Windows Development Toolbox

Web Development

• Fiddler - HTTP debugger
• JsUnit - JavaScript unit testing
• Firefox Web Developer Toolbar
• ColorZilla Firefox extension
• Firebug Firefox extension - JavaScript debugger and more
• Add n Edit Cookies Firefox extension
• HTML Validator Firefox extension
• Dummy Lipsum Content Generator Firefox extension
• MeasureIt Firefox extension
• GIMP
• Inkscape
• Virtual PC 2007 / IE6 Virtual PC disk image - For testing sites in IE6.
• Xenu's Link Sleuth - Link checker
• Windows Media Encoder

Development Tools

• Tortoise CVS / TortoiseSVN - Version control (also Pageant for managing SSH keys)
• Snippet Compiler - The closest thing .NET has to Python's command-line
• .NET Reflector - Allows you to browse the contents of .NET assemblies.
• Database Publishing Wizard
• LINQPad
• Modeling Power Toys for Class Designer

SharePoint Development

• WSP Builder
• U2U Caml Query Builder
• SharePoint Lists extension for Reporting Services
• Windows SharePoint Services 3 Virtual PC Image
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Virtual PC Image

Debugging / Testing

• NUnit - Unit testing framework/application for .NET
  • NUnit Fixture Visual Studio Item Template
• Web Application Stress Tool - Stress tester

Utilities

• 7-Zip - Extraction/compression for several formats
• FileZilla - FTP Client
• Python - Even if it's not the primary language you're using, it's useful for scripting and calculating on the command line.
• vim - Text editing
• WinMerge - Windows diffing and syncing tool (plus my updated ASP.NET filter list)
• StarInix Database Compare
• GNU Tools for Windows
• putty - SSH client
• The Regulator - Regular expressions tool
• XN Resource Editor - Edit resources within executables and DLLs. (Useful if, say, you need to change the displayed name of a screen saver.)
• PowerShell
• PowerShell Prompt Here
• SyncToy 2.0

Libraries

• GNU ASpell / ASpell.Net - provides spell-checking support
• NPlot - .NET charting library

System Administration

• IIS 6 Manager for Windows XP
• IIS 6 Resource Kit
• PortQueryUI - Checks whether services are listening on certain ports.
• Sysinternals
• Windows Server 2003 Admin Tools Pack for XP (Window Server 2003 version is here.)
• BIND - comes with Windows versions of dig and host
• Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel - mounts ISO files directly

Icons

• Ajax Loading GIF generator
• ASP.Net Icons
• FamFamFam icons
• Manentia Icos
• Mini Pixel Icons
• RSS Feed Icons

Site design by Dylan Wolf. Some images from other sources.