Things 1.0 Release Candidate Available

Posted by EsquireMac in Applications on Dec 30th, 2008 | 1 comment
For those of you waiting for Things, the beautiful task management/GTD app for the Mac, to be released next week at Macworld, you can get your hands on the version 1.0 release candidate now by going to their website. According to Cultured Code: The Release Candidate is almost identical to the final version that will be released in a week. In addition to bugfixes and performance improvements, it includes some of the most requested features of the past months: global search, filtering by due date, and now also a restructured Today list. Things retails for $49.95, but can be purchased for $39.95 by using...
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OmniFocus, Things: You’re On The Hit List

Posted by EsquireMac in Applications, Law Practice Management, iPhone/iPod Touch on Dec 22nd, 2008 | 15 comments
There’s a new player on the field in the game of awesome-GTD-apps-for-the-Mac-…uh…-ball. It’s called The Hit List, and it’s made by the Potion Factory – the same folks who brought you Tangerine! and Voice Candy. I learned about this exciting new app from this article atThe Unofficial Apple Weblog. Not being able to control myself, I immediately applied for the private beta, promising Andy Kim, the developer, that I would put it through its paces and give him some feedback. Later that same night, I received my invitation and downloaded it immediately. The beta...
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I have a thing for Things

Posted by EsquireMac in Applications, Law Practice Management, Syncing, iPhone/iPod Touch on Aug 22nd, 2008 | 7 comments
Until very recently, I have not been a fan of GTD applications. Frankly, I resisted learning anything about David Allen’s widely celebrated methodology for getting things done. In my quest for a law practice management solution, however, I have tried out a lot of GTD type applications. Recently, I have become a convert, and, although I have never read David Allen’s book, I have become convinced by some of the most rudimentary elements of his methodology (capture tasks, assign them to a context, assign them to a project, and move on) One day, several weeks ago, I inexplicably became...
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So, How You Gonna Run Yer Practice on that Fancy Macintosh Computer?

Posted by EsquireMac in Law Practice Management on Jul 27th, 2008 | 7 comments
One thing every Mac-using lawyer has to ask themselves is what software they’re going to use to manage their practice. Anyone who’s scoured the interwebs for a solution has likely come to the same inescapable conclusion: there’s simply no obvious comprehensive software solution for the Mac-using attorney (or law firm, for that matter). In my view, at a minimum, a lawyer needs the following functions in a single software solution: Client/Contact Management Case/Matter Tracking and Management Document Management Calendaring/To Do Tracking (GTD) Billing There’s a lot of great...
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