Congratulations to Beta User Number 1

The charity auction for the first San Dimas beta invitation was a big success! Winning eBay user "selltouzed" from Denver, CO came by the offices of EffectiveUI, the development group that is working with eBay on the project, to pick up his T-Shirt and certificate. The winner (his name is Steve) got to try out the beta before anyone else, right there in the office, and he went home and promptly logged a bunch of feature requests and bugs. I got a chance to talk to Steve on the phone, and I was so glad that the logistics worked out such someone on the San Dimas team could meet him in person. Here is Steve with Rebecca from EffectiveUI, proudly wearing his "Preston/Logan '08" shirt, and displaying the inaugural Certificate of Betachievement.

The guinea pigs of Aurora, Colorado also say "thanks!" to Steve for winning the auction, in the process raising $216 for the Cavy Care Inc. guinea pig shelter. Actually, they said "wheek, wheek" and I translated for them.

-Alan