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Remap Windows keyboard to Mac layout

Remap Windows keyboard to Mac layout

MacOS keyboard preference can remap keys for individual keyboard. This is not a global key remapping, it will not impact other keyboards except the one selected.

Steps

  • Go to System Preferences
  • Click on Keyboard
  • Click on Modifier Keys
  • Select keyboard to be modified in Select keyboard option
  • Map Option key to Command key, and Command key to Option key

How-To: Remap Windows keyboards to match the Mac keyboard layout

Hot swapable Keychron keyboard issues

Hot swapable Keychron keyboard issues

Just got Keychron keyboard, with hot swap, which can easily switch between two Mac machines easily. Some issues struggle me for a while.

No eject button

The major difference between normal Mac keyboard and Keychron keyboard is reject button, so need to use another combination of keys for sleep instead, which uses power button. But my old iMac power button has issue as well.

Then when I put iMac to sleep, then try to switch to Mac Mini, the keyboard wakes iMac up. To overcome this issue, I tried to use mouse, but I can not move the mouse as well, it also wakes iMac up.

After search internet, people give a solution, that is using mouse to sleep, then lift it up, after that make it upside down. Then I did the same thing, except switch it off, because my mouse got light.

Switch between MacOS and Windows or Linux

Because of the switching between MacOS and Windows or Linux via a physical button, it isn't that easy, and the manual mentions do not do it often, otherwise, can cause issue.

References

Shortcut key to make my macbook sleep?

Bginfo displays PC info on screen

Bginfo displays PC info on screen

Just completed installation of Bginfo on my Windows VMs, which can display PC info on screen.

Pros

  • Won't be confused with other PCs when doing remote control
  • Don't need to run command to know those info

Cons

  • Hard to configure
  • Can not copy the text, such as MAC address might required for troubleshooting
  • LAN info is not accurate if have multiple NIC card
  • Hard to read, the font is big, and the color is not changing based on background
  • Small terminal font is better

References

BgInfo