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Technical Training and Development
UCLA offers many technical training resources intended for both technical and non-technical personnel. The list below is intended as a good starting point for the most popular of these. A great starting place is http://learnit.ucla.edu, the UCLA gateway to on...
How do I reset a malfuctioning Motorola Pager (American Messaging)
Take out AA battery Put in the battery in reverse direction Wait 10 seconds Put battery back in the normal direction This will reset the pager
iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch remote desktop apps
A colleague who wishes to remain anonymous asked me to post this. free Mocha rdp – old, relase date 8/20/2008, good resolution 1280×1014, multiple hosts configurations allowed, NO right-click. Only the paid version $5.99 allows right-click. free Wyse Pocketclo...
Windows 7 Backup and Restore
Windows 7 BackupDraft v0.1 — 6 April 2011Brian J. Won brian@ssc.ucla.eduUCLA Social Sciences ComputingGuide to basic setup and restore using Windows 7’s built-in backup.Setup:Start → Control Panel → System and Security → Backup and RestoreBackup → Set up back...
Edit Mispelled Words in Firefox
Firefox keeps a per profile dictionary of custom words. To correct words which inadvertently enter it: Go to “%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles” On Mac OS X, go to “~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles” Enter the profile folder, usually like “.defa...
UCLA Time Synchronization
CTS offers network time services to UCLA. These services allow your Macintosh, Windows, or Unix workstation to obtain and maintain accurate time:. http://www.cts.ucla.edu/noc/timesync.htm
Notes on restoring deleted Moodle Forum
Someone deleted a Moodle Discussion Forum with 137 posts, and it was urgent to recover it because in that course, these were part of the grade.This is not a guaranteed solution, just a record of what we did. We only attempted it because of the urgency of the s...
Ideas Worth Spreading
Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the worldTED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become e...
PHP Client can break `less`
When you do php through command line (i.e. `php somescript.php`) and you pipe it to less (i.e. `php somescript.php | less`), this has the possibility of breaking the functionality of /usr/bin/less. To exit you need to type ‘q’ then hit enter.
Can an iPad Replace a Laptop?
Can an iPad replace a laptop? What capabilities do other tablets have? Do any tablets have USB ports? How do I get connectivity and how much does that cost? Can I get connectivity abroad?Can an iPad Replace a Laptop? A Hands-on ReviewProbably not, but it may ...
MedNet
MedNet is a colloquial term used to refer to the UCLA Health System and UCLA School of Medicine network. Certain applications can only be accessed when on “MedNet” (on an IP address in that range), or using VPN.
Digital Literacy Curriculum
Note: A major component of the IT2020 vision is for every faculty, staff and student to be a good Digital Citizen — which includes attaining a basic level of digital literacy. As such, these FREE classes from Microsoft are strongly encouraged for the entire ca...
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...