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If you find the Calendar Global Events or Upcoming Events distracting, you can easily turn them off by using one of the following methods:From Upcoming Events Block: 1. Click on one of the events.2. Locate the text link ‘Global events’ to the far right of the ...

In rare situations it becomes necessary for an Admin to create a Special Case Login to help in administering course sites. Contact a Moodle Admin for creation of such an account. After you receive your Special Case Login, you can gain access to Moodle by click...

Below are the two ways to find the version number of Moodle. This can be important for support people, or people interested in version-specific features. Logged in or not, hover your mouse over the Moodle logo on the front page, and the pop-up tooltip will let...

Microsoft Windows Server must be activated against a KMS (Key Management Server) or with a MAK (Microsoft Activation Key).In general, KMS will be the best method by which to activate Windows Server products on a server that is regularly connected to the campus...

Staff, faculty and students all have a UCLA Login ID and can log into the CCLE Moodle site. However, there are cases where certain groups, such as Senior Scholars, will need to create a UCLA Login ID in order to access Moodle. If you are a Senior Scholar, foll...

If you haven’t noticed already, go to Google and do a quick search for your Plone site. Then click on your site. Plone will then highlight all of the searched terms.This can be helpful, but also distracting. Plone will try to match the highlight color with ...

It is annoying to have a such long list in InCommon, but your users are limited to just several schools. Here is my solution:1. Install apache-tomcat server on port 7080, the same machine runs SP but in different port.2. change wayfURL in SessionInitiatorhttp...

Online simulations are a interesting way to present concepts and ideas visually, as well as provide an interactive element to learning.This page will serve as a resource for future investigations into creating simulations as well as those that are currently av...

SummarySQL Injection is a type of security vulnerability that occurs when application does not properly sanitize user inputs. The vulnerability potentially allows attacker to arbitrarily manipulate queries sent to the database layer. This type of vulnerabili...

Has anyone tried Omeka? It’s a PHP/MySQL based, open-source web platform for publishing collections and exhibitions online. Designed for cultural institutions, enthusiasts, and educators, Omeka is easy to install and modify and facilitates community-building a...

Wiki MappingThe Google Maps API and the KML mapping file format has opened up new ways of manipulating data geographically. The application of geocoding to wikis and other publicly modifiable information banks like Wikipedia open up new avenues of visualizing...

FERPA – Student Records Grades / Transcripts Class lists or enrollment information Student Financial Services information Athletics or deparment recruiting information Credit Card Numbers Bank Account Numbers Wire Transfer information Payment History Financial...

HIPAA – Protected Health Information Patient Names Street address, city, county, zip code Dates (except year) for dates related to an individual Telephone/Facsimile numbers E-mail, URLs, & IP #’s Social security numbers Account/Medical record #’s Health pl...

Most Google applications now, such as Google Earth and Picasa, now may only be downloaded and installed via Google updater.If you find the presence of an additional application (Google Updater) to be intrusive or a potential security risk as many of us do, Goo...

For information about phishing, what to do, and examples of past email phishing attempts in UCLA email, consult the IT Services “Phishing Scams” web pageIf you receive and phishing email, IT Services’ Security team asks that you share it with them. Email a sav...

DipityIntroDipity is an AJAX web application based on MIT’s SIMILE Timeline. It can accept web feeds like xml/rss and output a user modifiable timeline. Because it accepts normal RSS, it works with a wide range of media, allowing the user to create mashups w...

Any course with Video Furnace movies hosted by OID should now automatically be given a link on the left side of the course menu, saying Video Furnace. Students will be able to click that link to see a list of the available movies.

While trying to add an exchange server account the following message appeared:“There was an error locating one of the items needed to complete this operation. It might have been deleted”All you need to do is so a search for ‘mapisvc.inf’ on your C: drive. It w...