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MMC always crashing on Win 10, Server 2016 and 2019
by Eigeldinger Simon 09 Apr '21

09 Apr '21

Hi all, I have various crashes in MMC using NVDA. I don't know if that also happens with JAWS. It happens regularly in WSUS, Event viewer and other tools that use MMC. Basically just navigating and viewing the events in event viewer brings it down and I need to kill the task. It at least happens under various versions of Windows 10, Server 2016 and 2019. This bug exists for a longer time now. I guess I reported it a few months already. Anyone knows what the bug is and if it will be fixed? Or is there a workaround i can use? Am I the only sysadmin who has that bug? Greetings and thanks, Simon

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Re: Azure cost calculator
by Ryan Shugart 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Hi everyone: I just checked with the Enterprise Disability Answerdesk and they are tracking the issues and are going to do a follow up tomorrow. Andrew, can you please send an email to edad(a)microsoft.com with your specific issues just so we can confirm we have everyone's issues tracked and add you as an additional user having problems with this product? Thanks. Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Reply-To: Mailing list for blind system administrators <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 9:04 AM To: Mailing list for blind system administrators <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: Azure cost calculator Hi, Hope we can at least get some tag on this as I'm moving into a consultant role in a few months and this is going to be fairly important. Glad its not just me though who found it difficult to use. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Darragh Ó Héiligh <d(a)digitaldarragh.com> Sent: 09 March 2021 16:54 To: Mailing list for blind system administrators <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: Azure cost calculator Hello Andrew, I actually logged a bug with Microsoft regarding this cost calculator as it's basically not usable in any kind of reliable way. The Microsoft employees on this list might be able to say if any progress is likely to be made. Regards Darragh -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Sent: Monday 8 March 2021 17:42 To: Mailing list for blind system administrators <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Azure cost calculator Hi, Does anyone have any experience with using the Azure Cost calculator? I want to start using it to provide more budgetary costs for scenarios I am developing for, but find it not straightforward to use with dropdown lists which don't seem to speak correctly using JFW and Edge. Any suggestions let me know. Thanks. Andrew. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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Azure cost calculator
by Andrew Hodgson 09 Mar '21

09 Mar '21

Hi, Does anyone have any experience with using the Azure Cost calculator? I want to start using it to provide more budgetary costs for scenarios I am developing for, but find it not straightforward to use with dropdown lists which don't seem to speak correctly using JFW and Edge. Any suggestions let me know. Thanks. Andrew.

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Blind Makers Group?
by John G Heim 07 Mar '21

07 Mar '21

Anybody know of a group for blind makers? Any interest in starting such a group if no such group currently exists? I am currently working on a project to create an accessible D&D module. The learning experience has been absolutely fascinating. I am creating a dungeon map by coding it by hand in postscript. I plan on converting the postscript to a format for a 3D printer. Once i learn how to do all this efficiently, I figure I can start making 3D maps for conventions and the like. I am going to help organize a convention for guide dog users in San Francisco in 2022. I am hoping to supply a 3D map of the hotel floor plan. I'd also like to get into home automation, robotics, etc. I'm already into woodworking. I think it would be cool to have a group for people who are into stuff like that. -- John G. Heim; jheim(a)math.wisc.edu; 608-263-4189

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VSCode
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

Hello, Are any of you writing PowerShell in VSCode? It has become unusable for me. I'm using the insider version. When I arrow through left and right over characters, Jaws and NVDA repeat a lot of characters with the result that characters are completely skipped. Take the word name. instead of n a m e, I very regularly hear n n m e. Or N a m m. I have heard from some people that can't reproduce this. I'm very frustrated as I encounter this on every workstation. Thanks Darragh

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Working with Azure in the CLI.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

Hello, I'm really interested in people's experiences with working on deploying resources in Azure exclusively in the CLI. Specifically, how do you keep track of everything? Or how do you know to check things. For example tonight I found that I could get the related deployments from a failed deployment then obtain the JSON from that so that I could use it in a support request. I don't see how that kind of joined up approach is available in the CLI. Sure, I can create a VM, disks, network interfaces etc, but even with a small subscription, it becomes hard to keep track of interdependencies. I'm sure this is just me. So I would love to hear how others manage this. Obviously thousands of people exclusively use the CLI every day. I just don't understand how. I was listening to a podcast a few days ago where the guest was talking about how intelisense made it way easier to pick from a list of resource groups, disks, vNets etc. This would make life way easier. But either this doesn't work when PSReadLine is disabled or Jaws / NVDA doesn't tell me when there are suggestions available. Any ideas? Thanks Darragh

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What is the best way to access Windows server 2012 and 2016 instances in the cloud?
by Jared Stofflett 01 Feb '21

01 Feb '21

I've started a new job and may need to access Windows server 2012 and 2016 instances in Oracle cloud. What is the best way to do this? My thought is to have group policy install Jaws with remote access. Although I'm an NVDA user I don't want to be installing the remote access add-on into servers. I'm also not sold on the Unicorn remote access solution since I have not heard much about it good or bad. In my limited experience remote desktop with Jaws was pretty reliable. Thanks for any advice.

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insider preivew of windows server 2022
by Marvin Hunkin 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

Hi. Any one on the insiders program for windows server. Have you used windows server 2022 insider or beta with jaws, nvda, windows narrator. Is there a way to turn on audio and then detect windows narrator when installing. Any one thoughts or experiences. Not on the insider program. Thanks. Ps: do have vm ware player 16.windows 10 pro 64 bit.

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Talking multimeter
by David Mehler 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Hello, Is anyone using a talking multimeter? If so what do you think of it and what do you use it for? I'm needing to get one, my primary use case is in testing pc power supplies to determine if they have died though I will probably find other uses in the future. Access wise I use an android phone so if the talking multimeter has an app that would be a plus. Any recommendations appreciated. Thanks. Dave.

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SiriusXM
by John G Heim 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

Anybody have any experience with SiriusXM? I want to listen to the radio broadcast for my favorite NFL team, not the national radio broadcast or TV. I happen to live where the games are broadcast on a local radio station but the NFL has rules that say they cannot broadcast conference championship games or the Super Bowl outside a 75 mile radius. I live outside that. Honestly, I don't care what it costs. I think SiriusXM has the local radio broadcasts, right? What do I need to stream a game on SiriusXM? Can I do it on my Linux box? -- John G. Heim; jheim(a)math.wisc.edu; 608-263-4189

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