& don't forget the PICKIT2's UART tool (which comes integral with the Pickit2 programmer software).....a positive boon for easily getting serial (debug) data displayed on your PC screen.
If money's too tight to mention...there are Pickit2 clones made in china (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Clone-Microchi...item3a5ed695d9 ) which are apparently almost identical to Microchip's offering (you can even use Microchip's Pickit2 firmware on them!)
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