Remote access to Peachtree

[aljr1]

I have a small bookkeeping business that I run out of my home as well as working full time. One of my client's is a small contractor who also works out of his home. Although I keep his books and do payroll, the owner's wife also helps him with other clerical duties. Because he is a contractor there are times when he needs to 'lay off' union employees when a job is finish. At such times he needs to pay them immediately when he lays them off. Since I also work a full time job, I may not always be available when he needs to write a final paycheck to an employee.

Is there a way that I can tap into my home computer system from work(via internet, etc.) to at least process the checks needed and give his wife the net pay amount. She could then handwrite the check, and it would also be in the system. Or am I missing another obvious alternative to this situation.

[Unregistered]

If you have a modem on both your home and work computer, you may want to consider a program such as Laplink or PC Anywhere. These programs allow you to connect to your home computer and run applications on the machine. I connect to my wife's computer at her business and run Peachtree (using Laplink) on a regular basis. It is slow but it beats driving 60 miles round trip to the office.

[Jacky Tse]

Another option is through internet using Netmeeting, which is free from Microsoft. Functions similar to pcAnywhere.

If you've broadband internet access, you can take this advantage to have an even faster access than normal telephone line.