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Want to study Computer networking, need recommendation and suggestions
by Hadi Rezaei 11 Sep '16

11 Sep '16

Hi there guys. I'm Hadi from Iran. I've just graduated this summer from Tehran Azad university and hold a BA degree in English literature. I'm thinking about having a major change and I'm looking in to Computer networks. I've always been intrested in this subject, and have played with my devices in home to create a small network, (e. streaming with raspberry pi, sharing data between devices, and some basic things like that). I'm looking for a way to study networking, and already doing research about courses and certifications. I wanted to ask for advice and recommendations from you guys, and get help from experienced users. I'm currently looking for courses, colleges and universities that can help me to start in this subject, and I would greatly appreciate any help if someone can help me with this. There are some points I would like to make, the first one being is that I'm on a complete beginner level, and I do not have any passed experience with networking, and working with network-related gear. one very important point is that I'm extremely enthusiastic towards this path, and am ready to move abroad and accept all the challenges that comes with it, If It means for me to study in an environment that is suitable for learning this subject with accessible methods and gear. now - I say this because my current options in my current location are extremely limited, As there are absolutely no support for blind and visually impaired to study networking courses in education centers around me; So I would be completely on my own. fortunately, I have the support and funds to move out of the country if required for me to follow this path and career, so I'm strongly considering this option. this is a very general letter, but I'm willing to provide more information if needed. I'm looking for any tips or advice I could get to start on this journey, and I would appreciate and be very delighted for any of them. Thanks a lot Cheers Hadi Rezaei

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] new position
by Christopher McMillan 10 Sep '16

10 Sep '16

Ryan this is great news for you and more importantly Microsoft Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: Scott Granados<mailto:scott@granados-llc.net> Sent: Friday, September 9, 2016 9:33 AM To: Blind sysadmins list<mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] new position Ryan, are you moving out to Redmond or working out of that location? I’ve been thinking of heading to the seattle area as I’m in discussions with a certain large online retailer / cloud compute provider.:) > On Sep 9, 2016, at 1:41 AM, Ryan Shugart <rshugart(a)ryanshugart.com> wrote: > > Scott: > Thanks a lot, and you’re right Microsoft has made many improvements lately. However, there’s still a long way to go, especially in the Enterprise area, so I’m very hopeful we can bring some good change there. > Ryan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> on behalf of Scott Granados <scott(a)granados-llc.net> > Reply-To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> > Date: Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 3:56 PM > To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> > Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] new position > > Hey congratulations on the new gig. > > Also, as someone who is usually very critical of microsoft, lately I’ve noticed a real improvement on the accessibility commitment side including just learning about a twitter feed from microsoft accessibility. > > Way to go. Glad to see this and again congrats on your new job. > >> On Sep 8, 2016, at 6:41 PM, Ryan Shugart <rshugart(a)ryanshugart.com> wrote: >> >> I wanted to let you all know that I've taken a new position with Microsoft. I'm working under Gianugo Rabellino, who is also on this list, on the Cloud and Enterprise (C&E) team. Together we'll be working on accessibility of a lot of the products blind Microsoft sysadmins use, so like Gianugo I encourage your feedback and a frank conversation about the needs of blind system administrators and other IT pros in the Microsoft world. >> >> Thanks. >> Ryan >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Windows phone accessibility
by Christopher McMillan 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Please take this off list and I will be glad to answer when I return from my vacation Christopher Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: Ryan Mann<mailto:rmann@cvicentralflorida.org> Sent: Friday, September 9, 2016 9:49 AM To: Blind sysadmins list<mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] new position I'm curious as well. Can you get KNFB Reader, TapTapSee or the EyeNote money reader on a Windows 10 phone? -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Friday, September 9, 2016 9:46 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] new position Chris, I see you’re running a windows 10 phone. If you have a minute, either on list if there’s any interest or off list if not could you ell me about the accessibility there. I have Android and iPhone at my disposal but had no idea Win 10 phones were accessible enough to use. Very curious here. > On Sep 9, 2016, at 9:39 AM, Christopher McMillan > <chrismmcmillan(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Ryan this is great news for you and more importantly Microsoft > > Sent from my Windows 10 phone > > From: Scott Granados<mailto:scott@granados-llc.net> > Sent: Friday, September 9, 2016 9:33 AM > To: Blind sysadmins list<mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> > Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] new position > > Ryan, are you moving out to Redmond or working out of that location? > > I’ve been thinking of heading to the seattle area as I’m in discussions > with a certain large online retailer / cloud compute provider.:) > >> On Sep 9, 2016, at 1:41 AM, Ryan Shugart <rshugart(a)ryanshugart.com> >> wrote: >> >> Scott: >> Thanks a lot, and you’re right Microsoft has made many improvements >> lately. However, there’s still a long way to go, especially in the >> Enterprise area, so I’m very hopeful we can bring some good change there. >> Ryan >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> >> on behalf of Scott Granados <scott(a)granados-llc.net> >> Reply-To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> >> Date: Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 3:56 PM >> To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> >> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] new position >> >> Hey congratulations on the new gig. >> >> Also, as someone who is usually very critical of microsoft, lately I’ve >> noticed a real improvement on the accessibility commitment side including >> just learning about a twitter feed from microsoft accessibility. >> >> Way to go. Glad to see this and again congrats on your new job. >> >>> On Sep 8, 2016, at 6:41 PM, Ryan Shugart <rshugart(a)ryanshugart.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I wanted to let you all know that I've taken a new position with >>> Microsoft. I'm working under Gianugo Rabellino, who is also on this >>> list, on the Cloud and Enterprise (C&E) team. Together we'll be working >>> on accessibility of a lot of the products blind Microsoft sysadmins use, >>> so like Gianugo I encourage your feedback and a frank conversation about >>> the needs of blind system administrators and other IT pros in the >>> Microsoft world. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Ryan >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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new position
by Ryan Shugart 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

I wanted to let you all know that I've taken a new position with Microsoft. I'm working under Gianugo Rabellino, who is also on this list, on the Cloud and Enterprise (C&E) team. Together we'll be working on accessibility of a lot of the products blind Microsoft sysadmins use, so like Gianugo I encourage your feedback and a frank conversation about the needs of blind system administrators and other IT pros in the Microsoft world. Thanks. Ryan

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new position
by Ryan Shugart 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

I wanted to let you all know that I've taken a new position with Microsoft. I'm working under Gianugo Rabellino, who is also on this list, on the Cloud and Enterprise (C&E) team. Together we'll be working on accessibility of a lot of the products blind Microsoft sysadmins use, so like Gianugo I encourage your feedback and a frank conversation about the needs of blind system administrators and other IT pros in the Microsoft world. Thanks. Ryan

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Browsing tor with a screen reader
by David Mehler 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Hello, Is anyone using a tor setup with a screen reader? I'm wondering how accessible tor is with NVDA and or Jaws? Thanks. Dave.

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Browsing tor with a screen reader
by David Mehler 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Hello, Is anyone using a tor setup with a screen reader? I'm wondering how accessible tor is with NVDA and or Jaws? Thanks. Dave.

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VMWare Vcenter and ESXI
by Billy Irwin 05 Sep '16

05 Sep '16

Hi Guys, I decided that I wanted to install VMWare E.S.X.I. to build a virtual environment. What I noticed is that there was no high contrast during the install process on the server. I had to use some sighted assistance. Meanwhile when I install Vcenter on my workstation it gave me the same issues and also didn't work with JAWS. I think it is essential to have VMWare experience these days. It wasn't as bad with Citrix Xen Server in the past. My question is as follows... 1. Do you have any recommendations as for working in this environment as a server admin? 2. Do any of you know of a device that would give me control of contrast instead of using ZT or Magic. This would be for example a box that connects between the monitor and the computer's graphics card. Any other thoughts would also be appreciated. Thanks, Billy

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] VMWare Vcenter and ESXI
by Ryan Shugart 05 Sep '16

05 Sep '16

Billy: Welcome to the wonderful world of VMWare. I used to be the VMWare admin at my old job, but just couldn’t make the accessibility work. The VCenter client, the classic or CSharp client, kind of works with screen readers but be prepared to use your mouse/jaws cursor/whatever a lot. Also, that old classic Windows client is going away, and so is the Flash based web client to be replaced with a new HTML5 based client. I can’t comment on it because I’ve not played with it. My honest bet for you is to learn something called PowerCLI and learn it well. It is a Powershell module produced by VMWare that gives commandline access to everything in VSphere using Windows Powershell. It actually works well and I was able to get a lot done with it. The problem you’ll run into is that while the core VSphere functionality is supported through Powershell, some of the addon products may or may not be. So, for example, Site Recovery Manager has no Powershell support, at least not at the time I last checked, VMWare Update Manager has some, etc. And if you progress in the VSphere world you’ll need a lot more than core VSphere. I do hope this helps give you a starting place though. Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> on behalf of Billy Irwin <billy.irwin(a)outlook.com> Reply-To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Date: Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 7:37 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] VMWare Vcenter and ESXI Hi Guys, I decided that I wanted to install VMWare E.S.X.I. to build a virtual environment. What I noticed is that there was no high contrast during the install process on the server. I had to use some sighted assistance. Meanwhile when I install Vcenter on my workstation it gave me the same issues and also didn't work with JAWS. I think it is essential to have VMWare experience these days. It wasn't as bad with Citrix Xen Server in the past. My question is as follows... 1. Do you have any recommendations as for working in this environment as a server admin? 2. Do any of you know of a device that would give me control of contrast instead of using ZT or Magic. This would be for example a box that connects between the monitor and the computer's graphics card. Any other thoughts would also be appreciated. Thanks, Billy _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

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VMWare Vcenter and ESXI
by Billy Irwin 05 Sep '16

05 Sep '16

Hi Guys, I decided that I wanted to install VMWare E.S.X.I. to build a virtual environment. What I noticed is that there was no high contrast during the install process on the server. I had to use some sighted assistance. Meanwhile when I install Vcenter on my workstation it gave me the same issues and also didn't work with JAWS. I think it is essential to have VMWare experience these days. It wasn't as bad with Citrix Xen Server in the past. My question is as follows... 1. Do you have any recommendations as for working in this environment as a server admin? 2. Do any of you know of a device that would give me control of contrast instead of using ZT or Magic. This would be for example a box that connects between the monitor and the computer's graphics card. Any other thoughts would also be appreciated. Thanks, Billy

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