Various Keys disabled - Cmd-Tab, Cmd-`, Bright+, Bright-, Expose, Dashboard

Before I start - I have to state I do have two cats who like to sit on the keyboard, and might have flicked just the right combination of keys to do all this apart from making the computer "Purr" for a good ten minutes... anyhow -
About a month ago I noticed my 24inch 2.4Ghz iMac runnig 10.5.5 stopped allowing me to switch applications via Cmd-tab (now jumps to the toolbar highlighting the first button) and switching between windows within the same application - Cmd-` does nothing now.
I've also noticed that Bright- (F1), Bright+ (F2), Expose (F3) and Dashboard (F4) no longer responds to the associated tasks.
I've checked the following
* Rebooted machine - reseated the keyboard USB into different USB port
* Screen Shared from my Macbook and tried same key combo (making sure keyboard not at fault) - same response
* Keyboard & Mouse -> Keyboard - "Use All F1, F2 etc keys as standard function keys" is un-ticked
* Keyboard & Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts - Clicked on "Restore Defaults"
* Universal Access -> Keyboard - Sticky Keys OFF, "Enable access for assistive devices" is un-ticked
The only software other than apple updates that I've installed in this period is apple updates and Microsoft Intellipoint

I recently moved my office about, and had EVERYTHING unplugged, once I plugged everything back in and the system was in a different orientation everything was back to normal...
Solution - Feng Shui

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