diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-header.php b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
index 676d6ccd39..d0691f237e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if ( function_exists('mb_strlen') ) {
 <div id="wphead-info">
 <div id="user_info">
 <p><?php printf(__('Howdy, <a href="%1$s" title="Edit your profile">%2$s</a>'), 'profile.php', $user_identity) ?>
-<?php if ( ! $is_opera ) { ?> | <span id="gears-menu"><a href="tools.php"><?php _e('Turbo') ?></a></span><?php } ?> |
+<?php if ( ! $is_opera ) { ?><span class="turbo-nag hidden"> | <a href="tools.php"><?php _e('Turbo') ?></a></span><?php } ?> |
 <a href="<?php echo wp_logout_url() ?>" title="<?php _e('Log Out') ?>"><?php _e('Log Out'); ?></a></p>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/common.js b/wp-admin/js/common.js
index 6eff51507d..1eabc5b033 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/common.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/common.js
@@ -349,3 +349,32 @@ columns = {
 }
 
 })(jQuery);
+
+
+jQuery(document).ready(function($){
+	if ( 'undefined' != typeof google && google.gears ) return;
+	
+	var gf = false;
+	if ( 'undefined' != typeof GearsFactory ) {
+		gf = new GearsFactory();
+	} else {
+		try {
+			gf = new ActiveXObject('Gears.Factory');
+			if ( factory.getBuildInfo().indexOf('ie_mobile') != -1 )
+				gf.privateSetGlobalObject(this);
+		} catch (e) {
+			if ( ( 'undefined' != typeof navigator.mimeTypes ) && navigator.mimeTypes['application/x-googlegears'] ) {
+				gf = document.createElement("object");
+				gf.style.display = "none";
+				gf.width = 0;
+				gf.height = 0;
+				gf.type = "application/x-googlegears";
+				document.documentElement.appendChild(gf);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if ( gf && gf.hasPermission )
+		return;
+		
+	$('.turbo-nag').show();
+});
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index ff6c526e92..bffd9aa51d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 	$scripts->base_url = $guessurl;
 	$scripts->default_version = get_bloginfo( 'version' );
 
-	$scripts->add( 'common', '/wp-admin/js/common.js', array('jquery', 'hoverIntent'), '20081126' );
+	$scripts->add( 'common', '/wp-admin/js/common.js', array('jquery', 'hoverIntent'), '20081203' );
 	$scripts->add( 'sack', '/wp-includes/js/tw-sack.js', false, '1.6.1' );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'quicktags', '/wp-includes/js/quicktags.js', false, '20081103' );