Indespensible Toolkit

Slacker Manager hits one out of the park again.  He has a list of "Context Agnostic" tools that every manager needs.  I thought I'd include a quick rundown of what I use, and the capacity I use these tools in.

• Communication Skills
  How do I judge this? No idea.  I guess my wife would be a much
  better person to judge my communication skills than I. 
• Text Editor
  Vim. 
  Vim is the upgrade to the famous Vi text editor on Unix.  I've
  used Vim for approximately 3 years now.  I am just starting to get
  the hang of it, but it improves my workflow considerably.  If
  you're planning on looking into Vim, be sure to snag a book that will
  help you along the way.
• SQL
  Being a web programmer, I eat, sleep and breathe SQL.  Enough said.  (I work mainly with MySQL)
• Excel Pivot Tables
  I don't think I've ever used these.  I know what they are, but
  haven't really found uses for them in my work.  This is going on
  the todo list to take a look at.
• GTD
  Ahh, GTD.  I love you, I hate you.  Once you realize the
  benefits of GTD you can never go back.  Yet, once you realize the
  benefits of GTD, making it work every day until you get a consistent
  workflow can be a huge hurdle.  My poisen of choice, switching
  apps all the time.  Note to self, don't do that anymore.
• Datebook/PDA
  I use a Treo 600.  I LOVE my Treo 600.  It is amazing. 
  I unfortunately use Sprint, but I get decent connectivity anywhere I
  go.  I love writing little programs to utilize my "always-on"
  connectivity.  Sadly, the syncing utility doesn't work that well
  on Windows in my opinion.  Thus, I don't use it to it's full
  capability.
• ActiveWords
  I've never used Active Words.  Looking at their website it seems
  to be something similar to QuickSilver for the Mac.  This seems
  like something to look into.
• Shortcut Keys
  Working mostly on the Unix commandline, I am spoiled.  There are
  times I don't have to lift my hands from the keyboard for 20
  minutes.  This is great because it really cuts town on wrist
  strain.  When I am not on the command line, I utilize a number of
  Windows Shortcut keys and Firefox Shortcut Keys.
• Screen Capture
  I don't do many screen captures, and simply using the Windows "Print
  Screen" key, then pasting the image into Word usually does it for
  me.  I'll have to look into this little utility.

That's it!  Looks like my toolkit needs to be filled out a little bit.Via Slacker Manager