Hi RouterRebooter,
The info to make a desktop icon to run an ssh command can be found in this post:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35858

I used it to run WOL (an installed app on my Linux device) via SSH. the icon method allows you to run one command. but you can make a script to run many commands. the cool thing is you can also make your own icons too. i am a newbie to Linux and the terminal but with minimal experienced i achieved success. a program i found essential was WinSCP it gives you a windows GUI like file manager to you n900 after you have installed SSH Server.

I had to install a new program on my n900 and restart before my icons showed up. I now have several custom desktop icons that run SSH scripts.

good luck
tim

ps. if you read the whole post i ask all the newbie questions.