The Maximize jelly in OS X that makes a screen the full size that the screen should be is great. The command that it runs is called Zoom. There’s another one to minimize screens, as well. The minimize has a keystroke mapped of Command-Shift-M. I use it all the time. You can also map a keystroke to make the windows bigger, invoking that Zoom command. Sometimes, when I plug and unplug the monitor on my desk at work at take my laptop home, I end up with windows stuck where the jellies (what those little buttons in the top corner of the screen are called) are above the menu bar…
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Spotlight Keystrokes
Spotlight has a nifty integration of keystrokes (or the Command keystroke at least). Simply perform a search and then use the Command key in combination with an arrow to move and up and down in search results based on section rather than line item. Additionally, that Command key can be used in conjunction with the Enter key so that when you open an item in the Spotlight results, it actually just displays the directory so you can then open the file in the Finder (and subsequently access other files in those directories as needed).
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Spotlight Keystroke Luv
Command-Spacebar can be used to invoke the spotlight box. Then type the name for an application and hit enter. This will open the app.