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

[Boerland, Bert]

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

either take over the console (terminal session) and /or make shares (cifs/smb)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6573f9f1-8ae1-4da9-ab5c-f8457ecdaf2d&DisplayLang=en
(someone needs clean urls)
http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/features/fileprint.html

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

I would develop on your mac and deploy on the test windows server, in that case rsyncing, ftp-ing or using a samba share would be the way I think