Category Archives: Software

Posts about software and software distribution at Williams College

Windows – Google Chrome Forcing Home Page

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

Even if you use the Chrome GPO for settings, you need to set this for the home page of choice … There is a registry setting in : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\RestoreOnStartupURLs See: https://www.devtxt.com/blog/working-around-group-policy-settings-for-chrome-passwords-and-start-pages

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Software – Google Earth Pro now free

Posted on June 10, 2015 by

Google Earth Pro is now free but when you load it is still wants you to register … Use your email account at the username and GEPFREE as the license code. For more details see: https://support.google.com/earth/answer/176160?hl=en

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Software – Locking Preferences for Firefox

Posted on December 5, 2014 by

On some computers like public access kiosks, you want to specifically lock certain firefox preferences so they can’t be changed. For a relatively easy way to do this, see the information at: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locking_preferences

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Mac – Find all copies of files

Posted on February 21, 2014 by

Very useful when wondering if someone added something some where …. Best run as root: find / -name ‘Acrobat*’

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Software – VectorWorks nethasp.ini network license file locations

Posted on August 26, 2013 by

For VectorWorks we use a “dongle” attached to a network license server.  To configure this on the clients use the “nethasp.ini” file pointed to our license server. That file needs to live in /etc on Macs and in the program … Continue reading →

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Mac – Adding/Changing an icon for a file or folder

Posted on July 18, 2013 by

This is so easy that I forget how to do it !!! Cut and paste your image onto the icon in the top left hand corner of the “Get Info” window for a file or folder. For an example and … Continue reading →

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Software – SPSS – Installer Blank Screen

Posted on June 26, 2013 by

There appears to be an incompatibly between some installers, like SPSS, and Java version 1.6.0_51.  The symptom is a blank screen when running the installer. Manually updating Java is the suggested fix. For details see the link at: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21641495

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Software – SPSS 20 Silent Install on Mac

Posted on June 26, 2013 by

Instructions for running the silent install on a mac are at: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21515821

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Software – MatLab install “archives” folder structure

Posted on June 25, 2013 by

  The MatLab distribution from MatWorks tries to save space on the disk and time for the download transfer.  For the products you are licensed for they send you a “common” file and also a CPU-specific file.  When installing MatLab … Continue reading →

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Web – Podio – work-related solcial media site

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

  Using this with the Language Lab in 2013 – 2014 while Sourena is away … https://alefba.podio.com/lab-computers/    

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