FreeAgent query

[sadkingbilly]

lot's of you use freeagent.
does it store all its info locally or in 'cloud'*?
how secure is it?

*someone else's server.

TIA.

[jamesbrown]

Cloud. The data centers are in Ireland. It's as secure as any other cloud service, I suppose... until it isn't. You will get notifications when new logins occur etc. and you can browse the history of logins. I wouldn't say it is 100% secure, but I also wouldn't say that about data stored locally. You can read the advertising fluff here:

https://support.freeagent.com/hc/en-...ity-and-backup

[sadkingbilly]

Thanks, jamesbrown , I think I'll give it a miss then.
I prefer to have my own data under MY direct control, and I think my personal machines are much less likely to be targeted by nefarious scumbags than Irish data centres.
Excel it is then, if i can remember how to work it

[willendure]

Try gnucash. Its a bit manual compared to these online accounts programs, but better than a spreadsheet. That is what I am using now having moved off Quickbooks (awful). I was also concerned about data privacy, maybe not hackers so much as the SASS supplier themselves. Its got to be awfully tempting to mine all that lovely highly sensitive accounting data they hold!

The other advantage of running locally is that its instantaneous to respond to your inputs. No more spinny-f'ing-spinny waiting for a webapp to load.

Quickbooks was so bad that I now actually enjoy doing my accounts with gnucash!

[jamesbrown]

There are really no apps that aren’t connected to the internet in some way (and hence potentially exposed) and you are generally the weakest link in any secure pipeline, but YMMV.

[sadkingbilly]

Try gnucash.

The other advantage of running locally is that its instantaneous to respond to your inputs. No more spinny-f'ing-spinny waiting for a webapp to load.

Quickbooks was so bad that I now actually enjoy doing my accounts with gnucash!

Yes, I've tried Gnucash, found it even more clunky than excel.
I'm really simple- sole trader, no real exes, I also do NOT use 'apps' for anything important.
PC for computer related stuff.
'phone for 'phoning/text/email.
Proper computers for income source
Thanks for suggestions guys.

[WTFH]

Yes, I've tried Gnucash, found it even more clunky than excel.
I'm really simple- sole trader, no real exes, I also do NOT use 'apps' for anything important.
PC for computer related stuff.
'phone for 'phoning/text/email.
Proper computers for income source
Thanks for suggestions guys.

How about an AS/400 running DB2?

[sadkingbilly]

How about an AS/400 running DB2?

I said Proper computers, not mini's

[willendure]

Yes, I've tried Gnucash, found it even more clunky than excel.
I'm really simple- sole trader, no real exes, I also do NOT use 'apps' for anything important.
PC for computer related stuff.
'phone for 'phoning/text/email.
Proper computers for income source
Thanks for suggestions guys.

!(PC == Proper Computer)

[sadkingbilly]

!(PC == Proper Computer)

sorry, no.