Whether you want to use TimeNet Law with a team, or simply access it remotely from your laptop when not in the office, TimeNet Law offers a very simple and powerful cloud syncing mode that leverages the advantages of cloud software:
- Work in the office, from home, or while traveling
- Use multiple computers seamlessly
- Work with multiple people at the same time
- Keep data in sync and see changes as they happen
Cloud software also has some significant disadvantages. TimeNet Law eliminates all of them:
- You can only work when online
- If the server/company holding your data has issues, you can’t access your data
- Working in non-native (web, Electron, etc.) environments is slow and clunky
- As soon as you stop paying your “rent” for the software, your data becomes locked away from you
The TimeNet Law Solution
By providing you with a native application that lives on your Mac, your data is stored on your device and always accessible to you. Whether online or not, you can always access your data, and we can never lock you out of it — nor would we want to.
Using Dropbox or iCloud to sync your data, you have offsite cloud backup of your entire database, and all of your data is seamlessly synced across all devices in your firm and fully encrypted.
Learn more about data security here.
How to Use Dropbox or iCloud
First, you’ll need to decide whether you want to use Dropbox or iCloud Drive. Both are free and provide plenty of space for TimeNet Law’s data.
Dropbox provides more robust undelete and recovery options, but iCloud Drive is built-in to your Mac. You can create a free Dropbox account here or learn more about iCloud Drive here.
Once you’ve chosen a syncing provider and set it up on your computer, you just need to tell TimeNet Law where to store your data.
- Open TimeNet Law on your first computer (the one that shows all of your TimeNet Law data)
- Select File > Configure Network from the menubar
- Choose the Dropbox/iCloud option and click Next
- By default, TimeNet Law offers to store your data in the root of your Dropbox folder. If using Dropbox, click Finish
- If using iCloud Drive, or you want to store TimeNet Law’s data in a separate folder inside of the Dropbox folder, click Choose Another Location, select your iCloud Drive folder or any other folder in Dropbox or iCloud Drive, and click Finish
You’re All Set!
It’s as simple as that. Now, TimeNet Law will store your data in Dropbox or iCloud Drive. To access that data from other computers, simply open TimeNet Law and repeat the steps above to select the same “TimeNet Law Data” in Dropbox or iCloud Drive.
If the other computers aren’t signed into the same Dropbox or iCloud account, then you just need to share the “TimeNet Law Data” folder inside your Dropbox or iCloud Drive folder before they complete the steps above. Right-click the folder and select Share (use the second Share option with the Dropbox icon if using Dropbox) and enter the other user’s email address(es).
Now you can work from anywhere, with anyone, and rest easy knowing your data is securely stored with encryption on your computer, and backed up offsite.