Can't recommend Sublime Text 2 enough. Same with Sparrow for (non power use) GMail. Currently enjoy Found (over Alfred and Quicksilver) as a Spotlight (native

Can't recommend Sublime Text 2 enough. Same with Sparrow for (non power use) GMail. Currently enjoy Found (over Alfred and Quicksilver) as a Spotlight (native to OS X) replacement -- it's free in the "App Store"