diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
index 60078dc66c..c2d34c06cd 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ ul#widget-list li.widget-list-item h4.widget-title {
 	background-color: #a6d2e5 !important;
 }
 
-.submitbox #autosave .error, ul.view-switch li.current a {
+.submitbox #autosave .error, ul.view-switch li.current a,
+#side-info-column #category-tabs .ui-tabs-selected a {
 	color: #333;
 }
 
@@ -495,6 +496,10 @@ input.readonly {
 	background-color: #FFF;
 }
 
+.curtime #timestamp {
+	background-image: url(../images/date-button.gif);
+}
+
 #quicktags #ed_link {
 	color: #00f;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index 4bb75d37e1..23dea9ddf9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ ul#widget-list li.widget-list-item h4.widget-title {
 	border-color: #328ab2;
 }
 
-ul.view-switch li.current a {
+ul.view-switch li.current a,
+#side-info-column #category-tabs .ui-tabs-selected a {
 	color: #333;
 }
 
@@ -483,6 +484,10 @@ input.readonly {
 	background-color: #FFF;
 }
 
+.curtime #timestamp {
+	background-image: url(../images/date-button.gif);
+}
+
 #quicktags #ed_link {
 	color: #00f;
 }
@@ -545,7 +550,7 @@ input.readonly {
 	border-top-color: #247fab;
 }
 
-.login #backtoblog a, #curtime, #user_info a, #dashmenu a {
+.login #backtoblog a, #user_info a, #dashmenu a {
 	color: #ccc;
 }
 
@@ -732,6 +737,7 @@ div#media-upload-error, .file-error, abbr.required, .widget-control-remove:hover
 	background-color: #2683ae;
 	border-color: #464646;
 }
+/* end TinyMCE */
 
 #editorcontainer, #post-status-info {
 	border-color: #ccc;
@@ -741,10 +747,6 @@ div#media-upload-error, .file-error, abbr.required, .widget-control-remove:hover
 	border-color: #ccc;
 }
 
-#curtime {
-	color: #666;
-}
-
 #tTips p#tTips_inside {
 	background-color: #ddd;
 	color: #333;
diff --git a/wp-admin/rtl.css b/wp-admin/rtl.css
index b2804985b6..8f9f258d55 100644
--- a/wp-admin/rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/rtl.css
@@ -102,13 +102,6 @@ td.available-theme {
 	padding: 11px 12px 16px 170px;
 }
 
-#curtime
-{
-	background-position:right 2px;
-	padding-left:0;
-	padding-right: 9px;
-}
-
 #dashmenu {
 	right:0;
 	left:auto;
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 66a1b6e0c1..c4fa7f7a50 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -1491,11 +1491,15 @@ table.form-table td .updated {
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
 
-#categorydiv div.ui-tabs-panel, #linkcategorydiv div.ui-tabs-panel {
-	padding: .5em .9em;
+#categorydiv div.ui-tabs-panel,
+#linkcategorydiv div.ui-tabs-panel {
+	height: 150px;
+	overflow: auto;
+	padding: 0.5em 0.9em;
 }
 
-#post-body #categorydiv div.ui-tabs-panel, #post-body #linkcategorydiv div.ui-tabs-panel {
+#post-body #categorydiv div.ui-tabs-panel,
+#post-body #linkcategorydiv div.ui-tabs-panel {
 	margin: 0 5px 0 120px;
 	height: 10em;
 	overflow: auto;
@@ -1503,17 +1507,28 @@ table.form-table td .updated {
 	border-style: solid;
 }
 
-#side-info-column #category-tabs, #side-info-column #categories-pop {
-	display: none;
+#side-info-column #category-tabs li {
+	display: inline;
+	padding-right: 8px;
 }
 
-#categorydiv ul, #linkcategorydiv ul {
+#side-info-column #category-tabs a {
+	text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+#side-info-column #category-tabs {
+	margin-bottom: 3px;
+}
+
+#categorydiv ul,
+#linkcategorydiv ul {
 	list-style: none;
 	padding: 0;
 	margin: 0;
 }
 
-#categorydiv ul.categorychecklist ul, #linkcategorydiv ul.categorychecklist ul {
+#categorydiv ul.categorychecklist ul,
+#linkcategorydiv ul.categorychecklist ul {
 	margin-left: 18px;
 }
 
@@ -1679,14 +1694,6 @@ ul.view-switch li.current {
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
 
-#submitpost p.curtime {
-	background-image: url(images/date-button.gif);
-	background-repeat: no-repeat;
-	background-position: left 4px;
-	padding-left: 18px;
-	padding-top: 2px;
-}
-
 .tablenav .delete {
 	margin-right: 20px;
 }
@@ -1843,6 +1850,12 @@ a.togbox {
 	padding: 1px;
 }
 
+.curtime #timestamp {
+	background-repeat: no-repeat;
+	background-position: left 1px;
+	padding-left: 18px;
+}
+
 #timestampdiv {
 	padding-top: 3px;
 }