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Reading PowerShell code with JAWS
by Chris Nestrud 12 May '19

12 May '19

Hello all, I'm wondering if any of you have any tips for reading PowerShell with JAWS using speech. Here's the question that I sent to Vispero: I'm trying to use JAWS to review PowerShell code. Is there a way to have JAWS indicate a dash preceded by a space as different from a dash preceded by some other character when reading a line? For example, in this line: Add-NetEventPacketCaptureProvider -SessionName Session1 The first part could be understood as "Add-NetEventPacketCaptureProvider -SessionName" or "Add-NetEventPacketCaptureProvider-SessionName". Is there a way to have it read as "Add-NetEventPacketCaptureProvider space dash SessionName"? I recognize that Braille would be a good solution, but this needs to work with speech. In case you're interested, the Vispero representative first recommended setting the punctuation setting to all, then when I commented that this would not identify any space characters, the recommendation was to use the JAWS cursor to review character by character, with a note that a Braille display would be worth considering. Hopefully someone has found a different method better suited for reviewing lengthy code. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Chris

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Accessibility of Windows Terminal (recently announced by Microsoft)
by Jason White 07 May '19

07 May '19

Do we have any preliminary indications of how accessible the recently announced Windows Terminal will be with screen readers? There’s a Git repository, thus much of the work appears to be taking place in the open. https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/06/microsoft-windows-terminal-wsl-2-coming-… and source code on GitHub: https://github.com/Microsoft/Terminal

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Re: NAS storage experiences and recommendations?
by Can Kırca 04 May '19

04 May '19

Hey Andrew, Firstly, thank you for your comments. Web interface is not important completely, because I'm an experienced user and can find some workaround. 3rd party app support is more important than web UI, I can use it for storing some apps as well. I don't have any information about Qnap, did you use it before? Best. 2019-05-04 23:58 GMT+03:00, Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io>: > Hi, > > Another one here for the DS918+. Using it with Docker and some native VMs > running on the hardware after upgrading the RAM to 8GB (it can take 16GB if > you don't use Synology RAM). What don't you like about the web interface? > It’s a bit qwerky but you won't beat it for third-party support. Its main > competitor is QNAP so take a look at those as well. Western Digital is > pretty locked down to just its own signed apps. > > Andrew. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Can Kırca <cankirca(a)gmail.com> > Sent: 04 May 2019 18:09 > To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> > Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: NAS storage experiences and recommendations? > > 2 bay will be enough for me, but I can't find a right and newer model that > supports all 3rd party app installation. Synology website is not good as > much as I want. There are multiple models available in the local deallers, > but not sure which one is newer. > Western Digital PR2100 and PR4100 comes with 4GB ram and Pentium dual core > processor; however Device operating system is not completely secure and > useful like others. Maybe installing Apache and other apps is possible > illegally with out warranty. > > 2019-05-04 19:29 GMT+03:00, Chris Nestrud <ccn(a)chrisnestrud.com>: >> Synology 918 Plus. As far as I know they all use the same DSM >> interface just with different features. >> >> Chris >> >> On Sat, May 04, 2019 at 06:53:08PM +0300, Can K??rca wrote: >>> Which model you are using? >>> >>> 2019-05-04 18:45 GMT+03:00, Chris Nestrud <ccn(a)chrisnestrud.com>: >>> > The Synology DSM web interface is pretty accessible. >>> > >>> > Chris >>> > >>> > On Sat, May 04, 2019 at 04:21:30PM +0300, Can K??rca wrote: >>> >> Hello SysAdmins, >>> >> >>> >> Currendly I'm using a WD NAS unit; however due to security and >>> >> performance reasons would like to change it as soon as possible. >>> >> I have looked Synology NAS devices, they makes me excited. It >>> >> seems that we can install Apache web server and many 3rd party >>> >> apps to use on the LAN. >>> >> Do you have any experience for Synology devices? 218+ seems well. >>> >> Some users are installed Ubuntu and NextCloud to Western Digital >>> >> NAS devices pro series PR2100/PR4100 and they said that >>> >> performance and security problem nearly fixed with this >>> >> combination. What do you recommend for me? Does the web interface >>> >> and build-in software UI is accessible with screen readers on >>> >> Synology? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Thanks in advance. >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> 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 >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Can K??rca >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > -- > Can Kırca > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Can Kırca

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NAS storage experiences and recommendations?
by Can Kırca 04 May '19

04 May '19

Hello SysAdmins, Currendly I'm using a WD NAS unit; however due to security and performance reasons would like to change it as soon as possible. I have looked Synology NAS devices, they makes me excited. It seems that we can install Apache web server and many 3rd party apps to use on the LAN. Do you have any experience for Synology devices? 218+ seems well. Some users are installed Ubuntu and NextCloud to Western Digital NAS devices pro series PR2100/PR4100 and they said that performance and security problem nearly fixed with this combination. What do you recommend for me? Does the web interface and build-in software UI is accessible with screen readers on Synology? Thanks in advance.

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screen reader accessible way to SSH into linux
by Chamandeep Singh Grover 29 Apr '19

29 Apr '19

Hi All, I need to connect to an Amazon EC2 linux instance and wanted to know what the most accessible way with a screen reader is. I'm relatively new to this and i thought Putty would be a good option, but even after installing the jaws scripts, the terminal feedback isn't great. Is there a tool which shows the output as a read-only textbox, so if there is a lot of output it is easier to navigate through it? One of the common things i struggle with when using cmd for instance is reading long output, so i end up writing to file instead. I hope someone can suggest something good as this is something I will need to do more often. Kind regards, chamandeep Singh Grover

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Re: BT business hub logs for turning on and off
by Chamandeep Singh Grover 28 Apr '19

28 Apr '19

Hi, I just tested this on my bt homehub and it does log when it turns back on that there was a power reset. I however do not see anything similar on the business hub. Kind regards, Chamandeep Singh Grover <div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> <table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"> <tr> <td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…" target="_blank"><img src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-anima…" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" /></a></td> <td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a> </td> </tr> </table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"></a></div> On 4/28/19, Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> wrote: > Hi, > > It won't tell you when it was switched off but the uptime should give you an > indication of when it was turned back on. If the logs are persistent > between reboots you could see the messages in the log before the boot events > and that would work out a rough indication of when it was switched off (or > the last event time anyway). I don't know of a router that can tell you > when it was switched off exactly because unless it goes through a shutdown > routine it would just be a case of pulling the plug. > > Andrew. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chamandeep Singh Grover via Blind-sysadmins > <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> > Sent: 28 April 2019 17:59 > To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> > Cc: Chamandeep Singh Grover <cmusic789(a)googlemail.com> > Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] BT business hub logs for turning on and off > > Hi All, > > I am looking at a BT business hub here in the UK and I wanted to find out > when this router has been manually turned off and back on again. > I have just reviewed the event logs, but there does not seem to be any clear > indication of this information. > Does anyone have any thoughts on how I can find this information? > > Kind regards, > Chamandeep Singh Grover > _______________________________________________ > 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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BT business hub logs for turning on and off
by Chamandeep Singh Grover 28 Apr '19

28 Apr '19

Hi All, I am looking at a BT business hub here in the UK and I wanted to find out when this router has been manually turned off and back on again. I have just reviewed the event logs, but there does not seem to be any clear indication of this information. Does anyone have any thoughts on how I can find this information? Kind regards, Chamandeep Singh Grover

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JAWS is not responsive on the browser after using NVDA
by Anatoliy Shudrya 14 Apr '19

14 Apr '19

Hello everyone, Probably not a sys admin topic, sorry. I have tried posting this to the JAWS list but maybe admins use different screen readers more often and can relate. I have been long time user of JAWS and it seams to me that the problem that I experience started with the latest windows and latest browsers. JAWS would stop reading anything on the browser after I make a switch from different screen reader such as NVDA. I am visually impaired and use both screen readers to navigate on the webpages. Sometimes NVDA would read things that JAWS won't and vice versa. So, for example in the middle of my cession on the web browser, I would decide to switch to NVDA, turn off JAWS, turn on NVDA, get my business done with NVDA and then turn on JAWS back again. After this series of steps JAWS would not read browser window no matter what, the only way to have JAWS read the browser window is to close it down and restart it. Many times it is impossible because I am in the middle of application fill out, purchase order or configuration page. I have tried to refresh the page, using insert escape to no avail. Using tab won't help as well. Tried to turn off and turn on JAWS several times, still no luck. Has anybody experienced similar kind of behavior with JAWS? Is there any trick getting it back to read? I get this with Chrome, Internet Explore and Firefox. Latest Win 10 Pro. OS and latest browsers. Also noticed that it happens often on the heavy coded pages with lots of JAWA code and forms. Any help appreciated. Anatoliy

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Re: Windows Server 2019 and Exchange 2019.
by philrigby62＠gmail.com 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Just to back up what Andrew is saying here, the company I work for, Atos, has around 200,000 employees worldwide and is a tier 1 IT services company. Over the last couple of years it has dispensed with all on-premise Exchange servers and is fully using Office 365 now. Phil. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Sent: 18 March 2019 11:55 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: Windows Server 2019 and Exchange 2019. Hi, Exchange 2019 and above are really being targeted now at large MSPs and large businesses who have the budget to increase memory etc. Seriously I would look at going with Office365, the large 3 companies I have worked for who have thousands of employees all use it. Is there any specific reason you aren't using Office365? I know we were all burned to some extent with Simply Mail Solutions. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: George Bell [george(a)techno-vision.co.uk] Sent: 18 March 2019 10:21 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Windows Server 2019 and Exchange 2019. Although I doubt too many will yet be involved in installing Windows Server 2019, it might be appropriate here to warn you of a nasty mess I created for ourselves my not doing enough research. As our current Exchange 2016 mail server's hardware was quite old, I decided it was time to replace it with the same Make and Model as our Domain Controller, a DELL R330 purchased just over a year ago. I made it clear to Dell that we were going to install the latest version of both Op. System and Exchange. However, the latest model was an R340. Server arrived, and with DELL's excellent tech support, hardware was configured for RAID etc., and Op System installed. However, installation of Exchange 2019 presented us with problems, and consequently we found that where 2016's recommended minimum was 8 GB of RAM, 2019 required 128 GB. A massive 16 fold increase. But the server's maximum was only 64 GB. OK, so implement plan B, which research proved was an easier being a like for like installation of Exchange 2016. Again problems during installation, so on to Microsoft support. Bombshell there. Exchange 2016 is not supported on Server 2019. Those who know me, can imagine the verbiage I uttered!!!! And to make matters worse, DELL did not apparently know of this issue as they admitted they had not yet been fully trained in this area. So finally we have had to go through the whole installation process again, but that saga is for another day. At least mail if flowing again. Warning to self. Make sure our requirements are clearly stated, at the absolute very least in an e-mail, and confirmed by the supplier. George _______________________________________________ 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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Re: Windows Server 2019 and Exchange 2019.
by Katherine M. Moss 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

I can speak from experience. The Exchange-only licensing schemes are very good for small groups. Mine happens to use Office 365 Business essentials, though. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 8:47 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: Windows Server 2019 and Exchange 2019. Hi, You could always just go with the Exchange portions of Office365, you don't need to go with the whole shebang. It depends on what you want to use Office365 licenses for, I agree if you are testing multiple versions of Office then the Office licenses aren't probably the best fit. Also you can still run your DC in office using Server 2019, and this can then be synced to the Azure Active Directory for password sync etc. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: George Bell [george(a)techno-vision.co.uk] Sent: 18 March 2019 12:39 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: Windows Server 2019 and Exchange 2019. It's a good point, Andrew, but unfortunately we have to be able to test out software on a variety of platforms. In this particular case for example, will the network version of Duxbury work on Windows Server 2019? Likewise with Office 365, but we also need to check out the likes of Word 2019, hence that is installed on some systems here. George -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Sent: 18 March 2019 11:55 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: Windows Server 2019 and Exchange 2019. Hi, Exchange 2019 and above are really being targeted now at large MSPs and large businesses who have the budget to increase memory etc. Seriously I would look at going with Office365, the large 3 companies I have worked for who have thousands of employees all use it. Is there any specific reason you aren't using Office365? I know we were all burned to some extent with Simply Mail Solutions. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: George Bell [george(a)techno-vision.co.uk] Sent: 18 March 2019 10:21 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Windows Server 2019 and Exchange 2019. Although I doubt too many will yet be involved in installing Windows Server 2019, it might be appropriate here to warn you of a nasty mess I created for ourselves my not doing enough research. As our current Exchange 2016 mail server's hardware was quite old, I decided it was time to replace it with the same Make and Model as our Domain Controller, a DELL R330 purchased just over a year ago. I made it clear to Dell that we were going to install the latest version of both Op. System and Exchange. However, the latest model was an R340. Server arrived, and with DELL's excellent tech support, hardware was configured for RAID etc., and Op System installed. However, installation of Exchange 2019 presented us with problems, and consequently we found that where 2016's recommended minimum was 8 GB of RAM, 2019 required 128 GB. A massive 16 fold increase. But the server's maximum was only 64 GB. OK, so implement plan B, which research proved was an easier being a like for like installation of Exchange 2016. Again problems during installation, so on to Microsoft support. Bombshell there. Exchange 2016 is not supported on Server 2019. Those who know me, can imagine the verbiage I uttered!!!! And to make matters worse, DELL did not apparently know of this issue as they admitted they had not yet been fully trained in this area. So finally we have had to go through the whole installation process again, but that saga is for another day. At least mail if flowing again. Warning to self. Make sure our requirements are clearly stated, at the absolute very least in an e-mail, and confirmed by the supplier. George _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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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