SharePoint 2010: Clicking the icon in Type column is highlighting the item instead of launching the document

Symptom:

In a list view of a document library in SharePoint 2010, when the document icon for an item in the Type column is clicked, the document is not offered for opening. Instead, the row for the item is selected. This behavior is different from SharePoint 2007 where clicking on the document icon opens the document itself.

Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-US;2457975

How to remove "Edit in sharePoint Designer" from Site Actions menu

Suggested by this thread: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010general/thread/46c9b89b-bec8-4335-9096-d7bf7a8114f4/

Hide Edit in SharePoint Designer:

• In Central Administration you can disable SharePoint Designer at the Web application level - Manage Web Applications > Select your web app > In the ribbon click on the General Settings Dropdown > Select SharePoint Designer. When the settings page appears, deselect the "Enable SharePoint Designer" checkbox then click OK. You'll obviously need Central Admin access to use this method.
• At the site collection level, in Site Collections Administration section of "Site Actions > Site Settings" at the site root, click on the "SharePoint Designer Settings" link. Same options as Central Admin appear - Uncheck the "Enable SharePoint Designer" checkbox then click Ok. You'll need to be a Site Collection Administrator to use this method.
• Note - Site Collection administrators will always be able to edit in SharePoint Designer 

Above does not work, after I made above suggested changed in CA, the option is still available. However, the capability of editing in SharePoint Designer is disabled.

Upload Multiple Documents Option in SharePoint 2010 is missing

This will occur if a client machine is using 64bit Internet Explorer per the following thread:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/38a04376-917f-4493-9f03-0b3229991a21/

Chris O'Brien: Customizing the ribbon (part 1) – creating tabs, groups and controls

Chris O'Brien: Customizing the ribbon (part 1) – creating tabs, groups and controls