These are the Tools I personally find most useful.
MSAccess
Great first database design program. Wizard driven form,button and report generators. Has the advantage of being able to run on most business PC's running Microsoft Office. You can get under the hood with Visual basic and VBA. Can be used in multi user environments. Also good as front end for MySQL and MSSQL databases.
MySQL
Great second database program to use. Install on your webserver and use it for blogging, e-commerce, CMS systems, forums, etc. There are lots of great scripts available for this platform and most are easily configurable. Slight differences in the field data format with MSAccess.
DB Tools Manager
Great Database management tool. Backup and copy data. Run SQL commands, view data, manage connections,
Notepad
One of the few Microsoft programs that keeps text files clean.
PHP MyAdmin
Web based MySQL editor, controls MySQL through browser.
Excel, 123, Google Documents
A Spreadsheet program for cleaning and preparing data.
Data converters
Essential when working with legacy data.
CutePDF
PDF printer and file generator.
FileZilla
Solid FTP program.
Dreamweaver, XML Spy
For publishing and creating XML content.
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