Brains working towards machine consciousness

I thought it would be worth sharing some of my toolset - I say 'some' because I am bound to forget something that I use occasionally, or quite possibly something that I use so often that it has become background to me. I keep meaning to try and put together a comparison of tools to help our students decide which ones they want to use, but somehow never find the time - maybe this will help kick start that endeavour too.

Browser - I use Firefox and IE depending on the compatibility of the site. This means, in practice, it is generally Firefox these days.