right-click functionality. I'd like to use ctrl-click for this, but it's probably better to stick the sanctioned method.
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Brandon Crawford said 12:22PM on 10-14-2006
Just get the Windows 2003 Server Resources Tools (yes, it runs fine in XP) and run remapkey.exe. It's fast, cheap and easy... we like that.
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claytron said 9:48PM on 10-14-2006
I was just wondering how i could make Win XP map cmd to ctrl in parralels. i used KeyTweak, http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/ . Now life just seems that much better :)
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