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

[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.

[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

[Gary Wheeler]

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;

[Abhinav S]

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.

[rnbergren]

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...

[Chris Losinger]

Search & Replace Google

image processing toolkits | batch image processing

[JOAT MON]

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

Jack of all trades ~ Master of none.

[Bassam Abdul Baki]

UltraEdit Agent Ransack MS Powertoy Calculator

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[Nemanja Trifunovic]

"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

[Chris C B]

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.

[rnbergren]

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

[Joe Simes]

And tissues? :-\

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

[rnbergren]

ah OneNote, Use it, forgot to mention it. Also, Evernote and Springpad come to mind. springpadit.com it is nearly as good as onenote, and works on more systems.

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

[Bassam Abdul Baki]

A decent woman or an indecent one? :D

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[Bassam Abdul Baki]

Get File Locator Pro. Totally worth it.

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[wout de zeeuw]

7-zip GhostDoc Notepad++ Filezilla ftp client Inkscape Fiddler2 Expresso PowerISO

Wout

[M dHatter]

and pr0n

"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

[rnbergren]

I forgot to mention wget. I don't think I could live without that one.

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

[Dan Neely]

Revolvers (and percussion cap antiques?) use a hammer to detonate the primer and fire the bullet.

3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

[AspDotNetDev]

Towel.

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