Making desktop shortcuts for connections

hi there,
i bought ard3 last week and i have to admit it's a great program. there is one thing i miss though:
is there a way to put a shortcut on your (for example) desktop so you just have to doubleclick to get connected to a computer?
best regards,
eric.

Using the ARD dashboard widget is about the closest you're going to get to that functionality.

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