Hi,
I still would be a bit apprehensive about working for a Linux only shop atm. I still don't think the access to the GUI is quite there yet, especially on some of the more Enterprise distros like RedHat.
Luckily in my job I don't need to access other people's workstations, however when I did I used Narrator or System Access. I can use live servers with just the Windows magnifier, and install WindowEyes on some of the test boxes to verify what I'm doing, so it isn't that bad.
Thanks.
Andrew.
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-----Original Message-----
From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: 02 October 2009 16:50
To: Blind sysadmins list
Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Windows 7 warning
Or, you could run an operating system like a Unix flavor that allows you to
remotely administer everything.;)
I had interviewed with Dream Works Interactive and every desktop there used
Linux, they run an entirely Microsoft free environment. Well Linux or Macs
in the artistic areas.
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Bell"
To: "Blind sysadmins list"
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Windows 7 warning
By heck! I can think of a few guys here who will be absolutely green
with envy just at having JAWS everywhere and accessible with a dongle.
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org
[mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of
Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie
Sent: 02 October 2009 11:51
To: Blind sysadmins list
Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Windows 7 warning
The Houses of the offices of the Oireachtas is like the main
government
offices in Ireland.
I'm employed by a company who are contracted by this department to
manage
their IT.
We've a huge infrastructure here from around 10 server rooms and more
coms
rooms that I have been able to keep track of. It's a fantastic place
to
work as the environment is very large but very flexable.
We've around 94 physical servers with a good chunk of other virtual
servers on top of that and around 2100 workstations. Every machine on
the
network has Jaws installed so when I remember to bring my dongle with
me
there's never a PC or server I cant access.
Oroktass is loosely how you would pronounce it.
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