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OS X Server’s SUS (update server) can manage OS X workstation’s updates (e.g, http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4069). Some may desire additional options and functionality.Other programs include— JAMF Software’s Casper Suite, http://www.jamfsoftware.com/products/...

The members of my collaboration site want to issue a survey to UCLA members who are not part of the collab site. How can we do this?Using the Feedback activity, you can make it “public” following these steps:1) In the course settings, set Guest access – Yes2)...

Windows 8 has redesigned the venerable “chkdsk” tool. The tool has a new approach to disk health, speed optimizations in recognition of modern large disks, and support for ReFS (“Resilient File System”).The following Microsoft MSDN Blog article covers the too...

Clever piece of code exposes hidden changes to Supreme Court opinions – June 12, 2014

The Linux “tee” command is extremely useful in the right situation. This article gives some good examples: http://linuxaria.com/pills/linux-terminal-the-tee-command

Brian Krebs, a well-known reporter focusing on computer security, has an article of prospective interest regarding credit monitoring. The article touches on various facets of the service offering— http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/03/are-credit-monitoring-servi...

Sometimes you have sections of your website that you don’t want search engines to index. That’s what robots.txt, AKA the “Standard for Robot Exclusion” was invented for. Now, 20 years later, there’s an article about common mistakes in using it. http://www.robo...

Has anyone tried the Wolfram Programming Cloud? It “is an application of the Wolfram Language—specifically for programming, and for creating and deploying cloud-based programs.How does it work? Well, you should try it out! It’s incredibly simple to get started...

DCP/OIT has licensed the SensusAccess online file conversion service. Sensus combines a series of file conversion tools & unifies them in a web form interface. Specify the source file & desired format, and it emails you the result. It converts one file...

Faculty, graduate students, and others may have web-based profiles on Drupal based sites.Particularly for the publications section of user pages, uploading files is important.To upload files, using Geography website profiles as an example:Please note many site...

5 ways journalists can use Nuzzel with Twitter lists – " Andy Brightwell shows how you can use Nuzzel to burst your filter bubble, follow people in a particular location or industry, see the world from someone’s perspective, or create a niche newsletter. – Ap...

The ELK stack is an open source way to consolidate various logs gathered by logstash to a real-time search, analytics, and visualized form by way of ElasticSearch and Kibana.From the web site— Elasticsearch is a flexible and powerful open source, distributed, ...

Fascinating article. Please add more on this if you find any. No silver bullet: De-identification still doesn’t work – July 9, 2014

Often people in the developer world have the question, “What is the most popular programming language?” Context is key, but there are two popular lists tracking the inquiry— IEEE, http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/interactive-the-top-programming-languages Tiobe...

Microsoft EMET 5 has now been released to general availability.Could be an interesting addition for those needing Internet Explorer and added protection— http://www.microsoft.com/emet http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2458544TechNet Blogs– http://blogs.technet.c...

For insurance questions related to the July 29, 2014 flood, visit: https://www.irm.ucla.edu/news-and-events/vehicle-flood-informationOn the site are FAQ’s and DWP claim forms. If you have any insurance related questions, please call the IRM office at (310) 794...

This is a very useful explanation of RGB (Red, Green, Blue) codes that are used all over the Internet, and elsewhere.How to Easily Recognize Web Colors from RGB Codes – Aug. 19, 2014

Google’s Zeitgeist events are a series of intimate gatherings of top global thinkers and leaders. ZeitgeistMinds is a collection of inspiring videos from these events.Dive in to explore the ideas that affect our social, economic, political and cultural surroun...