Aperture workflow between 2 computers

Can someone please tell me if the photo linked below represents the easiest way to work with aperture between a laptop/desktop combo? It doesn't seem like that much work, however if there is an easier way i'd be interested to know.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraserspeirs/270394373/
i'm also interested to know if once you go through all 8 steps, you can then make edits from either machine so long as they are 'reconnected' to the masters on the external drive(s).

thanks for the reply...
my libraries are huge..well at least getting there. I have 3 main libraries that I access at any given time. my current setup is as follows. I shoot fashion, an currently i work import about 10-20 shoots a project, then separate the shoots into folders by model/date. (i admit that may not be the best setup, so as we speak i am reorganizing, creating a new project for each shoot, which would reduce the file size should i need to export 1-2 projects for use/editing on my laptop while on the road. All of my Masters are referenced from external drives (about 2TB currently).
ideally i want the flexability to be able to do initial imports (and possibly edits) onto my laptop when shooting in the field, and then export those projects to my main workstation when i return to my studio. The ability to reimport those projects to my laptop for later use on the go if necessary would be a bonus, but will probably not happen as much as i'm implyig.
btw what is your website?

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