Download   Absolutely Free On-premise Web-based Legal Practice Management Suite

HoudiniESQ Solo

HoudiniESQ
1.8.2

(1.9 Pre-Release)

This is NOT a Trial This is a fully functional version. Support, Plugins and Upgrades are all included.

This software has no restrictions of any kind except that it is limited to a single user login.

What's the Catch?

We simply want to be a part of your success."I strongly beleive that being a part of your success means being with you every step of the way. By providing you with the software, support and upgrades at our expense we can develop trust and a lasting business relationship. We don't see you as a sale or a client. We see you as a business partner. Once we provide you with a license the business relationship is formed and from that point on we are in this together. We also beleive that by using our software we can help you become more efficient, productive and help you to build your practice. Isn't that what business partners are expected to do?"   Frank Rivera CEO LogicBit Corp.

Please Read before you download

This is a On-premise Install Only!     for Cloud SaaS click hereThis is Enterprise Class software. You only need to install it on a single machine that will act as the host machine. HoudiniESQ is installed as a service, it is not a end user program. There is no app you click to login. You and your staff will use a Web Browser to interact with the product. You do not need a $20,000 server. Any computer you can pickup from BestBuy for around $300-$400 bucks will do very nicely. Keep in mind that all your data, emails, email attachments and document will be stored on this machine so a large harddrive is very important. You should also invest in an external harddrive just to perform routine backups of the HoudiniESQ install folder. All your data will reside on the host computer regardless if you access HoudiniESQ locally or remotely. Although you will be using a Web Browser you are NOT going over the internet when connecting locally.

WE DO NOT SUGGEST THAT YOU INSTALL THIS SOFTWARE ONTO A LAPTOP SINCE YOUR DATA WILL RESIDE ON THE DEVICE. INSTEAD INSTALL ONTO A DESKTOP AND ACCESS THE PRODUCT VIA YOUR LAPTOP - FROM ANYWHERE

HelpYou will find a help button next to the logout button, use it but don't be shy. If you need a little help just give us a ring, we can be viewing your screen within 2 minutes and walking you through any feature. We do offer free support but, we DO NOT cover basics like how to add a contact or create a Matter. That should be pretty clear, but just in case, select New under the Contact menu. For those of you that require a printed manual, sorry, a tree is more important. Try this instead, The HoudiniESQ TOME, REFERENCE, GUIDE, COMPENDIUM, BIBLE, MANUAL

Installation Pay attention to what the installer is telling you and WRITE DOWN the USER NAME and PASSWORDS. Please do not call support or sales and ask for your passwords, we do not have them. When the login screen appears in your browser BOOKMARK IT. These simple steps will insure a quick 5 minute no hassle install.

Uninstall To uninstall run the HoudiniESQ uninstaller located in the HoudiniESQ install folder. DO NOT delete the folder or use the Windows remove program options as this will not remove the application completely, only your data.

Registration Be patient. You will be asked to register once you login. Please wait for a license to arrive via Email. Each registration and license file combination is unique to each install. If you reinstall or move HoudiniESQ to another machine you will get a license error since HoduiniESQ binds itself to the phisycal harware. In this case you will have to re register. The old license will no longer work.

Browser Zoom Feature You can not use your browser's zoom feature. If edit areas look out of place or their size is off then reset your browser's zoom back to 100%. If the installer does not display all the fields (e.g. it reports that passwords are not the same but there is only one field being displayed) it is because your fonts are not set to 100% but most likely set to 125% or greater. This will only occur on Windows. You can resolve this issue if you reset your overall font size back to its defult value of 100%. This can be done via display settings under control panel.


Installing Upgrades

You must have 1.8c or better in order to upgrade. Click the Archive link to install from an older revision.

  1. BACKUP! BACKUP! BACKUP! BACKUP!
  2. Install the upgrade (skip this step if you have a SaaS account)
  3. Clear your browser's cache
  4. Load the HoudiniESQ login page and login

Wait for the update to complete before having your staff login. Remember, they will have to clear their browser's cache before logging in.

The login screen should display the new version number.


Integration Plugins

These plugins are free. Our add-ins offer the tightest and most complete integration of any web-based product on the market. These HoudiniESQ add-ins work with HoudiniESQ SaaS and On-premise licenses Practice, Elite and Solo.

Outlook

Manage your Email, Calendar and Contacts from within Outlook

This plug-in creates a HoudiniESQ menu in the Microsoft Outlook ribbon. Synchronizes and links Email, Events and Contacts. It can also automatically create billable events.

BenefitsBill as you work, manage email, events/calendar and contacts from Outlook. Auto synchronizes your Calendar and Contacts. Linking email to a matter full text indexes your email and any attachments and places the email into a Matter folder in Outlook. Email is listed under the associated Matter's documents tab. Email is accessible to anyone using Houdini, with or without Outlook installed. You can now use email templates created in HoudiniESQ from within Outlook. No limitation on the number of users. This is the most complete native Outlook add-in the industry, bar none. Does not rely on a third party program to sync.

System RequirementYou MUST be running HoudiniESQ 1.8 or above and have Microsoft Outlook 2007 or above.

Installation InstructionsDownload, Unzip, Double-click setup.exe

Take a look: Setup Guide   Outlook Email Video   Outlook Contactcs & Calendar Video Video

MS Word

Manage Documents and Template files right from within Word

This plug-in creates a HoudiniESQ menu in the Microsoft WORD ribbon. Open and save Word documents directly to the HoudiniESQ server. It can also automatically create a billable event when you save the file.

BenefitsBill as you work, no manual uploading and downloading of Word documents. Documents are automatically linked to their associated Matter. Create Document templates that can be used from within HoudiniESQ or MS Word. Templates you createin MS Word using this add-incan drive data entry forms in HoudiniESQ, no blind data merges.

System RequirementYou MUST be running HoudiniESQ 1.8 or above and have Microsoft Word 2007or above.

Installation InstructionsDownload, Unzip, Double-click setup.exe

Take a look: Setup Guide  

MS Excel

Manage Excel spreadsheets right from within Excel

This plug-in creates a HoudiniESQ menu in the Microsoft Excel ribbon. Open and save Excel documents directly to the HoudiniESQ server. It can also automatically create a billable event when you save the file.

BenefitsBill as you work, no uploading and downloading of Excel documents. Documents are automatically linked to their associated Matter.

System RequirementYou MUST be running HoudiniESQ 1.8 or above and have Microsoft Excel 2007or above.

Installation InstructionsDownload, Unzip, Double-click setup.exe

Take a look: Setup Guide  

QuickBooks

Effortless front office bookkeeping - say goodbye to double data entry

This is a intermediary application you must install on the machine QuickBooks is running on. This will enable HoudiniESQ to automatically post invoices, payments, deposits and all Trust journal entries effortlessly from within HoudiniESQ. No complex QuickBooks setup or DATA EXPORTING required.

BenefitsBill as you work in HoudiniESQ, no uploading and downloading of export files. Ledger and journal entries are automatically posted to their associated Client/Matter in QuickBooks including all Trust journal entries.

System RequirementYou MUST be running HoudiniESQ 1.8 or above and have QuickBooks for Windows installed somewhere on your local network. SaaS account holders must configure their router to permit the HoudiniESQ SaaS to communicate with the HoudiniESQ QuickBooks Connector.

Installation InstructionsDownload, Unzip, Double-click setup.exe

Take a look: Billing Setup Video   QuickBooks Setup Video  

 

Search our Knowledgebase!