What is Blockchain?
You might wonder why a blog focused on law office technology would be writing about blockchain. Read on here to discover why we think it is important to understand this new blockchain technology,and be poised to work with it as new uses emerge. Before discussing what...
netdocuments® 17.2 Is Here!
NetDocuments released their 17.2 updates on February 2, 2018. This release contains quite a few changes to the web browser interface as part of a tech refresh. We'd like to show you some of the highlights so you can continue to get the most out of NetDocs. If you look...
LegalWeek New York 2018 – Roundup Report
Our recent visit to LegalWeek New York focused on products for storing, searching and creating documents, from Dictation One, iManage, MetaJure, NetDocuments and Worldox. Read below for details and links. I caught up with Ray Zwiefelhofer, president of World Software,...
Conflicts Check: “Making the Case” for Practice Management
Here’s a trivia question for all of you lawyers out there: Q What is the #1 reason law firms have legal malpractice claims filed against them? A. Inadequate methods for performing a Conflicts Check. And we’ve seen it in our clients’ offices. One firm has a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Changes to the Sage 50 Obsolescence Policy
Sage Software recently notified us of a change in the "Sage 50 obsolescence policy" for supporting editions of the Sage 50 product prior to the current edition. As of February 28, 2018, Sage will end support for any edition of Sage 50 prior to the 2018 edition (the...
SPECIAL REPORT: Microsoft Announces No More Windows Patches Will Be Issued if Your AV Clashes With Their Meltdown Fix
On January 10 Microsoft Corporation announced it will not allow downloads of future Windows security updates until your antivirus vendor sets a specific registry key that certifies compatibility with Windows. "Customers will not receive the January 2018 security...
Timeslips Premium or Timeslips Perpetual?
Sage Timeslips has been available in two “versions” (i.e., Editions) for the past two releases (2017 and 2018): Timeslips Premium and Timeslips Perpetual. As a result, we often hear the question from clients: Which version should I buy? Timeslips Premium is a...
What the New Tax Law Means for Law Firms
The American Bar Association lobbied Congress to accept the Senate version of the new tax bill giving a tax deduction to owners of "pass-through" businesses, including professional service firms. The conferees accepted the Senate approach, but did not eliminate caps...
CosmoLex Announces a New Release—5.0
Our team has been pleased to support CosmoLex, a leading provider of cloud-based legal practice management software for a few years now. And our commitment to this application has been well rewarded – with an all-in-one approach to legal time & billing,...
The Short List of Net Neutrality—Why Should the Average User Care?
Net Neutrality is not a law but a standard belief that prohibits internet service providers from slowing down, speeding up or blocking websites or content you want to see. On December 14th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to vote on changing the...