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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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