Finding your way around The Matrix

an MVC implementation with event driven hooks.

A Testing framework -- haven't used but it looks cool.

Physics in Flatland! some really cool

an interesting programming language built on near english terminology.

They have a tool for everything! web URI based charts.

A quick way to swap code

An INCREDIBLY good DHTML editor -- write HTML in your web page! They also offer a great image browser + thumb-maker.

One of the tasks (chores, duties) I hate is managing routing within Apache; it involves negotiating with one or more system admins, coordinating across servers, testing, and more than a few unpleasant surprises. Fortunately Zend Framework has an internal routing system that allows you to pre-emptively reinterpret a URL to any Module/Controller/Action (or url) you please.