# Things that worked better after they broke. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-worked-better-after-they-broke/763238 "2016-08-18T23:10:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-worked-better-after-they-broke/763238/21 "2016-08-22T14:09:31Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Eggs. The hens will disagree with you on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-worked-better-after-they-broke/763238/22 "2016-08-22T16:11:59Z")
I use Caps Lock all the time when I want to type an acronym. I have the handy beep-boob enabled so I don’t press it by accident. Working in an office where I can’t enable the Caps Lock beep-boop is a pAIN IN THE ass though. Boots where the back heel upper is broken are much better than when it’s intact. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-worked-better-after-they-broke/763238/23 "2016-08-22T16:23:12Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > It seems there is a lot of hatred for Caps Lock. Why is that one key positioned incorrectly? You’ve trained your hands to find all sorts of letters and numbers on a keyboard but _grrr_, that damned caps lock! If you accidentally add an extra e whilst typing, going back to fix it is simple. If you type 3 sentences whilst the Caps Lock is on , going back is much more annoying. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-worked-better-after-they-broke/763238/24 "2016-08-22T16:30:38Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > If you accidentally add an extra e whilst typing, going back to fix it is simple. If you type 3 sentences whilst the Caps Lock is on , going back is much more annoying. gUESS MY TOUCH TYPING CLASS FROM DECADES AGO PAID OFF. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-worked-better-after-they-broke/763238/25 "2016-08-22T18:00:50Z")
For those who are unaware, later versions of Word finally have a feature where you can easily change the case of what you have just typed. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-worked-better-after-they-broke/763238/26 "2016-08-22T18:02:17Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > I’m sure that many caps locks keys have been broken off of keyboards, to better effect. I doubt that many of these instances were accidental though. Meanwhile, I want a CAPS LOCK key on my iPhone. There are a few things I need to type that are in all caps. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-worked-better-after-they-broke/763238/27 "2016-08-22T18:14:51Z")
Double click the shift key. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-worked-better-after-they-broke/763238.md?page=1)