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Looking for a tiny battery operated PC.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

I'm working on a really tiny battery operated project at the moment. Anyone know of a PC that is about the size of a raspberry pi that can run for about eight hours on a battery? It doesn't need to have network or video out. It needs two USB and 1 audio out. I could build one using a Raspberry pi but I'd need someone with a 3D printer to get the case right. I don't particularly mind if it runs Windows or Linux but if it's Linux, enough power to run Gnome and Orca would be great.

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Exploration of IT and Windows Server related careers
by John Ylioja 07 Jan '15

07 Jan '15

Hi all, I'm doing some career exploration in the IT field, and wondering if anyone would have any suggestions on IT related careers that would have a greater likelihood of being accessible, or thoughts on the types of jobs I may want to consider. I'd be looking for an entry level role to start with, since I don't have a lot of experience yet. I've done some help desk work where I've developed customer communication skills. During my studies, I've had a beginner course in databases, studied the Cisco IT Essentials course through CAVI, and done some programming, courses, though didn't feel programming is one of my strong points. However, I may consider some higher level programming such as PHP without a lot of graphical interface work. I've also studied the basics of command line Linux administration through CAVI. I haven't had any Windows Server experience, and am wondering about how and what to explore to get a sense of what types of duties would be involved with server administration. One thought I have is to try using an Amazon EC2 server with NVDA's remote access once that is released. I have a Canadian membership to Bookshare, and have found some Windows related books there. Are there any other accessible sources of Windows server material, certification or otherwise? I'm interested in exploring work from home opportunities, but would also consider working in an office given the right opportunity. I'm interested in assistive technology and have thought about doing some remote-based software support for other AT users, but have found that the market for that type of thing seems quite small here in Canada, and I'm uncertain I could make a career of it. Thanks for any thoughts. John

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espeak intonation
by Josh k 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

hi does anyone know how to modify espeak intonation? I tried and failed the intonation stays the same. I know you use a tunes statement. also how do i get rid of the slight pop click sound in the klatt4 voice variant? -- follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 or facebook email joshknnd1982(a)gmail.com will find facebook site -- follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 or facebook email joshknnd1982(a)gmail.com will find facebook site

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Dropbox verses one drive.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

Hello, I'm looking for practical, cost and accessibility comparasons of Dropbox and One drive. Have any of you used boht services? What one is better do you think? I only need about 10GB. By the way, I would sell my right arm for a decent cloud based note taker as well.

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Cisco Exam and Cert Guide Accessibility
by Bill Dengler (OS X on REtina macBook Pro) 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

Hello, I am interested in becoming Cisco certified. Do any of you have experience with the Cisco exam? How have you been able to have it made accessible to you? How did you do the simulators? Do any of you know where I could obtain a copy of the ICND1 and ICND2 official cert guides with all graphics described? Thanks in advance, Bill

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Dropbox verses one drive.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

Hello, I'm looking for practical, cost and accessibility comparasons of Dropbox and One drive. Have any of you used boht services? What one is better do you think? I only need about 10GB. By the way, I would sell my right arm for a decent cloud based note taker as well.

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System Center Orchestrator
by Ryan Shugart 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

Hi all: I got my first look at System Center Orchestrator this morning, we’re in the middle of implementing it to make a completely automated server build. Has anyone else played with this? There are two tools, the System Center Orchestrator Console and the Runback Designer. The runback designer looks like it’d be accessible from a control standpoint, but there’s no keyboard commands in that thing at all. You can use alt to get to the menu bar and that’s about it. Tab doesn’t even seem to work properly. The SCO console itself seems fairly accessible, although several of the keyboard commands Microsoft lists don’t quite work as Microsoft claims they should. But the runback designer just surprises me. There’s nothing on Microsoft’s site to talk about keyboard commands for that product, but when tab isn’t even working I’m seriously wondering what I’m missing? Thanks. Ryan

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What is the easiest wway to convert a VM from VMware to Hyper-V with the minimal amount of sighted assistance?
by Katherine Moss 03 Jan '15

03 Jan '15

Hi guys, Another question here. I'm in the process of migrating a VM I created as a template for VMware, though I now need to get it into Hyper-V. I'm going to do the following: Download the Microsoft solution accelerator and then convert the virtual hard disk using that. But I need to know; the machine had been installed on VMware, though nothing was ever done to it; just OOBE setup using Wwinstaller and NVDA. I need to know; can I just leave the machine as is when I convert it in order to use it with Hyper-V, and if not, I can use Sysprep with autounattend.xml, right? To eliminate the issue of no audio with Hyper-V? Then there's the other issue. When using Unattended OOBE files, how do I know if the machine is actually detecting the flash drive where the file is? Or, can I just sysprep it using VMware workstation, use autounattend.xml for OOBE, and then convert the syspreped vmdk to vhdx? Which is the best option? (the purpose for this machine is for it to be used as a template for both on premise and Azure VM creation). Thanks Katherine

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alternative to frontpage
by mattias 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

exist one for osx? i not meen one in wich you have to write the html code

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Group Policy management with screen readerrs in Windows server 2012 and above
by Katherine Moss 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

Blink-sysadmins(a)liists.hodgsonfamily.orgHi all, Not sure if this has been a problem for you guys? It's been one for me, that's for sure. I was attempting to create a GPO that sets the hide extensions for known file types to on for an entire set of OUs in my network, and I could get as far as the dialog where all of the folder options settings are, and then under the options, I could only see the headings, not the checkboxes; a problem for both NVDA and JAWS. Would I be able to use PowerShell to get around this? Has anyone else had this issue before? (some of the tools in Windows server 2012 R2 and above need some serious NVDA add-on work I think.))

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