[development] How do you work remotely on a Microsoft server?

[Nic Ivy]

1. What is the most productive way to connect to a remote Microsoft  
server from an Intel-based Mac?

2. Once connected, what is the best way to develop Drupal on a remote  
Microsoft server?

I typically use Unix-type command line tools and am unfamiliar with  
the ways of Windows.  Any advice is welcome.

Nic Ivy