Law Office and Case Management on the Macintosh (Part 1 - Introduction)
24/09/09 22:40 Filed in: Daylite
Introduction
I've been a Mac guy for as long as I can remember. That said, it should come as no surprise that, as the person in charge of IT for my firm, we've always been a Mac based law office. Of course, a large part of the legal world (and the world at large) relies primarily on Microsoft Windows as their operating system of choice. And, because the legal services industry is relatively small, the proliferation of Windows can cause some problems for the Macintosh using attorney.
One long-standing challenge has been the search for law specific Macintosh software. This challenge can prove to be especially problematic for lawyers that limit their practice to a specific area (e.g. litigation, collections, etc.). Although Apple's switch to Intel along with the generous contributions of members of the legal community (you might be familiar with the excellent work of Mr. Randy B Singer at www.macattorney.com) have made have made this less of a hurdle than it once was, this can still be a difficult area for many attorneys.
Like Mr. Singer, I hope that my effort will enrich the world of the Mac-using attorney, but in a slightly different manner. Rather than focus on the breadth of Macintosh software available in the marketplace, this series of articles is going to focus on a specific piece of Macintosh (in this case, Macintosh-only) software that has the potential to significantly improve the mac-using law practice. The application to which I am referring is Marketcircle Inc's DayLite 3.
If you're not already familiar with DayLite, I would suggest that you head over to Marketcircle's website and have a look around. It's not only a great application from a great Mac developer, but it's also the software which I'll be focusing on in this series of articles. Read on...
I've been a Mac guy for as long as I can remember. That said, it should come as no surprise that, as the person in charge of IT for my firm, we've always been a Mac based law office. Of course, a large part of the legal world (and the world at large) relies primarily on Microsoft Windows as their operating system of choice. And, because the legal services industry is relatively small, the proliferation of Windows can cause some problems for the Macintosh using attorney.
One long-standing challenge has been the search for law specific Macintosh software. This challenge can prove to be especially problematic for lawyers that limit their practice to a specific area (e.g. litigation, collections, etc.). Although Apple's switch to Intel along with the generous contributions of members of the legal community (you might be familiar with the excellent work of Mr. Randy B Singer at www.macattorney.com) have made have made this less of a hurdle than it once was, this can still be a difficult area for many attorneys.
Like Mr. Singer, I hope that my effort will enrich the world of the Mac-using attorney, but in a slightly different manner. Rather than focus on the breadth of Macintosh software available in the marketplace, this series of articles is going to focus on a specific piece of Macintosh (in this case, Macintosh-only) software that has the potential to significantly improve the mac-using law practice. The application to which I am referring is Marketcircle Inc's DayLite 3.
If you're not already familiar with DayLite, I would suggest that you head over to Marketcircle's website and have a look around. It's not only a great application from a great Mac developer, but it's also the software which I'll be focusing on in this series of articles. Read on...