Use SHIFT key to get lower case while Caps Lock?

hey all,
so at work we finally switched from dells to g5s, but now some of the things i got used to in windoze i'm missing in osx!
in windows you could caps lock but if you occasionally intermittently needed lowercase, you could hit shift while typing and get the lower case. won't do it in osx. anyone know of a workaround?
thanks!

AFAIK, there is none other than to disable the Caps Lock.
There are many differences between Mac OS X and Windows. Best to educate yourself on them. See my "Learning About Mac OS X" FAQ.
Good luck!
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