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Please help save someone's job!
by George Bell 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

My sincere thanks to the moderator for allowing me to post the following. Having introduced a long-standing friend who is totally blind to a developer, he desperately needs a fully legal copy of Visual Studio 2008 Professional or Enterprise. There is a bug in later versions of V.S. which affects the ability to add break points when developing add-ons for MS Word. Net result of course being that stepping through code is impossible. Does anyone have a copy they wish to dispose of? I'm NOT asking for anything free, and happy to pay a reasonable price. Please contact me off list by e-mail - George(a)techno-vision.co.uk<mailto:George@techno-vision.co.uk> Many thanks, George Bell.

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Building Windows VMs and provisioning them with NVDA?
by Jen Bottom 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Hi all, I have been trying to build a Windows7 VM with packer and Vagrant, but it sits for ages and doesn't seem to get past the boot stage. I want to do this, so that I can provision them with NVDA, then connect with NVDA remote. Currently the VSphere version my company use for creating VMs for testing, does not allow us to add sound cards (or at least it looks that way). Some basic testing I did with NVDARemote, indicates to me that you will at least need a sound card in the other machine, but I have not looked in to this in detail. Anyway, if anyone has experience with using Packer to build Windows VMs, or has an adapted Packer File that may be of more use for my particular case, I would really appreciate some help and advice. Cheers, Jen.

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] headphones My Experiences and then Some
by vic.pereira＠ssc-spc.gc.ca 31 Aug '15

31 Aug '15

When travelling in an aircraft I found that bone conduction headphones didn't work very well for me. There is too much external noise from the engines and ventilation system. It overwhelms the sound coming from the bone conduction headphones. When I use earbuds on an aircraft it is amazing how loud they are. I notice this when I am no longer on the aircraft and use them without adjusting the volume first. Noise cancelling headphones on an aircraft work very well for me. It is amazing how much noise they cancel out during the flight. I even notice while wearing them, I can even understand the flight attendants when they are speaking to me. This is generally if I am listening to a book, checking email or reading text. If I am listening to music it is more difficult to hear anything else, because of the wider range of sound. Bone conduction headphones work nicely at work and around the house while I'm puttering. Even while outside I like them. If I am not in an area where there is a lot of traffic noise I like using them with a GPS solution. In noisier environments I find using an ear peace like the Jabra Supreme works well. It has noise cancelling and I find unlike an earbud it doesn't get sucked into my ear canal blocking out a lot of sound. In fact although it does alter my hearing somewhat while out and about, it is no worse than wearing a toque during the winter. I found it very easy to get used to and it also works nicely when I receive a call when I'm on the move. The closest items I found that work OK for me while outside are the earbuds Apple sends with their iPhones and other iDevices. The only thing I can surmise is that because they have a hard shell there is no soft rubber or foam to seal my ear canal. I have resisted the temptation to use earbuds during the day at work. This is purely anecdotal, but a friend did tell me when he used to use earbuds the rate of ear infections for him seemed to increase. Using earbuds that didn't have foam coverings although easier to keep clean, didn't help. Moving to external headphones resolved his issues. As for leaking, I noticed that the second generation of Bluetooth Aftershokz worked better. They have larger transducers, better sound and less leaks. I haven't used their latest offering yet. Vic

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thin clients and Linux
by mike 29 Aug '15

29 Aug '15

Hi, I am in the research stage but I was wondering on peoples thought of converting thin clients to small Linux machines. A contractor here in the place that I live sold me these old Hp thin Clients for about 10 dollars apiece and I was thinking of trying to either upgrade them to 7 or run Linux. So my questions if I were to upgrade them to 7 how much would the licenses cost to do this If I were to install Linux could it be done. I know how to install Linux but I guess I am asking is there anything I should be aware of when trying to install Linux on a thin client?

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] IT help desk software
by curtis jackson 28 Aug '15

28 Aug '15

try jitbit Sent from my iPad > On Aug 27, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Kelly Prescott <kprescott(a)coolip.net> wrote: > > I would say the question is how complicated do you wish to get the system that I always use and recommend is called RT > Request tracker > You can Google for it you have a steep learning curve but it is worth it > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 27, 2015, at 8:31 AM, Troy Hergert <thergert(a)vision-forward.org> wrote: >> >> Hi,I'm looking for an IT Helpdesk tracking program that allows my users to fillout a form and have tickets submitted to me. Some fellow IT friends have recommended Spiceworks. I'm having some trouble setting that up and working with it. Does anyone have any suggestions for accessible helpdesk system, Spiceworks or other? >> Thanks. >> _______________________________________________ >> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins > > _______________________________________________ > Blind-sysadmins mailing list > Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] TeraTerm
by Chris Nestrud 28 Aug '15

28 Aug '15

Emphasis on the simple--they don't provide the insert-q info. If you press ctrl-shft-r, they should toggle between reading and ignoring incoming text. The scripts are named "ssh" because that is what JFW is expecting for this program. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 24, 2015, at 1:52 PM, Steve Matzura <sm(a)noisynotes.com> wrote: > > Chris: > > I downloaded your scripts and SecureCRT, but have a question/problem. > All the scripts are for ssh, but the SecureCRT program isn't called > that. How do I know they're in service, especially since I didn't find > any I didn't find any ScriptFileName function, so I put one in, and > when I press JAWS Key Q, JAWS tells me I'm running the default > scripts. > >> On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:57:11 -0500, you wrote: >> >> I use Secure CRT and some very simple JAWS scripts for screen echo that I wrote and >> placed here: >> >> http://chrisnestrud.com/projects/jfw/scrt >> >> Chris >> >>> On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 07:33:21PM -0500, Brent Harding wrote: >>> I think something broke after Jaws 12 or so. Teraterm wasn't bad with the >>> simple modification I found on one of the Cavi archives on the net until you >>> try to apply that to 13 and up, and it kind of falls apart. I think we >>> probably have to find a different way to edit files on the remote machine >>> though because we can't stay in Jaws 12 forever just for TT to work good. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Matzura" <sm(a)noisynotes.com> >>> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> >>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 3:31 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] TeraTerm >>> >>> >>> That's what I do with TT now. I'm trying to get away from that mess. >>> TT often loses cursor track. I'm noticing the same thing with PUTTY. >>> >>>> On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:26:46 +0000, you wrote: >>>> >>>> Putty: use the jaws cursor to reed >>>> >>>> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- >>>> Fr?n: Blind-sysadmins >>>> [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] F?r Steve Matzura >>>> Skickat: den 17 augusti 2015 20:59 >>>> Till: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> >>>> ?mne: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] TeraTerm >>>> >>>> How much better is putty with JAWS than TeraTerm? I tried it, and found I >>>> have to read every line manuallly once I'm connected to the other system. >>>> >>>>> On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:33:50 +0000, you wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Go ahead and check out putty or secure CRT. Putty is free, Secure CRT >>>>> is $99ish and has a jaws script that works with it. Putty is very good >>>>> though, supports ssh and lots of other protocols including serial. >>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 2:25 PM, Steve Matzura <sm(a)noisynotes.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a better solution for ssh-ing than this? There's a simple >>>>>> JAWS script I use with it, but it has quirks and annoyances which >>>>>> make me wonder sometimes how I get anything at all done with it. Soon >>>>>> as I get my Raspberry Pi set up as an ssh terminal, I'll probably >>>>>> ditch the whole TeraTerm thing, but if there's something better, or >>>>>> something that can be changed in the script I have for it, I'm all >>>>>> about trying it. >>>>>> >>>>>> TIA >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >>>>>> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>>>>> https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >>>>> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>>>> https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >>>> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>>> https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >>>> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>>> https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >>> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>> https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >>> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>> https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

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IT help desk software
by Troy Hergert 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Hi,I'm looking for an IT Helpdesk tracking program that allows my users to fillout a form and have tickets submitted to me. Some fellow IT friends have recommended Spiceworks. I'm having some trouble setting that up and working with it. Does anyone have any suggestions for accessible helpdesk system, Spiceworks or other? Thanks.

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importing database tables nightmares
by Marvin Hunkin 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Hi. Trying to import tables from a access 2010 database. And got sql server 2014 developer 64 bit for windows 7 64 bit pro. Now. I have the access add on pack. But it says when I try to login does not like the user name, but able to login and my user name is : MARVIN-PC\SQLEXPRESS And when I try to import a text file odbc driver, says it is not configured. Do I need to uinstall and reinstall. This is driving me nuts. Marvin. Ps: and I have a sql database with tables already.

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IT help desk software
by Troy Hergert 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Hi,I'm looking for an IT Helpdesk tracking program that allows my users to fillout a form and have tickets submitted to me. Some fellow IT friends have recommended Spiceworks. I'm having some trouble setting that up and working with it. Does anyone have any suggestions for accessible helpdesk system, Spiceworks or other? Thanks.

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Building Windows VMs and provisioning them with NVDA?
by Jen Bottom 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Hi all, I have been trying to build a Windows7 VM with packer and Vagrant, but it sits for ages and doesn't seem to get past the boot stage. I want to do this, so that I can provision them with NVDA, then connect with NVDA remote. Currently the VSphere version my company use for creating VMs for testing, does not allow us to add sound cards (or at least it looks that way). Some basic testing I did with NVDARemote, indicates to me that you will at least need a sound card in the other machine, but I have not looked in to this in detail. Anyway, if anyone has experience with using Packer to build Windows VMs, or has an adapted Packer File that may be of more use for my particular case, I would really appreciate some help and advice. Cheers, Jen.

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Spinrite accessible?
by David Mehler 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Hello, I've got a hard drive that I know has issues windows disk check tells me so and from what it's been putting me through I have no doubt. I'm wanting to use spinrite on it. I am wondering if anyone has figured out how to make spinrite talk? I know the native interface does not. Thanks. Dave.

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Spinrite accessible?
by David Mehler 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Hello, I've got a hard drive that I know has issues windows disk check tells me so and from what it's been putting me through I have no doubt. I'm wanting to use spinrite on it. I am wondering if anyone has figured out how to make spinrite talk? I know the native interface does not. Thanks. Dave.

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Ubiquiti Access Points
by vic.pereira＠ssc-spc.gc.ca 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Good day everyone I've been asked if I can help install and setup a Ubiquiti Access Point. Before I make any promises I want to know if anyone has any experience with this AP and if it is reasonably accessible to Window-Eyes or NVDA. My experience doesn't stretch to dedicated access points, just a variety of routers and some data switches I accessed with terminal emulation software. Vic Pereira Project Management/Gestion de Projets Shared Services Canada/Services partagés Canada Attention Vic Pereira 111 Lombard Avenue, room 508 Winnipeg MB R3B 0T4 204-781-5046 Vic.pereira(a)ssc-spc.gc.ca National Service Desk: 1-800-268-0408

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Accessible Linux distros
by curtis jackson 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

what is the difference between the distro? If you know how to use one bistro do you know how to use them all? Sent from my iPad > On Aug 17, 2015, at 7:14 PM, Jad Wauthier <jtwauthier(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I found this interesting. Maybe someone will find it helpful. > > https://opensource.com/life/15/8/accessibility-linux-blind-disabled > > -- > Jad Wauthier | Problem Solver > Phone: 512.290.3494 > Fax: 512.367.5925 > > It's all in the perception. > > > _______________________________________________ > Blind-sysadmins mailing list > Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

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talking windows installer
by Marvin Hunkin 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

Hi. T would cost me $426.92 aust, for the pro version. Well. It does have a talking repair, if I needed to repair windows 8.1. Well. Does the free talking win pe work with windows 8.1, and windows 10? Also. I tried to boot from my dvd on my other Toshiba machine, made a dvd, the mega disk, as only have a usb stick, and the basic, not sure if that would boot. And my folks not technically expert, at looking at bios, stuff. Marvin. Ps: so what are my options for a talking install. Pity Microsoft would not have a talking installation and repair kit for install windows 10 for a blind user. Marvin.

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Microsoft training question
by Ryan Shugart 21 Aug '15

21 Aug '15

Hi everyone: I was scheduled to take an advanced Windows Server 2012R2 course from a local Microsoft training center in a few weeks, but it looks like that may have ran into some problems. The training center used to be very traditional with these courses, a local instructor and for labs they had a workstation in front of you with a few Hyper-V virtual machines. With a little Window-Eyes tweaking it went very well. But now, half the time the instructors are remote, and they have some strange way of running the labs off a central server that doesn’t use traditional remote desktop. I went through this before with New Horizons in my area, and even after showing them how to make accommodations for me, they just didn’t want to talk about it or even consider it. So I went to this other place and now that they’ve been bought out they’re starting to do the same thing. So, I’m wondering if anyone has a good experience with a training center they’d be willing to pass on? I’m all about technical books and setting up test labs yourself, but sometimes there’s still a good place for a good vendor training course. Thanks. Ryan

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windows 7
by Marvin Hunkin 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

Hi. Yes, did create the recovery disks, and yes have legal keys and came with windows 7. So yes, got the dvds, so might just have to go back there and maybe install. So, Is there a tool to do this. Marvin.

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downgrading windows 8.1 64 bit enterprise to windows 7 64 bit pro help
by Marvin Hunkin 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

hi. a blind student doing programming from http://www.upskilled.edu.au and using jaws for windows from http://www.freedomscientific.com. I got a Toshiba satellite pro c-50-a in 2014, and had windows 7 pro 64 bit, and I upgraded to windows 8.1 64 bit enterprise through my lectuer. now they are going with windows 10, and he said he could not activate his windows 10 enterprise versions, at his school. so he sent me a windows 7 pro 64 bit, and have the key. and backed up all my data to an external hard disk. now when I run the dvd, and use jaws, it says to get the updates online. when I try this, it then gives me an error message, saying the installation files could not be found or installed. so have tried four or five times, even did a shutdown and reboot. did not fix that issue. so, it says not to not get the updates, and need them, so, is there a tool to downgrade from 64 bit enterprise to 64 bit windows 7 pro. can you help? marvin.

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Clearing the find buffer Word 2013
by Troy Hergert 18 Aug '15

18 Aug '15

Hi, Does anyone know the keyboard command for Word 2013 to clear the find/replace buffer, so that control page keys will resume page navigation? In Word 2010 it was Control alt home home then enter. It changed in 2013. I can't find a reference to this. Thanks. Troy

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Clearing the find buffer Word 2013
by Troy Hergert 18 Aug '15

18 Aug '15

Hi, Does anyone know the keyboard command for Word 2013 to clear the find/replace buffer, so that control page keys will resume page navigation? In Word 2010 it was Control alt home home then enter. It changed in 2013. I can't find a reference to this. Thanks. Troy

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windows
by Marvin Hunkin 18 Aug '15

18 Aug '15

Hi. My lectuer is going to send me dvds of windows 7 64 bit pro, and windows 10 64 bit pro, and have found my windows 7 key. Also visual studio community edition 2015, 32 or 64 bit. And I do not have to design diagrams. What I can do is research all the diagrams, then write in a report, what they are, what they do, how they relate to the c # application, I wrote, earlier in the course, a application for a toy store stock control program. Thanks. Marvin.

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sql
by Marvin Hunkin 18 Aug '15

18 Aug '15

Hi. What about using sql management studio. And for web pages and stuff, you need visual studio, and the asp dot net and maybe azure. And then the sql database. Good luck. Marvin.

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Accessible Linux distros
by Jad Wauthier 18 Aug '15

18 Aug '15

I found this interesting. Maybe someone will find it helpful. https://opensource.com/life/15/8/accessibility-linux-blind-disabled -- Jad Wauthier | Problem Solver Phone: 512.290.3494 Fax: 512.367.5925 It's all in the perception.

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SQL clients for Windows
by Steve Matzura 17 Aug '15

17 Aug '15

I'm looking for an accessible Windows client that can talk to an SQL database to do not just database maintenance like supply your own SEQUEL commands on a command line, but create front-ends for users that either generate accessible Web pages or accessible data entry and retrieval screens. I'm also interested to know if anyone knows of a company called Cluen that makes their own proprietary front-end to a custom-created SQL database used for executive recruiting.

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PHP and secure Web access
by Steve Matzura 17 Aug '15

17 Aug '15

I have some rather deep PHP questions that I need answered in order to solve an implementation problem. If this isn't the right place to talk about PHP, even though I consider it a system administration function, I'd very much appreciate a good mailing list name to go to to post the following. I have spent the past three full days trying to learn and understand how to implement secure Web access using SSL on Apache 2.4.10. I got basic password-based authentication to work over port 80, but I'd like to take that a step further--use port 443, use SSL, and make that all-important "s" appear in the user's address bar. I have SSL certificates of all kinds--a certified and signed certificate for my Website, a private key of course, and the intermediate key from the certifying authority. These all work. I know they work because I am using them on my Dovecot+Postfix email system successfully. I could probably cite ten or more articles I've read, most from the Apache Software Foundation itself, on how to set this up, but nothing I'm doing is working, which means I must be missing some key thing. When I browse to my site on port 443 by using https, I get 403 forbidden and have no idea why. If anybody knows what the very basic things I should be doing are, I'd appreciate having that knowledge as well. I've tried so many variants of SSL directives and options, and nothing changes, which probably means the options and directives I'm using do not apply to my situation or need, but there must be some basic ones required to start with, and that's what I'm looking for. Again, if this is the wrong place to ask about detailed PHP stuff, a redirection to a place that is would be greatly appreciated, with my thanks in advance.

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