Microsoft Remote Desktop

slinxy · 19 Oct 2013 at 14:54

Hi

Microsoft have finally upgraded their app for both ios and os x, there's a few new features within it, also the option to setup VPN within the app itself.

not had a full play to see what it does or how to break it yet, but will do when I'm back at work on monday. Hopefully it will does support terminal server remoteapp mode, but it does support web apps.

iOS >
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id714464092?affId=1503186

OS X >
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id715768417?mt=12

Deleted member 77746 · 19 Oct 2013 at 18:24

cheers

oli356 · 19 Oct 2013 at 18:40

Had a quick look at the OS x one earlier. I will still just opt to use my VM and use the Windows version.

One of the most annoying things for me though is that on the previous Mac version if you had a user trying to log into a Windows server for the first time and their AD account had the "Change password on first login" ... then they wouldn't be able to login! They had to go use the Windows version or a third party app. Wonder if this is different in this version.

mike1210 · 20 Oct 2013 at 12:01

Thanks for this will defo take a look.

An alternative is below if you don't like the MS offering:

http://cord.sourceforge.net/

slinxy · 20 Oct 2013 at 12:26

I like using cord when remoting into a set of machines at the same time, it 'nicer' to manage when its all in the same window.

I tend to use 2x on the ipad myself, as we have 2x terminal servers so its a 2 in 1 for me.

Caged · 20 Oct 2013 at 17:48

At last, RD Gateway support.

Hopefully it's more stable than the horrible thing they produced before. And in typical Microsoft fashion there is no mention of it on their Mac Remote Desktop website.

slinxy · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:01

this is worst than the old one...

Keyboard mapping sucks and there's no way to setup a quick connection, you have to create a new connection and save the settings. This is fine if you only have a small number of machines that you have keep remoting into... but when your on a domain of 4000+ machines, it sucks.

AbsenceJam · 24 Oct 2013 at 01:07

slinxy said:
this is worst than the old one...

Keyboard mapping sucks and there's no way to setup a quick connection, you have to create a new connection and save the settings. This is fine if you only have a small number of machines that you have keep remoting into... but when your on a domain of 4000+ machines, it sucks.

Several lines of Applescript will give you that.

slinxy · 25 Oct 2013 at 08:13

The new mac client does support terminal services remoteapp...

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This opens up a whole new world of possibilities.. I've got a good guess what my first few projects will be when I start my new job.

Si. · 6 Nov 2013 at 08:39

Is this not available in the UK?

ic1male · 6 Nov 2013 at 09:58

It runs like a dog on my iPad mini. Wonder if it fares better on the A7 processor.

quickshot89 · 6 Nov 2013 at 13:05

Works perfectly on my ipad 2 (iOS 6) and mbp (SL)

Much smoother than cord

Rilot · 6 Nov 2013 at 13:11

Si. said:
Is this not available in the UK?

It is. Has been since launch.

Ev0 · 10 Nov 2013 at 23:02

I've got Office 2011 installed on my Macbook which has an RDP client, is the new app recommended over this?

TriedandTested · 11 Nov 2013 at 18:39

Ev0 said:
I've got Office 2011 installed on my Macbook which has an RDP client, is the new app recommended over this?

I'd say so, yes.