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Ben Hodgson replied on October 28, 2009 12:53 to the problem "PDF Invoice formatting looks bad for amounts over $9,999" in Ballpark:

Thanks! That's great.

Ben Hodgson reported a problem in Ballpark on October 24, 2009 16:12:

PDF Invoice formatting looks bad for amounts over $9,999

PDF invoices don't have enough padding in the "Price" column. Our invoices lines are often 5 figures and our invoices look crappy as a result :(

Email me (ben@fantastichq.com) and I'll send you the PDF of the invoice in question.

A comment on the question "Do you guys support custom domains?" in Ballpark:

Just as valid, although it survives any changes in IP address (however unlikely this may be): use a CNAME. – Ben Hodgson, on September 01, 2009 17:02

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Ben Hodgson asked a question in Twitter on March 16, 2009 14:10:

What is the lead time on account upgrades?

Some of my friends have a shiny new looking version of Twitter but it seems that my account (@blahpro) hasn't been upgraded yet. Any idea on the lead time on upgrades?

Thank you :)

Ben Hodgson replied on March 16, 2009 14:08 to the problem "What's up with Twitter's Remember Me lately?" in Twitter:

Do you use Twitteriffic? This might be causing the problem (AFAIK it trashes the cookie).

Ben Hodgson started following the question "What happened to Digg support?" in The Cosmic Machine.

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Ben Hodgson marked one of Toby Sterrett's replies in The Cosmic Machine as useful. Toby Sterrett replied to the question "Charging 20$ for a beta?!".

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Ben Hodgson shared an idea in The Cosmic Machine on December 01, 2008 20:45:

The trial should be at least 40 days... here's why.

Considering that you're still adding features (and what's coming up sounds excellent, I might add), I think users will get a sense of "following" EventBox if they're given the chance to stick with it (for free) while it's growing up.

Besides, considering that it's still a beta, I don't think 14 days is enough to really get into using EB and get hooked on it's potential awesomeness.

40 days would be better; 60 days would be immense. You could also consider an trial that expires on a particular date (say 60-90 days in the future).

So—at least while it's still in beta—I really think that the trial period should be way longer. Once you launch, 14 days is acceptable :)

Just my 2¢...

A comment on the question "Charging for a BETA? ...without very many services?" in The Cosmic Machine:

I totally agree. – Ben Hodgson, on November 30, 2008 17:16

Ben Hodgson shared an idea in Get Satisfaction on November 27, 2008 01:31:

"Agree with praise" button

It would be awesome to have an "I agree with this praise" button and counter, much like the "I have this problem, too" for problems.