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ENVI 5.0 and OS X 10.8 installation
ENVI 5.0 requires additional packages not included in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.Java – ENVI has required Java for years. The ENVI installer will prompt the user and download it as part of ENVI installation.X11 – X11 is no longer included with Mountain Lion, but ...
Changing column width in Finder (Mac OS X)
To adjust the width of all columns in a Finder window, hold the Alt/Option key down while dragging the resize handle. All future windows will open with this new default column width.
YouTube Editor
YouTube provides a simplified video editor:http://www.youtube.com/editorUCLA also provides a YouTube Channel for departments to upload videos.
Bash scripting
Learning Shell Scripting Language: A Guide from Newbies to System Administrator – October 3, 2013 Bash shell scripting Tutorial – Part I Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide bash Cookbook – UCLA only – licensed through O’Reilly Safari books online Unix: Debugging y...
Are there any useful existing tools or software for a department or campus unit to create an online suggestion box?
As of right now, www.suggestionox.com is free while it remains in beta. Other sites, like suggestionbox.com, employeesuggestionbox.com, feedbackroad.com, etc. all have monthly fees.
Creating calculation fields in Adobe Acrobat Pro
Steps:1. Create the basic form structure in Adobe Acrobat Pro2. Double-click the location in which you wish to add the calculation. There will be a pop-up box that says “Text Field Properties.”3. Select the “Calculate” tab. This will convert the field into a c...
How do I merge two dropbox accounts together so there is only one?
At the moment you can only run one installation of Dropbox on a single computer and it can only be linked to a single account. Accessing another account from a computer where Dropbox is already installed (or any computer, for that matter) is as easy as logging...
Does UCLA have an electronic version (like a .ics) of the academic calendar that I could add to my computer or mobile device?
All archived calendars are available at: http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/Archives/Academic-Calendar-Archive.The Registrar’s Office is currently working on making an .ics file available for the academic calendar. The best method would be to screenshot the current...
Does CCLE have a survey function? If so, where in CCLE can I find the function? Thanks!
Please refer to the following link on information regarding survey creation on CCLE: https://docs.ccle.ucla.edu/w/Survey
Is it possible to put UCLA VPN on a Kindle Fire?
Kindle Fire doesn’t support VPN. Amazon will prevent any attempt to establish a VPN connection on Kindle Fire. Your only option is to purchase a router-based VPN.
How do I connect to the eduroam wireless network on a Kindle Fire?
Hit the “Settings” icon next to the battery icon. Select “Wifi,” and choose eduroam as the network. Leave the automatic settings and identify yourself with the login information.
What is the best solution for emailing large files? I'm not sure which to choose: DropLoad, DropSend, YouSendIt, SendThisFile, Streamload, SugarSync,
All of the listed options are pay to use. We recommend looking into Google Drive as it comes with 5GB of storage free, with generous upgrade options like $2.49/month for 25GB of extra storage and $4.99/month for 100GB of storage. It allows user to transfer fil...
Open Data
According to Wikipedia, Open data is the idea that certain data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control. The first article in the list below is just t...
Mac Word Crashing
Users of Microsoft Word for OS X may notice frequent program crashing and instability. Mac Word’s “track changes” feature has been known to increase the incidence of document corruption. Tips and options for remediation, as well as issue description are desc...
EndNote at UCLA
UCLA Biomedical Library has references and specialists available for Endnote at: http://guides.library.ucla.edu/c.php?g=180523&p=1186342 http://guides.library.ucla.edu/endnoteEndnote is available for UCLA departments at Software Central:https://softwarecen...
Mekentosj Papers
Called the “iTunes for PDFs”, Mekentosj Papers has been found to be useful for organizing PDFs for researchers. Formerly Mac OS X only, it is now available for Windows and on iOS devices — http://www.mekentosj.com/papers/
Disabling Java in web browsers
If you want to improve your web browsing security by disabling Java, here are directions for different web browsers: http://tantek.com/2012/364/b1/how-to-disable-java-now-chrome-firefox-opera-safari http://antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/ht/How-To-Disable-...
What are some cost-efficient resources available for off-campus/online data storage?
Google Drive and Amazon Cloud both provide 5GB of free storage. Google Drive’s pricing options ranges from 25GB – 16 TB costing $2.49 – $749.99 monthly (currently no yearly payment plan available). Amazon Cloud’s pricing options ranges from 20GB – 1000GB (1 TB...