Tools of the trade?
 

This graphic/web design class I am looking in to requires me to use a lot more software than I normally do when making web pages.

Adobe has a half dozen programs dedicated to web design, graphic design and image editing.

I was wondering what programs you find the most useful in your work.

Thanks.

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 for building html and css ( latest and very expensive is cs5 )
Macromedia Fireworks 8 for anything with graphics ( also expensive cs5 )
EditPlus 2.xx for anything else .
Arles Image Web Creator for bulk image resizing
Snagit for capturing screenshots
Total Commander ftp client
Notepad ++ for super beer stuff

10 mozilla firefox plugins
thunderbird mail client
5 different browsers; IE, Chrome, opera, ff, safari

and finally Pandora to get lost in action.

Another vote for Notepad++ here. That and VIM is all I use for page and css editing, really, though of course the web developer plugin is invaluable.

I use Namo for creating pages, Thumbs Plus for making thumbnails, CompuPic for photo editing, TextPad for hand coding.

Dreamweaver
Paint Shop Pro
Arles

Komodo Edit for PHP/CSS/HTML (I don't know why I use it, I hate it. But I'm used to it)

GIMP/Photoshop Elements. Sometimes I have to use both on the same image to get what I want done. (I'm not well versed in either)

DigitalColor Meter (Mac, there is a similar app for Windows) -- It's for grabbing color hex codes from anything on screen. I use it when trying to choose colors for web designs

Dreamweaver. it is so easy to use

Homesite for building pages
Thumbsplus for thumbnails
Photoshop & Paintshop Pro for graphics
WSFTP Pro

Filezilla
Notepad
Arachnophilia
Photoshop

Need thumbs plus. Hand editing gallery pics is a PITA

Nice I see a lot of Dreamweaver, I have used Frontpage until this class. Sometimes when I set around working on sites I wonder if their is an easier way. :P

Thanks for the replies.