Index: src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
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--- src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(revision 29136)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(working copy)
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 
 		<div class="textarea-wrap" id="description-wrap">
 			<label class="screen-reader-text prompt" for="content" id="content-prompt-text"><?php _e( 'What&#8217;s on your mind?' ); ?></label>
-			<textarea name="content" id="content" class="mceEditor" rows="3" cols="15"></textarea>
+			<textarea name="content" id="content" class="mceEditor" rows="3" cols="15" autocomplete="off"></textarea>
 		</div>
 
 		<p class="submit">
Index: src/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
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--- src/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js	(revision 29136)
+++ src/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js	(working copy)
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 	/* QuickPress */
 	quickPressLoad = function() {
 		var act = $('#quickpost-action'), t;
+		// Force the Save Draft button to start out enabled 
+		// See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27760
+		$( '#quick-press .submit input[type="submit"], #quick-press .submit input[type="reset"]' ).prop( 'disabled' , false );
 		t = $('#quick-press').submit( function() {
 			$('#dashboard_quick_press #publishing-action .spinner').show();
 			$('#quick-press .submit input[type="submit"], #quick-press .submit input[type="reset"]').prop('disabled', true);