October 2015 - Blind-sysadmins - lists.hodgsonfamily.org

Facebook groups
by Jad Wauthier 03 Jun '17

03 Jun '17

I have created two Facebook groups. the first is Tech Makers. My objective with this group is to provide a convenient medium for people who are technology creators to discuss relevant topics and get feedback from peers. I hope that anyone who is interested in collaborating about tech topics will join and add others who might be interested in participating. The other group is Project Connect. the goal for this group is to provide a convenient medium for developers, admins, and others to discuss and share ideas about their projects. Sometimes, you have a project you are excited about, but you don't know how to get others on board with it. Other times, you might want some side project to work on, but you're not sure of what things other people are doing. I hope that people will join this group and share their ideas and possibly connect with others. -- Jad Wauthier | Problem Solver Phone: 512.290.3494 Fax: 512.367.5925 It's all in the perception.

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Automated deployment of Windows: which tool is best?
by Katherine Moss 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

Hey all, Was running through my available options and I've discovered a few ways to spin up VMs including automating the Windows install. For Windows automated installation, for the moment I've got a couple of LTI prospects going with all user input screens skipped (per the rules in the .ini file on the properties of the deployment share in MDT). Is that a good way to deploy Windows automatically as a blind person? Is there an easier tool you'd recommend (I say screw Winstaller for that piece of crap never worked anyway, and due to the fact that MDT integrated smoothly with SCCM when that becomes our automation tool). And then for the deployment of roles and settings (MDT can integrate PowerShell scripts into the task sequences, so should I run a DSC setup afterwards, or should I include the setup within the task sequence itself?) How are you guys handling this situation? (for the first server, unfortunately because I just want her up, I had to get a template off of a sighted friend of mine).

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Secure FTP server recommendation wanted
by Steve Matzura 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

I used to use Serv-U, but its TLS support is deprecated because the old TLS 1.2 is deprecated. I tried Filezilla server because it's free, but it can't access NAS drives, which I'm loaded with. I was thinking about WS-FTP, but that's big money, over seven hundred dollars. The new version of Serv-U, while free, is not accessible. I thought maybe ProFTPD might work, but I can't find a Windows implementation of it, and I think they do offer one. Any recommendations or suggestions most welcome.

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Recommendation for Secure FTP server wanted
by Steve Matzura 31 Oct '15

31 Oct '15

I used to use Serv-U, but its TLS support is deprecated because the old TLS 1.2 is deprecated. I tried Filezilla server because it's free, but it can't access NAS drives, which I'm loaded with. I was thinking about WS-FTP, but that's big money, over seven hundred dollars. The new version of Serv-U, while free, is not accessible. I thought maybe ProFTPD might work, but I can't find a Windows implementation of it, and I think they do offer one. I'm also considering running ProFTPD on either a Raspberry Pi or a spare big box I have lying around here. Any recommendations or suggestions most welcome.

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Software for encripting emails!
by Mailing Lists 31 Oct '15

31 Oct '15

Hi All, I wonder if anyone here has come across an accessible piece of software for encrypting emails say in the likes of Microsoft Outlook. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Paul.

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Blind Institute of Technology and Tuliva partnership
by Ryan Shugart 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

Hi: I just wanted to pass this link on as I’m sure it will interest several others on this list. I was one of the pilot students in this program, but didn’t want to say anything until the link went public. http://www.tuliva.com/it-training/tuliva-trains-first-student-through-partn… The course I took was a MS Windows Server 2012 R2 Server course, and while I’m not looking for a certification out of this, I’m just doing a refresher, I know an accessible certification experience is on their road map. Ryan

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Roundcube webmail
by David Mehler 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

Hello, Has anyone used Roundcube webmail with a screen reader, Jaws, Window Eyes, or NVDA? If so, how well did you get it going on top of your existing email setup? Thanks. Dave.

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Roundcube webmail
by David Mehler 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

Hello, Has anyone used Roundcube webmail with a screen reader, Jaws, Window Eyes, or NVDA? If so, how well did you get it going on top of your existing email setup? Thanks. Dave.

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the future of System Center Configuration Manager
by Ryan Shugart 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

This blog post has been making the rounds on the SCCM lists and thought I’d share for the other blind people who use SCCM: http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2015/10/27/system-center-c… This actually makes me kind of nervous, Microsoft’s accessibility history with this product hasn’t exactly been stellar. We use SCCM 2012R2 today, and thanks to some Window-Eyes scripts I can get around and all parts read, but its very very clunky and I wouldn’t call myself fast by any means. We recently upgraded to 2012R2 SP1 CU1, and that actually broke all the scripts and we had to rush to get them fixed. So I’m holding off on this upgrade for as long as I can. However, to be able to manage any OS beyond Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB (including the non LTSB builds of Windows 10) we’ll have to upgrade eventually. On top of that, assuming I can get new scripts written, if Microsoft can upgrade this guy whenever they want, those scripts may not be for much. I’m meeting with our TAM and some PMs on the SCCM team Friday to talk about my concerns, I have little hope of anything happening, Microsoft already said accessibility will not be a part of the next release, but hey. Just wanted to let any other blind admins know about this if they hadn’t seen the posts already. Ryan

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Automated deployment of Windows: which tool is best?
by Katherine Moss 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

Hey all, Was running through my available options and I've discovered a few ways to spin up VMs including automating the Windows install. For Windows automated installation, for the moment I've got a couple of LTI prospects going with all user input screens skipped (per the rules in the .ini file on the properties of the deployment share in MDT). Is that a good way to deploy Windows automatically as a blind person? Is there an easier tool you'd recommend (I say screw Winstaller for that piece of crap never worked anyway, and due to the fact that MDT integrated smoothly with SCCM when that becomes our automation tool). And then for the deployment of roles and settings (MDT can integrate PowerShell scripts into the task sequences, so should I run a DSC setup afterwards, or should I include the setup within the task sequence itself?) How are you guys handling this situation? (for the first server, unfortunately because I just want her up, I had to get a template off of a sighted friend of mine).

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