This page has links to a variety of stuff that I find interesting and/or useful. Your mileage may vary.

Software

Microsoft Visual C++ Maybe they are an evil empire and maybe they aren't. Maybe their C++ and stl isn't as "pure" as it might be. Whatever. It works, it has an excellent debugger (something I care about) and its use is an employable skill.

Beyond Compare by Scooter Software. This file comparison program is so good it will make you cry. It compares files in various formats, it helps you merge variant files. It is dirt cheap (US$30) in single quantities, and has a volume discount if you want to make an entire development team happy.

If your idea of file comparison is SourceSafe's compare, you ain't seen nuttin' yet.

Indigo Rose Setup Factory Decent GUI lets you create and maintain complex installations. Scripting, multiple packages, custom screens etc. Cheaper than InstallShield.

To tell the truth, if I were just starting, I would look closely at NullSoft's NSIS or Inno Setup which generate smaller installations and have great scripting flexibility. However, porting the existing install with its hundreds of component files is not an effort that I am eager to undertake. And for most things, Setup Factory's GUI is easier to use than a text-based script file.

FreeCommander. This is the file manager that Windows Explorer should have been. It has a billion features. Here are just a few:

It remembers where you were. Re-open the program, and it returns you to the folder that you were in, with window sizes and sort order intact.
When you sort, it sorts as you told it. If doesn't decide to move a just-changed file to the end of the list, just as you were trying to double-click it...
A button on the toolbar lets you open a command prompt window in the highlighted directory
Right click on a file, and get the option to copy either the file name or the entire path into the clipboard.
Quick-and-dirty screen-shot capture that lets you select a region with the mouse. Not an obvious feature for a file manager, but since I always have FreeCommander open, I always have screen capture handy.

Hardware

Elektronikladen BDM pods and single-board computers for HC12, HC08, MSP430, ColdFire and Ubicom SX. Lots of HC12, HC08, and MSP430 links.

P&E Microcomputer Systems BDM pods and single-board computers for HC12, HC08, ColdFire and other targets.

SEGGER The best and easiest-to-use JTAG pod for ARM. Stop fighting with OpenOCD and get a pod that just works.

Technological Arts BDM pods and single-board computers for HC11 and HC12.

Axiom Manufacturing Company BDM pods and single-board computers for HC11, HC12, HC08, 8051, ColdFire, and PowerPC.

Olimex Low-cost MSP430 development boards and JTAG interface dongles. Also PIC, AVR, ARM, and a GNU EEG project.

Ramsey Electronics Electronic kits, test equipment and what have you.

Miscellany

Oliver Seeler's Universe of Bagpipes All manner of bagpipe-related stuff, including pipes and method books for sale, and an on-line version of his large collection of bagpipe stamps.

John Walsh Bagpipes I have their A/D convertable smallpipe and it is a wonderful instrument.

Dilbert It isn't a comic strip, it's a documentary. The good news is that it isn't just your company that is screwed up. The bad news is that there is no place to escape to.

Joel on Software Joel's company makes what are probably some very good products. He is also a good and thoughtful writer on various topics. Higly recommended.

Lego Harpsichord Kind of like the famous singing pig, it's not that it does it well, it's that it can be done at all...

H. P. Friedrichs (AC7ZL) Amazing Website Homemade radios. Homemade headphones. Homemade tubes. Homemade transistors. Some cool stuff, although I don't think that we will be voting for the same candidates in November...