New plugins
Special Recent Posts is a simple but very powerful plugin/widget for WordPress which displays your recent posts with thumbnails.
W4 Post List allows you to create a list of your categories, posts, or category posts, and show it on your site’s widget area, post, or page content area by shortcode.
Updated plugins
WP-reCAPTCHA integrates reCAPTCHA anti-spam methods with WordPress including comment, registration, and email spam protection.
W4 post list has released a new version 1.4.6. Now it work more smoothly and with more options. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w4-post-list/