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Where can I obtain the VPN Client to tunnel into the Social Sciences network

UCLA Tech Resources Social Sciences Center for Education, R...

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 ...

SSC
VPN

What are some common processes in Windows Operating System?

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

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...

processes
Windows

Why can't I print my UCLA paystub from Firefox?

Internet and Web Browsers 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.

Firefox
IE

If I'm an instructor (or TA) for a Humanities course, how do I get tech support for my course website?

UCLA Tech Resources

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...

Ecampus
Humanities
TA
course
instructor
support
tech
website

As a UCLA programmer, where do I get data about electronic reserves?

Programming and Web Development

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...

campus
instruction
library
programming

Who is Edward Tufte and why should I care?

UCLA Tech Resources

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...

Statistics
web
design

How can I design better charts, graphs and information displays?

Useful Links

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

Statistics
web
design

How can I grab a website and place it on my server for a faculty member who wants to archive student web projects?

UCLA Tech Resources

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...

web
administration
programming

What is a simple easy software for implementing SSH on a Windows machine?

Applications/Software

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...

OpenSSH
SSH
security
Windows

Where can I find helpdesks on campus?

UCLA Resources

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...

help

In Outlook 2003, how do I change the location of the attachment folder?

Email Outlook

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...

Outlook 2003
attachment

UCLA Campus Telephone prefixes

UCLA Resources

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....

prefix
telephone

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