join now
newsletters
topics
topics
advertise with us ABA Journal Blawg 100 Award 2009 ABA Journal Blawg 100 Award 2008
Subscribe (RSS Feed)TechnoLawyer Feed

Less Accounting: Read Our Exclusive Report

By Neil J. Squillante | Thursday, June 17, 2010

Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers an online accounting application (see article below), a mobile dictation app, a mobile scanning app, a wireless charger, and an online billing solution. Don't miss the next issue.

Simpler Accounting and Billing

"Less is more" should apply to cliches. But this overused saying is appropriate for software. What explains the success of mobile apps these days? They're a throwback to the simple yet functional applications of the early PC era. Developers of PC applications should take heed — not only when developing software, but Web applications (SaaS) too. For example, early accounting and billing SaaS products were often just as complex as their desktop counterparts. But some developers have heard the call.

Less Accounting … in One Sentence
Less Everything's Less Accounting is an online accounting system.

The Killer Feature
Many law firms dislike their accounting systems. But accounting systems have superglue-like lock-in — it's difficult to transfer your data to other accounting systems. Unless you use QuickBooks.

The downside of being king of the hill is that everyone has a target on your back. Less Accounting claims that it can import your QuickBooks data in two minutes. It also integrates with several popular online applications such as HighRise and PayPal.

Other Notable Features
Less Accounting's personalized Dashboard lists bank balances, unpaid bills, pending proposals, and how your firm spends its money. You can import bank statements every month. You can also adjust a number of business settings, including bill templates, bank accounts, users and privileges, and more.

Less Accounting tracks expenses using standard IRS categories, which you can modify. You can create and send bills within the body of an HTML email message or as a PDF attachment. Like every application nowadays it seems, Less Accounting has an accompanying iPhone app, primarily for viewing information and entering expenses.

What Else Should You Know?
Less Accounting offers four plans ranging in price from $12/month to $300/month. The plans differ not by number of users, but by feature set. Learn more about Less Accounting.

How to Receive TechnoLawyer NewsWire
So many products, so little time. In each issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, you'll learn about five new products for the legal profession. Pressed for time? The "In One Sentence" section describes each product in one sentence, and the "Killer Feature" section describes each product's most compelling feature. The TechnoLawyer NewsWire newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Online/Cloud | TL NewsWire

More Mac Mythbusters; ISYS Review; Multiple Monitors; Documate v. ScanSnap; Exercise Balls

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, June 17, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Legal software developer Andy Satori lays down the law on Macs and exposes some myths in the process, Michael Schley reviews ISYS:Desktop 9 for desktop searching, Nicholas Bettinger shares a tip for using multiple monitors, Jerry Gonzalez compares the Xerox Documate 252 scanner to the Fujitsu ScanSnap, and Michael Jones explains why the size of your exercise ball matters. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Answers to Questions
Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Networking/Operating Systems | Online/Cloud | TL Answers

TitleLog for Time Capture; Casemaker Review; Worldox for Solos?; Public Health Care; SaaS Concerns

By Sara Skiff | Friday, June 11, 2010

Coming today to Fat Friday: Tom Trottier reviews open source TitleLog for time capture, Robert Rice re-reviews Casemaker, Michael Jones reviews Worldox for document searching, Richard Ure discusses the differences between American and Australian public health care, and Theo Rand shares his cloud computing concerns. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Fat Friday
Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Automation/Document Assembly/Macros | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Fat Friday | Law Office Management | Legal Research | Online/Cloud

WPD-to-DOCX Conversions; iPhone Review; PDF Bookmarks Tip; Retainer Fees; File Naming

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, June 10, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Karl M. Rowe shares tips for converting WordPerfect documents to Word format, Andrew Weltchek offers some advanced PDF bookmark tips, Bob Leonard discusses the importance of refreshing retainer fees, Howard Raab reviews the iPhone's note taking abilities, and Rick Cloud shares an important tip for naming files. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Answers to Questions
Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Office Management | Online/Cloud | TL Answers | Utilities

Email Archiving/Filing Tip; Google Voice Review; Mac Switcher Tip; Stamps by Fax; Split Billing Tip

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, June 3, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Bryan Conway explains how to use Adobe Acrobat for archiving and filing email, David Grabill reviews Google Voice, Edward Kionka offers some money-saving and other tips for law firms that switch from PC to Mac, Marilyn Herrera explains how she buys postage, and Paul Purdue suggests a program for split fee billing. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Answers to Questions
Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Monitors | Networking/Operating Systems | Online/Cloud | TL Answers

Review: AIRTIME-A4P for Automated Time Capture

By Sara Skiff | Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Coming today to TechnoFeature: Legal technology consultant Caren Schwartz spends a lot of time on the road. To help her capture time spent on email and phone calls on her BlackBerry, Caren used Airtime Manager's AIRTIME-A4P for a few months. In this TechnoFeature, she reviews A4P, including setting it up, daily use, and technical support. If you find yourself increasingly reliant on your smartphone, and concerned about billable time slipping through the cracks when you're out of the office, read Caren's review to find out if AIRTIME-A4P could help you and your colleagues.

How to Receive TechnoFeature
Our flagship newsletter never disappoints thanks to its in-depth reporting by leading legal technology and practice management experts, many of whom have become "household names" in the legal profession. It's in TechnoFeature that you'll find our oft-quoted formal product reviews and accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The TechnoFeature newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Online/Cloud | TechnoFeature

Meet the New Google Plus 82 More Articles

By Sara Skiff | Monday, May 10, 2010

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 83 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Maybe Listservs Aren't As Dead As I Thought

Synchronization the Killer Feature for Practice Management?

Every Lawyer's Brave New World

Internet Marketing Success Story — Attorney Lee Rosen

Don't miss this issue or future issues.

How to Receive BlawgWorld
Our newsletters provide the most comprehensive coverage of legal technology, practice management, and law firm marketing, but not the only coverage. To stay on top of all the noteworthy articles published in blogs and other online publications you could either hire a research assistant or simply subscribe to BlawgWorld. The BlawgWorld newsletter has received rave reviews and is free. Please subscribe now.

Topics: BlawgWorld Newsletter | Coming Attractions | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Law Office Management | Online/Cloud

iPhone as Smoking Gun Plus 74 More Articles

By Sara Skiff | Monday, April 26, 2010

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 75 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

LinkedIn to Replace InterAction?

This Is Apple's Next iPhone

Happier Clients Make Fewer Choices

5 Tips to Help Lawyers Build Media Relationships

Don't miss this issue or future issues.

How to Receive BlawgWorld
Our newsletters provide the most comprehensive coverage of legal technology, practice management, and law firm marketing, but not the only coverage. To stay on top of all the noteworthy articles published in blogs and other online publications you could either hire a research assistant or simply subscribe to BlawgWorld. The BlawgWorld newsletter has received rave reviews and is free. Please subscribe now.

Topics: BlawgWorld Newsletter | Collaboration/Knowledge Management | Coming Attractions | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Law Office Management | Online/Cloud

Review: Legal Hold Pro

By Sara Skiff | Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Coming today to TechnoFeature: In the context of eDiscovery, ensuring client compliance with legal holds is a difficult task. How do you ensure your client has enough information to properly preserve potentially relevant electronically stored information? How do you determine who to notify of the hold, and if and when to reissue the hold? Finally, if your efforts are challenged, what kind of evidence can you produce to establish good faith on your part and on the part of your client in meeting your legal hold obligations? In this review of Zapproved's Legal Hold Pro from, trial technology and computer forensics consultant Bruce Olson evaluates Legal Hold Pro, a Web-based service for managing the legal hold process.

How to Receive TechnoFeature
Our flagship newsletter never disappoints thanks to its in-depth reporting by leading legal technology and practice management experts, many of whom have become "household names" in the legal profession. It's in TechnoFeature that you'll find our oft-quoted formal product reviews and accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The TechnoFeature newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Coming Attractions | Litigation/Discovery/Trials | Online/Cloud | TechnoFeature

How I Moved My Practice Into the Cloud; Secrets to Getting Paid; Reviews of Dragon, GoBack, NOD32

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, April 8, 2010

Coming today to Answers to Questions: William Shilling describes his almost paperless, cloud-based law practice, Kristi Bodin discusses the key to client happiness when using fee retainers, Vusumzi Msi reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred and explains a WordPerfect workaround, Steven McNichols reviews Norton GoBack, and Wesley Profit reviews NOD32 Antivirus software. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Answers to Questions
Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Backup/Media/Storage | Coming Attractions | Copiers/Scanners/Printers | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Document Management | Networking/Operating Systems | Online/Cloud | Privacy/Security | TL Answers | Utilities
 
home my technolawyer search archives place classified blog login