Right Tool for the Right Job

My dad taught me as a young child that there are different tools that are appropriate for different jobs. Don't use that flat-head on a Philips head screw. Is that a nail? No? Then why the heck are you using a hammer?

As a programmer I find that more than ever, the right tool for the right job is vital for productivity. About two years ago I switched to a MacBook Pro as my main machine and I couldn't be happier. For me, that's one of my "right tools", I love it and I have no plans on switching back. There are occasions where I feel the difference in trying to find a cheap/free tool to get something done where a slew of options are available for PC users, but I can't say it has affected me too much. Throughout a given day I will likely use a huge assortment of tools, below is my list of frequent tools that I use pretty much every single week for various tasks as a programmer.

• NetBeans IDE
• Notepad++
• SourceTree
• Git
• BitBucket
• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
• VirtualBox
• Firefox
• Firebug
• Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Filezilla
• Mantis Bug Tracker
• Trello
• Jenkins
• Phing
• Kompozer
• MySQLWorkbench

Phew, that's 18 different tools, and only a couple (such as Kompozer) don't get used every week. Sure, 3 of them are browsers and it doesn't include iOS Safari, but I have tasks I can only do in IE (shudder), I prefer to use Firefox for web development, and I use Chrome as my searching browser to keep Firefox from having 30 open tabs. This is just a quick list of what I happen to be using at this time, I'm open to suggestions to try as well!

What are your favorite tools for the trade?