Tools

Must have tools:

Right Click and Save As for the RARs

Keyword Research Tool
Dreamweaver - Web design
Firefox - Browser
Seoquake plugin for Firefox and Explorer- Check your competition and your own stats
Replace in files - Impossibly fast one line replacement in thousands of files
Webripper - Image, video, executable and document scraper
WinHTTrack - Site scraper
Seo Elite - Backlink check, ranking, indexed pages etc
SOFTPlus GSite Crawler - Automatic sitemap generation
Smart FTP/ Cute ftp - Ftp programs. I prefer cuteftp, because the edit remote file feature helps me a lot
Xampp - For setting up a server and testing engines and scripts
Greenbox Logo Maker - A cool logo makes a site a lot more serious
Excel - Keyword lists, stats, spreadsheet functions
Winrar Crystal Edition - Who doesnt like penguins?
Xrumer -
Photoshop - Image editing
Wordpress - The best blogging engine
Akismet for Wordpress - Antispam
Wpomatic for Wordpress - The heart of any splog
Sociable For Wordpress - Viral potential
MSN Live messenger - To stay in touch
Gmail - The best email service
Notepad++ - Advanced text editor, who allows you to save .htaccess files