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Requesting a test site on Moodle (CCLE)

CCLE and Moodle

Note: These same steps can be used to request a collaboration site on CCLE/Moodle. Or, consult the Knowledgebase article: requesting a collaboration site on moodleAnyone with a CCLE account (UCLA Logon ID or special-case login) can request a test site on CCLE....

test site
Moodle
CCLE

Requesting a course site on Moodle (CCLE)

CCLE and Moodle

This article explains how to request a course site on the CCLE Shared System for local support. If you are not local support (such as the instructor of record or TA), please reach out to your local support For information on other types of sites on Moodle (CC...

Instructional
Moodle
course requestor
course website
CCLE

Instructional sites vs. collaborative sites on CCLE/Moodle

CCLE and Moodle

“The following are the different types of sites that are hosted on the shared CCLE/Moodle server, with links to instructions about how to request them.Course site. An official course website for any UCLA course with an SRS (student records system) number (a 9-...

instructional sites
Moodle
CCLE
collaboration

Performance of array_shift and array_pop in PHP

Programming and Web Development PHP

We have confirmed that array_shift is much slower than array_pop in PHP.Code:<?// Create an array with 100000 elements$array = array();for ($i = 0; $i < 100000; $i++) { $array[] = rand();}// Remove the last 1000 elements using array_pop$start = microtime...

PHP

How do I extract certain columns from a text file in Unix?

MacOS, Windows, and Linux Linux and Unix

Somehow I can never remember the cut command in Unix. But I occasionally want to remove certain columns from a text file of data. cut will do that.DelimitedHere is a simple tab-delimited example. (Use the -d option to set a different column delimiter.)Data Fil...

columns
Unix

How do I get my Scantron Machine serviced?

Printers, Monitors, and Other Hardware

The Scantron machine itself should have a 1-800 number listed on them. The best bet is to call the number and work with the vendor.

scantron

PHP ODBC Setup Guide

Programming and Web Development PHP

Guide to setting up php-odbc for connection to Registrar database. Example for RedHat EL 5.Create file tds.datasource.template:[Registrar]Driver = FreeTDSDescription = UCLA Registrar (SRDB)Trace = NoServer = srdb.registrar.ucla.eduPort = 1433Create file t...

PHP
odbc
Moodle
Linux
database
srdb
registrar

UC Learning Center

UCLA Tech Resources

The UC Learning Center is a learning management system (LMS) for employee training.UC Learning Center features include: course registration & roster management eLearning hosting & tracking assigning of training by job, department, start date, etc. tra...

SumTotal
TotalLMS
UC Learning Center
LMS
training

Effect of file operations on its own and its parent directory's modification times

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

\ File added File modified File renamed File deleted File Y Y N N/A Parent directory Y N Y Y(Y = mtime updated, N = mtime not updated)This has been tested under Windows XP and Solaris. I think the effect is the same on other OS but...

Access denied error when installing Windows XP Service Pack 3

MacOS, Windows, and Linux Windows XP

When attempting to upgrade Windows XP systems to Service Pack 3, you get one of the following errors: Service Pack 3 setup error. Access is denied. Service Pack 3 setup error. Service Pack installation did not completeChecking the svcpack.log file in c:\Window...

Windows Update
Windows XP
access denied
service pack 3
sp3
Windows
XP

Lucene spans

Programming and Web Development Lucene

IntroductionIn Lucene, a span is a triple (i.e. 3-tuple) of <document number, start position, end position>. Document numbers start from zero. The positions are term positions, not character positions, and start from zero (i.e. the first token of a field...

Lucene
span query

Lucene term documents and term positions

Programming and Web Development Lucene

IntroductionTerm documentsFor each term T, there are (doc frequency of the term) tuples of <doc ID, freq of T in this doc>.This information is stored in the .frq file and accessible via the TermDocs interface.Term positionsFor each term T, there are (doc...

Lucene

Pure negation query in lucene

Programming and Web Development Lucene

In many information-retrieval system, you can use queries like “term1 AND (NOT term2)” but you cannot use queries like “NOT term2” on their own (e.g. to get only documents that do not contain term2). At least the system returns no result even if some documents...

Lucene

Accessing Windows drive letters under cygwin

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

If a drive does not have an explicit mount point configured Cygwin will default to an imaginary mount point under /cygdrive. So “c:\windows\system32” becomes “/cygdrive/c/windows/system32”. (In most cases it’s best to change “\” into “/”.)You can also create a...

cygwin

Web tools for scheduling a meeting

Useful Links

I’ve used http://doodle.com a few times to quickly arrange meetings, but now I’m running into some limits and am looking for alternatives. I’ll list my comments as I find them. Please add if you know any. http://doodle.com – Free, and very easy to set up and u...

collaboration

Google's new web browser Chrome

Internet and Web Browsers Chrome

Google’s open-source web browser Chrome now has 40% to 60% of the market.It’s available for download at http://www.google.com/chrome Which Browser is Best? Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Internet Explorer – PC Magazine, Sept. 26, 2014 7 New Google Chrome Features You ...

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browser

Why are Lucene's stored fields so slow to access

Programming and Web Development Lucene

ProblemI have a Lucene index that has some large fields (about 50 KB each) and some small fields (about 50 bytes each). I need to access (iterate) one of the small fields for say 1/10 of the documents. For some reason, such operation is very slow, unreasonably...

Lucene

How to Add a Wimba Voice Tool in CCLE Moodle

CCLE and Moodle

These are instructions for instructors on how to add a Wimba Voice Tool (Voice Board, Presentation Tool, Podcaster) to your course site in CCLE Moodle.1. Login at http://ccle.ucla.edu and go to your course site.2. Click ‘Turn editing on’ on the top right corne...

Board
Moodle
podcast
Podcaster
voice
Wimba
add
CCLE
create
presentation