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What are the tools you just can't live without.

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  • H Henry Minute

    A large rubber mallet. A stick of chalk. A peanut. Some petroleum jelly.

    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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    Dalek Dave
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    That is not work, that is a lifestyle choice.

    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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    • H Henry Minute

      A large rubber mallet. A stick of chalk. A peanut. Some petroleum jelly.

      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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      thrakazog
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      You forgot the jar of mayonnaise and a rake.

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      • R rnbergren

        I was just discussing with a new programmer and I always install the following. Virtual Clone Drive 7-zip System Internals WinDirStat What do you use? That might be good for him. I am so used to these they are just my stand by utilities on any windows machine. http://rnbergren.blogspot.com

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        wizardzz
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        Any decompiler. I would have lost my previous job if it had not been for a decompiler...

        Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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        • R realJSOP

          It's hard to categorize firearms. They cool be tools, toys, sporting equipment, or even sexual aids. :)

          ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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          You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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          S Houghtelin
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          John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

          or even sexual aids.

          Pleeeeeeeeeeeease don't elaborate!!! :wtf:

          It was broke, so I fixed it.

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          • R realJSOP

            It's hard to categorize firearms. They cool be tools, toys, sporting equipment, or even sexual aids. :)

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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            Gary Wheeler
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            Bazooka. There, I said it :laugh:.

            Software Zen: delete this;

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            • T thrakazog

              You forgot the jar of mayonnaise and a rake.

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              Dalek Dave
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              I am a Rake, I take the magazine[^]

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              • M Marc A Brown

                No firearms in your list? For shame. For shame! :laugh:

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                JOAT MON
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                Marc A. Brown wrote:

                No firearms in your list?

                I am pretty sure that is what he referred to as a "hammer". :-D

                Jack of all trades ~ Master of none.

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                • M moon_stick

                  What about WD40??!

                  Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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                  Lost User
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                  For duct tape errors?

                  Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^] "Program as if the technical support department is full of serial killers and they know your home address" - Ray Cassick Jr., RIP

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                    For duct tape errors?

                    Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^] "Program as if the technical support department is full of serial killers and they know your home address" - Ray Cassick Jr., RIP

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                    Fundamental rules of engineering: If it moves and it's not supposed to, use duct tape. If it doesn't move and it's supposed to, use WD40.

                    Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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                    • J JOAT MON

                      Marc A. Brown wrote:

                      No firearms in your list?

                      I am pretty sure that is what he referred to as a "hammer". :-D

                      Jack of all trades ~ Master of none.

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                      realJSOP
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                      One of my many mottos has always been, "Use the right hammer for the job."

                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                      • R rnbergren

                        I was just discussing with a new programmer and I always install the following. Virtual Clone Drive 7-zip System Internals WinDirStat What do you use? That might be good for him. I am so used to these they are just my stand by utilities on any windows machine. http://rnbergren.blogspot.com

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                        Gary Wheeler
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                        Visual Studio 2003 SP1 and 2008 SP1. Inno Setup[^], probably the best installer tool set ever made. Paint.NET[^] Process Explorer[^] from the SysInternals tool set. ZoomIn.exe from Visual C++ 6.0. Trace Viewer, an in-house debugging tool for distributed applications.

                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                        • R rnbergren

                          I was just discussing with a new programmer and I always install the following. Virtual Clone Drive 7-zip System Internals WinDirStat What do you use? That might be good for him. I am so used to these they are just my stand by utilities on any windows machine. http://rnbergren.blogspot.com

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                          Abhinav S
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                          Google and sometimes Bing.

                          The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.

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                            Visual Studio 2003 SP1 and 2008 SP1. Inno Setup[^], probably the best installer tool set ever made. Paint.NET[^] Process Explorer[^] from the SysInternals tool set. ZoomIn.exe from Visual C++ 6.0. Trace Viewer, an in-house debugging tool for distributed applications.

                            Software Zen: delete this;

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                            rnbergren
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                            ah Paint.net I use GIMP. But is does stand to reason that you need some picture editing tool. I also love color picker. http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/[^] I was already assuming Visual Studio and the assorted MS tools that most of us use anyway. SQL Mgmt Studio etc...

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                            • R rnbergren

                              I was just discussing with a new programmer and I always install the following. Virtual Clone Drive 7-zip System Internals WinDirStat What do you use? That might be good for him. I am so used to these they are just my stand by utilities on any windows machine. http://rnbergren.blogspot.com

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                              Chris Losinger
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                              Search & Replace Google

                              image processing toolkits | batch image processing

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                              • R realJSOP

                                One of my many mottos has always been, "Use the right hammer for the job."

                                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                JOAT MON
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                                "PORNO Hammer Time!" (Whoa-o, Whoa-o)

                                Jack of all trades ~ Master of none.

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                                • R rnbergren

                                  I was just discussing with a new programmer and I always install the following. Virtual Clone Drive 7-zip System Internals WinDirStat What do you use? That might be good for him. I am so used to these they are just my stand by utilities on any windows machine. http://rnbergren.blogspot.com

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                                  Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                  UltraEdit Agent Ransack MS Powertoy Calculator

                                  Web - BM - RSS - Math - LinkedIn

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                                  • R rnbergren

                                    I was just discussing with a new programmer and I always install the following. Virtual Clone Drive 7-zip System Internals WinDirStat What do you use? That might be good for him. I am so used to these they are just my stand by utilities on any windows machine. http://rnbergren.blogspot.com

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                                    Nemanja Trifunovic
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                                    "Can't live without" is a bit too strong, but I really like to have: vim a decent debugger a decent compiler (except for interpreted languages, of course) a decent source control system OneNote (or some other decent note management system - I am not aware of anything coming close to OneNote) internet connection a decent web browser (Chrome, IE9) a decent mail/calendar/task client (Outlook is kind of OK)

                                    utf8-cpp

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                                    • M moon_stick

                                      Fundamental rules of engineering: If it moves and it's not supposed to, use duct tape. If it doesn't move and it's supposed to, use WD40.

                                      Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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                                      Chris C B
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                                      How things have changed. It used to be:- If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't, paint it. ...but I guess that was just for squaddies.

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                                      • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                                        UltraEdit Agent Ransack MS Powertoy Calculator

                                        Web - BM - RSS - Math - LinkedIn

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                                        rnbergren
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                                        Had never heard of Agent Ransack before. Interesting. I hate Winders search. http://www.mythicsoft.com/page.aspx?page=download&type=agentransack[^] For those who are interested.

                                        To err is human to really mess up you need a computer

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                                        • M M dHatter

                                          Dont forget lotion ;)

                                          "I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain

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                                          Joe Simes
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                                          And tissues? :-\

                                          The environment that nurtures creative programmers kills management and marketing types - and vice versa. - Orson Scott Card

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