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Pirated Microsoft Software
by george＠techno-vision.co.uk 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

Does anyone have a phone number to make contact with Microsoft's fraud department? The web form they have asks for information which I don't wish to reveal at this point, but suffice to say the problem is within a Government department, and the external contractor is refusing to give passwords, unless paid a four figure sum. George

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Testing cheaper VPS host
by Andrew Hodgson 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

Hi, Just migrated to cheaper VPS host as it was a lot cheaper than what I was paying before and the traffic of these lists don't warrant the higher cost anymore. Andrew.

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Poor Man's KNFBReader
by John G. Heim 08 Sep '21

08 Sep '21

I discovered this morning that you can do a poor man's version of the KNFBReader app on a Linux machine. 1. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or Ipod to a Linux computer. 2. Mount the device with the ifuse command. mkdir -p /media/john/iphone/ ifuse /media/john/iphone/ 3. Open the camera app and take a picture of your document. 4. Run tesseract to recognize text in the picture. tesseract /media/john/iphone/DCIM/100APPLE/IMG_0001.jpg stdout -- ### John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim(a)math.wisc.edu

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advice wanted: Reliable budget VPS providers? - Mozilla Thunderbird
by Mobeen Iqbal 07 Sep '21

07 Sep '21

Hello Everyone. We could really do with a VPS with root access for a project. Dedicated servers are not a requirement. I've been taking a look and have found that OVH and FastHosts have pretty decent VPS offerings. Hostinger don't seem bad either. The problem I have are the reviews for all of the above companies. OVH has the worst rating on trust pilot. FastHosts seem to be the highest rated out of the lot. Has anyone used the above companies for serious VPS use? If so, how have you found their downtime policy? I need a reliable server that isn't going to go down every 2 minutes. If you haven't used the above companies, are there companies you would recommend? Comments welcome on the quality of experience when contacting support. If I can get a decent VPS for between £4 to £8 a month, I'll be happy. FastHosts's VPS with 2GB of ram and 80GB SSD at £6 sounds very appealing. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading, Mo.

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advice wanted: Reliable budget VPS providers?
by Mobeen Iqbal 06 Sep '21

06 Sep '21

Hello Everyone. We could really do with a VPS with root access for a project. Dedicated servers are not a requirement. I've been taking a look and have found that OVH and FastHosts have pretty decent VPS offerings. Hostinger don't seem bad either. The problem I have are the reviews for all of the above companies. OVH has the worst rating on trust pilot. FastHosts seem to be the highest rated out of the lot. Has anyone used the above companies for serious VPS use? If so, how have you found their downtime policy? I need a reliable server that isn't going to go down every 2 minutes. If you haven't used the above companies, are there companies you would recommend? Comments welcome on the quality of experience when contacting support. If I can get a decent VPS for between £4 to £8 a month, I'll be happy. FastHosts's VPS with 2GB of ram and 80GB SSD at £6 sounds very appealing. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading, Mo.

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windows server 2022
by Marvin Hunkin 31 Aug '21

31 Aug '21

Hi. Installed the 64 bit iso under vm ware player 16, and was able to bring up windows narrator and get speech while installing, setting up password, etc. then was then able to install nvda. Thanks. Ps: was just purely testing that process.

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Pearson testing accommodation horror stories
by Samuel Barnes 30 Aug '21

30 Aug '21

Has anyone else had a hellish time with Pearson VUE's ADA accommodations process? It's a nightmare to get through, and most of the time the stuff I am granted doesn't work. ZoomText usually freezes and requires an hour or more of troubleshooting by the proctors at the testing center. For one exam I just zoomed out and squinted for half the test because the screen wouldn't pan with the mouse. Some of my requests are ignored altogether, despite being spelled out in the approved accommodations. Every time I go for an exam, I ask to have the monitor pulled up to the edge of the desk. It's simple, just loosen the power and video cables, and release the kensington lock if it's there. But nobody ever does that. I usually have to hunch over the desk for two hours to see the screen. I've taken several cert exams (2 for A+, 2 for CCNA, Linux Essentials, Security+, and Cisco CyberOps), and only one of them has gone smoothly. For my second CCNA exam, I was scheduled to take the exam at 9:15 AM, and didn't leave until after 5 PM because they weren't prepared for ZoomText. For my A+, I had to file an incident report for both exams because they had similar issues that couldn't be resolved. Last year it took months to run through their little accommodations gauntlet, and once again my monitor request wasn't honored. I can't bring myself to start studying for another cert knowing that futile struggle lies at the end.

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windows server 2022 and enable audio with windows narrator
by Marvin Hunkin 24 Aug '21

24 Aug '21

Hi. Have you installed the official release of windows server 2022. And under a vm? If so, is audio enabled if you use says windows narrator. Has any one tried this. Thanks.

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Accessible network IP scanner?
by Steve Nutt 14 Aug '21

14 Aug '21

Hi all, Subject line says it all. Does anyone know of an accessible network IP scanner for a LAN? I'm looking for IP conflicts. I've tried AngryIP and Advanced IP Scanner, and they don't appear to be accessible. Thanks for any help. All the best Steve -- To subscribe to our News and Special Offers list, go to <https://www.comproom.co.uk/subscribe> https://www.comproom.co.uk/subscribe Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW T: +44(0)1438-742286 M: +44(0)7956-334938 F: +44(0)1438-759589 E: <mailto:steve@comproom.co.uk> steve(a)comproom.co.uk W: <https://www.comproom.co.uk> https://www.comproom.co.uk

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new home network
by Chamandeep Singh Grover 10 Aug '21

10 Aug '21

Hi all, I am having some building work carried out at my house and since all the wiring is being redone, I wanted to take this opportunity to add a wired network. Essentially I am thinking to have a couple of connection points in each of the bedrooms on the 1ST floor and in the living and dining rooms as well as an office at the end of the garden. I am messaging here to get some guidance on accessibility of the network please. I have some basic networking knowledge and having discussed with some professionals, I have been advised to use patch panels, a central switch and ubiquiti wifi access points. In my family no one else deals with anything that relates to technology so I want to make sure that whatever I am having done is maintainable by myself in an accessible way. Does anyone have any experience with these access points and their admin panel accessibility? What are some other things I should be baring in mind to ensure an accessible and also an affective network? Perhaps the query isn't very clear above, but I'm basically looking for guidance on how to go about this and have a useful product at the end. Look forward to your replies. Kind regards, Chamandeep Singh Grover

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