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SCCM accessibility
by Ryan Shugart 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Hello: Wanted to share the below link for an article on SCCM accessibility posted a few days ago. I know there's a few SCCM admins on the list, so this may be of assistance. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/understand/accessibility-features At this point the doc is pretty basic, it lists the specialized keyboard commands for the console and some basic tips for moving around, but do expect this to grow over time. We are continuing to work on access to the SCCM console, if you have any specific issues that we aren't already working on please feel free to contact me and let me know what they are. Thanks. Ryan Ryan Shugart Program Manager II, Cloud+Enterprise Accessibility Microsoft Corporation 425-705-1262

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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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Looking for an accessible NAS
by Eigeldinger Simon 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Hi all, I am new to this list because i just found out that this list exists. I am Simon Eigeldinger from Austria. I work in the IT business for a year now in our town hall. We have some NAS around from 2 manufacturers. 4 newer boxes from QNAP which aren't much accessible on the web interface. and 2 old buffalo terrastations which are pretty old but still work which are more accessible because of the old web interface. I also had a look at the synology web interface which can be checked out on their website. I kind of liked their interface and since DSM 6.0 i read it is more accessible and pretty well useable with a screen reader. What do you think? Greetings and thanks, Simon Mit freundlichen Grüßen Simon Eigeldinger Informatik Nebengebäude 1, OG1 Stadt Hohenems Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße 4 6845 Hohenems Österreich Tel.: +43 5576 7101-1143 Fax: +43 5576 7101-1149 E-Mail: simon.eigeldinger(a)hohenems.at<mailto:simon.eigeldinger@hohenems.at> Web: www.hohenems.at<http://www.hohenems.at> Diese Nachricht und allfällige angehängte Dokumente sind vertraulich und nur für den/die Adressaten bestimmt.

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Windows Server 2016
by George Bell 01 Apr '17

01 Apr '17

I've a feeling it won't be too long before some of you may be faced with installing Windows 2016 Server. You may want to bear the following in mind as it cost us a week and much frustration before stumbling on the solution. The initial setup of a Dell PowerEdge R330 server took some time itself to get set up since its BIOS and associated iDrac needed to be set up to boot from either CD or USB drive before the hard drive. Once we found a good technical support person at Dell, that issue was soon resolved. Installing Server 2016 from the USB drive was a surprisingly easy and intuitive operation. I cannot speak for accessibility, but I was assisted by telephone a totally blind friend with much server experience. His comment was along the lines that Microsoft had finally managed to tidy the whole process up leading to Server Manager. Within a very short time - less than an hour in fact - we had one Windows 10 and 3 Windows 7 workstations all subscribed to the new domain. However, we soon found issues in accessing (or rather NOT accessing) the Internet. We checked all manner of things in Server Manager to ensure the Gateway was correct, etc., etc., etc.. We contacted our ISP, who advised us that all was well at the Router, which we could both ping and access. Finally we rang Dell, who spent over an hour going through all the same settings yet again. Eventually we found we did a Windows + R on workstations, enter \\[Domain name] see the shares there we would be able to run IE. Now bear in mind that during the 2016 server install, we had elected to use only one of the two Ethernet ports, and disable the second, and all indications in Server Manager confirmed this. It was pure chance that I had reason to look at Device Manager, and spotted that the second Ethernet port was operational and moreover had an IPv4 IP address way outside our Domain. Back to Server Manager and it said it was disabled. So back to Device Manager and disabled it there. Suddenly after a reboot, all began to work as it should. Have since reported this to our ISP and our Dell guy, and it appears they had begun to get others with the same problem - which of course they could now resolve. I hope this helps at least one of you. George.

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MCSA SQL Server Certification
by Donnacha McCarthy 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Hi All, I'm considering taking the examinations for the MCSA SQL Server Certifications, I'm just wondering if anyone on the list here have done any of the Microsoft certifications and whether the exams are accessible to someone whose blind? I've been in touch with my local exam center but they weren't really to tell me much about the exams other than they were text passed! I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks, Donnacha.

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SCCM accessibility
by Ryan Shugart 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Hello: Wanted to share the below link for an article on SCCM accessibility posted a few days ago. I know there's a few SCCM admins on the list, so this may be of assistance. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/understand/accessibility-features At this point the doc is pretty basic, it lists the specialized keyboard commands for the console and some basic tips for moving around, but do expect this to grow over time. We are continuing to work on access to the SCCM console, if you have any specific issues that we aren't already working on please feel free to contact me and let me know what they are. Thanks. Ryan Ryan Shugart Program Manager II, Cloud+Enterprise Accessibility Microsoft Corporation 425-705-1262

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MCSA SQL Server Certification
by Donnacha McCarthy 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Hi All, I'm considering taking the examinations for the MCSA SQL Server Certifications, I'm just wondering if anyone on the list here have done any of the Microsoft certifications and whether the exams are accessible to someone whose blind? I've been in touch with my local exam center but they weren't really to tell me much about the exams other than they were text passed! I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks, Donnacha.

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2 factor authentication, google authenticator accessibility, and sshd configuration
by David Mehler 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Hello, I realize that's a complex subject. Let me break it down. First, is anyone using google authenticator to implement two factor authentication with a service? I lost a google account password, forgot it is more like it, so I went in and google sent my phone a sms message, that I just had to open and then I was logged in. This is a capability i'd like to have with my services, openssh sshd to be specific. If anyone is using this or has additional information i'd like to know about it. Thanks. Dave.

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2 factor authentication, google authenticator accessibility, and sshd configuration
by David Mehler 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Hello, I realize that's a complex subject. Let me break it down. First, is anyone using google authenticator to implement two factor authentication with a service? I lost a google account password, forgot it is more like it, so I went in and google sent my phone a sms message, that I just had to open and then I was logged in. This is a capability i'd like to have with my services, openssh sshd to be specific. If anyone is using this or has additional information i'd like to know about it. Thanks. Dave.

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Using talking Win PE as a boot and capture image in WDS
by Lukasz Golonka 27 Mar '17

27 Mar '17

Hello, I would like to know if anybody tried to use any talking Win PE as a boot and capture image in WDS. Adding boot.wim from Win PE iso image works, but after selecting it from the boot menu normal Win PE loads but windows installation dont start. I tried to manually run setup.exe with /wds /wdsdiscover parameters, but it failed with a message saying, that network can not be initialized. I know, that i can automate it by unattended installation or in case of capturing by .ini file, but i prefer to do it with speech. Thanks for any suggestions. Lukasz

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