Can I HOST LogMeIn on a netbook?

Factual Questions
1

So, I currently have LogMeIn installed on my desktop PC, which allows my accountant to access my Quickbooks files remotely to do her payroll magic.

But, I may be out of state for the next few months. I would like to get a cheap netbook and install Quickbooks on it (monthly bookkeeping is the only thing I use the PC for), copy my QBB files over, and then install LogMeIn on THAT so that she can remotely access my netbook, instead.

Now, all the literature out there is for how awesome it is to do the reverse-- use your crappy netbook as a client device to remotely control a powerful desktop somewhere else. But will the netbook have the juice needed to HOST a LogMeIn session?

2

A netbook running Windows can handle the load, no problem. You’ll need a reliable Internet connection on the road, of course.

This being said, it still seems safer to keep your data at the main office, since the netbook itself could get stolen, etc.

3

Yeah, unfortunately, the main office is a home office. And if there is a power interruption, then the PC will shut down and my accountant will not be able to log in. (This happened when I was away for 3 weeks over xmas.)

4

BTW-- thanks for the help!

5

If you install the Logmein Free (not Pro) application on the new netbook and sign in using the original email address and password, your accountant can get in whenever it’s on.

FYI, in the setup of the program, there’s a cool setting where you can allow him/her to actually wake the netbook up if it’s off when she wants to work, as long as it’s online.

6

possible option

install dropbox on both PC’s
move your company file there
he can remote into either

this will work fine as long as you are not doing multiple user sessions

DO NOT try this with multiuser quickbooks…it will end in tears.

that way you could also use your netbook to make changes while you are out and about without worry of loss or multiple versions of company file.

7

While dropbox doesn’t allow for file locking, I believe some of the other cloud services do.

Box.com 99% for sure it does because it’s primarily built for business.

other services, I don’t know if they have file locking just listing them here.

Sugarsync,

CX.com

Google drive

Microsoft sky drive.