I am UPSET!  For all the years I have used Lacerte there has been a way to sign in offline and certainly to work offline.  I do this for SECURITY reasons.  What is going on?!!  Not only can I not sign in offline but I have difficulty working offline.  LACERTE DOES NOT NEED TO BE CALLING HOME EVERY 5 MINUTES.  I need to be online to use online services but just to do data entry, it is not necessary.  Also, I don't know about the internet service where you are, but sometimes the internet goes down here.  I work both in a larger city and sometimes in a rural area.  Let's get this functionality back!!!!!!!  We need to be able to work offline.  Thank you.