Internet and Web Browsers
VPNs
What is a VPN and why do I care?
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and it is invaluable when you want to use UCLA licensed re...
What is the Cisco VPN Client error message "Required VPN subsystem not available"
When starting up the VPN client software, I get the following error message: “Required VPN subsys...
How do I uninstall the Cisco VPN Client for Mac OS X?
The Cisco VPN Client on Mac OS X systems must be uninstalled by running a script via a terminal w...
VPNs Across UCLA
Many in the UCLA community are aware of the BOL VPN, Virtual Private Network, for on-campus wirel...
Firefox
Why can't I print my UCLA paystub from Firefox?
I just tried printing my stub from Firefox, it pulled up Acrobat Reader, so I’m assuming it’ll pr...
How do I control the popup blocker settings in Firefox?
The Popup Blocker Options/Preferences are located in the Content panel ofTools > OptionsEdit &...
What can I do with the Download Manager on Firefox?
In addition to keeping information on all your downloads in one place, the Download Manager keep...
How do I customize the toolbars in Firefox?
There are two basic methods of customizing the toolbars in Firefox: Adding/Removing Toolbars Rea...
What are the most common mouse shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox?
This is a list of the most common mouse shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.-———————————————- BackC...
How do I print from Firefox?
Printing a PageTo print the current page: Select File > Print.To print selected text: Select t...
How do I use Page Setup on Firefox?
To customize how pages are printed in Firefox, you can use Page Setup: Select File > Page Setu...
How do I make Firefox my default browser?
To make Firefox your default web browser:1. Select Tools > OptionsEdit > PreferencesFirefox...
How do I get/install/uninstall/switch/update themes in Firefox?
Getting and Installing Themes-—————————————You can download and install many themes from Mozilla ...
Firefox Add-Ons for Web Developers
Here’s another cool add-onhttp://www.getfirebug.com/firebug is similar to the “web developer” fir...
Google Browser Sync!
Firefox’s major asset is its wide variety of user community created and supported extensions.The ...
"Quick Tabs" in Firefox
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) for Windows XP+ only has been released in November 2006. Some have sai...
How can I gather research resources while using Firefox?
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and ci...
Greasemonkey and Firefox
Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows user-created Javascripts to tweak Firefox in vari...
Did you know these basic Firefox Tips?
Taken from: http://cybercapital.org/index.php/2007/05/21/did-you-know-these-basic-firefox-tips/ T...
Optimizing Firefox for broadband
Taken from a PC World article…Open FirefoxType about:config in address bar and press EnterType ne...
Keeping Firefox Plugins Up-to-Date
Quick verifier to keep Firefox plugins up-to-date —http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
Edit Mispelled Words in Firefox
Firefox keeps a per profile dictionary of custom words. To correct words which inadvertently ent...
Firefox Tab Groups
Firefox is pushing tab groups to better organize the web browsing experience. Video & web pa...
Firefox 7 and Internet Connection Issues
In case you come across any users who might be running v7.x of Firefox on Win x86 or x64, and com...
Firefox Extension Check
Mozilla has created a page to detect and verify status of plugins: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/p...
1Password icon displaying twice in Firefox 29
1Password 3.9.20 add-on for Firefox displays both the “1P” and the 1Password key icon in the Fire...
Firefox ESR
Mozilla offers an Extended Support Release (ESR) based on an official release of Firefox for desk...
Adjust Firefox top visit suggestion in address bar
Firefox 43.0.1 introduced a new "visit: suggestion at the top of the list of sites returned in se...
Chrome
Google's new web browser Chrome
Google’s open-source web browser Chrome now has 40% to 60% of the market.It’s available for downl...
Take a full page screenshot in Google Chrome
Download the extention “Awesome Screenshot: Capture & Annotate”https://chrome.google.com/webs...
Chrome for Enterprise
For standardized deployment Google does offer Chrome for enterprises— http://www.google.com/intl/...
Internet Explorer
Clear IE forms
Problem: User wants to clear what shows up in Internet Explorer when doing searches via the web (...
Internet Explorer Problems
Since most people use IE, and most sites are written to support it, it’s important to know how to...
Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) upgrade notification message
This is a script that displays a notification message informing the user to upgrade their browser...
IE Browser bug
We have learned of a vulnerability which makes it possible for hackers to take control of a user’...
Safari
UCLA Campus Networks
Guest Logons for the Campus Wireless Network
Bruin OnLine offers UCLA faculty and staff the option of providing guest network logon IDs for th...
How can I access restricted UCLA websites from off campus?
If you need access to websites, or computer systems only available on the UCLA campus, you can st...
Campus wireless network
Please see BOL’s help article here on campus wifi:https://help.bol.ucla.edu/kb_view.do?sysparm_ar...
What is Eduroam, how does it work, how prevalent is it on campus and does it use the usual UCLA authentication?
Question posted by Cathy McCannMy understanding is that Eduroam (http://www.eduroam.org/)allows U...
eduroam stops connecting in OS X
User previously is able to connect to eduroam, but suddenly is no longer able to in OS X.OS X wif...
How do I turn on cookies?
Cookies are used by many websites as a way of keeping track of users or their login session. UCLA...
How do I submit a URL that is too long into ...?
Sometimes you find that you need to save an extremely long link, like the one below, into a progr...
I am getting this error message when I try to log in: "Your login is no longer valid. Please try logging in again."
There are two scenarios where this occurs. Are you getting this message after logging in or befor...
Data Mining on the Internet with Google
Expand your power of Google. Google (and many other search engines) has the ability not only to ...
What is Bluesocket, NoCat Auth and Chillispot
What is Bluesocket, NoCat Auth and Chillispot ?In short, those devices work by providing authenti...
How should I save my images for the web?
When saving images for the web, you must consider the size and quality of the image. The goal is ...
Google Guidelines for Webmasters
Google offers tips and guidelines for webmasters and web developers in their Webmaster Help Cente...
How do I add or remove a page/website/etc from Google's index!
add:http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=34397remove:http://www.google.c...
Setting up ENVI or IDL network licensing
To configurate RSI (now ITTVIS)’s ENVI/IDL to use floating network licenses (version 4.2/4.3).OS ...
How to explain RSS the Oprah way
Great for all those non-technical people:http://cravingideas.blogs.com/backinskinnyjeans/2006/09/...
Browser Feature Comparison
Ever wonder about web browser standards support for particular products? The following links att...
Resizing form text areas on web pages
Sometimes you run into forms on web pages that have text boxes that are too small for your liking...
What is Yahoo Pipes?
“Pipes is a free online service that lets you remix popular feed types and create data mashups us...
OpenSSH "permission denied" error
If your private key file (e.g. ~/.ssh/id_rsa) has too much permission, OpenSSH will complain “per...
SSH Authentication Agents and Secure Password-less Logins
In conventional password authentication, you prove you are who you claim to be by proving that yo...
Do shortened URLs like the ones created on ucla.in still work if the source URL changes?
For ucla.in, if the source URL changes, the ucla.in link will still point to the original link th...
Capturing Media from the Internet
Capturing Media from the InternetJack Bishop, Ph.D.Instructional TechnologistUCLA Office of Instr...
Bookmarking secure sites and modifying existing bookmarks
How to bookmark protected UCLA application sites and ALL other UCLA-logon-required sites that are...
Google Power Search
Improve your Google search skills with Google’s Power Searching and Advanced Power Searching onli...
Disabling Java in web browsers
If you want to improve your web browsing security by disabling Java, here are directions for diff...
Using a Google Account "Application Specific Password"
Quoting, “Some applications that access your Google Account (such as Gmail on your phone or Outlo...
Browser incognito mode
Everyone should know about and use their web browser’s ‘privacy’ or ‘incognito’ mode. It shouldn’...