September 2008 - Blind-sysadmins - lists.hodgsonfamily.org

Reminder: Coming Up on Main Menu in a Little Under 9 Hours - CAPTCHA!
by Darrell Shandrow 13 Jun '10

13 Jun '10

Hello Everyone, This announcement represents a friendly reminder for all of you to listen to an important, two hour live Main Menu coming right up later today. Coming up on an exciting two hour live program, we hear from a panel of technology industry experts all about CAPTCHA (visual verification) and other forms of visual authentication, accessibility challenges to existing visual verification systems, the balance between human rights and security, existing solutions for providing reasonable accomodations to visual authentication and emerging accessibility solutions. We are proud to introduce an impressive panel of experts and their primary areas of focus: * Matt May from the Adobe Systems Accessibility Team will discuss his 2005 W3C note on the inaccessibility of CAPTCHA. * Luis von Ahn from ReCAPTCHA at Carnegie Mellon University will describe their accessible solution. * Steve Dispensa from PhoneFactor will tell us all about an innovative, telephone based two-factor authentication system. The accessibility of CAPTCHA (visual verification schemes on the web) and other similar forms of visual authentication is a topic of utmost importance to the blind, visually impaired and others with print reading disabilities. Real, universally accessible solutions are going to require significant amounts of effort, good will and out-of-the-box thinking. We encourage active participation by the blind community, members on all sides of the issue from the mainstream technology industry and those sighted people who care about what happens to us. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333. You may email your questions to: mainmenu(a)acbradio.org You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu(a)acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe(a)googlegroups.com Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenu Main Menu Live - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenulive Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_… Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow The Main Menu Production Team

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remote desktop
by Dave 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

Hello, I've got a question and i'm hoping for a thinking out of the box type fix. Remote desktop and screen readers, i'm needing access. I've got xp remote workstations i need to get to from a centrally located workstation. Our copy of jfw9 does not have remote access key in it, and getting it isn't going to happen. I'd like to get remote desktop sessions working. Is there a jfw alternative that could be used to correct this situation, sa2go, or one of the free screen readers, or something else? Thanks. Dave.

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installing jaws 9 on to moltipal computers
by Stuart Young 01 Oct '08

01 Oct '08

Hi all, what would be the best way to install jaws for windows version 9 on to about 200 networked computers, with out going around to each one? -- You can contact me in one of the following ways: Skype: youngstuart70 MSN: stuartyoung(a)samobile.net Phone: 07825738700 Thank you! Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere.

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Microsoft technet labs accessibility?
by Dave 01 Oct '08

01 Oct '08

Hello, Has anyone tried the Microsoft Technet labs with jfw? They are at technet.microsoft.com under the virtual labs link. If so, i was wondering as to if they were accessible or if not, if there was an alternative format i could take them in, a downloadable pdf for example? Thanks. Dave.

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What's an Accessible SQL Client?
by Steve Matzura 01 Oct '08

01 Oct '08

I'm needing to develop a couple small applications using a MySQL database, and I'm looking at GUI's for this purpose. The most popular seems to be Navicat, and for the most part, it's accessible enough, but in certain cases, not enough, such as the drop-down list for field type. I just cannot find the silly button to drop down the list! So I'm ready to abandon it and try something else. Anyone got any good ideas on this? Should this be posted to the blind programming list instead? Any assistance greatly appreciated.

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off topic, need quick help?
by Ibraam Wahib 21 Sep '08

21 Sep '08

hello lest members: how are you all? please I've two questions need your advice in. 1. how can I make an auto run CD with interface, like windows CD? which program help me to do that in accessible way. 2. I need the name of video screen capture, which can record in full screen mood. thanks for you so much. ibraam.

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jfw, vmware, and vista?
by Dave 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

Hello, Any suggestions on this issue? I've tried updating video and sound drivers fs doesn't want to assist with this. Is there any settings that would enable increased vista performance? Thanks. Dave.

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vmware book on bookshare?
by John G. Heim 17 Sep '08

17 Sep '08

This is kind of OT but a few weeks ago, I asked about acquiring a book on vmware. Somebody said that all the safari books are on bookshare. I can't find it but I am thinking that it may be because I am not a paid member yet. But before I pay, I'd like to confirm that the book will be there. Is bookshare.org worth it anyway? Are all of the safari books there? Are copyrighted books hidden from searches until you pay?

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] setting Primary Dns Suffix via samba
by John G. Heim 17 Sep '08

17 Sep '08

In case anyone is interested in this... I have not solved the problem I was asking about earlier this week. However, I've narrowed it todwn to a point where I have figured out I can ignore it. Well, sort of. The main symptom is that periodically, my Windows machine gets aninvalid DNS suffix search list. Instead of 'math.wisc.edu' it's 'bogus.wisc.edu' where 'bogus' is the name of the IT department on campus. This means that if I am using ssh, I have to give the fully qualified domain name. I can't say 'ssh lambeau'. I have to say 'ssh lambeau.math.wisc.edu'. Also, the list of DNS servers is wrong. It's for the other department. For a while, I thought there was a rogue dhcp server on my network. But it puzzled me because my IP address was correct. If there was a rogue dhcp server, it was kind enough to hand out correct IP addresses. I eliminated the possibility of the rogue dhcp server by shutting down the dhcp service on my real dhcp servers. Then when I tried to renew my lease, it failed. Actually, it was kind of funny, at this point I had no network connection on my PC so I had to get my co-worker to restart dhcp. My boss drew an analogy with cutting off a branch you're sitting on. Anyway, at this point, I still don't know why the DNS suffix search list and the list of DNS servers gets messed up. According to the people in the IT department, dhcp broadcasts can't leave the subnet. But I know it happens only with Windows machines and only when a lease expires. And it can be easily fixed by issuing an 'ipconfig /renew'. So I give up. >> To: Blind sysadmins list >> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] setting Primary Dns Suffix via samba >> >> Doh! >> >> I don't know where I got the idea this is a samba It occurs to me that >> this >> may not be a samba problem. There is a setting for the primary DNS >> suffix in >> the Windows computer name settings. You can either hard-code it in or >> let it >> change with the Windows domain. That's why I thought it would be set via >> >> samba. But on a linux machine, it's set via DHCP. So this is probably a >> DHCP >> problem. >> >> >> From: "John G. Heim" <jheim(a)math.wisc.edu> >> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:00 AM >> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] setting Primary Dns Suffix via samba >> >> >>> There is something wrong with my samba domain. The main symptom is >> that >>> after a DHCP lease expires, I get an invalid DNS suffix search list. >> It >>> should be "math.wisc.edu" but it gets set to another department like >>> "junk.wisc.edu". >>> >>> If I renew the lease, 'ipconfig /renew', it's right. However, the >> Primary >>> Dns Suffix is always empty. I'm not finding anything on samba.org on >> how >>> to set that. I know it can be hard coded in via the Windows control >> panel. >>> But I don't want to have to fix that on all 200 computers that we have >> in >>> our department. Most of them are booted into linux most of the time >>> anyway. >>> >>> So how to I configure samba to set the Primary Dns Suffix for >> Windows >>> and how do I stop it from changing the DNS suffix search list? >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >>> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>> http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins >> >> >> -- >> allpay.net Limited, Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, >> Whitestone, Hereford, HR1 3SE. >> Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. 666 9148 88. >> >> Telephone: 0870 243 3434, Fax: 0870 243 6041. >> Website: www.allpay.net >> Email: enquiries(a)allpay.net >> >> This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and >> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is >> addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the >> allpay.net Information Security Manager at the number above. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blind-sysadmins mailing list >> Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins >> >> >

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setting Primary Dns Suffix via samba
by John G. Heim 16 Sep '08

16 Sep '08

There is something wrong with my samba domain. The main symptom is that after a DHCP lease expires, I get an invalid DNS suffix search list. It should be "math.wisc.edu" but it gets set to another department like "junk.wisc.edu". If I renew the lease, 'ipconfig /renew', it's right. However, the Primary Dns Suffix is always empty. I'm not finding anything on samba.org on how to set that. I know it can be hard coded in via the Windows control panel. But I don't want to have to fix that on all 200 computers that we have in our department. Most of them are booted into linux most of the time anyway. So how to I configure samba to set the Primary Dns Suffix for Windows and how do I stop it from changing the DNS suffix search list?

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