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How do I configure the UCLA Directory in Thunderbird?

Email

Launch Thunderbird Click on TOOLS → ADDRESS BOOK Click on FILE MENU → Select NEW Click on LDAP DIRECTORY Enter the following: Name: UCLA Directory Hostname: ldap.ucla.edu Base DN: ou=person,dc=ldap,dc=ucla,dc=edu Port Number: 389

Thunderbird
Thundercat

How can I make phpMyAdmin avoid sending MySQL passwords in the clear?

Programming and Web Development PHP

Although phpMyAdmin is an excellent tool for administering MySQL databases, you don’t want to expose your MySQL usernames and passwords to sniffing over the wire by sending them “in the clear.”The solution, if you are running https, is to simple edit the confi...

web
MySQL
security

What are some labs where I can use special multimedia for my class?

UCLA Tech Resources

Technology is constantly changing, and with that change comes new and innovative ways for instructors to present their course materials. On campus, there are many labs with a wide variety of multimedia tools available for instructors to tie into their regular...

labs
classroom
multimedia
technology in teaching

How do I forward my campus number to another number?

UCLA Resources

Phone Forwarding Instructions for campus number:1. Dial *42, wait for tone2. Dial the extension of the number to be forwarded to (example: x55555)3. Wait for tone, then hang upPhone Forwarding Instructions for off-campus number1. Dial *42, wait for tone2. Dial...

Forwarding
phone

How do I make Matlab or other additional resources available for my class?

UCLA Tech Resources

For Engineering classes, please read the following:The flash tutorial, Requesting SEASnet resources, will visually show you how to request additional SEASnet Resources for your class.If you do not have flash installed, the following are the instructions to req...

additional resources
courseweb
MATLAB

How do I use apt-get to install some "testing" packages into a Debian "stable" system?

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

If you’ve found yourself wanting to run a Debian stable system but you have a burning need to use a particular testing package, then this is for you. (This might be the case if you want to run PHP5 or PostgreSQL 8.1 on Debian Sarge.)Some notes: Don’t try this ...

apt
debian

UCLA IP addresses

UCLA Tech Resources

The authoritative source of IP range information at UCLA is the Network Operations Center. Refer to their site or send an email to confirm details: noc.ucla.edu Other UC campuses may have similar resources, such as these examples from Berkeley and Irvine. Ber...

IP address
NOC
network blocks
IP blocks
address allocation

Outlook Cached Mode (2003 and later) improves performance

Email Outlook

Cached mode is available in Outlook 2003 or later. It allows offline usage and usually improves Outlook mailbox performance.Optimizing Outlook 2007 Cache Mode PerformanceFor very large mailboxes (greater than 2 GB), Outlook may slow down due to the size of the...

Cached Mode
Office
Office 2003
Outlook
Outlook 2003
Outlook 2007
performance
speed

What is PGP? Where can I get more info?

Cybersecurity

What is PGP?PGP (“Pretty Good Privacy”) is a powerful, free crypto package. PGP lets people exchange files in a private, encrypted format, and also provides message authentication (to an extent).If you have an encryption key for sending and receiving email, yo...

PGP

Sharing a Printer from XP Box to MacOSX Box

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

On the WinXP Box:Add the TCP/IP print server serviceLog in with Administrative privileges.Click Start → Settings → Control Panel.Double-click Add-remove Programs.Click the Add-Remove Windows Components side button.Open the Other Network File and Printer Servic...

MAC
OSX
printer
sharing
WINXP

UCLA Network Contacts Search, Subnet Search, etc...

UCLA Tech Resources

http://www.noc.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/contactsAll you need to know to find IP address owners @ UCLA ;-)

contacts
network
network
search
SUBNET
UCLA

Free image viewer, resizer, photo editor and more!

Applications/Software

Need something small, easy to use, and pretty robust? Use Irfanview! I used to suggest this to many students who needed a quick and easy yet robust image editing program. Sure Microsoft Image Viewer can do things, but… I like variety!It even supports RAW file...

editor
Freeware
images
Irfanview
photo
Viewer

UCLA Network Weather Report

UCLA Resources

http://www.noc.ucla.edu/weather.html

network
report
UCLA
Weather

Are there any prizes for posting to the Knowledgebase?

About This Knowledge Base Original Knowledgebase

This article is posted for historical purposes.Here’s our first contest:“We Want Your Questions” raffleDate: May 10, 2006 11:23:36 AM PDTDear Help Desk Consortium members: Please take advantage of this funand valuable opportunity. Also please share this ema...

Knowledge Base

How do I reset my BOL/UCLA Logon ID account password?

MyUCLA and BOL

Resetting a Forgotten Password: Reset your password online at: https://accounts.iam.ucla.edu/security/reset. Stop by the BOL Help Desk located at Kerckhoff Hall, Suite 124. You will need to bring a photo ID in order to verify that the account belongs to you...

BOL
BOL account
UCLA logon ID

Is there an alternative to using Quicktime?

Applications/Software

Sure, try downloading the Quicktime Alternative here:QuickTime AlternativeOr google QuickTime Alternative

alternative
Quicktime

Are there any free PDF makers available?

Applications/Software

CutePDFI tend to like to post documents in PDF is because not everyone has MS Word on their computers (i.e. Mac users).Students can download a free PDF reader (the most common one is Adobe Reader) and have access to the documents. CutePDF is like Adobe Acrobat...

What is the best way to send/post documents for my students?

Useful Links

The best thing to do with your documents prior to posting is converting it to a PDF. With Word documents, a lot of the times, when you save your document, other data is saved along with what you have on your document. This might occur when you have multiple w...

Classweb
PDF
technology in teaching
Word