diff --git a/wp-admin/index.php b/wp-admin/index.php
index 1ed08db3cc..9a37a2e264 100644
--- a/wp-admin/index.php
+++ b/wp-admin/index.php
@@ -8,8 +8,56 @@ $today = current_time('mysql', 1);
 ?>
 
 <div class="wrap">
+
+<h2><?php _e('Dashboard'); ?></h2>
+
 <div id="zeitgeist">
 <h2><?php _e('Latest Activity'); ?></h2>
+
+<?php
+$rss = @fetch_rss('http://feeds.technorati.com/cosmos/rss/?url='. trailingslashit(get_option('home')) .'&partner=wordpress');
+if ( isset($rss->items) && 0 != count($rss->items) ) {
+?>
+<div id="incominglinks">
+<h3><?php _e('Incoming Links'); ?> <cite><a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?url=<?php echo trailingslashit(get_option('home')); ?>&amp;partner=wordpress"><?php _e('More'); ?> &raquo;</a></cite></h3>
+<ul>
+<?php
+$rss->items = array_slice($rss->items, 0, 10);
+foreach ($rss->items as $item ) {
+?>
+	<li><a href="<?php echo wp_filter_kses($item['link']); ?>"><?php echo wp_specialchars($item['title']); ?></a></li>
+<?php } ?>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<?php } ?>
+
+<?php
+if ( $comments = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT comment_author, comment_author_url, comment_ID, comment_post_ID FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_approved = '1' ORDER BY comment_date_gmt DESC LIMIT 5") ) :
+?>
+<div>
+<h3><?php _e('Comments'); ?> <a href="edit-comments.php" title="<?php _e('More comments...'); ?>">&raquo;</a></h3>
+
+<?php 
+if ( $numcomments = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $tablecomments WHERE comment_approved = '0'") ) :
+?>
+<p><strong><a href="moderation.php"><?php echo sprintf(__('Comments in moderation (%s)'), number_format($numcomments) ); ?> &raquo;</a></strong></p>
+<?php endif; ?>
+</div>
+
+<ul>
+<?php 
+if ( $comments ) {
+foreach ($comments as $comment) {
+	echo '<li>' . sprintf(__('%1$s on %2$s'), get_comment_author_link(), '<a href="'. get_permalink($comment->comment_post_ID) . '#comment-' . $comment->comment_ID . '">' . get_the_title($comment->comment_post_ID) . '</a>');
+	edit_comment_link(__("Edit"), ' <small>(', ')</small>'); 
+	echo '</li>';
+}
+}
+?>
+</ul>
+
+<?php endif; ?>
+
 <?php
 if ( $recentposts = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT ID, post_title FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_status = 'publish' AND post_date_gmt < '$today' ORDER BY post_date DESC LIMIT 5") ) :
 ?>
@@ -46,31 +94,6 @@ foreach ($scheduled as $post) {
 </div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
-<?php
-if ( $comments = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT comment_author, comment_author_url, comment_ID, comment_post_ID FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_approved = '1' ORDER BY comment_date_gmt DESC LIMIT 5") ) :
-?>
-<div>
-<h3><?php _e('Comments'); ?> <a href="edit-comments.php" title="<?php _e('More comments...'); ?>">&raquo;</a></h3>
-
-<?php 
-if ( $numcomments = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $tablecomments WHERE comment_approved = '0'") ) :
-?>
-<p><strong><a href="moderation.php"><?php echo sprintf(__('Comments in moderation (%s)'), number_format($numcomments) ); ?> &raquo;</a></strong></p>
-<?php endif; ?>
-</div>
-
-<?php endif; ?>
-
-<ul>
-<?php 
-foreach ($comments as $comment) {
-	echo '<li>' . sprintf(__('%1$s on %2$s'), get_comment_author_link(), '<a href="'. get_permalink($comment->comment_post_ID) . '#comment-' . $comment->comment_ID . '">' . get_the_title($comment->comment_post_ID) . '</a>');
-	edit_comment_link(__("Edit"), ' <small>(', ')</small>'); 
-	echo '</li>';
-}
-?>
-</ul>
-
 <div>
 <h3><?php _e('Blog Stats'); ?></h3>
 <?php
@@ -86,27 +109,9 @@ if (0 < $numcats) $numcats = number_format($numcats);
 <p><?php printf(__('There are currently %1$s <a href="%2$s" title="Posts">posts</a> and %3$s <a href="%4$s" title="Comments">comments</a>, contained within %5$s <a href="%6$s" title="categories">categories</a>.'), $numposts, 'edit.php',  $numcomms, 'edit-comments.php', $numcats, 'categories.php'); ?></p>
 </div>
 
-<?php
-$rss = @fetch_rss('http://feeds.technorati.com/cosmos/rss/?url='. trailingslashit(get_option('home')) .'&partner=wordpress');
-if ( isset($rss->items) && 0 != count($rss->items) ) {
-?>
-<div id="incominglinks">
-<h3><?php _e('Incoming Links'); ?> <cite><a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?url=<?php echo trailingslashit(get_option('home')); ?>&amp;partner=wordpress"><?php _e('More'); ?> &raquo;</a></cite></h3>
-<ul>
-<?php
-$rss->items = array_slice($rss->items, 0, 10);
-foreach ($rss->items as $item ) {
-?>
-	<li><a href="<?php echo wp_filter_kses($item['link']); ?>"><?php echo wp_specialchars($item['title']); ?></a></li>
-<?php } ?>
-</ul>
-</div>
-<?php } ?>
-
 <?php do_action('activity_box_end'); ?>
 </div>
 
-<h2><?php _e('Dashboard'); ?></h2>
 <p><?php _e("Below is the latest news from the official WordPress development blog, click on a title to read the full entry. If you need help with WordPress please see our <a href='http://codex.wordpress.org/'>great documentation</a> or if that doesn't help visit the <a href='http://wordpress.org/support/'>support forums</a>."); ?></p>
 <?php
 $rss = @fetch_rss('http://wordpress.org/development/feed/');
diff --git a/wp-admin/plugins.php b/wp-admin/plugins.php
index 3b0f997d61..cfe40a5244 100644
--- a/wp-admin/plugins.php
+++ b/wp-admin/plugins.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ foreach ($check_plugins as $check_plugin) {
 
 <div class="wrap">
 <h2><?php _e('Plugin Management'); ?></h2>
-<p><?php _e('Plugins are files you usually download separately from WordPress that add functionality. To install a plugin you generally just need to put the plugin file into your <code>wp-content/plugins</code> directory. Once a plugin is installed, you may activate it or deactivate it here. If something goes wrong with a plugin and you can&#8217;t use WordPress, delete that plugin from the <code>wp-content/plugins</code> directory and it will be automatically deactivated.'); ?></p>
+<p><?php _e('Plugins extend and expand the functionality of WordPress. Once a plugin is installed, you may activate it or deactivate it here.'); ?></p>
 <?php
 
 if ( get_settings('active_plugins') )
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 	<tr>
 		<th><?php _e('Plugin'); ?></th>
 		<th><?php _e('Version'); ?></th>
-		<th><?php _e('Author'); ?></th>
 		<th><?php _e('Description'); ?></th>
 		<th><?php _e('Action'); ?></th>
 	</tr>
@@ -96,11 +95,10 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 		if ($style != '') $style = 'class="' . $style . '"';
 		echo "
 	<tr $style>
-		<td class=\"name\">{$plugin_data['Title']}</td>
-		<td class=\"vers\">{$plugin_data['Version']}</td>
-		<td class=\"auth\">{$plugin_data['Author']}</td>
-		<td class=\"desc\">{$plugin_data['Description']}</td>
-		<td class=\"togl\">$action</td>
+		<td class='name'>{$plugin_data['Title']}</td>
+		<td class='vers'>{$plugin_data['Version']}</td>
+		<td class='desc'>{$plugin_data['Description']} <cite>By {$plugin_data['Author']}.</cite></td>
+		<td class='togl'>$action</td>
 	</tr>";
 	}
 ?>
@@ -110,6 +108,8 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 }
 ?>
 
+<p><?php _e('If something goes wrong with a plugin and you can&#8217;t use WordPress, delete or rename that file in the <code>wp-content/plugins</code> directory and it will be automatically deactivated.'); ?></p>
+
 <h2><?php _e('Get More Plugins'); ?></h2>
 <p><?php _e('You can find additional plugins for your site in the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/">WordPress plugin directory</a>. To install a plugin you generally just need to upload the plugin file into your <code>wp-content/plugins</code> directory. Once a plugin is uploaded, you may activate it here.'); ?></p>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index dad4f9ae73..ecbababcf9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ textarea, input, select {
 	clear: both;
 }
 
+table .vers, table .name {
+	text-align: center;
+}
+
 #adminmenu {
 	background: #6da6d1;
 	border-top: 3px solid #448abd;
@@ -573,6 +577,10 @@ textarea, input, select {
 	border-bottom: none;
 }
 
+#zeitgeist h2 {
+	margin-top: .4em;
+}
+
 #zeitgeist h3 {
 	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
 	font-size: 16px;