A Time of Transition for Amicus Attorney Practice Management Software
Big changes to the Amicus Attorney product line are under way following Abacus Law’s acquisition of Gavel & Gown Software, developer of the popular practice management software. Under new management, the flagship products Amicus Premium Edition and Amicus Premium...
First Look: The New Client Portal in CosmoLex 4.2
A recent legal technology survey came up with a startling fact: Not many firms are implementing new technology. One reason cited was in a comment from a reader at the end of the article, stating there wasn’t anything out there worth their firm’s investment of time and...
When a Document Management System is more than a DMS
Once seen as largely the province of “BigLaw”, Document Management Systems (often referred to as DMS’s) have become much more common in firms of all sizes. As distribution of documents via email becomes ubiquitous, and internet search engines like Google and Bing are...
Manage Credit Card Payments Directly in Sage 50
Many of our clients have asked if they can manage credit card payments directly in their accounting program. The good news is, if your accounting program is Sage 50, the answer is “Yes”. Sage Payment Solutions works with Sage 50 to provide a seamless solution for...
Restrict Slip Entry in Sage Timeslips by Date
Sometimes you just have to enforce the rules and restrict slip entry, to prevent nasty surprises. The Problem: You ask your staff to submit their time so that you can generate bills in a timely manner. Everyone says they’ve done it. But after the bills are sent,...
Client Portals: A New Hope
Last month I wrote about the sudden and unexpected demise of the client portal that Lexis had built into their Time Matters product by virtue of a relationship with Watchdox (Peering Into the Client Portal). While I was not myself a big fan of this particular...
Sage 50 2017 to be Released in Mid-July
Sage 50 2017 (and its companion 2017c) will appear in the "Check for Updates" window within the existing version of Sage 50, on or about Tuesday, July 12, 2016, for all users who have an active Sage BusinessCare plan. Sage will no longer send download links and...
Sage Timeslips FAQs: version 2017 vs Premium
Following our recent article on the upcoming new release of Timeslips, our clients have had many questions on what the future is likely to hold. Here is a summary of those questions: Q Why is Sage changing the Timeslips database? A Anyone who has used...
Adios Timeslips BDE, Hello Timeslips Firebird SQL
After well over 20 years using the venerable, but outdated, Borland Database Engine (BDE) as the database behind Timeslips, Sage Software is finally retiring that old workhorse. Starting with the 2017 Edition of Timeslips, the underlying database handler for all...
CREATE DRAFT BILLS IN TIMESLIPS
Throughout the years, I have had my clients jump through hoops to get draft bills that look like the actual bill. The problem is, when they run the draft bills and distribute them for review, the draft often gets sent out without the approval process. We have tried...