There is nothing better for saving time than a good shortcut. Shortcut keys provide us an easier and quicker way to use our software programs.

The big problem has always been remembering, or saving, all of the shortcuts for the many programs we use. Just when you need one, the program manual or slip of paper with your notes have vanished like a taxi in a rainstorm. All of these problems will go away when you visit computerhope.com's shortcut heaven where you can find answers to all your shortcut questions along with shortcut lists for just about any computer chore.

Save this -- you'll use it often!

Search the web your way

How would you like a web search system that combines the power of Google, the memory and matching capabilities of Amazon and an almost unlimited number of specialized database sources? There's even more magic in the great free service at A9.com. With it you can create a new powerful/flexible search and data collection management experience.

This subsidiary of Amazon has given you plenty of unique tools here. You can drag and drop any item into the search box. In addition, with the memory feature, you can use a diary enabling you to take notes on any webpage and reference the notes whenever you visit that page on any computer you use.

Even though it is in Beta at this writing, this is a must see tool. And the price is right -- zip!

World-wide appreciation rates

Guess what country outpaced the United States real estate appreciation by over 5 percentage points last year? Was it South Africa? Maybe Hong Kong? Spain or New Zealand?

Appreciation in the US ran a healthy 10.5 percent with some areas running well ahead of that. However, as reported at this great resource, the US ran 8th in real estate appreciation. And the answer to the question above is -- (Drum Roll) -- ALL of them!. South Africa weighed in with a whopping 27.8 percent with Hong Kong at 21.6 percent, Spain 17.2 percent and New Zealand with 16.4 percent.

You'll also find lots of other valuable world wide real estate information and resources at researchworldwide.com.

Track down those phone calls

How many times have you scratched your head trying to figure out a strange-looking phone number someone gave you -- or that you wrote down from a magazine?

Fonefinder.com fills a niche by providing a place where you can find the geographic location of any phone number in the world. You type in a phone number, and it will give you the city, state, country, a flag, map, and links to the area. You can also type in a city name and find the country code, area code, and prefix for the given city.

Nice information to have on hand!