I'm a huge fan of the Query Editor in the SFDC Developer Console:
Is there a way to export the table of results as JSON/csv/excel or in some format that can be consumed by Excel?
(I know that I can replicate the functionality in DemandTools or other tools, but sometimes when I've thrown up a query for debugging, it would be really handy to be able to export and manipulate the results.)
Best Answer
The Developer Workbench will allow you to, among other things, build SOQL queries and save the results as CSV: https://workbench.developerforce.com/login.php