While some of my development is done on Mac, and some on Linux, most of my time is spent on Windows. Not really fussed about operating systems these days, so happy to work on whatever. Anyways, I work with this guy Shayne who knows more about Windows utilities than anyone, and he keeps showing me cool stuff.
The first one is a clipboard extender called Yankee Clipper. This beast keeps a running history of your clipboard over time, and gives you a cute dropdown menu to pick from when you use Ctrl-Alt-V. Shayne has a more complete review.
The second cool utility that I just can’t live without any more is Dirkey. This guy allows you to bring up a picklist of Windows Explorer shortcuts when you are in File Dialogs (or Explorer itself) simply by right clicking on the Close Window button. This turns out to be phenominally useful when navigating the filesystem.
Both utilities are freeware…. And too cool for school.