ClipX

I couldn’t live without this one anymore.  The way I work has changed as a result and I’m so much more efficient. 

Note: There’s an obvious security bug there when I copy/paste a password out of PasswordSafe, but I always lock my keyboard when I’m away, so I guess it mitigates the risk.

Password Safe

If I have someone on my team ask me twice for the same password once again, I may just loose it and stop using politeness formulas for the rest of the day (hey, I’m not an overtly expressive guy …). 

Use it, update it, back it up.

Beyond Compare

Code merges between any two branches are done easily and with confidence. I can’t say enough about this product. Integrates well with Tortoise. Even when working with Eclipse/Subversive, I’ll do my merges with this. A free alternative, but I haven’t tried it.

Treepad Lite

A quick way to jot down notes. I looked into the GTD stuff, but everything seemed so heavy weight. This sits in your icon tray waiting to be called up. 

Agreed; it doesn’t look awesome, but I was looking for something lightweight and quick to pull up. The node structure allows me to organize notes the way I want.

Gadwin Printscreen

GP allows me to quickly capture rectangular sections of the screen and automatically put them in the clipboard and on disk. I can then easily paste that image in any email or documentation in a matter of seconds. Vista has the same feature included, but you’ll probably want to have this installed and running in the background if you’re doing a lot of screen shots.

Firefox plug-ins

  • Not productivity per say, but I love the Delicious plug-in that allows me to add items from the toolbar.
  • Firebug (need I way more)
  • IE Tab: Not perfect, but still nice
  • Live HTTP Headers: Can’t live without it when debugging a web page. Although Firebug has it all, I’m still in the habit of using this instead.
  • Web Developer