Dec
3
Connecting to a UNIX server from a Windows machine can be a pain since it doesn't have a proper xterm client like OS X and Linux which has meant that the only alternative has been PuTTY - a free tool that connects over SSH just like xterm can. This however has not been updated in ages and is still quite buggy. Fortunately a new development has been released called "PuTTY Tray" which takes PuTTY and improves upon it.
- High color icon
- Minimizing to the system tray (on CTRL+minimize, always or directly on startup)
- Customizable (tray) icon
- Blinks tray icon when a bell signal is received
- Configurable window transparency
- URL hyperlinking
- Portability: optionally stores session configuration in files (for example: on a USB drive) like portaPuTTY
- Easy access to the 'always on top' setting (in the system menu)
- Reconnects when your PC wakes up from stand-by
- Attempts to reconnect when the connection fails
If you use PuTTY then I recommend trying it out. Note: The latest version was released just over a week ago which shows it's still being maintained.
Link: PuTTY Tray
