Danny is wants to know how to get the beeps
My friend's computer has Num Lock and Caps Lock keys that beep to alert him when they are pressed - but mine don't make any sound.  How can I be alerted with a sound so that I know if I accidentally hit these keys?  I really enjoy your trivia game on your start page. I play it everyday! Thanks, Danny. 

Our answer
Thanks, Danny! One of our biggest pet peeves used to be hitting the CAPS LOCK key by accident and forgetting it was on. This makes typing in passwords and usernames a pain because you'll get an error message. We all probably get enough of those already. And typing an entire email message with the CAPS LOCK key on, can be taken as "yelling" by whoever you're typing or writing to -so you don't want to type in all caps unless you want whoever is reading it to know you're angry or intentionally rude :-).

The keyboard does have a light to indicate the CAPS LOCK key is activated but unless you're looking at the keyboard while typing, (and all us good typists never do that, do we?) you probably won't notice the CAPS LOCK key is on. But, fortunately, you can easily configure Windows XP to give you a BEEP when when you hit the CAPS LOCK key. It comes in very handy for us and will for you too. Here's how to set it up, it's very easy:

Go to control panel, Accessibility Options and place a checkmark next to the "Use Toggle Keys" option. You'll find several other options there you might find useful too.

NOW YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE THAT CAPS LOCK KEY ON WHEN TYPING AND YOU CAN AVOID PEOPLE THINKING YOU'RE SCREAMING AT THEM.

OOPS...DARN caps LOCK key ....