On 11/15/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Send AccessIndia mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AccessIndia digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. BitLocker To Go Encrypts Portable Flash Drives in Windows 7 > (srikanth kanuri) > 2. Change the Windows 7 or Vista Power Buttons to Shut > Down/Sleep/Hibernate (srikanth kanuri) > 3. Re: the Third National Workshop on web accessibility > (Gopalakrishnan) > 4. Re: meeting with the WIPO Director General (Gopalakrishnan) > 5. Qwitter (shahnaz) > 6. Visiting Vizag and Chennai ([email protected]) > 7. No chance of getting number of your choice under UID > (Renuka Warrier) > 8. training and implanting computer technology for the blind and > visually handicapped in Lithuania (Robin Augastin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:43:05 +0530 > From: srikanth kanuri <[email protected]> > Subject: [AI] BitLocker To Go Encrypts Portable Flash Drives in > Windows 7 > To: accessindia <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > BitLocker To Go Encrypts Portable Flash Drives in Windows 7 > > The BitLocker feature was introduced in Windows Vista and allowed you > to encrypt the content of your hard drive.? Now in Windows 7 they > offer BitLocker > To Go which allows you to encrypt portable USB flash drives. > > First open up My Computer and Right-click on the flash drive you want > to encrypt and select Turn on BitLocker. > After BitLocker initialized the flash drive you will need to enter in > a password to unlock the drive.? You can also set up a Smartcard which > are usually > used in a work environment so talk to you IT staff. > Next you will be prompted to store the recovery key which is used in > the event you lose your password or smartcard.? If you store it as a > file make sure > that it is not on the same drive that you?re encrypting. > After the key has been saved as a file or printed you will see a > confirmation message. > > Finally you will be ready to start encrypting the drive so just click > the Start Encrypting button. > > While it is encrypting there will be a progress screen displayed. > > A successful encryption of the USB flash drive. notice that the drive > icon will change to show its encrypted with BitLocker. > > Notice that the drive icon will change to show its encrypted with > BitLocker where the gold lock indicates it is locked up and the gray > lock is displayed > after you have unlocked it. > > unlock > > Right-click on that icon to bring up options to manage BitLocker encryption. > > The next time you plug in the drive to a Windows 7 machine you will be > prompted to enter the password to gain access to the drive.? You can > also always > have it unlocked on specific machines in the future. > > You can also use the encrypted drive in Vista and XP.? Here we will > look at how it looks in XP, when you plug it in you will be prompted > for the password > to launch BitLocker To Go Reader (the utility is installed > automatically on the drive by Windows 7). > > bitlocker XP > > BitLocker To Go Reader is a Windows Explorer type navigation utility > for showing the content of the drive. > > bitlocker reading > > With a BitLocker encrypted drive you will only be able to read and > copy files.? If you need to add files or change them you will need to > use a Windows 7 > machine. > > This is a great way to easily make sure sensitive data on your USB > flash drive is safe.? Right now anyone who has Windows 7 RC1 Ultimate > can use this feature. > > Regards... > Srikanth > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:04:38 +0530 > From: srikanth kanuri <[email protected]> > Subject: [AI] Change the Windows 7 or Vista Power Buttons to Shut > Down/Sleep/Hibernate > To: accessindia <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Change the Windows 7 or Vista Power Buttons to Shut Down/Sleep/Hibernate > > The default action for the Power button on the start menu?in Windows 7 > is shutdown, and in Vista is Sleep, which isn?t necessarily useful for > everybody, > so we?ll explain how to change it here. > > Change Windows 7 Shutdown Button > > Windows 7 makes it really easy ? just head into the Start Menu / > Taskbar preferences by right-clicking on the start menu and choosing > Properties. > > All you need to do is change the drop-down for Power Button Action to > whatever you would prefer. > > Change Windows Vista Power Buttons > You can configure this setting easily by using the advanced power > settings panel, which is a little tricky to get to normally, but we?ll > take the shortcut. > > Open a command prompt (type cmd into the start menu search bar), and > then type in the following: > > block quote > powercfg.cpl,1 > > block quote end > > You could also take the long route (Control Panel \ Power Options \ > Change Plan Settings \ Change Advanced Power Settings) > > Once you get to this dialog, browse down as shown to ?Power buttons and lid? > > >From here, you can change the options: > > ? Power button action ? Changes the hardware power button action > ? Start menu power button ? Changes the power button on the Start Menu > > You can change the power button to either Sleep, Hibernate or Shut > Down, or even nothing for the hardware power button. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:11:22 +0530 > From: "Gopalakrishnan" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AI] the Third National Workshop on web accessibility > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <bb65357f8224415880008000a3685...@blacky> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > Hello Nirmita, > > The link is not working. I got the following message: > "Oops! The Page Can Not Be Found!" > > Gopalakrishnan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nirmita Narasimhan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 2:15 PM > Subject: [AI] the Third National Workshop on web accessibility > > >> Dear Friends, >> the third National workshop on web accessibility for web developers was >> organised by CIS in collaboration with Space- Kerala at Trivandrum on >> 24th-25th September. The report is available at: >> http://cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/workshop-thiruvananthapuram >> -report >> >> >> >> Best, Nirmita >> >> Nirmita Narasimhan (Programme Manager) >> Centre for Internet and Society >> No. D2, 3rd Floor, Shariff Chambers >> 14, Cunningham Road, Bangalore - 560 052 >> P: + 80 40926283 >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:12:54 +0530 > From: "Gopalakrishnan" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AI] meeting with the WIPO Director General > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <b8e9c61c9ade4c598f7a69d46779a...@blacky> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > Hello Nirmita, > > This link is not working. > > Gopalakrishnan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nirmita Narasimhan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 1:52 PM > Subject: [AI] meeting with the WIPO Director General > > >> Dear Friends, >> the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped, the Daisy Forum of >> India and the Centre for Internet and Society together organised a meeting >> >> with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation >> (WIPO) to draw attention to the needs of the visually impaired persons >> community in India and other developing countries. During the course of >> the meeting, a submission document was also put forward to the DG on >> behalf of the vip community of India. Please find more info about the >> event, the presentations made there, the agenda and the submission >> document at >> http://cis-india.org/advocacy/accessibility/blog/right-to-read-for-the-print >> -impaired-and-copyright-challenges >> >> >> Best, Nirmita >> >> Nirmita Narasimhan (Programme Manager) >> Centre for Internet and Society >> No. D2, 3rd Floor, Shariff Chambers >> 14, Cunningham Road, Bangalore - 560 052 >> P: + 80 40926283 >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:51:45 +0530 (IST) > From: shahnaz <[email protected]> > Subject: [AI] Qwitter > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > Qwitter is an accessible Twitter client designed for access by the > blind, providing an innovative integration between Twitter and a > user's screen reader. > > > http://www.qwitter-client.net/ > > > > > Keep up with people you care about with Yahoo! 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Learn how. > http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/connectmore > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:36:04 -0500 (EST) > From: [email protected] > Subject: [AI] Visiting Vizag and Chennai > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > Friends, > I'll be at Vizag from 25th - 30th November, 2009 for a personal trip and > I'll be at Chennai from 1st - 3rd December, 2009 to attend ICT Conference > at Loyola College, Chennai, > > Would be happy to meet anyone who would be around these cities. > > I can be contacted on my hand phone +91 99008 10881. > > Any replies intended to me should be sent directly to me at > [email protected] and please do not spam the list. > > Thanks, > Srinivasu > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:43:43 +0530 > From: "Renuka Warrier" <[email protected]> > Subject: [AI] No chance of getting number of your choice under UID > To: "access india" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <000801ca6523$eb105fa0$0400a...@amd> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The Hindu : News : No chance of getting number of your choice under UID > > Bangalore, November 13, 2009 > > PTI > The Hindu Mr Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of > India speaking at the Bangalore IT.biz 2009 on Friday. Photo: G.R.N. > Somashekar > The computer would throw up a random 16-digit number and there is no way you > can change it. > > Being superstitious, you may succeed in getting a number of your choice - > whether it's a mobile phone and motor registration by shelling out more or > using your influence or some other means. > > But don't count on those things to come to your help when you apply for a > Unique Identification (UID) number. The computer would throw up a random > 16-digit number and there is no way you can change it. > > The Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) made > this clear at the Bangalore IT.biz 2009 conference here, where he delivered > a "Vision 2020 - Leadership Series" address. > > An audience member asked during a question and answer session after the > address - would there be a scheme by which he (who is supestitious) can get > a special ID number ? > > "No special number. Take the number you get," Mr. Nilekani said. "Number > will be numeric; it will be a 16-digit number." > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:54:40 +0530 > From: Robin Augastin <[email protected]> > Subject: [AI] training and implanting computer technology for the > blind and visually handicapped in Lithuania > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > dear friends > > In organising adult computer training in Lithuania, a close > relationship of the Computer Centre with Lithuanian Association of the > Blind and Visually Handicapped (LABVH) plays an important role. As a > public organisation, it intermediates and helps to form a proper view > towards a visually handicapped person in various institutions. > Sometimes, using pressure on those, who must create good conditions > for those people. Besides, this Association, covering the whole > Republic, helps to solve people employment problems quicker, helps to > provide them with necessary means, its participation helps to solve > easier the problems of acceptance and financing various programs. > > Lithuanian Blind and Visually Handicapped Computer Centre, founded in > 1992, is trying to develop its activities in two directions. That is > work with: - pupils learning in Lithuanian Computer Center for the > Blind and Visually Handicapped. - post - graduates or those, who > became visually handicapped at elder age. > > Pupils learn at school 9 or 12 years. The first acquaintance with a > computer is made at elementary school already. In senior forms regular > classes are given, conditions for pupils' practice in leisure time are > provided. Pupils year by year grow together with hardware development. > This period must be used well enough, so that on graduation all the > pupils should be acquainted with the possibilities, provided by > hardware. Could write and print texts in computer, could master the > keyboard in the "blind" system. Were acquainted with spread sheet, > data base and communication programmes. We want that pupils on > graduation could master the computer so well, that they could use it > later and need not waste any more time for learning the computer > alphabet. Many pupils want to continue studying in universities, some > start working and are exposed to the need of one or another > information. Ability to use hardware facilitates their studies, create > conditions for independent studies. > > This road is long, but reliable enough. We think that in five - ten > years, a number of young visually handicapped people, able to > practically use computer for their own needs, or at least having idea > about the merits, provided by this equipment, will spread around > Lithuania. > > The other direction is work with people, who have already left school, > but had no possibilities to learn and practise with hardware. Those > are students, working people and people looking for jobs. The latter > sphere is much more complicated and needs more concentrated work. The > first reason is, that this category of people have not enough time for > learning. > > At this moment we think, that the course of two types could > beorganised - for beginners (24 - 36 hours are enough), and special > (for those, who already can use computer, but who need to improve > their skills. Sometimes to master one of the programs. > > At the beginning, only short course of 24 hours in the groups of 5 - 8 > people, was organised, which sometimes lasted for three weeks(two days > per week, 4 hours each). This course is organised in the evenings or > at weekends, because it is more convenient for the working or studying > people. > > The aim of this course is to introduce the hardware merits to the > course attendants and to teach to use the text editor. Of course, > having certain level of vision, we teach to use the language > synthesiser or the program of symbol maximising. > > The effectiveness of this course is not very big. At the beginning, on > foundation of our Computer Centre, courses of similar type were > organised quite often. The aim of the courses was to introduce new > technologies to as many people as possible. During the 4 years of > existence, approximately 140 people attended them. Some of the people > understood what work with computer means, and now they are using it > for their needs. But a big part of the attendants have not used a > computer since the end of the course. There are several reasons. > > Some of them thought that ability to write a text or to read it in the > computer would be enough to get a new job. The professional > capabilities of the person himself were ignored. Some of them thought, > that ability to operate hardware by itself will give them a > profession. Others would need a computer very much in their working > places, but the organisation that employs them, can not create such > conditions for them, and in that case any further motivation for > computer - literacy perfection disappears. > > Still others would like to learn to operate computer, but being very > busy and with the lack of time, the learning is always postponed, and > the usual work equipment is used. The big part of this type are people > working as authorities or engaged in scientific work. > > A separate sphere is work with students. Vilnius students often need > help in material preparation in a usual or Braille script. This help > is usually rendered individually. > > Formation of technical base for free rent: meaning, strong points and > problems > > >From 1994, Lithuanian Blind and Visually Handicapped Computer Centre, > with the help of Lithuanian Association of the Blind, started to > accumulate equipment, which is rent free to visually handicapped > people. As not every organisation can give to a blind or visually > handicapped person a possibility to have at one's work a computer, > MEMONA (electronic notebook for the visually handicapped) or a > synthesiser, we make a fixed - term (3 - 6 months) free rent agreement > with a person, rent him a computer or a synthesiser. It gives: > - better possibilities to find a job for a visually handicapped person; > - to improve the skills independently; > - the staff accepts the person better (he does not take away anyone's > computer). > > Experience in equipment distribution has been accumulated in several > years. Some factors are important in distribution: > - can the applicant use it; > - is there a real future vocation; > - is it clear enough what work will have to be done; > - is there a sufficient professional preparedness. > > > There are problems in the formation of this technical base for rent. > First of all, much more and better equipment is desirable. The > equipment that we now have is usually old computers, speech > synthesisers and MEMONA. > > Another thing is that some institutions are not strong enough to > provide the blind with the necessary equipment later. That is why we > think, that a wide and good discussion with governmental and labour > exchange institutions is necessary, so that the base could regularly > be enriched and could acquire a more stable and wider character. The > present equipment belongs to the Association of Blind so far. > > Search for vocations within and outside the system of Lithuanian > Association of Blind and Handicapped > > Among the blind and visually handicapped of Lithuania there are > specialists who can already master the special hardware, use it in > their work, who could teach other visually handicapped people. At the > moment in Lithuania computers are used by visually handicapped > journalists, editors, lawyers, students of universities and higher > schools, institutions staff. Computerised member registration of the > Union of Blind and Visually Handicapped is made. Hardware is already > used in publishing with the help of Braille script. Special programs > are prepared , technology mastered, employees - visually handicapped > are trained. > > It is not easy to find suitable vocations for visually handicapped > people. In Lithuania such vocations were searched for in the > institutions of LABVH. We still face the problem of employment in the > centres of LABVH. Very much depends on the professional training of > the blind or visually handicapped himself. > > In the future we want to equip at least one computerised vocation in > all the biggest towns. They may be near libraries or stronger computer > centres, which would be convenient for the blind and visually > handicapped to come and work with computer. Very often the blind have > to print the text with Braille or usual printer. To provide with > Braille printers is hard due to high prices. It is necessary for the > blind to have a possibility to practice with the equipment nearer his > home, besides, a specialist's help is often necessary. > > Importance of good examples in explaining to the society the > possibilities of the blind in work with computer > > I think that at the first stage it is very important that the first > blind people on starting working were enthusiastic and ready to fight > difficulties. It is very important in respect of the future vocations. > Good pioneers in this field create a very good atmosphere for others > in vocation search, whereas every bad case or failure can destroy the > efforts of other people. > > No less important is introduction of the existing > computerpossibilities to the society and especially to staff of > certain institutions. It is a rather thorough and long work. We are > trying to use the possibilities of press, radio and television. A big > significance is attached to concrete demonstration of all the present > possibilities. For this purpose we invite people to visit the Computer > Centre of the Blind. We want those to be people in some way > connectedwith the blind or who can have some influence on the decision > making. > > > Professional school > > >From autumn of 1995 we have started professional training of the blind > and visually handicapped. That is the qualification of computer > tupist. In this school year, the second group is studying the computer > typist speciality. The whole course will last for 1,5 year. The group > consists of six pupils, five of which can not use the usual script. > One blind pupil has not got left hand, and only one finger of the > right hand can function. Now we already are glad, he managed to master > hardware well enough. On good computer keyboard mastering, having > enough knowledge of hardware, the pupils must soon be able to enter > the necessary information. We have many questions so far, but I > believe, that we will fight all the difficulties and will have one > more speciality, accessible to the blind. We believe that having > mastered the computer technologies, the pupils will find better > vocations, will integrate easier in the society, will be more > independent in the work activities. > > Human ability and professional skills for integral work > > The ability to use hardware would facilitate studies, work, open new > professional possibilities to approximately half a thousand of > visually handicapped people, most of whom are children and youth, > others - able to work people engaged in the sphere of intellectual > work. These people need a particular professional rehabilitation: they > need help in keeping the previous job, providing with special > technical means, hardware among them, or retraining, requalifying, > taking into consideration the people's possibilities and situation in > labour market. > > We do not think that all the problems can be solved only on providing > the blind or visually handicapped with special equipment. It is > important to know exactly what work he will be engaged in, and not to > require everything at once. Gradually the person is involved into the > activities, and the circle of work can widen. It is important to know > who will be able to consult on use and adaptation of special equipment > problems. Many people simply do not believe that a blind could be a > good, efficient and competitive employee. Very much depends on the > activities of Rehabilitation Services, but especially on the > professional training of the blind himself. > > Lack of information about the concrete work spectre of the blind > > In Lithuania computer training and employment of the blind and > visually handicapped is only developing. In this road we have many > vagueness and questions. We would like to know the opinion of other > countries that already have a sufficient experience in this sphere. We > would like to know better their work in training and employment of the > blind. I think this experience would help other countries, who are > working towards computerisation of the blind. Lack of sociological > research on vocation and professional possibilities of the blind. > best regards > robinaugastin > my skype idy > robin.ccb > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > AccessIndia mailing list > [email protected] > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > End of AccessIndia Digest, Vol 43, Issue 54 > ******************************************* > I would like to install talking typing teacher software in my system, but iam not able to extract this software. If any one know how to extract this software please inform me. Thanks and regards
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