Software

There’s Finally A Use For The Caps Lock Key

By Jesus Diaz on July 10, 2009 at 10:40 AM

Billy Mays may be dead but his spirit will live in your PC with the Billy Mays Caps Lock! The Billy Mays Caps Lock will make Billy say something whenever you press caps lock! Yes, that’s right! And there’s more!

Whenever you run the Billy Mays Caps Lock program, Billy will speak one of his trademark phrases. But that’s not all. If you order it right now, we’ll double the value! You will get the Billy Mays Caps Lock program and a Billy Mays icon in your system tray. When you are done using the Billy Mays Caps Lock program, just click on the Billy Mays icon and select Exit. And that’s not all!

What if you don’t want to exit the Billy Mays Caps Lock program but you want to temporarily use the actual caps lock key instead of having Billy Mays tell you how he will make your whites whiter? You got it! For the same price, our Billy Mays Caps Lock program includes a special mode that will activate the caps lock whenever you hit the shift key at the same time!

What is the price for the Billy Mays Caps Lock? That’s the best part: It’s completely free! Just click on the link and download it!

Seriously, like Rosa told me today: “Oh! There’s finally a use for the caps lock key.” Someone make a Mac version of this, pronto. [John Haller—Thanks Rosa]

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  • VenomIreland
    July 10, 2009 at 8:22 PM
    @Jasontrainer: And from me.
  • Con Seannery
    July 10, 2009 at 6:19 PM
    @Cordfucious of Tech Clan: Send me the file of that, would ya? I missed the rerun and I don't know if they'll ever show it again.

    Con Seannery

  • Con Seannery
    July 10, 2009 at 6:18 PM
    @SysRq: Agreed.

    Con Seannery

  • Con Seannery
    July 10, 2009 at 6:17 PM
    @ircmaster: Billy Mays is cruise control for cool.

    Con Seannery

  • Con Seannery
    July 10, 2009 at 6:15 PM
    @Robotic Bilbo Bagins has no use for fleshy ones: Yes...I like this idea!

    Con Seannery

  • LessthanZach
    July 10, 2009 at 3:15 PM
    @DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveDave: TiVo'd baby!
  • Robotic Bilbo Bagins has no use
    July 10, 2009 at 2:54 PM
    @Vulphaestus: Awesome. Who do we petition to make this standard for all keyboards until the end of time? I want kids learning keyboarding in 2025 to ask their teacher what the Billy Mays key does and for that teacher to go "BILLY MAYS HERE!!" And they will get the point, right away. It's no longer Caps Lock is cruise control for cool. It's BILLY MAYS IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!!

    Robotic Bilbo Bagins has no use for fleshy ones

  • Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    July 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM
    @DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveDave: DAMMIT that was tonight. Now that's worth a DVR'n

    Cordfucious of Tech Clan

  • Desipride
    July 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM
    @Invisible-Echidna: $99.99 for the S&H. BUT THE APP IS FREE!

    Desipride

  • NathanK
    July 10, 2009 at 1:40 PM
    @Ozzie McWhoface: Wouldn't it be better for humanity if we stuck to mocking the dead, and refrained from mocking the living. The dead don't get mad and declare holy war on your country, the living do.

    NathanK

  • Vulphaestus
    July 10, 2009 at 1:33 PM
    All I want is this key mod for my laptop.

    Vulphaestus

  • Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    July 10, 2009 at 1:27 PM
    Will he say "SO MUCH BLOOD!!!"? http://xspblog.com/2009/05/23/heavy-weapons-guy-kaboom/

    Bokusatsu_Tenshi

  • moozicmon
    July 10, 2009 at 12:52 PM
    I just watched the special on Discovery tonight. Say what you will about Mr. Mays, but this was a man who loved his family, loved his job, and never let wealth blind his golden heart. He wanted others to succeed just as he did, and he dedicated his life to giving hope to average joes with an above average idea. I just can't joke on this guy yet, he really was a hard working individual that was larger then life. RIP Billy

    moozicmon

  • loofkid
    July 10, 2009 at 12:40 PM
    the link seems to be broken, at least for me
  • loofkid
    July 10, 2009 at 12:23 PM
    @sonicsurge: its impossible to not read it in his voice, lol.
  • Zkdog
    July 10, 2009 at 12:18 PM
    BILLY MAYS HERE AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE READING THIS TEXT IN MY VOICE!

    Zkdog

  • Sam
    July 10, 2009 at 12:13 PM
    @SysRq: +1 internet
  • SysRq
    July 10, 2009 at 12:04 PM
    @Jasontrainer: That comment earned a heart from me.
  • betterdays
    July 10, 2009 at 11:59 AM
    There's already a Mac version... to make the CAPS lock useful : it's called ControllerMate and I use it to remap the CAPS lock to activate Spotlight's search field and launch apps and docs quickly (among many other customizations). Seriously, the CAPS lock is obsolete since the death of the mechanical keyboard... it's time the manufacturers allow this key to be customized. ONLY MORONS ON THE INTERNET STILL NEED A CAPS LOCK KEY :)

    betterdays

  • Con Seannery
    July 10, 2009 at 11:59 AM
    Billy Mays here with OxiCasket! It'll make your grave deeper, your death sadder, your funeral more tearjerking! Here's how to order!

    Con Seannery

  • TrojanMan88
    July 10, 2009 at 11:55 AM
    Crossing my fingers for the Mac version

    TrojanMan88

  • Bill Nye's Secret Male Lover
    July 10, 2009 at 11:49 AM
    @G-Ram likes edits!: Take off? I think this is actually the tail end. I used to have a program that made every key press sound like a typewriter key. I used it once, and about threw the speakers out the window.
  • Grant Negri
    July 10, 2009 at 11:43 AM
    I actually read this in Billy Mays' voice. I can't tell, is this too soon?

    Grant Negri

  • BobSuperJr
    July 10, 2009 at 11:42 AM
    Awesome. I have to get this right now. Sure, Billy Mays was annoying, but he was annoying in an awesome way. Sad to see him go.

    BobSuperJr

  • MacAttack7388
    July 10, 2009 at 11:42 AM
    BILLY MAYS HERE, WITH THE BILLY MAYS CAPSLOCK. EVER WISH YOU COULD SOUND LIKE ME? OF COURSE YOU HAVE! WELL, NOW YOU CAN AT LEAST TYPE LIKE ME, WITH THIS HANDY BIT OF SOFTWARE!
  • x5397
    July 10, 2009 at 11:41 AM
    is there a satisfaction guarantee on this?
  • ircmaster
    July 10, 2009 at 11:36 AM
    Caps Lock is cruise control for Billy Mays.

    ircmaster

  • Jason Pope
    July 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM
    think I'm going to push this program through AD to all our computers and see who freaks out first..

    Jason Pope

  • uRbAnlP
    July 10, 2009 at 11:32 AM
    @SysRq: I can actually hear him through all that text...

    uRbAnlP

  • SysRq
    July 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM
    @logikgr: Unfortunately, the Billy Mays Caps Lock does not address this problem.
  • Jasontrainer
    July 10, 2009 at 11:29 AM
    My Wife and I have a running joke (started quite some time ago) that Billy on TV was just being himself and that he would seduce his wife in exactly the same tone: NOW WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TAKE OFF THAT HOT LITTLE DRESS YOU ARE WEARING AND COME OVER HERE TO KISS ME. THEN I WANT YOU TO UNBUTTON MY JEANS, BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE... etc... RIP Billy I always respected you for being you.
  • Duckspwn
    July 10, 2009 at 11:28 AM
    @Ozzie McWhoface: We mock because we love.

    Duckspwn

  • DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveD
    July 10, 2009 at 11:21 AM
    @bosskev: Seriously. Make fun of gold coffin "guy", but Billy Mays? I'm only saying thta b/c I'm watching his tribute. Not live and on CNN but on Discovery.
  • Ozzie McWhoface
    July 10, 2009 at 11:19 AM
    I LOATHE THE CRAPS LOCK KEY.

    Ozzie McWhoface

  • Ozzie McWhoface
    July 10, 2009 at 11:18 AM
    Can we please stick to mocking the living. Although Billy Mays was loud and obnoxious I'm sure he had no problem getting his kids to eat their vegetables.

    Ozzie McWhoface

  • Ipwnnubletz
    July 10, 2009 at 11:17 AM
    @sonicsurge: Haha, nah, I read it in his voice also.

    Ipwnnubletz

  • Ozzie McWhoface
    July 10, 2009 at 11:15 AM
    @sonicsurge: Lol, me too.

    Ozzie McWhoface

  • fate47 - Meh.
    July 10, 2009 at 11:06 AM
    "This product that was on TV was available for four easy payments of $19.95. I would like a product that was available for three easy payments and one complicated payment. We can't tell you which payment it is, but one of these payments is going to be hard." - Mitch Hedberg
  • logikgr
    July 10, 2009 at 11:04 AM
    @SysRq: NOT ENOUGH EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!
  • SAfiftyseven
    July 10, 2009 at 11:04 AM
    That's amazing! Some of the best functions a computer can have.
  • sonicsurge
    July 10, 2009 at 11:01 AM
    @SysRq: Is it weird that I read that in his voice? ._.
  • Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    July 10, 2009 at 11:01 AM
    @bosskev: come on Kev... too soon. LOL

    Cordfucious of Tech Clan

  • Zoidbert
    July 10, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    second that Mac version request

    Zoidbert

  • Itspeat!
    July 10, 2009 at 10:54 AM
    @SysRq: agreed
  • bosskev
    July 10, 2009 at 10:54 AM
    Nice. But I'm waiting for the 2.0 version, where you'll be able to filter his voice through the sound of a pine box.
  • G-Ram likes edits!
    July 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM
    What's with all these little programs that play sounds when you press things? I hope this trend doesn't take off, seems like lots of annoying things headed our way otherwise.

    G-Ram likes edits!

  • SysRq
    July 10, 2009 at 10:50 AM
    HI BILLY MAYS HERE WITH THE BILLY MAYS CAPS LOCK! HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE LOUD AND INTRUSIVE IN TELEVISION COMMERCIALS JUST LIKE ME BUT ONLY IN PRINT FORM? JUST USE THE BILLY MAYS CAPS LOCK, PREVIOUSLY AT $19.95, YOURS FREE WHEN YOU CALL IN THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR SECONDS. JUST REMEMBER, IF IT'S NOT THE BILLY MAYS CAPS LOCK, YOU'RE NOT TYPING LOUD ENOUGH!
  • drokcab
    July 10, 2009 at 10:50 AM
    @Invisible-Echidna: ALWAYS FREE! ONLY THE BEST FOR MY BELOVED INFOMERCIAL WATCHERS!

    drokcab

  • Invisible-Echidna
    July 10, 2009 at 10:48 AM
    The S&H! What about the S&H?!

    Invisible-Echidna

  • Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    July 10, 2009 at 10:45 AM
    I saw this on lifehacker and grabed it right away. Its very fun and novel. I am using it to grate the nerves of the overly uptight co-worker tonight. BILLY MAYS HERE!!

    Cordfucious of Tech Clan

  • Kris Aubuchon
    July 10, 2009 at 10:45 AM
    Thank God they made a portable version.

    Kris Aubuchon

  • AnalysisDialysis (and a MudkipND
    July 10, 2009 at 10:44 AM
    Oh ho ho! This is super hilarious.
  • KingPsyz here for HappyFunKingPs
    July 11, 2009 at 10:24 AM
    @fate47 - Meh.: excellent, Mitch also went far too soon from this earth.
  • The Red Comet
    July 11, 2009 at 7:32 AM
    @sonicsurge: So did I, sonicsurge. So did I.
  • The Red Comet
    July 11, 2009 at 7:24 AM
    But he doesn't shout, he projects!
  • Duckspwn
    July 11, 2009 at 6:17 AM
    @Jasontrainer: Good show! Heart worthy.
  • Killjoy
    July 11, 2009 at 5:48 AM
    I thought the Caps Lock key was for Enso.
  • KingPsyz here for HappyFunKingPs
    July 11, 2009 at 5:28 AM
    @Vulphaestus: it should be standard equipment from this day forward.
  • ragingdrunk
    July 11, 2009 at 5:17 AM
    @Zkdog: More and more, I find myself reading all-caps posts in Billy Mays' voice.
  • nutbastard
    July 11, 2009 at 3:40 AM
    @sonicsurge: that's weird - i read it in Patrick Stuart's voice.
  • roflwaffles is terribly unfunny
    July 11, 2009 at 3:21 AM
    @SysRq: HI< BILLY MAYS HERE WITH HOLDING DOWN THE SHIFT KEY< THE FAST AND HARDCORE WAY TO YELL ON THE INTERNET!
  • roflwaffles is terribly unfunny
    July 11, 2009 at 3:19 AM
    @bosskev: too soon.
  • BFKelleher
    July 11, 2009 at 1:58 AM
    This program makes my Windows 7 that much better.

    BFKelleher

  • KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDav
    July 11, 2009 at 12:28 AM
    @Con Seannery: +4
  • KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDav
    July 11, 2009 at 12:27 AM
    @moozicmon: It's not really "joking", really. It's like a tribute. I mean, he had fun at his own expense many a time, which is the test of a true "great"(i.e. Sam Waterston doing Old Glory Robot Insurance or Patrick Stewart). His son has a twitter @YoungBillyMays , and he was retweeting peoples tributes to his Dad, some pure sympathy, others comedic poking, and he liked all the ones he re-tweeted.

    Just please tell me I wasn't the only one weeping a little, especially seeing Sully getting emotional.
  • howman
    July 10, 2009 at 11:32 PM
    @Vulphaestus: I don't have a Caps Lock key... tore it out on the day I got my keyboard.
  • omegaviper
    July 12, 2009 at 3:26 AM
    WHATS CAPS LOCK?

    omegaviper

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