Don’t get stung by a bad interface: JellyfiSSH
May 4th, 2007
SSH, the Secure SHell, is an important-but-not-so-easy-to-use tool. Like most Terminal apps, it offers no real help to the user in typing just the right combination of command and parameters from the system prompt. SSH is the safe way to run remote systems, eclipsing Telnet as the tool-of-choice here. Setting up a secure tunnel with VPN allows you to use a public channel to transmit private data.
JellyfiSSH puts a GUI front end on this vital tool. Rather than having to memorize a raft of arcane commands, let JellyfiSSH do the heavy lifting. You enter the appropriate data–user name, the host you’re connecting to, etc.–and let JellyfiSSH take care of the details. Save your settings to bookmarks and next time you need to connect, all you do is choose from your saved settings, and you’re good-to-go.
Fugu does this pretty well too.