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Anecdotal Information Regarding ZoomText and other Magnifiers
by vic.pereira＠ssc-spc.gc.ca 16 Jun '16

16 Jun '16

We haven't done anything formally yet, however it appears as if more and more people who have useable vision are pleased with the magnification features in Windows 7 and 10. Another observation is it seems as if people who have had low vision since birth manage bolt on applications, like ZoomText, more easily than those who had their vision reduce later on in life. The latter seem to be the group who work more comfortably with the included magnification options in the operating systems. May be one day we will see a study on this to confirm if these anecdotal observations have any merit. Vic Pereira Project Manager, Networks and End-Users Branch Shared Services Canada / Government of Canada vic.pereira(a)ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tel: 204-781-5046 Gestionnaire de projet, Direction des réseaux et des utilisateurs finaux Services partagés Canada / Gouvernement du Canada vic.pereira(a)ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tél: 204-781-5046

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Merger between VFO group and AI Squared.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

AI Squared has been merged into VFO group. I'm sure you've heard at this stage. So, what do you think? Are those of you who use Window Eyes worried? Do you see the VFO group retaining both Jaws and Window Eyes? I think this has the potential to be huge news.

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Question on SQL 2012 and Relational Joins
by Rajiv Shah 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

Dear listers:I am fairly new to using SQL server. I am creating a database with two tables and would like to right-join both tables to one another. With the mouse, this can be done via drag-and-drop. As a keyboard work-around, one could use the query language, but drag-and-drop is far easier if you are just starting out in this area. Has any user found a solution for this? Please reply even if you haven't as this is helpful info also.Thanks.Regards,Rajiv

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System diagnostics.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

What do you use for accessible system diagnostics? It's not something that I need to do very often but I'll need to check two systems this week. One is a Dell laptop. The other a HP server.

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Quick survey. Results are important.
by Hicks Steven (ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST) 02 Jun '16

02 Jun '16

JAWS - yes -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt Sent: 25 May 2016 13:22 To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Quick survey. Results are important. Warning: This message contains unverified links which may not be safe. You should only click links if you are sure they are from a trusted source. Hi, Window-Eyes, yes. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Darragh Ó Héiligh Sent: 25 May 2016 12:12 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Quick survey. Results are important. Hello, I would appreciate it if you would reply with the screen reader you primarily use and yes or no depending on if you are currently employed or not. For example: Jaws, Yes. To indicate that Jaws is your primary screen reader and you are currently employed. If you'd prefer to send this to me off list please Email d(a)digitaldarragh.com<mailto:d@digitaldarragh.com> Your name and answer will not be shared. I simply want to get a picture of the top screen readers actively used in system administration by blind users. Thanks Darragh _______________________________________________ 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 ******************************************************************************************************************** This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS staff in England and Scotland NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive information with NHSmail and GSi recipients NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be accessed anywhere ********************************************************************************************************************

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Quick survey. Results are important.
by Hicks Steven (ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST) 02 Jun '16

02 Jun '16

JAWS - yes -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt Sent: 25 May 2016 13:22 To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Quick survey. Results are important. Warning: This message contains unverified links which may not be safe. You should only click links if you are sure they are from a trusted source. Hi, Window-Eyes, yes. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Darragh Ó Héiligh Sent: 25 May 2016 12:12 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Quick survey. Results are important. Hello, I would appreciate it if you would reply with the screen reader you primarily use and yes or no depending on if you are currently employed or not. For example: Jaws, Yes. To indicate that Jaws is your primary screen reader and you are currently employed. If you'd prefer to send this to me off list please Email d(a)digitaldarragh.com<mailto:d@digitaldarragh.com> Your name and answer will not be shared. I simply want to get a picture of the top screen readers actively used in system administration by blind users. Thanks Darragh _______________________________________________ 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 ******************************************************************************************************************** This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS staff in England and Scotland NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive information with NHSmail and GSi recipients NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be accessed anywhere ********************************************************************************************************************

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xen server annyone?
by mattias 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

anyone blind here experimenting with citrix xenserver? i meen installing guests

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Trello and similar tools
by Ben Mustill-Rose 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

Hi all, My team are investigating tools to help plan / track / visualize the work that we do. So far the favourite seems to be Trello but whilst this is usable in the strictest of senses, it's one of those situations where it's so fiddly to use that I can't really be as productive as I'd like. What do other people use for this sort of thing? Bonus points if it has an iOS app. The team are open to trying other solutions if they work better for me but if I can't find anything it's probably going to be Trello or Github. Cheers, Ben.

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Migrating to a new file server.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

Hello, I'm looking for a fresh perspective on this. I'm migrating a few hundred users over to a new file server. The paths will be different. It's not just the server name that's changing. I have run into several problems. 1. Although I'm a domain admin, I don't have access to most of the folders. In the worst case scenario I need to take ownership to gain access. 2. Inheritance is disabled on some of the sub folders. 3. Permissions are sometimes configured on the fifth or even tenth sub folder. 4. There are drive paths distributed using group policy but 99% of the paths are mapped directly on the PC. 5. Five minutes of down time causes untold problems. 6. The tool that is used to replicate the files isn't replicating the permissions in all cases. It is also having the same problem that I'm encountering in terms of access to some files and folders. 7. Permissions aren't given to groups. Each person is added to the folder directly. 8. There are often eight different drive maps. Some of these are even pointing to duplicate locations. Here's what I've tried. 1. Section shares will be mapped to S. However, the policy is set to update. IT isn't changing locally mapped drives. This is ok. It allows users to come to support if they can't access their files. The benefit of this is support are noting down what S was previously mapped to. 2. I'm using powershell to level the permissions on all sub directories. 3. I'm talking to section heads to determine the permissions that each person needs. 4. I'm adding these people to groups based on the section and directory name and applying access to the group. 5. I'm marking the old files as hidden. Mainly so that if someone continues using the old path they will think the drive is empty. That will result in a call to support where they can tell the user to use the new drive and then also delete the old map. There are far too many manual steps in this. There's also too many remaining drive maps that aren't needed. I'm thinking of doing something like the following: Write a script that will be run at log in. 1. Remove all drive maps 2. Check the groups that the user is a member of. 3. Map drives based on those groups. That way I don't need to touch the old file server. The problem is that if I move Drive Q that is used by ApplicationX to the letter Y, all the users who used the old letter will probably have problems opening files. I'm a bit stressed. I don't know how I can do this without down time or causing problems for some users. Thanks Darragh

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System diagnostics.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 30 May '16

30 May '16

What do you use for accessible system diagnostics? It's not something that I need to do very often but I'll need to check two systems this week. One is a Dell laptop. The other a HP server.

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