https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usMon, 20 Jul 2026 16:34:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/applying-proxy-settings-system-wide-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/applying-proxy-settings-system-wide-on-linux.htmlOur campus employs proxy server with authentication. So, I have to apply http://username:password@proxyIp:port/ bash configure file(suppose for wget or curl) or manually entering details for every ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:31:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/limiting-use-of-ram-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/limiting-use-of-ram-in-chrome.htmlWhen leaving several tabs open in Google Chrome for hours/days, I notice that some pages end up using huge amounts of RAM, to the point where the whole OS (XP) becomes unresponsive due to paging. W......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:58:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-039-instant-on-039-on-asus-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-039-instant-on-039-on-asus-laptop.htmlI have an Asus K55V laptop and I have Windows 7 installed. I have installed Onstant On, but when my laptop goes hibernating and I wake the laptop, it takes about a minute before I am in Windows. I ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:48:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-index-my-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-index-my-desktop.htmlI keep a bunch of files on my dekstop...word files and writings I'm working on at the time. I would like to be able to search for a specific file that has some word written inside it...however, for ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:37:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/entire-drive-sata-ssd-is-write-protected-how-to-remove-the-protection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/entire-drive-sata-ssd-is-write-protected-how-to-remove-the-protection.htmlIn my Windows-10 PC (Windows 10 Home, AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 16 GB RAM, GTX1070) I have multiple drives installed, of which one is a 120GB Kingston (SV300S37A120G). The disk is not used for the OS, but ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:21:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/questions-tagged-qt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/questions-tagged-qt.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:16:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/create-hyperlink-to-specific-bookmark-or-location-in-another-word-docu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/create-hyperlink-to-specific-bookmark-or-location-in-another-word-docu.htmlI want to create a hyperlink from one Office document to a specific location in another Word document. I know how to insert a hyperlink to another location in the current document, or to insert a ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:09:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-internet-without-isp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-internet-without-isp.htmlI know that servers are connected "directly to the internet", at least big servers like Google, right? So, how can I connect my computer to the internet without an ISP? Is it possible? Is it legal?......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:04:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-crashes-when-power-cord-is-unplugged-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-crashes-when-power-cord-is-unplugged-windows-7.htmlRecently my power cord failed, so I purchased a new one. This new one works fine (charges etc.) But when I unplug it, my laptop crashes. (The laptop just turns off completely. No blue screen.) Before ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:42:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/one-way-syncing-backup-with-unison.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/one-way-syncing-backup-with-unison.htmlI'm using the syncing tool Unison with my Mac OSX and Ubuntu 9.10 machines to backup my music from Mac to Ubuntu. The thing is, I want to have my Mac be the source and Ubuntu be the target so that ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:29:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-excel-from-rounding-numbers-when-format-has-been-set-to-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-excel-from-rounding-numbers-when-format-has-been-set-to-.htmlSorry for the dumb question: So in my dataset I put, for example, the number 1.30 down for a patient. I formatted all cells as numbers, and set the decimal places to 2. However, the number is displ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:21:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/user-gazarsgo-super-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/user-gazarsgo-super-user.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:03:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-advantage-of-using-rsync-over-plain-cp-when-copying-from-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-advantage-of-using-rsync-over-plain-cp-when-copying-from-.htmlI am currently configuring Dirvish on a Linux computer for backing up the contents of a share on a Windows computer. Dirvish creates a new directory every time it is called. It internally uses rsy......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:02:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adjust-pdf-contrast-with-adobe-reader-acrobat.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adjust-pdf-contrast-with-adobe-reader-acrobat.htmlWe get PDF's from our professor to read for homework but they're often scanned documents, is there a way to adjust the contrast of the text to make it easier to read? Edit: I've got Photoshop but is ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:56:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-troubleshoot-a-faulty-onboard-ethernet-adapter-and-determine-wh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-troubleshoot-a-faulty-onboard-ethernet-adapter-and-determine-wh.htmlI have an onboard ethernet adapter that is not functioning properly. First off, here are my system specs: Rapr Screenshot: Symptoms: Ethernet port status persistently displays "Not Connecte......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:52:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-clean-dust-from-a-computer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-clean-dust-from-a-computer.htmlAs computers become faster and generate more heat it gets more important to have good ventilation, but that also increases the amount of dust sticking to the components of the computer. It's of cou......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:18:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-firefox-use-the-windows-certificate-store.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-firefox-use-the-windows-certificate-store.htmlHow can I get Firefox to use the Windows certificate store to look for client certificates? Use case: Web authentication with a client certificate that is stored in the Windows certificate store and ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:35:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-sshfs-to-mount-a-remote-filesystem-on-osx-fails-periodically-wit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-sshfs-to-mount-a-remote-filesystem-on-osx-fails-periodically-wit.htmlI have a remote filesystem which I mount on my Mac (10.11) with the following command: sudo sshfs username@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/ ~/mnt/remotefs Sometimes this command works just fine, and it prompts ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:26:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-no-small-rj45-port-exist-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-no-small-rj45-port-exist-closed.htmlWhile I bought my last Tablet I noticed that no Tablet (and most smaller notebooks /convertibles) has a Rj45 port. Which I finde quite dissatisfying since I like to use RJ45 in numerous places. I t......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:18:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-firewall-fails-to-launch-error-5-like-kb943996-but-fix-not-wor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-firewall-fails-to-launch-error-5-like-kb943996-but-fix-not-wor.htmlEnvironment Windows 7 Professional SP1 PL, domain-joined. Problem Since 2014-06-12, several of our computers (but definitely not all, not yet at least) embraced a problem with printer sharing, w......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:15:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-remote-login-but-enable-a-local-039-su-username-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-remote-login-but-enable-a-local-039-su-username-039.htmlWe are writing an application (perl, mysql) that will run headless on a *nix (likely CENTOS). How can I setup/secure the local user/password for the account 'app' (where the app will be running) so ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:45:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/left-insider-program-but-still-receiving-insider-updates.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/left-insider-program-but-still-receiving-insider-updates.htmlI enabled windows insider program, it worked fine for a while, then windows 11 came and my laptop keep trying to update to windows 11. thing my laptop does not have TPM 2.0, so I can't install wind......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:35:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-mdm-policies-when-i-don-039-t-even-have-any-mdm-listed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-mdm-policies-when-i-don-039-t-even-have-any-mdm-listed.htmlAccess work or school Windows is empty, I have nothing to disconnect. Provisioning packages is also empty, nothing to do there. And I have no Microsoft account. I tried removing them via regedit, but ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:26:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/solid-red-light-on-samsung-clp-325w.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/solid-red-light-on-samsung-clp-325w.htmlI'm getting a solid red light on my Samsung CLP-325W printer. The printer started showing this error when I was low on 2 color toners. I've bought the official toners from Samsung. however I'm no l......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:12:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-wipe-my-ipod-classic-and-fix-any-bad-sectors-on-the-hard-dri.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-wipe-my-ipod-classic-and-fix-any-bad-sectors-on-the-hard-dri.htmlMy iPod never finishes syncing and only syncs audio, not pictures or video. Any ideas as to how I can fix it? My iPod classic 160GB worked well for a couple of years. I used to sync a lot of photos......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:51:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-to-open-specific-bookmark-url-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-to-open-specific-bookmark-url-in-chrome.htmlHow to enable keyboard shortcut to open specific bookmark / URL while using Chrome?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:40:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-and-replace-new-line-in-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-and-replace-new-line-in-notepad.htmlI use \n, but the new line is not replaced. I supposed the new lines contain 2 characters, \n and \l, but searching and replacing \l yields to no results as well....Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:34:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-public-keys-with-gpg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-public-keys-with-gpg.htmlI am installing vagrant and I am trying to follow their instructions. My next step is to install their PGP public key. I'm on Windows so it's not as easy as just --recv-keys, I need to place this c......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:22:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-resize-the-primary-windows-xp-partition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-resize-the-primary-windows-xp-partition.htmlI just cloned my failing 250 GB hard drive onto a 500 GB hard drive (so I wouldn't have to re-install everything, etc.), but now the drive only thinks it is 250 GB. How do I tell it about the other......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:09:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/decrypt-filezilla-039-s-stored-password-knowing-the-master-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/decrypt-filezilla-039-s-stored-password-knowing-the-master-password.htmlUpdate: I just remembered my password, but I'd like to know it anyway. Original: I've stored a site in FileZilla's site manager and I use its password encryption with a master password (which I k......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:03:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-takes-forever-to-connect-upon-waking-up-from-sleep.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-takes-forever-to-connect-upon-waking-up-from-sleep.htmlI have a laptop that is exhibiting a weird problem. Upon waking up from sleep chrome takes FOREVER to allow me to reload pages. It does not display a "no internet connection" screen, it doesnt show......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:44:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-am-i-seeing-red-dots-on-my-lcd-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-am-i-seeing-red-dots-on-my-lcd-screen.htmlMy laptop is about 2.5 years old. Now I am starting to see red dots on certain shades of colour (mainly dark colours, blues and blacks), and it is not limited to certain pixels, because when you mo......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:28:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-boot-error-code-0x0000005c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-boot-error-code-0x0000005c.htmlWhen I turn on my PC and windows logo appears on the screen, suddenly a black screen shows up with this content: PC needs to restart. Please hold down the power button. Error Code: 0x0000005C Para......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:26:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-identify-whether-or-not-a-video-card-supports-wddm-2-2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-identify-whether-or-not-a-video-card-supports-wddm-2-2.htmlI see lots of pages that around the April 2017 period talked about NVidia releasing drivers with WDDM 2.2 support. I also see a Microsoft page (here) that specifically mentioned the GTX 1050 GPU as......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:21:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-putty-not-remember-the-passphrase.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-putty-not-remember-the-passphrase.htmlI imported an SSH key into PuTTY (creating a .ppk file). My SSH key uses a passphrase. When I first logged in using that .ppk, PuTTY asked for my passphrase, but apparently, this passphrase is sto......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:20:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/filter-the-grand-total-of-a-pivot-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/filter-the-grand-total-of-a-pivot-table.htmlI am tracking a daily compliance percentage for activities. I want to trend the monthly average compliance for the 10 tests with the lowest compliance total. I am having issues trying to figure o......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:00:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-takes-nearly-10-minutes-to-boot-from-a-cold-start-but-only-a-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-takes-nearly-10-minutes-to-boot-from-a-cold-start-but-only-a-.htmlMy computer will take nearly 10 minutes to start from a cold boot (and from a restart) yet only about a minute from hibernation, though hibernating has its own benefits, workspace set up from when ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:43:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-this-attrib-command-saying.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-this-attrib-command-saying.htmlCould anyone tell me what this command says? I used this command when I couldn't find my files on my flash drive. but I don't know what it is saying, I only know -h and -r which remove the hidden......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:39:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-rip-an-audio-cd-using-vlc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-rip-an-audio-cd-using-vlc.htmlI've been trying to use VLC to rip a CD, using the Convert / Save menu option as shown in this guide. Whenever I try this, though, no matter what settings I pick, I get a 0 byte file. What's the co......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:33:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-repeat-the-first-two-rows-of-a-table-as-a-header-on-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-repeat-the-first-two-rows-of-a-table-as-a-header-on-.htmlI want to repeat the first two rows of the table as the table header on each page of a Word document. I can repeat the first row by checking "Repeat row as table header" in the Table properties bu......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:28:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/directly-call-index-php-instead-of-try-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/directly-call-index-php-instead-of-try-files.htmlI got this construct which works, but is clearly suboptimal. I tried to follow this guide, https://www.getpagespeed.com/server-setup/nginx-try_files-is-evil-too, but the configuration for php, is ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:18:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-turn-off-word-wrap-in-less.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-turn-off-word-wrap-in-less.htmlShort version: How can I make the less utility in Linux not wrap lines? Long version: Often I need to view huge CSV files using less with hundreds of columns. I frequently only care about the first ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:16:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-expanding-variables-names-within-variable-names.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-expanding-variables-names-within-variable-names.htmlIn a simple for loop, I'm trying to get it to increment which variable it echos. The unrolled version at the bottom works and does what I want, but how can I get the loop to work the same way? fo......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:58:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-burn-a-bootable-osx-mavericks-iso-on-a-dvd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-burn-a-bootable-osx-mavericks-iso-on-a-dvd.htmlMy early 2011 Macbook Pro is almost full right now, and I was thinking about formatting and installing the new OSX Mavericks, because it's free. But. Since my Macbook came with OSX Lion 10.7.5 al......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:37:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wireless-router-radiation-level-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wireless-router-radiation-level-closed.htmlI have a question regarding this Netgear 3800 Wireless Router: Is the level of radiation emitted by the wireless dangerous ? It is advertised as dual-band but no mention about SAR....Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:36:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-internet-explorer-9-always-on-top-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-internet-explorer-9-always-on-top-duplicate.htmlI've looked at and tried solutions to similar questions but doesn't seem to work with my combination of IE9 on Windows 7. It just seems IE9 ignores any attempt to change its always-on-top property.......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:25:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-recent-list-in-vlc-players-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-recent-list-in-vlc-players-on-windows-7.htmlVLC player is one of the item most used on my Windows 7 machine. When I click "Start", I\it appears as "pinned" at the program list. When I mouse over to the VLC players, I will see a list of rece......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:23:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/acrylic-dns-proxy-not-resolving.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/acrylic-dns-proxy-not-resolving.htmlSo I recently had an update issue where I landed up downgrading to Windows 8. As I need to do my work, I have re-installed my XAMPP server as well as Acrylic DNS Proxy. Unfortunately, Acrylic is not ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:22:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-table-of-content-link-to-current-document-for-headings-inside-tab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-table-of-content-link-to-current-document-for-headings-inside-tab.htmlI'm creating a document in which I use header styles to create a table of content. These header styles I use inside a table as you can see in the image below Table used for referencing: Now if I w......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:21:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-advanced-firewall-why-is-port-808-open-by-default.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-advanced-firewall-why-is-port-808-open-by-default.htmlI'm tuning up the Windows Advanced Firewall on my web server. All I need is 80 (HTTP), 443 (HTTPS) and 808 (net.tcp). I noticed that I needed to create a rule for 80 and 443 before my application......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:17:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/empty-network-adapters-list-in-network-connections-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/empty-network-adapters-list-in-network-connections-windows-7.htmlQuestion: How can I get the wireless adapters list to show up on Network connections window? Recently I have noticed the following icon on windows 7 system tray. Ironically this has no effect on ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:17:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-to-download-for-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-to-download-for-windows-10.htmlI have a Lenovo laptop (32 bit Windows 10) and for some reason the Realtek HD Audio Manager is missing. I have been trying to find the right Realtek High Definition Audio Driver to download, but so......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:13:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/take-active-cells-value-and-copy-to-another-cell-excel-vba.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/take-active-cells-value-and-copy-to-another-cell-excel-vba.htmlI am putting together a list to loop through in Excel. I want to loop down column A starting at A2, and copy the value from the active cell to D2 (always D2) This is what I have so far: Sub Test......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:07:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-move-selection-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-move-selection-in-excel.htmlI know how to create or extend selections, i.e., via F8 or Shift F8. When I have created the desired selection, I would like to move that particular selection a few cells to the right and/or down. ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:55:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-map-bind-mouse-button-as-keyboard-button-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-map-bind-mouse-button-as-keyboard-button-in-windows-7.htmlI'm trying to map/bind my mouse button 4 and button 5 to behave as kayboard num pad 1 and 2, does exist some way to do that? Maybe with some specific software?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:54:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/restart-ubuntu-sound-processes-via-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/restart-ubuntu-sound-processes-via-command-line.htmlI tried to hibernate Ubuntu (which fails, but thats another issue) and resumed my system. After this, the sound doesn't get played. What command can/should I run to restart the ubuntu sound system....Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:36:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-speed-up-internet-in-an-apartment-complex-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-speed-up-internet-in-an-apartment-complex-duplicate.htmlI have just moved into an apartment complex and it has terrible wifi speed. If I'm using a wired connection it is pretty solid (2 ping with high 180's Mbps up/down) but the wireless is awful, I can ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:32:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-mysqld-pid-and-mysqld-sock-missing-from-my-system-even-though-t.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-mysqld-pid-and-mysqld-sock-missing-from-my-system-even-though-t.htmlI was working on an answer to this question—on one of my Ubuntu 12.04.5 development servers—and realized that the MySQL install was not creating mysqld.pid and mysqld.sock files despite their paths......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:29:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/explorer-window-not-visible-in-visual-studio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/explorer-window-not-visible-in-visual-studio.htmlI am learning the basics of Django on a Windows 10 system. The video tutorials I am working through use Visual Studio as the development environment – I’m sure they are many other equally capable I......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:22:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-multiple-packages-in-parallel-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-multiple-packages-in-parallel-on-linux.htmlPardon boundaries of my knowledge, but I wonder why still only one instance of any package manger can be run on a system? Why multiple installations are not possible? If there's a way to achieve th......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:19:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/eval-and-echo-use-together.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/eval-and-echo-use-together.htmlI want to know if the code below can be improved of how it is written is the way to write it. If it wasn't clear I am a newbie to bash but my script completes its purpose. This code is trying to d......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:58:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-spark-cannot-detect-webgl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-spark-cannot-detect-webgl.htmlI was working with Adobe Spark, and it was doing well. But when I started using it again (after having my PC to sleep), it says this: WebGL Disabled Oops! Looks like your browser has WebGL disabled. ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:40:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-make-my-computer-ask-me-which-os-i-want-to-load-while-bootin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-make-my-computer-ask-me-which-os-i-want-to-load-while-bootin.htmlI have 2 hard disk, one with one partition with OS, and the other with 2 partitions, one with OS and the other one whithout. I want to be able to decide which OS I want to load each time I boot the ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:39:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/svchost-is-taking-100-of-cpu-it-appears-to-be-either-dcomlaunch-or-ter.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/svchost-is-taking-100-of-cpu-it-appears-to-be-either-dcomlaunch-or-ter.htmlSo my SvcHost is all of a sudden taking 100% of my CPU, and I'd like to figure out which service is responsible for this. Is there any way to differentiate the load being generated by the multiple ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:37:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/throttle-network-bandwidth-per-application-in-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/throttle-network-bandwidth-per-application-in-mac-os-x.htmlI notice that iTunes seems to suck up all my bandwidth and doesn’t play nice with other applications that use the web when it's downloading. In fact, it doesn't even give itself enough bandwidth w......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:03:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-partition-map-type-without-data-loss.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-partition-map-type-without-data-loss.htmlI have en external HD that I use with OS X. When I bought it, it was formatted for Windows (NTFS). I deleted the NTFS partition and created a new HFS+ partition. Then I copied 500 GB of material ov......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-crashpadmetrics-pma-xxx-tmp-in-appdata-local-google-chrome-us.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-crashpadmetrics-pma-xxx-tmp-in-appdata-local-google-chrome-us.htmlI have hundred of file like CrashpadMetrics.pma~xxx.TMP, some created from a year ago in the folder AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data There is also a main CrashpadMetrics-active.pma. What are ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:51:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-keyboard-to-navigate-google-search-results-now-that-instant.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-keyboard-to-navigate-google-search-results-now-that-instant.htmlAs of today, Google Instant Search is dead. This is what it used to look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANVT56wlmTo I never cared much for the instant display of results while I typed. How......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:05:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-update-google-chrome-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-update-google-chrome-in-ubuntu.htmlHow to update Google chrome in Ubuntu?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:49:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-remove-and-put-back-the-heatsink-of-my-processor-without-reapply.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-remove-and-put-back-the-heatsink-of-my-processor-without-reapply.htmlIf I remove the heatsink from my processor temporarily, then later put it back without changing the heatsink or CPU, do I need to reapply thermal paste?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:39:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-facebook-sticker-as-png-or-jpg-extention.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-facebook-sticker-as-png-or-jpg-extention.htmlI want to collect Facebook stickers as .png or .jpg files. If anyone already has them, please share with me. Or, is there a way to download them? Currently, I have a workaround solution to download......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:11:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-zoom-and-full-screen-how-win10-remote-win7-2008-2003-ho.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-zoom-and-full-screen-how-win10-remote-win7-2008-2003-ho.htmlProblem: When I use remote desktop from a Surface Pro 4, running Win 10, to a Win7 or Win2003 system, the high dpi of the Surface results in the remote desktop being too tiny to see. In this case, ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:07:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-localgroupmember-generates-error-for-administrators-group.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-localgroupmember-generates-error-for-administrators-group.htmlFollowing commands run on a Windows 10 VM that's joined to AzureAD: PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators Get-LocalGroupMember : Failed to compare two elements in ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:04:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-keyboard-shortcuts-for-hidden-desktop-shortcuts-icons.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-keyboard-shortcuts-for-hidden-desktop-shortcuts-icons.htmlI created a shortcut on the desktop and assigned a Keyboard Shortcut to it from the properties menu to it. Now if I assign the hidden attribute, the shortcut gets hidden and Keyboard shortcut stops ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:04:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/plot-a-line-chart-in-excel-with-multiple-lines.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/plot-a-line-chart-in-excel-with-multiple-lines.htmlLet's say I have a data table like ╔════════╦══════════╦═══════╗ ║ Stock ║ Date ║ Price ║ ╠════════╬══════════╬═══════╣ ║ Stock1 ║ 1/1/2017 ║ 17.0 ║ ║ Stock1 ║ 1/2/2017 ║ 17.4 ║ ║ Stock1 ║......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:01:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-relax-content-security-policy-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-relax-content-security-policy-in-chrome.htmlLately, some websites such as Facebook use the Content Security Policy (CSP) to restrict loading of scripts from "untrusted sources". For example, when requesting Facebook HTML content (e.g. https:......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-to-a-microsoft-sql-server-from-linux-shell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-to-a-microsoft-sql-server-from-linux-shell.htmlI have the following problem: I am working on an Ubuntu Linux server (I have access only to the shell, no desktop environment) and I have to interact with a Microsoft SQL server to create some tabl......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:56:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-7z-exe-7zg-exe-7zfm-exe-which-one-to-use.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-7z-exe-7zg-exe-7zfm-exe-which-one-to-use.html7-Zip has multiple .exe files, which one do I use? Every so often I would forget which way round these were, or would try and use one of the .exe's for the wrong purpose, so thought I would get to ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:51:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-open-windows-explorer-as-different-user-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-open-windows-explorer-as-different-user-in-windows-10.htmlIn Windows 10, the Windows Explorer shortcut on the taskbar has a different context menu than previous versions of Windows, and is missing the "Run as..." option (while holding the shift key). Ho......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:44:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-extend-taskbar-on-multiple-displays.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-extend-taskbar-on-multiple-displays.htmlI would like to know if there is an option in Windows 10 that allows me to extend the taskbar (NOT duplicate it) on multiple displays, in order to have the Windows button on the far left of my first ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:34:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-video-source-on-samsung-syncmaster-2233sw-without-osd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-video-source-on-samsung-syncmaster-2233sw-without-osd.htmlI have a samsung syncmaster 2233SW which i bought second hand a few years back. The monitor was damaged so i took it to a repair shop which disabled the buttons on the side. Now that shop's closed ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:29:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-delete-a-file-through-windows-explorer-but-not-through-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-delete-a-file-through-windows-explorer-but-not-through-batch-file.htmlWhen trying to delete a file from a network location via windows (I am on windows 7) batch file using a "del" command with /f and /q flags, I see an "Access is denied." message, and the file is not ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:24:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-ssd-as-external-drive-and-get-the-good-performance.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-ssd-as-external-drive-and-get-the-good-performance.htmlI have my desktop which has Windows 8.1 and I use it as my primary work station. I want to use Ubuntu 14.04 and I don't like to dual boot on my PC. I want to install Ubuntu on external SSD and use ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:21:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/labels-not-being-detected-when-adding-table-of-figures.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/labels-not-being-detected-when-adding-table-of-figures.htmlI've ensured that i have right clicked every picture and pressed the insert caption button on it. Left it as default then i got a "figure 1" underneath it. From that i changed "figure 1" to "figure......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:20:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/comparing-two-columns-in-excel-to-find-non-duplicates.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/comparing-two-columns-in-excel-to-find-non-duplicates.htmlI have two columns of numbers, column A and column B. Column A is where a numbered tag is entered when it leaves and Column B is where the numbered tag is entered when it returns. There are spaces......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:09:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/formula-to-return-just-the-column-letter-in-excel-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/formula-to-return-just-the-column-letter-in-excel-duplicate.htmlI am looking for a formula I can use in any cell that will return the column LETTER of the column the formula is in, I can get the LETTER and ROW number using the below, but I cant get it without ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:58:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-windows-admin-center-working-with-workgroup-pc-039-s.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-windows-admin-center-working-with-workgroup-pc-039-s.htmlTrying to get Windows Admin Center working on my home network I ran into a few errors Trying to add the computer A computer with the name 'pc1' was not automatically discovered. You can still......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-suspend-usb-device-not-entering-selective-suspend.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-suspend-usb-device-not-entering-selective-suspend.htmlAfter running the powercfg /ENERGY command, I get the following Efficiency Diagnostics Report with 6 errors: USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend This device did not enter ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:19:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-convert-mkv-to-mp4.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-convert-mkv-to-mp4.htmlI want to batch convert all .mkv files in a folder into .mp4 with VLC. It should use the original video-/audio stream and if possible the .ass subtitle of the .mkv. It's not really a conversion, i......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:15:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-hit-the-ctrl-key-without-straining-my-pinky.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-hit-the-ctrl-key-without-straining-my-pinky.htmlWhen I'm using Chrome, Powerpoint, Notepad++, etc. I take a lot of advantage of the keyboard shortcuts in those programs. However, this gets a bit tedious and straining, having my pinky stretch dow......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:14:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-admin-user-token-from-kubectl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-admin-user-token-from-kubectl.htmlNew to Kubernetes I struggle to log into kubernetes dashboard. I followed: https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/wiki/Creating-sample-user and kubectl get clusterrolebinding admin-user -n kube-...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:09:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cisco-anyconnect-secure-mobility-client-service-can-not-start-on-windo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cisco-anyconnect-secure-mobility-client-service-can-not-start-on-windo.htmlI am using "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client v3.1.04059" to establish a VPN connection to a campus network at a university. When I start the VPN client (vpnui.exe) I receive the following er......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:08:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-ping-in-windows-7-firewall.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-ping-in-windows-7-firewall.htmlServer Fault tells that the new syntax to enable ping on Windows Server 2008 is netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:04:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/firewall-on-virtualbox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/firewall-on-virtualbox.htmlI believe I have researched my question and have not found a answer. I have installed Virtual Box on top of Windows 10x64 and then installed three different virtual operating systems; Windows 7, ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:03:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-up-modem-router-without-a-telephone-jack-cable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-up-modem-router-without-a-telephone-jack-cable.htmlWe just ordered Cox internet, and the modem they sent over instructs us to connect it to a telephone jack. However, there isn't a telephone jack in the house I'm in. I do have a router that was set......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bsod-multiple-irp-complete-requests.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bsod-multiple-irp-complete-requests.htmlI've been getting a BSOD with the error message "MULTIPLE_IRP_COMPLETE_REQUESTS" for the past few days and I can't seem to figure out what the cause is. I've checked the event viewer, and even thou......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:56:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-my-intel-optane-application-recognize-my-optane-hardwa.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-my-intel-optane-application-recognize-my-optane-hardwa.htmlI am trying to use an Optane chip, and I believe I have installed it correctly, but the application for it says Cannot Enable Intel Optane Memory Your system appears to be Intel Optane memory read......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:50:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bios-recognizes-hd-but-ubuntu-doesn-039-t-recognize-it-as-partition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bios-recognizes-hd-but-ubuntu-doesn-039-t-recognize-it-as-partition.htmlI just stuck in a new 64 GB SSD (literally out of the box) into my Lenovo X61 laptop, replacing an old 5400 RPM 80 GB drive. When I boot the system, my motherboard successfully sees the SATA hard d......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:49:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/single-vs-dual-channel-ram-in-laptop-will-it-improve-performance.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/single-vs-dual-channel-ram-in-laptop-will-it-improve-performance.htmlI have 2 RAM slots on my laptop. 1st slot already has a 4gb single-channel RAM. I want to put another 4gb RAM stick in 2nd slot. So if I put dual-channel RAM stick in 2nd slot, will it be worth the......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:35:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-matroska-have-which-webm-doesn-039-t-that-made-the-different.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-matroska-have-which-webm-doesn-039-t-that-made-the-different.htmlI've read that WebM is essentially a subset of the Matroska format. What does Matroska support that WebM doesn't, which necessitated "christening" a new format rather than just saying "...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:18:53 -0400