Tools I always install:
- Vim
- WinMerge: Diff & Merge, with the next two [Windows]
- TortoiseSVN: Makes easier SVN and is required for the following [Windows]
- VisualSVN: To integrate SVN to Visual Studio [Windows]
- Launchy: Makes you way more productive [Windows, testing on Linux]
- IMy: Integrates Live Messenger with Launchy. I’m thinking on extending it to Pidgin for Linux.
- Ext2 IFS for Windows: Access ext2/3 filesystems on Windows for dual boot environments
- 7Zip
- PuTTY and WinSCP
- Cygwin
- ViEmu: Vim emulator for Visual Studio.
- GIMP and Inkscape
Firefox addins:
- Firebug
- YSlow
- Clear Cache
- Cooliris