by Keith Survell | Jul 18, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements, Archived Time & Billing Tips
In our continuing efforts to make TurboLaw Time and Billing as easy-to-use as possible, we’re proud to announce our latest video tutorial, titled “Working with Bills.” This video tutorial walks you through the process of creating a bill in TurboLaw Time and Billing, and also explains how to use some of the advanced features of our template system to customize bills to your liking.
by Keith Survell | Jul 15, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements
This new version of TurboLaw Time and Billing includes our new “Customer Experience Improvement Program,” that helps us understand how you use our software so we can make it even better for you. We’re always seeking ways to make our software better for you!
by Keith Survell | Jul 8, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements
As always, we are pleased to announce the release of the latest version of TurboLaw Time and Billing – Version 1.08. This new version has a number of new “help links” to answer common questions in two particular places – along with other refinements as well.
by Keith Survell | Jul 2, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements, Archived Time & Billing Tips
We are very happy to announce two new self-help video tutorials for TurboLaw Time and Billing: “How to Network TurboLaw Time and Billing” and “How to use Microsoft® Word and Mail Merge to create labels, envelopes, and letters to clients.”
by Keith Survell | Jun 24, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements |
This just in: The [Massachusetts] Probate and Family Court has amended Uniform Practice XXXIII. Standards for Computer-Generated Forms. Financial Statements and Child Support Guidelines Worksheets must now be printed on colored paper (again).
by Keith Survell | Jun 11, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements
We’re very excited to announce the release of the latest version of TurboLaw Time and Billing: Version 1.07. This new version has some major new features that were inspired by feedback we received from our customers, including new billing options.
by Keith Survell | Jun 6, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements
Once again, we are very proud to announce the latest release of TurboLaw Document Software – Version 2.66! This new version includes a faster on-line help button and better Internet connection detection.
by Keith Survell | May 27, 2008 | Archive, Archived Ask The Geek
Today’s question comes courtesy of Donald MacLellan, who asks: “Can the [TurboLaw] forms be used in Star Office 8? Are there any plans to go to Linux Ubuntu or some system [other] than Microsoft Windows?”
by Keith Survell | May 14, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements, Archived Tech |
It’s been just under 2 months since we released TurboLaw Time and Billing, and far from resting on our laurels, we’ve been hard at work making constant improvements based on feedback we receive.
by Keith Survell | May 13, 2008 | Archive, Archived Technology & Law |
The legal community has long had special requirements for documents that most word processing programs just didn’t handle well. Given the amount of time and effort that is spent drafting documents, it comes as no surprise that lawyers and legal staff have often had a love/hate relationship with their word processing programs over the years.
by Keith Survell | May 12, 2008 | Archive, Archived Tips |
We all know about the power of the written word – after all, “the pen is mightier than the sword.” But the words we write don’t do much good if people don’t take the time to read them.
by Keith Survell | Apr 25, 2008 | Archive, Archived Time & Billing Tips |
Let’s face it – the English language can sometimes be imprecise. You get a cell phone bill, but you get a credit card statement. While we can’t make the English language any better, we can at least shed some light on the distinction between bills (or invoices) and statements as they relate to TurboLaw Time and Billing.
by Keith Survell | Apr 3, 2008 | Archive, Archived Ask The Geek, Archived TurboLaw Tips
In Microsoft Word, in order to keep “typing lines†under each line of text it is necessary to use Word Tables without text wrapping. This means that, when reaching the end of the table cell where text is typed, it is necessary to Tab (advance) to the next form field in order to continue typing text.
by Keith Survell | Mar 20, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements
Once again, we are very proud to announce the latest release of TurboLaw Document Software – Version 2.65! This new version includes a new “web help” tab, an improved update utility, among other various improvements.
by Keith Survell | Mar 18, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements |
We are very pleased to announce the launch of our new website! We’ve completely re-designed our site to make it more accessible and more helpful to our customers. In addition, the new website features our new product – TurboLaw Time and Billing – which is now available. We hope you like it!
by Keith Survell | Mar 10, 2008 | Archive, Archived Ask The Geek, Archived Tech, Archived Tips, Archived TurboLaw Tips |
To send documents as PDFs, you need a program to create PDF files – there are several available on the Internet for free, as well as some from commercial software vendors. We’ve got links for some of these free programs, as well as some tips on advantages to sending documents in PDF format (instead of, say, Word format).
by Keith Survell | Feb 19, 2008 | Archive, Archived Announcements
We here at Promethean Software Corporation are once again very pleased to announce the release of a new version of TurboLaw – Version 2.64. This new version includes improvements to the “My Firm” tab, as well as scroll bars on the “User Templates” window.
by Keith Survell | Feb 7, 2008 | Archive, Archived Tech, Archived TurboLaw Tips |
If you have recently upgraded to Word 2007 (part of Microsoft Office 2007), you might have noticed that just about everything looks different – and the controls for macros are no exception.
by Keith Survell | Jan 23, 2008 | Archive, Archived Ask The Geek, Archived Tech, Archived Tips
Unfortunately, the only guaranteed way to stop all spam is to not use e-mail. Spam is a part of life now, but you can take steps to reduce the amount of spam you get by following these simple tips.
by Keith Survell | Jan 8, 2008 | Archive, Archived TurboLaw Tips |
In our continuing effort to provide the absolute best customer service possible, we’ve just added a new video to our Self-Help Video collection called “How to Add Footnotes/Explanatory Notes to TurboLaw Excel-Based Financial Forms.”
by Keith Survell | Nov 13, 2007 | Archive, Archived Announcements |
We heard your cries for simple, straightforward, easy-to-use billing software, and decided to do something about it. With 10 years of experience making software for the legal profession, we knew we could make something amazing. So we put our crack team of developers together, and we’re very excited by what they’ve put together – and we think you will be, too.
by Keith Survell | Nov 6, 2007 | Archive, Archived Legal, Archived Tech
In what might be a compelling reason to go back to using your spare change when paying tolls on the highway, we found this report of E-Z Pass data being used to prove infidelity:
by Keith Survell | Oct 5, 2007 | Archive, Archived TurboLaw Tips |
It is the bane of everyone who uses Microsoft Word to fill out forms – the dreaded “Error! Reference Source Not Found” message. Find out why it happens, and what to do to prevent it from happening.
by Keith Survell | Sep 19, 2007 | Archive, Archived Announcements
We are very happy to announce the release of TurboLaw Version 2.63. This new version includes an alternate method of downloading updates, for those few users who cannot download from our FTP server.
by Keith Survell | Aug 15, 2007 | Archive, Archived Announcements |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate and Family Court has released new versions of many of the most common forms you use, including Financial Statements. Below is a listing of the updated state forms that will be appearing in your TurboLaw Software.
by Keith Survell | Aug 15, 2007 | Archive, Archived TurboLaw Tips |
Not sure if your TurboLaw is up-to-date? Here’s how to tell whether you need to update or not.
by Keith Survell | Jul 25, 2007 | Archive, Archived TurboLaw Tips |
Ever wondered if your computer has what it takes to run TurboLaw – or any other program, for that matter? Read on for quick and easy tips on how to determine how much memory [RAM] you have, how much hard drive space you have, and what version of Windows you are using.
by Keith Survell | Jul 18, 2007 | Archive, Archived Announcements
We are pleased to announce the release of TurboLaw Version 2.62. This new version of TurboLaw sports a new “Help Center” button that takes you directly to the TurboLaw Help Center>, where you can find the answers to all of the common questions people ask about TurboLaw.
by Keith Survell | Jun 18, 2007 | Archive, Archived TurboLaw Tips
One of the most common questions we hear from customers is “Where is the ‘Edit Document’ button?” This article describes where your button went to, and how to get it back – easily and quickly.
by Keith Survell | Jun 7, 2007 | Archive, Archived Legal, Archived Tech, Archived Tips
Stephen Melanson is today’s guest blogger, writing about “branding” as it applies to legal practices.