I am legally blind... I'm 20/800 natively and 20/200 best correction from optic nerve problems and I use the computer all day long, in fact, I'm an IT professional!
I can say first hand that I would love to see better computer resources for the visually disabled, as well as for other disabilities! And, more so, better pricing on the resources that are available! For instance, a Zoomtext for Windows is almost a thousand bucks. Where the same features are built into the Mac!?!?!? But Apple charges $2,000 for their 30" display where a Dell is only $1,000!?!?!
I wouldn't dream of pushing my computer platform on anyone but Apple seems to have gotten the support for low vision working better than others. I run three monitors, 24L, 30C and 24R. The two side monitors run 1280x800 and the center runs 1440x900. Very low and disgusting resolutions by todays standards but it's what I need to be able to sit comfortably and still see the screens.
I think that in general, it's not so much of a software issue as it is hardware. Take low vision like mine for example... I'd love to have a wrap around display like you see in the movies, set on about an 8" or 10" stand so that I can get the monitor nice and close and still be able to move the keyboard out a distance far enough to type.
Regardless of weather you like flash or music on the home page or image files (I'm in IT geek, I hate them all) the users with poor vision should not be limited to what they can see or not see in the design of software/web pages. If there was adequate hardware support for this need, it will be a non-issue.
"This has applications in military intelligence, face-recognition, anti-terrorism, and hunting down replicants"
Yeah, I've seen this one before... where the Coyote tried using it to pick out the roadrunn behind a moving train with a slingshot. I didn't work for him.
On your NT Server, consider a decent tape drive (I recommend Qualstar robots) and a copy of Veritas Backup Exec. Then, set the users profile to point their My Documents folder to the server - or their enitre machine for the fact. Veritas will automate the backups for you. I've done this several times with great success. Email me if you need help!
My main server is a SCSI system, with close to 200G of storage. I poped in a Promise RAID controller (Just becuase I like this card) and a couple of Maxtor 100G drives in a removable mounting kit.
The removable mouting kits I got off eBay for about $10 each (Needed two). The raid controller cost me about $50 and the drives were each $329.
Effectivly, I've got less than $750 into a 200G backup solution. Evreything is in a mirror set and works great.
I actually had to test it once too - SCSI drive failure. I replaced the SCSI drive, reassigned the new drive to the mirror set and the rest was automagic!
Not to be repetitive; but it's on Suns homepage and in the store. Not to mention that I just ordered one and they're only three days backordered (Shcoking).
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I am legally blind... I'm 20/800 natively and 20/200 best correction from optic nerve problems and I use the computer all day long, in fact, I'm an IT professional!
I can say first hand that I would love to see better computer resources for the visually disabled, as well as for other disabilities! And, more so, better pricing on the resources that are available! For instance, a Zoomtext for Windows is almost a thousand bucks. Where the same features are built into the Mac!?!?!? But Apple charges $2,000 for their 30" display where a Dell is only $1,000!?!?!
I wouldn't dream of pushing my computer platform on anyone but Apple seems to have gotten the support for low vision working better than others. I run three monitors, 24L, 30C and 24R. The two side monitors run 1280x800 and the center runs 1440x900. Very low and disgusting resolutions by todays standards but it's what I need to be able to sit comfortably and still see the screens.
I think that in general, it's not so much of a software issue as it is hardware. Take low vision like mine for example... I'd love to have a wrap around display like you see in the movies, set on about an 8" or 10" stand so that I can get the monitor nice and close and still be able to move the keyboard out a distance far enough to type.
Regardless of weather you like flash or music on the home page or image files (I'm in IT geek, I hate them all) the users with poor vision should not be limited to what they can see or not see in the design of software/web pages. If there was adequate hardware support for this need, it will be a non-issue.
"This has applications in military intelligence, face-recognition, anti-terrorism, and hunting down replicants"
... where the Coyote tried using it to pick out the roadrunn behind a moving train with a slingshot. I didn't work for him.
Yeah, I've seen this one before
But maybe, Coyotes are just funny like that!
And send SCO a bill for two dollars (plus postage).
-brian
On your NT Server, consider a decent tape drive (I recommend Qualstar robots) and a copy of Veritas Backup Exec. Then, set the users profile to point their My Documents folder to the server - or their enitre machine for the fact. Veritas will automate the backups for you. I've done this several times with great success. Email me if you need help!
-brian
My main server is a SCSI system, with close to 200G of storage. I poped in a Promise RAID controller (Just becuase I like this card) and a couple of Maxtor 100G drives in a removable mounting kit.
The removable mouting kits I got off eBay for about $10 each (Needed two). The raid controller cost me about $50 and the drives were each $329.
Effectivly, I've got less than $750 into a 200G backup solution. Evreything is in a mirror set and works great.
I actually had to test it once too - SCSI drive failure. I replaced the SCSI drive, reassigned the new drive to the mirror set and the rest was automagic!
Good luck!
-brian
Not to be repetitive; but it's on Suns homepage and in the store. Not to mention that I just ordered one and they're only three days backordered (Shcoking).