First off, like you, I was surprised to realize just how much I ignore the dashboard. I just glance at it on the way through, checking for news and any comments I might have missed in my email feed.

It would be nice to have selectable blog (RSS, possibly Twitter too) feeds. That way I can alert my customers to changes by setting up their own feed. Stats with trends, and a snapshot of what's going on right now - how many people are on the site, and where. Yes I can get this by checking out analytics, but it would be much more useful on the dashboard. Being able to drag and drop common menu selections would be a boon, instead of constantly navigating the menus for those few items I use frequently.

How's that for starters?