Hello Dropbox, Goodbye SugarSync

Date November 24, 2008

Those who have been following Esquire | Mac know that I had high praises for SugarSync and have used the file synchronization service extensively for a solid 8-10 months. I have posted about SugarSync here, here and here. I did note, however, that despite how great the service is, there are some bugs.
In our office, [...]

I have a thing for Things

Date August 22, 2008

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 [...]

DAV’s Not Here, Man (But It Almost Is…)

Date July 28, 2008

If you sync iCal and Google Calendar, you know that up until now, basically your only choice was a paid solution. I wrote extensively about our firm’s calendaring solution recently.
Well, today I read that Calgoo is changing its business model to be ad supported, meaning that, as of July 22, 2008, it is free. Calgoo [...]

A Small Firm’s Transition, Part II: Calendaring

Date July 20, 2008

This is the second post in a short series of indeterminate number about our small firm’s transition to a Mac-centric law office. Being a good 20 years younger than the next youngest person in our firm, I am, by default, the IT guy, or, “guy who does the computer thingies.”
As I stated in Part I: [...]

SugarSync: Questions and Answers

Date July 16, 2008

One reader, Scott Wolfe, of Wolfe Law Group, a truly innovative law firm with offices in New Orleans and Seattle, emailed me with a few questions about SugarSync. He was in need of a more workable solution for his all-Mac small law firm.
I answered his email this morning with a fairly lengthy response. I figured [...]

Briefly: New SugarSync Update(s)

Date July 14, 2008

Today, I was contacted by Allen Bush, the director of Marketing and Business Development for Sharpcast, who runs SugarSync. He read my post from earlier this week, and he was nice enough to share some news about a couple of exciting and useful features they expect to roll out in the near future, but asked [...]

Free Dropbox Invites: Come and Get ‘em

Date July 11, 2008

As you may have read about me, I love to try out new software. I’ve been in the beta for Dropbox for some time now, and I have a bit of a stash of invites to give out. If you’re interested, just drop me a comment or shoot me an email and I’ll hook you [...]