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How to synchronize files and directories from one location to another on Unix
Although tar can be used to synchronize/copy files/directories from one location to another (i.e. “tar -cf – -C srcdir . | tar -xpf – -C destdir”), it is really an archive tool and does not do the job as well as rsync. rsync does not have to go through the ar...
Squeeze More Life Out of Your Battery
YouTube Video – Maximize Battery Life VideoBefore You Buy Check the specs for battery life but also read actual user reviews for a reality check. Specs often read something like “up to X – X hours.” The “up to” covers a lot of ground. “Up to” is standard ad...
Installing the Online Resource Center RAPID system
The Online Resource Center’s RAPID Smart Closeout Tool is available for download here. The ZIP file includes installation instructions.
How do I delete a page from the KB?
If you are logged in, you should be able to delete any pages you have written. For other pages, please do not change the title or the content, but add TO BE DELETED as a tag and to the top of the page, with an explanation if necessary. That way it’s easy to se...
Why Do Microsoft Products Create Those Temp Files? Everything You Wanted to Know . . .
See KB Article ID: 211632This article explains when, where, and how Microsoft Word for Windows creates temporary files. See also KB Article ID: 316951 about *.asd and AutoRecover files. Definition of a temporary file A temporary file is a file that is create...
Enterprise Messaging Exchange settings
Server address: em1.ad.ucla.edu, em2.ad.ucla.edu If you dont know which mail server the account is on use em1.ad.ucla.edu and it will resolve to the correct server.Use Cached Exchange Mode.Domain is ad. When prompted for username enter ad\yourusernameFull li...
iPad Apps
Weather/NewsAccuWeather – detailed current conditions, 15 day forecast, hourly weather updates – .99 centsNOAA Now – aggregate feeds from NOAAIntellicast HD – leading edge meteorological content and applied best in class user interfaceMyRadar – fastest, easies...
Mac OS Applications folder slow to load / populate
As mentioned in https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2730568?start=0&tstart=0, either deleted or rename the .DS_Store file in Applications.mv /Applications/.DS_Store /Applications/.DSStoreoldThe app list should populate much faster on the next folder brows...
Travel Express and Java
As of May 20, 2011 Travel Express or at least the System Administration Tool/Geac 6.5 Expense Managment only runs on Java versions 6 Update 15 and lower. Older versions of the Java Runtime Environment can be downloaded here.
More Than You Want to Know About Watts and Amps
Learn more than you really want to know about the differences between watts and VA and how to use the terms correctly.More than you want to know about watts and volt-amps
Disable Outlook 2007 RSS Feeds
If you do not want to use Outlook 2007 for your feed reader or aggregator, here is how to remove this feature from Outlook: Click Tools Click Options Select Other tab Click Advanced Options Uncheck Sync RSS feeds to the Common Feed List Click OK.
I’m looking for a database program to keep track of my contacts, meetings, and to be a “tickler” system to remind me of various due dates
Outlook is pretty good. :) Actually, I’ve not seen anything that I like better than Outlook (in an Exchange environment). And it syncs to just about every device. I’d love to hear of something better at task management though!hmm…that’s a thought. Simple and ...
Automatically Delay Messages When Sending in Microsoft Outlook
Automatically Delay Messages when sending in Microsoft Outlook(client-only rule).You can automatically delay messages when using Outlook by creating a rule using the following method. For a more detailed explanation seeDelay Messages in Outlook1.On the Tools ...
Crashplan Backup and Restore
Crashplan Backup Guide17 May 2011, v0.1Brian J. Won – brian@ssc.ucla.eduUsing Crashplan 3.03, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1For local backup on to an external harddisk directly connected to the user’s computer.Backup:After downloading and installing Crashplan fr...
Ricoh printer/copier setup for older models not supported in OS X 10.6
There is (as of this writing) a large user base of older model Ricoh MFPs (copier/scanner/fax) installed that do not have an OS X 10.6 driver from Ricoh. This includes the Ricoh Aficio MP 8000.The researched solution is to use the open-source pxlmono driver se...
HTML to Wiki Converter
A fast tool for converting HTML into wiki markup.http://toolserver.org/~diberri/cgi-bin/html2wiki/index.cgiUseful for converting wysiwyg html output into markup formats of different wikis, including MediaWiki and Confluence.
Tools for managing multiple passwords
Passwords should not be stored in cleartextLocal 1Password – https://agilebits.com/onepassword IronKey – https://www.ironkey.com/news/verisign-ironkey-otp-password-service KeyPass – http://keepass.info/ PasswordSafe – http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/-Hoste...
UC Ready
UC Ready is a UC-wide Business Continuity Planning (BCP) tool. Originally created at Berkeley, the software is now being adopted by all UC campuses. UCLA BCP – https://www.irm.ucla.edu/uc-ready (UC Ready Flyer) Campus business continuity guidance available he...