1st April 1999

Has your keyboard ever stopped responding in Windows? You might still have full mouse control, but no way to "type". This could be a hassle, especially if you can't (or don't want to) reboot. Well, pull up the Windows character map (if it isn't installed on your machine, you can add it via the Windows Setup tab in your Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet). In CHARMAP, you can double-click on 'characters' (in sequence) and then copy them to the clipboard to be pasted into any given application. How's that for a key play?