Caps Lock vs. Shift Key
Dick Eastman wrote an article that I found rather amusing yesterday, Genealogy Data Entry Techniques. In it he discusses genealogists who like to just use their caps lock all the time instead of using their shift key in order to enter their information in upper and lower case letters. I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Eastman. I often find new information on ancestors when using PAF Insight, and if I update any information involving their name, I usually have to go back into my file and change the CAPITAL NAMES to lower case names.
A few commenter's then talked about not liking all surnames in CAPITAL letters as well. I agree with this too, but I believe it it just a personal preference. I know my mother prefers her surnames in CAPS, and perhaps this is the correct form...but I prefer all my names to be written normally as taught in elementary school.