Toolbox

Tools I use:

Sofware:
IE Dom Explorer: IE Dom Spy
SQLTools: Oracle Client
Watir: Web Application Testing In Ruby (rubygem)
MWSnap: (Screen Capture utility)
Jedit: Swiss Army Knife of plain text. Regexp heaven.
Cygwin: bash, ssh, rsync, tail, etc.. unix tools for windows
Violet: UML diagrams hacking
Visio UML extensions:from SoftwareStencils
ScrumWorks: Burndown charts
Microsoft Excel: Lists, Hashes, Arrays. Ranges. Autofilter. Freeze Panes. Hide. Unhide. Charts
Wordpress: painless blogging
rsync: all machines are synchronized, stuff is backed up
Wiki: any flavor, the simpler the better (instiki, pmwiki)
Firefox Extensions: Scribefire, Google Browser Sync, DOM Inspector
del.icio.us: lists lists lists.
TaskSwitchXP: Alt+Tab hyperspace jump point.
Command Prompt Here: Registry tweaks. Right-click and boom - command line in context.
chainsaw: logs perusing

Hardware:
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000: every person should have it.
Logitech TrackMan (@Logitech - when will you start making the original TrackMan FX again. I want to buy 3 right away)
Digital Camera: pictures of whiteboards
earplugs