Hello,
i am using the WordPress Thesis theme, and my plugins are:
Author Box with Rel
Backup WordPress
Count Per Day
Google XML Sitemaps
MiniMeta widget
W3 Total Cache
WordPress Popular Posts
Widgetized Thesis Framework Feature Box
wpSEO (German)
After i switched to Evohosting (http://www.evohosting.co.uk/), i am very satisfied with speed, uptime and support.
Leopold