diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 89ad803b48..30968c4e52 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_quick_press() {
 			if ( $drafts_query->posts )
 				$drafts =& $drafts_query->posts;
 		}
+		printf('<p class="textright">' . __('You can also try %s, easy blogging from anywhere on the Web.') . '</p>', '<a href="tools.php">' . __('Press This') . '</a>' );
 		$_REQUEST = array(); // hack for get_default_post_to_edit()
 	}
 
@@ -328,6 +329,8 @@ function wp_dashboard_quick_press() {
 		<div class="textarea-wrap">
 			<textarea name="content" id="content" class="mceEditor" rows="3" cols="15" tabindex="2"><?php echo $post->post_content; ?></textarea>
 		</div>
+		
+		<script type="text/javascript">edCanvas = document.getElementById('content');edInsertContent = null;</script>
 
 		<h4><label for="tags-input"><?php _e('Tags') ?></label></h4>
 		<div class="input-text-wrap">
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js b/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
index 5156e3ab89..c99163a649 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-var edCanvas;
 
 jQuery( function($) {
 
@@ -38,6 +37,8 @@ var quickPressLoad = function() {
 			$('#dashboard_quick_press ul').find('li').each( function() {
 				$('#dashboard_recent_drafts ul').prepend( this );
 			} ).end().remove();
+			$(this).find('.hide-if-no-js').removeClass('hide-if-no-js');
+			tb_init('a.thickbox');
 			quickPressLoad();
 		} );
 		return false;
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ var quickPressLoad = function() {
 
 	$('#publish').click( function() { act.val( 'post-quickpress-publish' ); } );
 
-	edCanvas = jQuery('#content');
 };
 quickPressLoad();
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 8c7597a3f5..17e0760e6b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ div.comment-item:hover .row-actions {
 	display: block;
 	height: 1.6em;
 	line-height: 1.6em;
-	padding: 0 0.7em;
+	padding: 0 6px;
 }
 
 #adminmenu li span.count-0,
@@ -2263,9 +2263,9 @@ fieldset {
 
 #replyrow #ed_reply_toolbar input {
 	margin: 1px 2px 1px 1px;
-	min-width: 26px;
+	min-width: 24px;
 	padding: 3px 4px;
-	font-size: 12px;
+	font-size: 11px;
 	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
 	-khtml-border-radius: 3px;
 	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 014230c1dc..558c434571 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 		$scripts->add( 'farbtastic', '/wp-admin/js/farbtastic.js', array('jquery'), '1.2' );
 
-		$scripts->add( 'dashboard', '/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js', array( 'jquery', 'admin-comments', 'postbox' ), '20081016' );
+		$scripts->add( 'dashboard', '/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js', array( 'jquery', 'admin-comments', 'postbox' ), '20081208' );
 
 		$scripts->add( 'hoverIntent', '/wp-includes/js/hoverIntent.js', array('jquery'), '20081109' );