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There are so many things that can slow a PC — excessive software, insufficient resources (hard drive, RAM, etc), bad drivers, rogue programs (viruses, spyware, etc), or just the cumulative bloat that Windows acquires over time. I hope that this becomes a good ...

Since most people use IE, and most sites are written to support it, it’s important to know how to address common issues that can arise when suddenly unable to access a specific website.As with any technical problem, the first step is reboot and confirm that yo...

The header in an email provides vital information about who sent a particular message and what servers were involved. As a result, this is essential information when you wish to investigate the source of an email problem. You can also use the below instruction...

To install Sophos you must first remove your current anti-virus program. These instructions to uninstall Norton Antivirus for Windows. Go to Start>Settings>Control Panel Once in the Control Panel double-click on Add/Remove Programs Look for any items ref...

In general, digital LCD monitors are sharpest at their native resolutions, which sometimes makes images on the screen too small for some people. Unfortunately, if you select a non-native resolution, the text can look fuzzy or jagged. The only way to tell is to...

Creating A Personal Folder in Microsoft OutlookSince email server storage is extremely expensive, it’s useful to be able to retain old, low value emails without having to manually save them out to the hard drive as individual files. Instead, you can save old e...

Safari has a very useful Debug menu for checking Javascript errors, viewing a page’s DOM tree, changing its User Agent string, and much more. Unfortunately, it’s disabled by default, so many users never even know about it.To enable it, open a terminal window a...

There are a number of common mistakes users make when writing CSS stylesheets that are difficult to debug. Because browsers differ in how picky they are about errors, pages may look fine in some browsers but wrong in others. A common symptom of these problems ...

Plone has a feature that lets you undo changes you make to Plone-managed pages and other items. To access it, log in, and in your personal toolbar (usually at the bottom of the screen) there will be an “undo” link. If your site’s templated has been customized ...

To configurate RSI (now ITTVIS)’s ENVI/IDL to use floating network licenses (version 4.2/4.3).OS X:load a terminal window. Type setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE port@servernameWindows:right click on My Computer, goto Properties, go to the Advanced tab, go to Environment...

Great for all those non-technical people:http://cravingideas.blogs.com/backinskinnyjeans/2006/09/how_to_explain_.html

When the a:visited property is customized to use a certain property (i.e., change its color when a link has been visited) with CSS you may experience the following scenario:Let’s assume you’ve set the following property for visited links in your CSS.a:visited ...

If you develop for the web, you may have heard the term “Document Object Model” or “DOM” thrown around. You might have even used it without realizing it. The DOM is an object structure that represents web pages. It’s primary use is in Javascript, though it can...

CLICC offers student specialist office hours and access to DVD tutorials for popular software products. You need a UCLA Logon.Schedules and info: http://www.clicc.ucla.edu/tiki-index.php?page=hours%20and%20help

Laptops are available for students to check out from various UCLA Library locations.For more information, please see http://www.clicc.ucla.edu

1. Enable LPR printing services (Print Services for Unix).Click on the Start Menu then Control Panel.Click on Add or Remove Programs.Click on Add/Remove Windows Components.Select Other Network File and Print Services.Click on Details.Select Print Services for ...

I not really want to see all the network printers on my subnet, especially the ones that do not belong to my department. Here is how to disable this “feature”: Click Start, click Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes. Click Folder Options to open the Fol...

Normally, CSS works by having the most recently-declared rule take precedence. However, this isn’t always the case. Rules can be followed by the expression “!important” to give them precedence over later rules.This can come up a lot in systems like Plone, wher...