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Where can I go to see if a classroom has audio visual systems?

UCLA Tech Resources

You can search for large lecture halls as well as smaller discussion size classrooms’ AVS availability by checking out this site here:http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/avs/buildings/Please read the Office of Instructional Development’s AVS policies for more inform...

classroom
technology in teaching

What services are available for enhancing instruction?

UCLA Resources

There are a lot of services on campus to help you enhance your classes, such as video, interactive media, research collections, etc. These resources are available on campus and are constantly changing as new technology are introduced. Each group has specia...

services
new faculty
technology in teaching

How can I make more secure passwords that I can still remember?

Cybersecurity

This link below leads to a few simple systems described in a paper titled “Simple Formula for Strong Passwords: Dramatically Increase Information Security with Minimal Training, and Without Costly Infrastructure Changes.” (It’s a 42 page PDF.) http://www.sans....

security

How can I type foreign language characters?

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

Mac OS XCourtesy of Indiana University’s Knowledgebase, here are instructions for typing foreign language characters in Mac OS X. This includes various kinds of accents, the tilde and upside down question mark. http://kb.iu.edu/data/anhf.html http://french.abo...

accents
OS X

If you forget your BOL Login ID or Password

MyUCLA and BOL

Forgot your username?You have two options (using the internet): Go to https://accounts.iam.ucla.edu/lookup Click ‘Look up my username’ and fill in the required fields. You will be asked your last name, UCLA ID number and your birthdate.Your second option (visi...

password
BOL
username
logon
Bruin

How to Create a New PDF Document

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

These are the basic ways that you can do this:The Easiest Way (on most applications)1)Go to File → Print and Select the Adobe PDF printer. 2)Select a place to save to drive(C:\, A:\, D:\, etc.)Another Easy Way 1)Open some program (Word, Powerpoint, etc.) and c...

Adobe
Distiller
PDF

How do I configure the UCLA Directory in Thunderbird?

Email

Launch Thunderbird Click on TOOLS → ADDRESS BOOK Click on FILE MENU → Select NEW Click on LDAP DIRECTORY Enter the following: Name: UCLA Directory Hostname: ldap.ucla.edu Base DN: ou=person,dc=ldap,dc=ucla,dc=edu Port Number: 389

Thunderbird
Thundercat

How can I make phpMyAdmin avoid sending MySQL passwords in the clear?

Programming and Web Development PHP

Although phpMyAdmin is an excellent tool for administering MySQL databases, you don’t want to expose your MySQL usernames and passwords to sniffing over the wire by sending them “in the clear.”The solution, if you are running https, is to simple edit the confi...

web
MySQL
security

What are some labs where I can use special multimedia for my class?

UCLA Tech Resources

Technology is constantly changing, and with that change comes new and innovative ways for instructors to present their course materials. On campus, there are many labs with a wide variety of multimedia tools available for instructors to tie into their regular...

labs
classroom
multimedia
technology in teaching

How do I forward my campus number to another number?

UCLA Resources

Phone Forwarding Instructions for campus number:1. Dial *42, wait for tone2. Dial the extension of the number to be forwarded to (example: x55555)3. Wait for tone, then hang upPhone Forwarding Instructions for off-campus number1. Dial *42, wait for tone2. Dial...

Forwarding
phone

How do I make Matlab or other additional resources available for my class?

UCLA Tech Resources

For Engineering classes, please read the following:The flash tutorial, Requesting SEASnet resources, will visually show you how to request additional SEASnet Resources for your class.If you do not have flash installed, the following are the instructions to req...

additional resources
courseweb
MATLAB

How do I use apt-get to install some "testing" packages into a Debian "stable" system?

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

If you’ve found yourself wanting to run a Debian stable system but you have a burning need to use a particular testing package, then this is for you. (This might be the case if you want to run PHP5 or PostgreSQL 8.1 on Debian Sarge.)Some notes: Don’t try this ...

apt
debian

UCLA IP addresses

UCLA Tech Resources

The authoritative source of IP range information at UCLA is the Network Operations Center. Refer to their site or send an email to confirm details: noc.ucla.edu Other UC campuses may have similar resources, such as these examples from Berkeley and Irvine. Ber...

IP address
NOC
network blocks
IP blocks
address allocation

Outlook Cached Mode (2003 and later) improves performance

Email Outlook

Cached mode is available in Outlook 2003 or later. It allows offline usage and usually improves Outlook mailbox performance.Optimizing Outlook 2007 Cache Mode PerformanceFor very large mailboxes (greater than 2 GB), Outlook may slow down due to the size of the...

Cached Mode
Office
Office 2003
Outlook
Outlook 2003
Outlook 2007
performance
speed

What is PGP? Where can I get more info?

Cybersecurity

What is PGP?PGP (“Pretty Good Privacy”) is a powerful, free crypto package. PGP lets people exchange files in a private, encrypted format, and also provides message authentication (to an extent).If you have an encryption key for sending and receiving email, yo...

PGP

Sharing a Printer from XP Box to MacOSX Box

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

On the WinXP Box:Add the TCP/IP print server serviceLog in with Administrative privileges.Click Start → Settings → Control Panel.Double-click Add-remove Programs.Click the Add-Remove Windows Components side button.Open the Other Network File and Printer Servic...

MAC
OSX
printer
sharing
WINXP

UCLA Network Contacts Search, Subnet Search, etc...

UCLA Tech Resources

http://www.noc.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/contactsAll you need to know to find IP address owners @ UCLA ;-)

contacts
network
network
search
SUBNET
UCLA

Free image viewer, resizer, photo editor and more!

Applications/Software

Need something small, easy to use, and pretty robust? Use Irfanview! I used to suggest this to many students who needed a quick and easy yet robust image editing program. Sure Microsoft Image Viewer can do things, but… I like variety!It even supports RAW file...

editor
Freeware
images
Irfanview
photo
Viewer