If there are several blogs you can access on this instance, a dropdown list allows you to pick the one you want to work on. If there is only one blog, it simply displays its name.
The following link allows to go on the current blog (opens in a new tab).
The other links allow you to go back to this dashboard, to access your preferences and to logout.
You can personalize the display of favorites and modules by going in the My dashboard tab in the My preferences page.
You can display or hide this menu at any time by clicking on its right side (or by activating the Hide the main menu link).
The first part of the menu lists all the favorite pages of the user. You can select to display this list or not in the My dashboard tab in the My preferences page.
The rest of the menu lists the administration pages. It is divided in three sections: