Billings Pro Is Out (and Multi-User)
Posted by EsquireMac in Applications, Law Practice Management on Aug 30th, 2010 | 0 comments
Back in April, I posted about Marketcircle’s popular Mac billing application, Billings, announcing that it was “going pro,” a.k.a., multi-user, and headed to beta testing. Tonight, The Unofficial Apple Weblog reports that Billings Pro has gone live.
As I am currently a solo practitioner, I have not put the multi-user version through its paces. I do religiously use Billings 3 for my billing needs, though, and highly recommend it. Time capture could be a little easier, but it is a solid program that has my full confidence otherwise.
The Pro, multi-user, version requires you to set up a...
My Favorite Typinator (or TextExpander) Snippets
Posted by EsquireMac in Tweaks on Apr 24th, 2010 | 2 comments
I know everybody raves about TextExpander from Smile On My Mac, but I got Typinator from Ergonis as a part of a software bundle about a year ago and I’ve loved it ever since. If you’re into using one of these text-expanding utilities, here’s a couple of snippets I find invaluable on – quite literally – a daily basis.
“dt” = {YYYY}.{MM}.{DD} (e.g., 2010.04.25) – This is my go-to for naming files. Just about every file I name in my practice is prefaced with the date in this format. This way, when sorting alphabetically, my files automatically fall into...
Quick Tip: Put Your Templates Folder In Your Dock For Easy Access
Posted by EsquireMac in Tweaks on Apr 21st, 2010 | 1 comment
This tip works for both Pages and Word, and it’s very simple. I’ve been doing it for probably over a year, and I’ll never go back. I make my own template documents for things like generic pleadings, fax cover sheets, letterhead, fee agreements, etc.
Instead of opening Pages or Word and then going into the templates chooser, by putting the templates folder in the right-side of your dock (or the bottom, if your dock is on the left or right side of your screen), you have two-click access to your templates.
For Pages, your templates folder is in Macintosh HD > users > [YOUR USER NAME]...
Billings Goes Pro (Multi-User), Wants Beta Testers
Posted by EsquireMac in Applications, Law Practice Management on Apr 16th, 2010 | 1 comment
The popular and professional Mac billing application, Billings, from Marketcircle (the same folks responsible for the celebrated Daylite software) is getting a much desired multi-user “pro” version.
The developers are looking for a “limited number of beta testers,” and you can apply for the beta here. They say they’ll contact you “within a month or two.”
According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
The new application will include a server piece (like Daylite), a way to use the application offline and then sync to the server (once again built upon Daylite),...
8 More Google Wave Invites
Posted by EsquireMac in Applications on Dec 4th, 2009 | 13 comments
Howdy Folks, I’ve got 8 more Google Wave invites. I ran out pretty quickly last week. If you want one, go ahead and leave a comment, email me, twitter me, facebook me, whatever. I’ll let you know when I’m...
Paste Unformatted Text (Slightly) More Easily In Word 2008
Posted by EsquireMac in Tweaks on Dec 4th, 2009 | 2 comments
In my professional writing, I often need to copy text from one source and paste it into whatever document I’m drafting. Legal writing, however, leaves little room for variation in formatting, and most paste jobs are better done with the formatting from the source stripped so that the pasted text matches the rest of the document I’m drafting.
As you know, the default paste command (Edit > Paste, or command-v), however, retains the formatting from the source (e.g., bold, underlined, font, size, color, etc…).
For most Apple applications (Pages, TextEdit, Mail, Safari, etc…), there...
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