Using it, and some online help http://www.autohotkey.com/, you can effectively make anything do anything. This is a slight exaggeration, but the tool is very simple and very, very effective. If you are on a desktop, and you have extra keys which you never use, like me (pause/break key, what is it even supposed to do?), then this is perfect for you.
All you need to do is keep one script running in the background (it doesn't take up much cpu) and you can have as many hotkeys as you want. Alternatively, you can make scripts that just perform a series of actions when run but don't actually use a hotkey to trigger. I use both types (the second one for automating tasks, such as a series of repetitive Photoshop functions).
I listen to music; I keep it all in one folder. If I press scroll lock, it plays my music, this makes me happy.
ctrl+shift+w checks the weather, it is quite handy.
I don't use the numpad; setting the numpad + and - keys to increase and decrease the system sound is easy.
These are just a few hotkeys that I made myself. If you look around on the internet, people have made much more impressive scripts which you can download and use for yourself. For example, I got one that makes it so that a controller (such as a wired xbox 360 controller) can control the mouse.
You can also use it for much simpler ways of speeding up tasks.
I have it set so that pressing just 2 keypresses will type in "t/give stickfight2 " and anyone who's played minecraft with me should recognize that.
It is handy, it is easy, I don't know why more people don't use it. Also, please feel free to contact me if you want some pointers on how to get started.
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