Usage of peripheals (special hardware) to make programming more efficient?

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Published on 2010-06-07T15:15:37Z Indexed on 2010/06/07 15:22 UTC
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Outside the standard mouse/keyboard combination are there any other peripheals that you use to make you programming more efficient?

One option that I have considered is using AutoHotKey to script the buttons on a Logitech Wingman to run different functions/keystrokes that are not available on the keyboard.

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