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Running VM's on your desktop.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

I'm asking the question again so sorry for the repetition. What software are you using on your desktop to run vitual machines? I need to run VM's on Windows 8.1 X64. These VM's will primarily run Windows 7 but it's likely I'll need to spin up a few Linux VM's as well. Any suggestions? I was usingVMware workstation for a good while but the jaws keys weren't passing through to the guest. I tried Hyper-V but I had no luck with that at all as exclusive mode wouldn't work properly. Again with Jaws.

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Accessible document management system
by Michał Dziwisz 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

Hi, as this is my first post on this list, helo for everybody and sorry for my english, I'm from Poland, but hope you'll understand me. I am looking for a solution for company I'm working, this should be a software for colaboration and document management, somethink like ms sharepoint, but open source. This should has accessible interface because I am totaly blind, so I should have possibility doing an administrative task and help peoples with problems. Our company is about 500 employes and its growing. If you have some recomendations, let me know. -- Best regards, Michał

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My solution for remotely helping users
by Michał Dziwisz 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

Hi, I don't know somebody has tested it, but it works for me. I am using an USB redirector software: http://www.incentivespro.com/downloads.html it's a paid software, but license for 2 devices isn't expensive. My work PC is an usb redirector server, with connected and shared second USB keyboard and serial synthesizer Apollo II, from usb to serial converter. I thing it's should work with every hardvare synthesizer you can write driver for NVDA. The most complicated part it's a setup this tool on every PC you have customer, because you must install driver for usb to rs 232 converter, and setup a port number in rs 232 driver for your synthesizer, but after this it's simple. I have scripts for automating connection with my usb redirector server, so when customer is requesting help with his / her pc, the only thing required by me is clicking the "connect remote help" icon on his / her desktop, and the rest is for me. After connection script is automagically running portable version of nvda with preconfigured default serial synthesizer, and i have speech back by my Apollo II synth, and computer is controled by my second keyboard. I even can reboot computer if required and back to work, because i setup keyboard shortcut for running nvda. Ofcourse it is not solution for everybody, but if possible, it imho gives responsive and great way of remote work only for license for usb redirector server, windows client is free even for commercial use. -- Best regards, Michał

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Running VM's on your desktop.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

I'm asking the question again so sorry for the repetition. What software are you using on your desktop to run vitual machines? I need to run VM's on Windows 8.1 X64. These VM's will primarily run Windows 7 but it's likely I'll need to spin up a few Linux VM's as well. Any suggestions? I was usingVMware workstation for a good while but the jaws keys weren't passing through to the guest. I tried Hyper-V but I had no luck with that at all as exclusive mode wouldn't work properly. Again with Jaws.

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net use
by mike 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

Hi, I have to reset up my office network and I don't want to use windows drive mapping as I will be adding some linux boxes in the feature. Her is what I have done so far. I have assigned all my machines their own internal IP's on the router. I started with hour lazor printer and hour inkjet printers on 02 and 03 respectively. Now what I want to do is to use net use to connect the different drives but I need some good exmples on how to do this as I don't remember how. I also no that I can put the commands in a batch file to run at startup to not have to reconnect them all the time but need examples for that as well. If anyon has any better suggestions I am all ears.

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network scanners
by mike 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

Hi, I am helping my wife set up her tech at work. They bought her a copy of openbook and want her to use a network scanner. However I see openbook doesn't let you use a network scanner. Does anyone no of any work arounds or any other programs that will let you do this. Thanks Mike

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Accessible method of measuring the impact of recycling an app pool and / or restarting a service.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

Hello, Do any of you have a method of testing the impact in terms of CPU, Disk and RAM usage when restarting an IIS app pool or the W3W service / a process within this service? I need to form an argument against restarting an app pool every hour. I know why this isn't a good idea but I need to quantify it. Thanks

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Accessible method of measuring the impact of recycling an app pool and / or restarting a service.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

Hello, Do any of you have a method of testing the impact in terms of CPU, Disk and RAM usage when restarting an IIS app pool or the W3W service / a process within this service? I need to form an argument against restarting an app pool every hour. I know why this isn't a good idea but I need to quantify it. Thanks

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problems with teraterm over RDP after window-eyes 9.0 upgrade
by Iaen Cordell 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

sorry for the last version of this message, it was a tad rushhed. Good afternoon, since upgrading to window-eyes 9.0 I can not get teraterm to work over RDP with windows on both the remote and host computers, teraterm will not speak the Linux command prompt. if the remote is running win XP and remote windows 7 with window-eyes 9, all works well, it is only when both machines are on W7 things stop working, nothing is spoken and the mouse and window-eyes cursors say nothing. apart from using windows XP does any one have any suggestions? thanking you in advance Iaen Cordell.

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RDP, windows9, windows 7 and teraterm
by Iaen Cordell 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

Good afternoon, since upgrading to windows 9 I can not get teraterm to work over RDP with windows on both the remote and host computers. if the remote is running win XP and remote windows 7 still with windows eyes 9, all works well, it is only when both machines are on W7. apart from using windows XP does anyione have any suggestions? thanking you in advance Iaen Cordell.

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