As you may know, this is a subject near and dear to my heart. It was the impetus behind , , and, finally, .

(Coming soon: The Five Greatest Shortcuts in Human History and the People Who Love Them.)

So. Best shortcut ever? The one I use all day, every day? I'll give you a hint: It's for Web browsers.

I won't keep you in suspense. It's Ctrl-Enter, and here's how you use it: type something like, oh, pcworld in your browser's address bar, then hit Ctrl-Enter. Presto! The browser fills in the "http://", the "www," and the ".com" (all in the right places, too!). Even better, it loads the URL as well. The only faster way to a Web site is clicking a link--provided that link is visible in your toolbar.

This works in Firefox as well as Internet Explorer. (Probably Opera, too--anyone know for sure?)