What is the best software to use to mine coins?? Are there any others besides the ones that are always mentioned online?
CGMiner's great for ASICs, FPGAs, and GPUs in BTC and LTC.
BitMinter is great for the GPU and FPGAs (unsure if they handle ASICs) in BTC mining if you're more interested in clicking an automagic button to start without spending hours tweaking settings.
Most of the rest have become a footnote in the migration from GPU to ASIC.