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Well this is awkward. Four days on from the launch of Tally and still no launch. Eleven days since my last post and no post. WTFIGO! Well I fell ill, ignored being unwell - played some five-a-side and picked up a possible concussion, combine that with the existing 'unwellness' and the outcome was I was bed bound for many a days putting us behind schedule.

You will be happy to know this has not gone unpunished, not only have I been wishing for a merciful death, I have also been getting heckled from everyone at Crecom.

So what's the deal? Well a post will be made tomorrow over at the Crecom blog with more details. However being as I planned a post titled "I use a iPad mini" and my iPad mini has decided to break - I have decided to use this to further promote Tally with an update and a cheeky preview. The update is: Tally will be released soon but every time we set a date something goes wrong so I refuse to set another, however when we do launch I promise to post about it so much it verges on spam. You are welcome.

Time seems to be flying by. With only a single week until Tally is released. Things are on track and looking great. With the only downtime caused by a new years hangover (this was anticipated), it's safe to say things are going incredibly well. Today all the focus has been on testing, optimizing and securing the communication between Tally and our payment gateway. With over complicated billing being a pet peeve of mine. This is an area we put allot of thought into and made as straight forward as possible, all the while making sure it had a safe/secure feel.

Above is the initial design presented to people who are looking to upgrade from the free account. Found within the settings environment, the off black was introduced to create a bolder "LOOK AT ME", differing from other tabs which are primarily white.

Note: The preview was pulled from the mock up and there are several copy errors. My bad.

Finally! After so many delays both in and out of my control. The 9th January will see the launch of Tally. It's safe to say that myself, everyone at Crecom and all the other talented folks that have worked on Tally are fricken excited. For me, so much so that the 9th has pretty much overshadowed the holidays. I've spent them doodling on napkins, sketching in paper and with one eye on my inbox and another waiting for the opportunity to sneak away and jump back into Photoshop/Coda.

Now the holidays are over, the fun begins. In the next 12 days, We (crecom) will be deploying Tally, sending invites out to all our beta signups before introducing the new Tally website and opening the doors to the public. Your going to love it.

Before all that, I've decided over the next several days - all my posts will be delivering you lovely people some unseen preview shots of Tally, maybe a video and even the odd one or two invites before anyone else. Your welcome.