Computing Tips

Helpful computer hardware and software tips.

Access Rights - List of who can see what data
BOL: email, software
Computers (specific ones)
Google
- Drive for Desktop (previously Drive File Stream)
Hard drives
Hardware
Linux in Windows (Virtual Machine)
- Creating a new Centos 6 VM
- FreeSurfer Installation in VM
- Creating a new Centos 7 VM
- FSL Installation in VM
- Increasing space
- Network connections
- Obsolete - Linux VM with Centos 5 (for freesurfer, FSL)
- Obsolete - Network connections (Centos 5)
- Creating a new Ubuntu 20 VM
- fmriprep installation on Ubuntu (VM)
MATLAB
- Managing Updates to MATLAB
- Extract data from plot
- Import Data into a MATLAB Variable
- Make image from Excel
- MATLAB Startup
- Memory
- Network Installation
- Plotting
- GUIs in AppDesigner
- Add Toolbar Command (with Examples)
- json reading and writing in MATLAB
- Export figure to Vector Graphics
Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- Word
- UCLA Home Use
MRI Analysis Software Programming Notes
MySQL (and Mariadb)
- MySQL Backup
NAS
- NAS - QNAP TVS-871T
- TVS-EC1080 (obsolete)
New Computer Setup (Windows Workstation)
- Hardware for image processing workstation
Ordering Hardware
- Advice and Recommendations on What to Buy
Scan to PDF
Security
Software
- Zoom
- Adobe
- CorelDraw
- Excel VBA
- Gmail
- Google Maps - Removing Photos
- Scheduling
- Python
- VirtuaWin
- Programming
- Confluence
- Mind Mapping - MindManager
Software - Microsoft licenses
Supplies
Tips
- Read from start/end of text file
Windows
- Delete locked file, and other hidden actions
- Disk partitions
- Windows 10 Bash
- PowerPoint, Ink with Tablet, and Windows Scaling
- Remote Desktop
- Moving hidden window back onto screen
- Windows 11
- Fonts
- How to Remove the "3D Objects" Folder and Other Useless Shortcuts From Windows' File Explorer
- Getting computer IP, name and network info in Windows
Windows Server Setup
Teaching Technology
- Recording podcasts
Time management