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Are there any useful existing tools or software for a department or campus unit to create an online suggestion box?

Useful Links

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.

box
software
suggestion

Creating calculation fields in Adobe Acrobat Pro

Applications/Software Adobe

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...

Adobe
Calculation Fields
Pro
Acrobat

How do I merge two dropbox accounts together so there is only one?

Useful Links

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...

Dropbox
accounts
merging

Does UCLA have an electronic version (like a .ics) of the academic calendar that I could add to my computer or mobile device?

UCLA Tech Resources

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...

.ics
Calendar
UCLA
academic
electronic
mobile device

Does CCLE have a survey function? If so, where in CCLE can I find the function? Thanks!

CCLE and Moodle

Please refer to the following link on information regarding survey creation on CCLE: https://docs.ccle.ucla.edu/w/Survey

CCLE
function
survey

Is it possible to put UCLA VPN on a Kindle Fire?

Mobile Devices

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.

Fire
Kindle
UCLA
VPN

How do I connect to the eduroam wireless network on a Kindle Fire?

Mobile Devices UCLA Campus Networks

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.

Fire
Kindle
network
wireless
eduroam

What is the best solution for emailing large files? I'm not sure which to choose: DropLoad, DropSend, YouSendIt, SendThisFile, Streamload, SugarSync,

Email

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...

Amazon
DropLoad
DropSend
Microsoft
SendThisFile
SkyDrive
Streamload
SugarSync
WeTransfer
YouSendIt
cloud
drive
email
files
Google
large

What are some cost-efficient resources available for off-campus/online data storage?

Useful Links

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...

Amazon
Google Drive
Microsoft
online
SkyDrive
cloud
data
storage

What are some document management services/document version control applications out there?

Programming and Web Development Git and Version Control

Two great options that we recommend are Git and SVN.Git: http://git-scm.com/Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small projects to very large projects with speed and efficiency. It offers a variety...

SVN
services
control
document
git
management
subversion
version

Are there any good collaboration authoring/file sharing tools or resources available online?

Useful Links

There are a variety of great tools including but not limited to Google Docs, Dropbox, and Box.net.Google Docs is a FREE web-based word processor and data storage service offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online and collaborate wi...

Box.net
Dropbox
Google Docs
collaboration authoring
fileshare

What are some good workflow tools/project management’s tools and resources available for us to use?

Useful Links

There are a variety of resources out there available for project management and workflow. Some of the primarily used ones include, but are not limited to: Redmine, Basecamp, MS Project, Podio, Tello, and Yammer.Redmine: Redmine is a flexible project management...

MS project
basecamp
podio
project management
Redmine
Tello
workflow
Yammer

What are some efficient mailing list services that we have on campus?

UCLA Tech Resources

One of the most commonly used mailing list services that UCLA provides through BOL. Communications Technology Services offers a mailing list service to all UCLA students, faculty, and staff. The mailing list service handles subscription request for a mailing l...

BOL
Constant Contact
Bruin Online
listname
mailing list

What programs can I use if I want to communicate through video conferencing?

Applications/Software

There are many options available for you including, but not limited to, Elluminate, Skype, Lync, and Live Meeting. Elluminate: Elluminate Live! was a web conferencing program developed by Elluminate Inc. Elluminate “rented out” virtual rooms or vSpaces where ...

Microsoft
Elluminate
Skype
video conferencing
live meeting
Lync
needs update

Are there any convenient scheduling/meeting coordination programs available for us to use?

Applications/Software

Some popular online resources available are Doodle, Outlook, and Evite. Doodle: Doodle radically simplifies the process of scheduling events, whether they’re board or team meetings, dinners with friends, reunions, weekend trips, or anything else. This smart a...

Doodle
schedule
Outlook
meeting coordination
Evite
needs update

What are the most popular social media sites?

Social Media

Nowadays, everybody resorts to using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WordPress, and Blogger.Facebook: Facebook is a social networking service launched in February 2004, owned and operated by Facebook, Inc. As of September 2012, Facebook has over one billion activ...

Blogger
Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter
WordPress
social media

I’m interested in learning about a variety of types of software and programs that would be considere

Useful Links

LearnIt.ucla.edu is exactly what you are looking for. There are many links to all the IT resource options such as www.Lynda.com, Safari Books Online, Microsoft IT Academy, UCLA on iTunes, and the UCLA Knowledgebase. All of these resources offer basic and gener...

Lynda.com
Microsoft IT Academy
Knowledge Base
learnIT
programs
Safari ProQuest
web-based software

Is there any way for me to convert pdf/audio files into a searchable text?

Applications/Software

You can easily do this on Adobe Acrobat. Follow these steps:1. Open Adobe Acrobat. Go to the “File” in the drop down menu and select “Open.” Open the desired PDF file that you intend to have indexed and searched and select “Open.” Make sure that the first page...

Adobe
PDF
Acrobat
audio
conversion
searchable
text