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screen reader Accessibility with bitlocker
by Kathryn Jedynak 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

Hello: I would like to know is there a way to make bit locker accessible with a screen reader. Currently, we set up a passcode for our users and they have to type in that passcode in order to boot their computer. However, currently there is no screen reader accessibility during this process. Is there a way to make this process accessible? If not, what other solutions are out there for bit locker accessibility? Thanks in advance. Kathryn

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FW: utilities for drive recovery help
by Andrew Hodgson 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Sorry I missed this email which I think should have gone to the list. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: David Mehler <dave.mehler(a)gmail.com> Sent: 29 December 2021 19:41 To: Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Subject: utilities for drive recovery help Hello, I've got two drives that are failing, both NTFS-data drives. I've atempted using spinrite, but even with be my eyes help it's not proving practical, I have to get some local knowledgeable help which won't be for a while. This brings me to tarch, or grml, or some bootable distro. I've got a bootable USB drive with a system called Ventoy on it so all I have to do is drop the iso on and boot it, arrow the appropriate times and enter and it boots. My problem is enabling speech, it seems like every bootable distro is different in this regard is this true? The goal, once booted with speech, is to get spinrite-like functionality, check the sectors of these drives, organize them as needed, so I can then take an image of the drive, ensuring it's good and image that to the new drive. Any recommendations for utilities that would pull this off? Thanks. Dave.

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What my job?
by John G. Heim 03 Dec '21

03 Dec '21

I'm retiring. Want my job? it's a great job. https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/511554/system-engineer-ii The pay is not great but the benefits and job security are outstanding. Initial interviews will be via Zoom. But you'd probably have to travel to Madison for the final interview. And you'd have to move here if you get the job. Madison is always in the top most livable cities in the country. -- ### John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim(a)math.wisc.edu

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IP phone recommendations?
by Can Kırca 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

Hi, Before I start, I'd like to say thank you to mr. Irwin, he answered my basic questions about PBX. Finally I've completed my IVR setup and other tasks, and now I need a dec or wireless phone. For handsfree and speaker quality, maybe accessibility features and for other details, which models do you recommend? I'll make outbound and receive inbound calls. Also, is there a way to configure these phones without sided help to enter SIP/connection details? Thank you.

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Automation for HyperV VM's
by Billy Irwin 24 Nov '21

24 Nov '21

Hi All, Have any of you had any experience deploying Windows VM's over HyperV by automating the install for example using an answer file? I am now in charge of a Hyper-V cluster and would like to rapidly deploy VM's. I would like to avoid using sysprep because it will disable RDP during it's process. Thanks, Billy

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Recommendations for small tablet?
by John G. Heim 23 Nov '21

23 Nov '21

I've always owned both an iPod Touch and an iPhone. The reason is that I don't want to carry my phone around all the time. So I am doing yard work, home repairs, working out or whatever, getting my iPod wet and dirty and wearing down the battery. Meanwhile, my iPhone stays safe and fully charged. But recently, I've gotten more and more irritated with Apple. For example, they got rid of the feature in the MacOS iTunes app that allows you to sync your music library with your IOS devices. So now I no longer have a way to get all the music I ripped from my old CD-ROMS to my iPod Touch. I was wondering if anyone has a recommendation for an Android device that is similar to the iPod Touch. How accessible is Android these days? I'm not too worried about getting used to a new operating system. But as a long time IOS user, am I going to be disappointed with the accessibility of Android? - ### John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim(a)math.wisc.edu

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Is this list still active?
by Anatoliy Shudrya 18 Nov '21

18 Nov '21

For some reason I cannot find archived posts when googling it.

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Changing display name in Outlook/Windows Mail
by John G. Heim 11 Nov '21

11 Nov '21

I have a friend who is a Windows user. I do Linux support for a living and don't even have a Windows machine. The problem is that her email display name is "Admin Server". Obviously, that is not her name. I created a Windows VM and tried to figure out how to change the display name on an Outlook or Office365 mail account and it's not obvious. Googling hasn't helped. I need to learn how to do this so I can walk her through it while I am on my Windows virtual machine. Any ideas? -- ### John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim(a)math.wisc.edu

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Application to keep scripts organized.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 04 Nov '21

04 Nov '21

Greetings, About a month ago, I stumbled across on Readit in the Sysadmin forum. Some decent person had created an application to keep scripts in some kind of manageable form where they can also be easily executed. When I downloaded the application, I found that it was written using XAML and as normal with XAML, most of the buttons weren't accessible. I provided a commit yesterday that fixes this. All parts of the UI are now accessible. I am still not entirely happy with it. But that's mainly because I hate these UWP windows. It's nothing to do with this specific application. If this sounds interesting to you, grab it here: https://github.com/akshinmustafayev/EasyJob/releases/tag/1.1.6

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Fwd: Looking for Qualified candidate
by John G. Heim 03 Nov '21

03 Nov '21

Folks, here's another job opening at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. If you're at all interested, I suggest you apply. The initial interviews will be on-line unless you happen to be in Madison. And Madison is a wonderful place to live. The city and the university are very accommodating to the needs of the disabled. Get a job at the university and you're set for life. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Looking for Qualified candidate Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 15:11:27 -0500 From: JACOB WERLA <werla(a)wisc.edu> To: Tech Partners <techpartners(a)office365.wisc.edu> CC: JACOB WERLA <werla(a)wisc.edu> Good Afternoon Everyone! We are looking for a qualified candidate to apply for our open Systems Engineer position at the Waisman Center. Details can be found here: https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/511057/it-systems-engineer <https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/511057/it-systems-engineer> Feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested in applying. Thank you, Jacob Werla UW Waisman Center Computing Services Help Desk 1500 Highland Ave., Rm. 232 Madison, WI 53705 608-263-3467

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