Keyboard selective functionality

Occasionally my keyboard (wired) will not allow me to change files names, create/rename folders, or use any keyboard commands to open or delete files, etc., but it works fine surfing the web, writing email, etc., in all other apps. (I was able to write this post.) For example, Command+N in Finder does nothing, while Command+N in Safari or any other app opens a new window/file, as it should. One minute everything's working fine, the next I can't use my keyboard for these Finder tasks. As long as I don't want to do anything in Finder that requires keyboard input I'm okay, but that's annoying. Things are typically back to normal on restart. Any ideas what's up with this selective functionality? This does not happen all the time, just on occasion. Any thoughts or suggestions for fixing this? Is my keyboard on its way out? It's almost two years old. Thanks!
G5 Dual 1.8 GHz   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

Thanks for the suggestion. I poked around UA but didn't see anything that seems to address this. The thing is, it doesn't happen all the time, so I don't think it's in any of the settings, otherwise it would be a constant issue.
The challenge too with this problem is that I won't know if it's "fixed" unless it never happens again. So, every day is a good day when I have full use of my keyboard!

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