Hey, just a nice little program I found at some point that I like. Its called WinKey and it configures your keyboard as a shortcut for anything you want with a combination of the "Start" button and almost any other key. You can set parameters in which IE loads (to make it go to a certain page). For me, "Start" + "End" loads up the forums page of CD. Its keyed to a lot of other stuff too.
Here is a link to the DL page - the DL link is on the top left. Hope it helps.