The Computer Attorney

If you are starting a new business in this day and age chances are pretty good you are going to have at least one computer.  But more than likely you will have more than that and if you do, you are going to want to network them so they can work together.  To make it easy on yourself, you will definitely want to hire a professional unless you can afford to have your own IT guy on staff. We are going to describe some of the most common computer setup tasks which will get you up and running promptly. Setting Up a small office Server Setting up the initial computer is usually not much of a problem although if you know you are going to have a network right off the bat you should have your professional come in at the beginning.  Once the initial computer (called the server) is setup with the proper software and antivirus systems he will then connect the additional computers (called the clients) to the server so all the computers can share information. New computers usu...

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QuickBooks program must be installed on each workstation, the company data file can be stored on a single server or workstation and accessed by multiple users. QuickBooks allows users to simultaneous access to the data file across the network. Every QuickBooks user on the network must have a separate, licensed copy of QuickBooks installed on their local workstations. QuickBooks Pro allows up to 3 users to simultaneousally access a file. QuickBooks Premier allows up to 5 users to simultaneousally access a file. Enterprise Solutions allows up to 30 users to simultaneousally access a file. an existing setup To verify an existing setup, use the QuickBooks Database Server Manager to scan company files on the computer where the company file is located. See step 3 below for detailed information. Important:  These steps apply to the computer where the company file is located. Step 1: Install QuickBooks (Refer to the printed “Startup and Reference Guide” for detailed instal...

How Office 365 Works Google isn’t the only player in the hosted email game… Unlike  Google Apps ,  Office 365  hasn’t been around for very long, only being officially launched in June 2011. For most, it provides a competing set of services to Google’s offering, providing hosted email and calendar solutions as well as online storage and even an online office suite, known as  Office Web Apps . All of these services require paid subscriptions based upon the number of users, per month, just like Google. What sets  Office 365  apart from  Google Apps  is the way some of these services work. With certain subscription plans, you not only receive access to the Office Web Apps but are also provided with a full copy of Microsoft Office for Windows or Mac for the duration of your subscription. For many freelancers and small businesses just starting out, this could save quite a lot of money since it would spread out the cost of the software along wit...

How to install Sage Timeslips on a Network and access it by different client computers? To install Timeslips on the workstation: 1) Open “My Computer” and double-click on the network drive. For this example we will refer to “T” as the drive letter mapped to the Timeslips share. It is best to use the drive letter instead of Network Neighborhood. 2) Double-click the LoclInst folder and then click Setup.exe to start the installer. 3) When the installer starts, click next to continue after closing all open applications. 4) Choose Install and then choose Complete for installation type. 5) The next step is the destination folder which defaults to c:\program files\timeslips. IMPORTANT: All computers MUST have the same path for the local install. If other users point to C:\Timeslips, make sure to change the destination path. 6) At Ready to Install Timeslips, click Next. 7) Default the remaining steps to the default program folder. 8) Timeslips will then install the Borland...

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Software for the Family Law Practice By Jeffrey Allen and Nikki Clark F amily law practice, like all areas of legal practice, can benefit from the appropriate use of computer technology. Software available to assist family law practitioners falls into two broad classifications: (1) programs that serve needs common to most lawyers, and (2) programs that serve needs primarily limited to family law practice, the rules for which vary from state to state. Most areas of practice, including family law, use basic word processing and programs for trust and standard accounting, time and billing, personal information management, calendaring, and conflict management software. Many family law practitioners also find knowledge- or information-management software and common database management software helpful. Some programs are designed specifically for lawyers, while others are not. Program availability in Windows and Macintosh formats is indicated by W or M. Word processing.  Microsof...

Sage Timeslips provides billing, time and expense tracking designed for professional services businesses. Software, product updates, and premium support are included in one annual subscription fee. The Following Procedure is true for upgrading to a newer version of Sage Timeslips (2008 and newer): 1) Back Up the exisiting Timeslips database. 2) Copy the whole database folder from old computer to new computer (if Timeslips is installed at say C:\Program Files\Timeslips then put the data a level below that) in case you are migrating to a new computer. 3)Open the new Version of Sage Timeslips on your computer( or new computer) and a menu will open, click on the option to open and exisiting database. 4) Select and open your database. You should get a message about having to convert it and needing to make a backup first. Once the backup is done, it should convert and you can open it in the new Timeslips version.

COMPARISON OF EMAIL SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS OFFICES AND HOME OFFICES. What to know before your setup your email for personal or business use? Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail vs. Hosted Email Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail are the most used email services in the world. This is because they are incredibly efficient and involve simple steps to sign up. Hosted Email is an email switch server that is provided to a user by a host who is offsite. The host will open a portal that will be used for emails and will maintain it for a period of time. Both of these email services are efficient, but data security differs depending on whether the host is trustworthy or not. POP VS. IMAP VS. Exchange POP refers to Post Office Protocol.With this kind of email account, after the emails have been read, native copies are created in your computer and the original message is deleted from the main computer. IMAP refers to Internet Message Access Protocol, and these email accounts are the sort that store ...