Brett Terpstra discovered a wicked cool keyboard tip for those of you running OS X 10.5, something I never would have thought to look for: per-keyboard modifier key settings. Just go to System Preferences, Keyboard & Mouse, the Keyboard tab, and then click the Modifier Keys button at the bottom left. You can then select the keyboard you want to re-map from the top of the page.

I just got a new Logitech cordless ergonomic keyboard and had already resigned myself to mentally swapping the option and command keys. Now, I can save those precious synapse firings.

Which reminds me… why aren’t there any ergonomic Bluetooth keyboards?

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