"Have you guys made any progress here Catherine?  Two months is plenty of time.   People keep telling me how good Xero is .... I ask them how long they've been using it.  Most haven't - they're simply echoing the…"

"  Hi Denis   In short - there is no batch receipting functionality.   Please see http://www.xerousers.com/forum/topics/batch-payments-from-customers?commentId=3866606%3AComment%3A14632 where this was discussed…"

"  Putting the suggestion to Debtor Daddy is probably your best bet.  The add-on providers I have dealt with have been very happy to take feedback.    I have even seen a few of my suggestions implemented.    I have…"

"This is a very nice idea.  But you'd be better off directing it to one of the Add-On providers   see http://www.xero.com/accounting-software/add-ons/   We're still waiting for Xero to come up with simple things like…"

"A "Batch Receipting" solution would be great for a client who has to manually bank a lot of cheques.  I am very grateful that here in New Zealand cheques have virtually disappeared, and EFTPOS has taken over from Cash…"

"A free format field to hold client specific information."

"@Rod, apologies, my misunderstanding - I was referring to accounts receivable. You're right, branding not yet applied to payable invoices but it's a reasonable and fairly popular request so definitely on our radar."

"Mate, you're right.  Xero needs add-ons ... and each add on brings its own set of issues and challenges.   We had a business owners meeting last night, and there is a common misconception that Xero's actually a lot better than…"

"Hi Catherine   I refer to your response; c) & d). You're wrong.  Invoice templates, as it's presently implemented only affects the accounts receivable side.  There is no option to select a "Branded" template…"

"So is it good or bad to have a cloud based mind?   If I do my accounts while on a train or bus then I'm not concerned about the lack of security in mobile devices or other people watching over my shoulder.  (This is a real worry if an…"

"Maybe this should branch into another topic ... but Michael, could you please explain what you mean by "Cloud based minds".   As a Business owner and daily user of Xero, I've found that Xero is significantly slower…"

"We were introduced to Xero by our new accountant.  They charge about double our previous accountant.     We now have a fixed fee agreement with them which covers general enquires - this has given us the confidence to speak with…"

"I do not know of any way to differentiate between customer types.   A 'quick n dirty' way to go:  Add a * (or another symbol) immediately after the customer's name ... where the * means they are OK to receive…"

"Hi David   I've just been through the re-evaluation of Xero compared with other systems ... our solution is described in the "Any Answers" section of this forum - in a topic called "3 Bit".  And we are a food…"