Advanced Search
Search Results
1352 total results found
Who is using Ruby on Rails at UCLA?
Here is a voluntary list of those using Ruby on Rails at UCLA. Hopefully people will add summary comments in their sections describing what problems they had, and a link if the site is public.Please add yourself and your project. The earlier entries have all m...
Wiki Software Alternatives
Looking for the best Wiki software? http://www.wikimatrix.org/ – compare wiki features and requirements side by side. Try the Wizard, it lets you pick wikis by language, database/flatfile, commercial/open source.Here are some notes and recommendations I saw o...
XML Resources
Books For Learning XML: CodeNotes for XML by Gregory Brill (Editor) ISBN: 0812991915 XML In a Nutshell by Scott Means, Elliotte Harold – O’Reilly and Associates Online Tutorials W3 Schools Good idea to disable popups because there’s a lot of adve...
Web Services Resources for Programmers
Interested in doing web service development? Here are some useful links: Top Ten FAQs for Web Services) – This is a pretty good primer article from the O’Reilly Network (http://www.oreillynet.com) on Web Services. Lots of useful links. Understanding SOAP ...
Where can I find other programmers at UCLA?
Staff and student programmers can list themselves and their areas of expertise and interest in the UCLA Programmers Directory Note that it is restricted to UCLA IP addresses, so you’ll need a VPN from off-campus.If you haven’t added yourself, please do. Right ...
What is your favorite techie interview question?
I have been told this is a classic by an interviewee: What is the difference between TCP and UDP?Please add to this list. How do you perform a string reversal in C without using a temporary array?
Where can I obtain the VPN Client to tunnel into the Social Sciences network
You can find the VPN Client for Windows OS, Mac 0SX, Linux, and Solaris here:SSC VPNThe SSC Virtual Private Network (VPN) Service allows you to access SSC resources as if you were part of the SSC Network. A VPN is a secured private network connection built on ...
What are some common processes in Windows Operating System?
FILENAME: Explorer.exe.PROGRAM NAME: Windows Explorer.DESCRIPTION: Microsoft’s Windows shell.FILENAME: Iexplore.exe.PROGRAM NAME: Microsoft Internet Explorer.DESCRIPTION: Microsoft’s Web browser.FILENAME: Lsass.exe.PROGRAM NAME: Local Security Authentication S...
Why can't I print my UCLA paystub from Firefox?
I just tried printing my stub from Firefox, it pulled up Acrobat Reader, so I’m assuming it’ll print fine.Despite personal and security perferences, users may need to use Internet Explorer ocassionally to get full functionality on certain websites.
If I'm an instructor (or TA) for a Humanities course, how do I get tech support for my course website?
Humanities instructors and TAs can get help and tech support for their Ecampus course websites by:1. Contacting their departmental ITC (Instructional Technology Consultant) for an appointment via email, or by visiting the ITC lab in 1041 Public Policy. ITC con...
As a UCLA programmer, where do I get data about electronic reserves?
The UCLA Course Management Consortium has worked with the UCLA Library staff to document how to obtains Electronic Reserves data. It is available daily, with SRS numbers. The link below provides the details. http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/consortium/index.pl?Elec...
Who is Edward Tufte and why should I care?
Edward Tufte is an expert on presentation of data and visual information and may be most famous for his book The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. In January, 2005, 28 people from UCLA attended the Edward Tufte One-Day Course on Presenting Data and I...
How can I design better charts, graphs and information displays?
One place to start in designing better charts and graphs is with the work of Edward Tufte. Who is Edward Tufte and why should I care? Review: 5 Tools for Creating Amazing Online Charts – Oct. 8, 2014If you have any other suggestions, please add them. Thanks
How can I grab a website and place it on my server for a faculty member who wants to archive student web projects?
Several times I’ve been asked by faculty to copy student web projects over to our server, or in one case to burn a CD. The utility I use is wget and among its advantages, it will rewrite the links in each page to local links so they’ll work on your server. ht...
What is a simple easy software for implementing SSH on a Windows machine?
OpenSSH is a simple, free solution for Windows machines to implement SSH. OpenSSH can be downloaded at:http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/download/OpenSSH, once set up uses NTFS permission security settings and can be used for domain and local accounts.Once in...
Where can I find helpdesks on campus?
There is an array of helpdesks on campus that can help you enhance your curricula, particularly by encompassing technology available for faculty, students, and staff to use. Here’s a list of campus help desks available and ready to assist you. Audio Video Serv...
In Outlook 2003, how do I change the location of the attachment folder?
Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then press ENTER. In Registry Editor, locate the following subkey in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Options On the Edit menu, point to New, and then cl...
UCLA Campus Telephone prefixes
UCLA telephone numbers are located within the 310 area code and encompass one of the following prefixes:206267312319794825983To identify the full seven-digit UCLA telephone number, match the last digit of the prefix to the first digit of the five-digit number....