Replacement for Finder's "Connect to Server" interface?

The Finder -> Go -> Connect to Server interface is a bit minimal, to put it mildly.
Ideally, I'd like to be able to:
• Rename the connections ("smb://192.168.1.32" isn't very helpful)
• Organize them in folders
• Sort by name, connection type, etc.
• Specify whether or not to save user/pwd in the Keychain
Anyone know of any third-party connection-manager utilities?

That's what I was thinking. I have read numerous "how-to's" about this, and all of them say that this is possible, but I think what I am really reading is "How to copy files between computers" and not "How to use a PC as a server."
Thanks again!

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