Use the power control widget. Best games out right now are Asphalt, Raging Thunder 2, ExZeus, Homerun Battle, Armageddon Squadron, and Replica Island (free). Music Junk is good for downloading songs on your phone, found
here. Do not use task killers, despite what all the new guys tell you. Do not get too anxious about rooting, get to know your phone for at least a couple weeks before you take the plunge. Other recommended apps: astro file manager, quick uninstall, audiomanager, myLock, not call log, pic say, shopsavvy, spare parts, speed test, wifi analyzer, and droidLight. Some less useful but fun apps would be google sky map, google goggles, ak47, metal detector, and arnold sound board (of course =D). Pure calendar and pure grid calendar are the best calendar widgets ever. Beautiful widgets/weather widgets donate are very popular, along with widgets from curvefish(free). Don't forget that you can try any paid app for 24 hours risk free, as long as you uninstall it within the 24 hours. Seidio makes the best cases for the Droid, and Steinheil makes the nicest screen covers.
GrafiXpressions makes the nicest decals for our Droids. For a beautiful desk cradle, check out
MIKRADLE.