• Akismet 2.2.3 -  Must have for spam prevention. Without it you really won’t be able to use your wordpress.
• Facebook Connect 1.0 – Effectively turns your blog into a extension of facebook, which maybe good or bad.
• ShareThis 2.3 – Needed to enable quick social bookmarking features.
• SyntaxHighlighter 1.1.2 – Essential for any code snippet posts.
• WordPress Database Backup 2.2.2 Backing up your thoughts.
• wp_time_since 1.0 – Convert time to meaningful post freshness info.
• Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 2.1.6 - Great tool for increasing page view.

Thanks to all these people’s great work!