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screen reader ratings
by John G Heim 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

All, I've put together a rudimentary screen reader rating page. http://www.iavit.org/~john/screenreaders/ It was triggered by the different comments on this list about the quality of different screen readers. There seems to be some disagreement about the capabilities of the different screen readers. I am hoping to collect all the pluses and minuses of each screen reader and end up with a overall rating for each. I threw together some very preliminary numbers. I don't feel that I know enough about each screen reader to actually rate them. So I put a feedback link at the bottom of the page. Any/all corrections are appreciated but please do include the rationale for your opinions.

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Fully functional windows10screen readerpetition
by vic.pereira＠ssc-spc.gc.ca 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

This is pure speculation on my part, but Microsoft appears to be very close since the agreement in place to have a free version of Window-Eyes with a valid installation of MS Office. I believe Microsoft did this when they included an anti-virus solution with their OS, they just obtained it from a company that already had one in place.

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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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Support tools. / incident tracking.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

Hello, I quite urgently need your suggestions for the most accessible and most affordable support tracking tool that you have used and / or set up. Autotask has become completely inaccessible. I really cant manage people with this tool because I have lost all access to the dash boards. I can look at my work. But I cant see what anyone else is doing.

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tiny battery powered pc
by Josh k 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

why not email kyle at kyle kyle kyle(a)gmx.ca and ask him how he got the mate desktop with orca working on his raspberry pie? You can use a low resource desktop like Mate on the pie. -- follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 or facebook email joshknnd1982(a)gmail.com will find facebook site

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Support tools. / incident tracking.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

Hello, I quite urgently need your suggestions for the most accessible and most affordable support tracking tool that you have used and / or set up. Autotask has become completely inaccessible. I really cant manage people with this tool because I have lost all access to the dash boards. I can look at my work. But I cant see what anyone else is doing.

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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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