Amicus Attorney Cloud Edition has recently released another batch of new features. As you may have learned in our previous coverage, firms using the Cloud platform have immediate access to the latest product releases without having to worry about upgrades or their associated costs.  Amicus Cloud’s development team can expand their product without delays or […]

Like the new Amicus Cloud small-firm web-based Practice Management offering, Amicus Premium Edition 2013 will significantly mobilize your law office. In addition to getting complete Practice Management,  you also get access to two new mobility services: Amicus Anywhere and Amicus Timetracker. Timetracker Just like Timetracker for Amicus Small Firm Edition, Timetracker is now available for […]

Amicus Attorney Cloud Edition was officially released in October 2012 and has since made strides with offering new features to optimize a user’s experience.  Their developers have kept Amicus Attorney’s traditional desktop version tools like firm reports and calendar sharing while offering some web-based efficiencies such as the recent activity list or a global search […]

A recent study by Harvard Medical School is shedding some light on how sleep-deprived workers are affecting U.S. businesses. According to a New York Times article, a third of American workers are not getting enough sleep, and it’s costing businesses about $63.2 billion in lost productivity (1). The irony is that it seems technology (which […]

With Gavel & Gown’s recent release of Amicus Cloud, our team has been spending time converting clients from desktop versions and training those brand new to the Amicus Attorney format. My role as a consultant is often to explain to users how their office workflow and productivity can dramatically improve on a new product. Shortly […]

I do a lot of reading on the web – major news sites, academic journals, social media sites, legal briefs, etc., to name a few. I also happen to be an information hoarder. If I bump into a good article that I think I might cite in future research, I need a quick and easy […]

For Kindle owners who prefer reading articles directly on your Kindle instead of a web browser, there’s a free Google Chrome app you can download to make this operation easy, fast and seamless. This feature might be helpful if: You prefer reading on the Kindle versus the desktop, laptop or mobile phone A story catches […]

For attorneys, it can be difficult to balance both client-based activities and a personal life. This is especially difficult in the summer months when schedules become non-stop and the long days become filled with court appearances, depositions, client meetings, golf outing, graduations and vacations. The ability to stay connected to your firm while on the go is sometimes […]

On March 7th, Tim Cook introduced Apple’s latest product, the new iPad. Within seconds, the internet was buzzing with tweets and live blog feeds directly from the invitation-only event.  With over 100 competitive tablets introduced in the market within the last year, Apple is determined to stay ahead of its rivals. But will the new iPad […]

Announced at Legal Tech New York 2012, and releasing to the general public soon, Worldox GX3 is set to turn the document management software community up-side down.  Worldox is a document management system designed by World Software Corporation for legal and other professional service firms. It is highly regarded and known as a top tier solution for […]

I’ve now owned the Kindle Fire for close to a month. I’m very impressed with it but there are a few shortcomings as you might expect. As mentioned in the previous review of the Kindle Fire, what you intend to use it for will help determine whether the Fire is right for you, or if […]

To many people, Apple’s new digital assistant ‘Siri’ is just another wiz-bang gadget from Apple that will mostly appeal to techies and teenagers. I disagree. Not because I think Siri is for everyone, but because I think believe that Apple has once again taken something that we use all the time – web searching in this […]

The iPad was a game-changer. It served as the perfect medium between our smart phones and home & work computers. It’s not to say that it does anything exclusively, but it does seem to be the best mobile platform for particular tasks. The tablet has a bigger screen than our cell phone does, which makes […]

Highlights from the 2011 ILTA/Inside Legal Technology Purchasing Survey

Lawyers need email – there’s no doubt about that. Not only does it serve as a vital link between attorneys, other firm members, and clients, but it also serves as a billables-generator; clients will email you and can charge them for the response. Email reduces material costs such as envelopes, ink, and stamps, while delivering […]

Engadget reports that Symantec pitted iOS’s security against Android’s in an effort to help corporate IT staffs try to figure out which of the two devices is best to hand out to employees. Each had advantages and disadvantages but iOS got the best marks, this largely attributed to Apple’s App Store approval process. The study, […]

Here are some trends that we’re seeing that are changing the technological landscape forever. These new trends are changing how and where we access information and are challenging the traditional powers-at-be. In short, they represent a paradigm shift in manufacturing, distribution and sales in the Information Technology sector. 1.  Android OS The rise of the […]

I’m playing at a table with a few grisly Vegas frequents – their etiquette making it abundantly obvious that they were hardened gamblers and didn’t appreciate me taking a card sitting on 17. And I was thinking to myself – wow – I really don’t know what I’m doing. So what’s the first thing I […]