2 hours ago · Tech · 0 comments

I’ve been doing a lot more remote desktop work lately. Between build machines, servers, and various Macs scattered around, I spend a surprising amount of time remoting into systems.Historically I’ve used Apple’s Apple Remote Desktop almost exclusively. It has some genuinely nice features: drag-and-drop file transfer works well, the high-resolution display mode looks great, and I bought it so long ago that it effectively feels free at this point. It’s just been part of my workflow for years.On mobile, I’ve used Remoter VNC for a similarly long time. Apple Remote Desktop doesn’t have an iPhone or iPad client, so if I wanted to VNC into one of my Macs from mobile, I needed something else. Remoter has filled that role well, and I’ve gotten an impressive amount of value out of a one-time purchase.Recently, what pushed me to look elsewhere on desktop was surprisingly simple: Command+Tab to quickly switch between open apps. Over the last year or so I’ve become increasingly reliant on…

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