i try to keep my setup light and flexible, meaning that i´m not too dependent on a certain OS and hardware. the hardware i use: a dell latitude E6400 laptop (i

i try to keep my setup light and flexible, meaning that i´m not too dependent on a certain OS and hardware. the hardware i use: a dell latitude E6400 laptop (i like the 14 inch screen) an asus 22' screen (basically any good flatscreen >= 20') very simple external keyboard and mouse. (a standard keyboard layout is important though) software: gvim for programming (i love being able to work heavily with the keyboard) ubuntu 10.04 (including evolution mail client, nautilus,...) bash (linux command line, very efficient and on many machines available) virtual box with a win xp installation (for testing IE and photoshop when needed) ietester (a quite good solution for running different versions of IE)