diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/components/BoxTable/index.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/components/BoxTable/index.tsx
index 27f85d1f9..573c96ef2 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/components/BoxTable/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/components/BoxTable/index.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function statusOf(box: Box): { label: string; color: string } {
 
 // Proportional columns so the gaps stay even as the table widens, instead of
 // dumping all the slack into the Name column.
-const GRID = 'grid-cols-[2fr_1.3fr_1fr_1.7fr_1fr_120px] gap-x-4'
+const GRID = 'grid-cols-[2fr_1.3fr_1fr_120px] gap-x-4'
 
 function IconButton({
   title,
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ export function BoxTable({
         <span>Name</span>
         <span>Box ID</span>
         <span>Status</span>
-        <span>Resource Quota</span>
-        <span>Created</span>
         <span className="text-right">Actions</span>
       </div>
 
@@ -213,7 +211,6 @@ export function BoxTable({
           data.map((box) => {
             const st = statusOf(box)
             const name = getBoxDisplayName(box)
-            const created = getRelativeTimeString(box.createdAt).relativeTimeString.toUpperCase()
             const busy = boxIsLoading[box.id]
             const transitioning = boxStateIsTransitioning[box.id]
 
@@ -242,16 +239,6 @@ export function BoxTable({
                   <span style={{ color: st.color }}>{st.label}</span>
                 </span>
 
-                {/* resource quota */}
-                <div className="flex items-baseline gap-4 truncate pr-4">
-                  <Quota label="CPU" value={box.cpu} unit="vCPU" />
-                  <Quota label="RAM" value={box.memory} unit="GB" />
-                  <Quota label="DISK" value={box.disk} unit="GB" />
-                </div>
-
-                {/* created */}
-                <span className="font-mono text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{created}</span>
-
                 {/* actions */}
                 <div className="flex justify-end gap-[6px]" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
                   {renderActions(box)}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/components/LoadingFallback.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/components/LoadingFallback.tsx
index 5bc4fd495..0bb6deedf 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/components/LoadingFallback.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/components/LoadingFallback.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 // pixel/mono aesthetic instead of a generic skeleton shell.
 const LoadingFallback = () => {
   const [showLongLoadingMessage, setShowLongLoadingMessage] = useState(false)
+  const [dotCount, setDotCount] = useState(1)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const timer = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@ const LoadingFallback = () => {
     return () => clearTimeout(timer)
   }, [])
 
+  // Typewriter ellipsis: cycle 1 → 2 → 3 dots and back, a touch retro.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const id = setInterval(() => setDotCount((d) => (d % 3) + 1), 400)
+    return () => clearInterval(id)
+  }, [])
+
   return (
     <div className="flex min-h-svh flex-col items-center justify-center gap-10 bg-background px-6 text-center font-mono text-foreground">
       <LogoText className="h-14 w-auto" />
@@ -30,17 +37,9 @@ const LoadingFallback = () => {
           style={{ boxShadow: '0 0 12px hsl(var(--brand))' }}
         />
         <span>booting console</span>
-        {/* animated ellipsis */}
-        <span className="inline-flex w-[1.6em] justify-start" aria-hidden="true">
-          <span className="animate-pulse" style={{ animationDelay: '0ms' }}>
-            .
-          </span>
-          <span className="animate-pulse" style={{ animationDelay: '250ms' }}>
-            .
-          </span>
-          <span className="animate-pulse" style={{ animationDelay: '500ms' }}>
-            .
-          </span>
+        {/* typewriter ellipsis: 1 → 2 → 3 dots, looping */}
+        <span className="inline-block w-[1.6em] text-left" aria-hidden="true">
+          {'.'.repeat(dotCount)}
         </span>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/components/boxes/BoxTerminalFrame.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/components/boxes/BoxTerminalFrame.tsx
index b187eb0bb..36a1c1285 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/components/boxes/BoxTerminalFrame.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/components/boxes/BoxTerminalFrame.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { ClipboardPaste, Maximize2 } from '@/components/ui/icon'
+import { Maximize2 } from '@/components/ui/icon'
 import { useEffect, useRef, type SyntheticEvent } from 'react'
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
-import { buildTerminalIframeSrc, pasteIntoTerminalIframe, registerActiveTerminalFrame } from './terminalIframeSrc'
+import { buildTerminalIframeSrc, registerActiveTerminalFrame } from './terminalIframeSrc'
 
 interface BoxTerminalFrameProps {
   sessionUrl: string
@@ -17,16 +17,9 @@ interface BoxTerminalFrameProps {
 }
 
 export function BoxTerminalFrame({ sessionUrl, fullscreenHref, className }: BoxTerminalFrameProps) {
-  const frameRef = useRef<HTMLIFrameElement | null>(null)
   const deregisterRef = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null)
   const iframeSrc = buildTerminalIframeSrc(sessionUrl)
 
-  const handlePaste = async () => {
-    const frame = frameRef.current?.contentWindow
-    if (!frame) return
-    await pasteIntoTerminalIframe(frame, sessionUrl)
-  }
-
   const handleLoad = (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLIFrameElement>) => {
     const frame = event.currentTarget.contentWindow
     if (!frame) return
@@ -44,23 +37,12 @@ export function BoxTerminalFrame({ sessionUrl, fullscreenHref, className }: BoxT
   return (
     <div className={cn('relative min-h-0 bg-black', className)}>
       <iframe
-        ref={frameRef}
         title="Box terminal"
         src={iframeSrc}
         onLoad={handleLoad}
         className="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full border-0 bg-black"
       />
-      <Button
-        type="button"
-        variant="secondary"
-        size="icon-sm"
-        className={cn('absolute top-2 opacity-60 hover:opacity-100', fullscreenHref ? 'right-12' : 'right-2')}
-        title="Paste from clipboard"
-        aria-label="Paste from clipboard"
-        onClick={handlePaste}
-      >
-        <ClipboardPaste className="size-4" />
-      </Button>
+      {/* Native Cmd/Ctrl+V pastes into the terminal, so no dedicated paste button. */}
       {fullscreenHref && (
         <Button
           asChild
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/components/boxes/terminalIframeSrc.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/components/boxes/terminalIframeSrc.ts
index 910fd9639..77c1efb11 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/components/boxes/terminalIframeSrc.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/components/boxes/terminalIframeSrc.ts
@@ -102,43 +102,3 @@ function ensureTerminalPrefListener() {
     // In particular, iframe-originated paste requests are ignored.
   })
 }
-
-/**
- * Triggered by a dashboard-rendered Paste button. Because the click handler
- * runs in the dashboard document, `navigator.clipboard.readText()` carries
- * the dashboard's user activation. The text is posted to the registered
- * iframe origin, never `'*'`.
- *
- * Clickjacking defence: if the dashboard itself is framed by a third party,
- * a malicious parent could overlay this button and trick the user into
- * leaking their host clipboard. Refuse to read clipboard from a framed
- * dashboard. Deployments should also enforce CSP `frame-ancestors 'none'`
- * (or `X-Frame-Options: DENY`) on the dashboard HTML response; this
- * runtime check is defence in depth, not a substitute.
- */
-export async function pasteIntoTerminalIframe(frame: Window, sessionUrl: string): Promise<void> {
-  if (typeof navigator === 'undefined' || !navigator.clipboard?.readText) return
-  if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.top !== window.self) return
-  // Prefer the origin recorded at iframe load; sessionUrl is only a pre-load fallback.
-  let targetOrigin = activeTerminalFrames.get(frame)
-  if (!targetOrigin) {
-    try {
-      targetOrigin = new URL(sessionUrl).origin
-    } catch {
-      return
-    }
-  }
-  let text: string
-  try {
-    text = await navigator.clipboard.readText()
-  } catch {
-    // User denied, no user gesture propagated, or the API is unavailable.
-    return
-  }
-  if (!text) return
-  try {
-    frame.postMessage({ source: 'boxlite-terminal', type: 'paste', text }, targetOrigin)
-  } catch {
-    /* Frame may have been closed between gesture and reply. */
-  }
-}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
index 4df6db6ab..dc1b8c6d1 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ const Dashboard: React.FC = () => {
   return (
     <div
       className={cn(
-        'relative w-full [--app-content-height:calc(100svh_-_3.5rem)]',
+        'relative w-full [--app-content-height:calc(100svh_-_60px)]',
         isBannerVisible &&
-          'pt-16 [--app-banner-height:4rem] [--app-content-height:calc(100svh_-_3.5rem_-_var(--app-banner-height))] md:pt-12 md:[--app-banner-height:3rem]',
+          'pt-16 [--app-banner-height:4rem] [--app-content-height:calc(100svh_-_60px_-_var(--app-banner-height))] md:pt-12 md:[--app-banner-height:3rem]',
       )}
     >
       {isBannerVisible && bannerText && (
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ const Dashboard: React.FC = () => {
       <SidebarProvider isBannerVisible={false} defaultOpen={true} className="flex-col">
         <Sidebar isBannerVisible={isBannerVisible} billingEnabled={!!config.billingApiUrl} version={config.version} />
         <SidebarInset className="min-h-0 overflow-visible">
-          <div className="w-full min-h-[var(--app-content-height,calc(100svh_-_3.5rem))] overscroll-none">
+          <div className="w-full min-h-[var(--app-content-height,calc(100svh_-_60px))] overscroll-none">
             <Outlet />
             <CommandPalette />
           </div>