planetoftheweb

Displays a list of the latest posts with category headings, the date and author name. You can control the number of posts displayed as well as modify the title of the widget and put in a descriptive paragraph. As seen on http://iviewsource.com.

User Photo

Displays a better looking list of the blog's posts.

This Related Posts Plugin for WordPress displays links to a given number of Posts that are related to the current post(s) by Tags or Categories. It can Automatically add links to Related Posts at the bottom of every Post or you can drop the Widget on your sidebar.
Settings: Excluding posts, categories, and tags; section heading; number of links; display post date; and excerpts.

EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget

Display a linked list of related Posts by Tags or Categories at the bottom of every post or on the sidebar. Options to show Post Date and Excerpts.

User Photo vs EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget