Keyboard problem - cannot make a capital letter s

When I hit the shift+s key i get (nothing). When I hit the caps lock + s key I get a S. I think this is a problem from when I bought the computer 20 months ago but my daughter just reported it to me. It is a blue tooth key board...should I replace it? If so with what?
This computer has had lots of little problems including a non functioning firewire port and the computer itself shut down and would not work and had to go in for warranty work. I never had these problems with the IBM computers.

There was this exact problem after a full number software update about 2 years ago. The problem was going from 10.2 to 10.3 broke an iTunes add-on called Synergy.
Try creating a new user and then test it for the S problem. If your new user works well, then it's probably a software problem. You might also try a second, wired keyboard to check the S problem.
Sometimes you can fix firewire problems by resetting the firewire bus. There are articles that detail the process, but the basic process is to shut down the iMac, then unplug the mac for 5-10 minutes (lets the capacitors drain residual charge). As far as IBM vs mac, I run both and have good luck and bad luck with both. Sometimes you get a lemon, whether computers, cars, or cables. I've certainly had my share of lemons (think I'm cursed that way), but use (not abuse!) the customer service you paid for and get your machine working.
iMacG5/2ghz, PBG4/1.67ghz   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   2g/2g RAM, 250g/80g HD, AE, Dvorak

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