global $post; // relevant fields and values go below:

//[ID] => #postid#

//[post_author] => #userid#

//[post_status] => publish
//[post_status] => private

//[comment_status] => open

//[ping_status] => closed
//[to_ping] => 
//[pinged] => 

//[post_type] => post
//[post_type] => page

//[post_mime_type] => 

//[filter] => raw



http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference



http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/14/setting-your-posts-or-entire-blog-to-private/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/private-only/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/absolute-privacy/
http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/20729/easiest-way-to-make-post-private-by-default
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/private-post-by-default/
http://wpmu.org/daily-tip-set-wordpress-posts-to-private-by-default/
http://digwp.com/2010/05/private-content-posts-shortcode/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-post-manager/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/universal-post-manager/



http://perishablepress.com/stupid-wordpress-tricks/



http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/admin-management-xtended/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/post-type-switcher/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/convert-post-types/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ptypeconverter/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/post-type-convertr/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vice-versa/
http://wpmu.org/convert-wordpress-pages-to-posts-or-cpts/