spencejs

// Add all custom post types and taxonomies to the "Right Now" box on the Dashboard
add_action( 'right_now_content_table_end' , 'ucc_right_now_content_table_end' );

function ucc_right_now_content_table_end() {
  $args = array(
    'public' => true ,
    '_builtin' => false
  );
  $output = 'object';
  $operator = 'and';

spencejs

//New User Alert
add_action( 'admin_notices', 'custom_error_notice' );
function custom_error_notice(){
     global $current_user;
    get_currentuserinfo();
$author_info = get_userdata($current_user->ID);
     if($author_info->title == '')
          echo '<div class="error"><p><strong>New User:</strong> Please visit your <a href="'.get_bloginfo('wpurl').'/wp-admin/profile.php" title="Your Profile">Profile</a> to Fill in your Job Title and set your Display Name. This alert will go away when you Job Title is set.</p></div>';
}