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Constant database conflicts
We operate a small law office. We have used Access for our client database for many years and it worked well for us until Covid lockdowns started. The primary data file is saved as .accdb file and ...
Thanks for the tips everyone. I think I have found a very easy and free solution. Each staff member uses the same google account on laptop for home and desktop in the office so I have simply set up Google Chrome Remote Desktop and they can each access their desktops at work which we can turn on each day they are working from home. Simple. Cheap (Free) and so far it seems to work quite effectively. JasonC888
JasonC777 glad to ear you applied one of my two proposed solutions. Did you activate any sort of wake on lan on your pcs, or you are going to leave them always on?
Ciao
- There are still some people in the office so we will just turn on the desktops of those working at home during the relevant days and set them so they don't go to sleep during the day.
- Google Remote Vs MS RDP - each have their pros and cons, The Google RD uses the resolution of the host PC. RDP uses the full display resources available on the Remote device. I've yet to find a way to send F11 (or Atl+F11) via Google remote to open the nav pane or VBE but for most users this isn't an issue. Google RD is easier to setup but MS RDP is not too hard, you just need a Win Pro OS. Where the Google Remote shines is its assist mode where two people can both see and effect the same PC at the same time. That's useful if you need to remotely assist one of your staff. You can't do that with MS RDP.
