Wp ManagerDX lets you create sub domains without having to access cpanel, it will auto load plugins and themes you want and activate them for you, it will strip out the default blog roll links, it lets you manage your blogs from a central location, it allows you to update blogs all at once or one at a time. On thing I will give you a heads up about is that you have to make sure that your host will allow remote access to your cpanel. If you have HG reseller or Blue host it should not be that big of deal. If you do not you can try installing the script again on a different domain on the same server and use that domain as your admin area. That way you are installing from the inside of your server and not trying to remotely access. (I had to do this on another host.) I will be posting a new thread about a slick little auto blog system I came up with by combing several different plugins.