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February 2015

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My solution for remotely helping users
by Michał Dziwisz 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

Hi, I don't know somebody has tested it, but it works for me. I am using an USB redirector software: http://www.incentivespro.com/downloads.html it's a paid software, but license for 2 devices isn't expensive. My work PC is an usb redirector server, with connected and shared second USB keyboard and serial synthesizer Apollo II, from usb to serial converter. I thing it's should work with every hardvare synthesizer you can write driver for NVDA. The most complicated part it's a setup this tool on every PC you have customer, because you must install driver for usb to rs 232 converter, and setup a port number in rs 232 driver for your synthesizer, but after this it's simple. I have scripts for automating connection with my usb redirector server, so when customer is requesting help with his / her pc, the only thing required by me is clicking the "connect remote help" icon on his / her desktop, and the rest is for me. After connection script is automagically running portable version of nvda with preconfigured default serial synthesizer, and i have speech back by my Apollo II synth, and computer is controled by my second keyboard. I even can reboot computer if required and back to work, because i setup keyboard shortcut for running nvda. Ofcourse it is not solution for everybody, but if possible, it imho gives responsive and great way of remote work only for license for usb redirector server, windows client is free even for commercial use. -- Best regards, Michał

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Running VM's on your desktop.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

I'm asking the question again so sorry for the repetition. What software are you using on your desktop to run vitual machines? I need to run VM's on Windows 8.1 X64. These VM's will primarily run Windows 7 but it's likely I'll need to spin up a few Linux VM's as well. Any suggestions? I was usingVMware workstation for a good while but the jaws keys weren't passing through to the guest. I tried Hyper-V but I had no luck with that at all as exclusive mode wouldn't work properly. Again with Jaws.

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