https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSat, 18 Jul 2026 13:26:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-come-os-x-allows-multiple-virtualization-software-at-the-same-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-come-os-x-allows-multiple-virtualization-software-at-the-same-time.htmlI was surprised to experience that VirtualBox and docker's HyperKit can run VMs at the same time on OS X. Using different hypervisors at the same is not possible on Windows or Linux. How come it wo......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:46:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dnsmasq-fails-to-answer-queries-on-ubuntu-16-04.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dnsmasq-fails-to-answer-queries-on-ubuntu-16-04.htmlAfter upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 dnsmasq fails to answer quires from subnets other then it's interfaces belong to. I wonder if there is an option that allows to add trusted subnets? Here is the log ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:43:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-happening-in-adsl-modem-in-bridge-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-happening-in-adsl-modem-in-bridge-mode.htmlI am using broadband connection via BSNL and I get service in a twisted pair. ADSL technology is used for broadband connectivity. ADSL modem normally have two modes of operation (Bridge mode and PP......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:34:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/saving-an-image-as-bmp-file-in-photoshop-cs-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/saving-an-image-as-bmp-file-in-photoshop-cs-on-mac.htmlI have a Mac and I am trying to save my Photoshop CS5 extended file as a BMP. When I click save as the only ones available are Photoshop, Large Doc, Photoshop eps, JPEG, JPEG 2000, Photoshop DDF, ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:22:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-configure-virtual-box-network-settings.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-configure-virtual-box-network-settings.htmlI need to set up vms in Virtual box in a following way: All virtual machines (Ubuntu) must communicate with host (macOS). All virtual machines must communicate with each other. All virtual machine......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:15:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-regular-expression-can-i-use-to-match-an-ip-address.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-regular-expression-can-i-use-to-match-an-ip-address.htmlWith the following grep syntax I want to match all IP address in a file (from a ksh script) grep '[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}' file The problem: It also matches words......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:01:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-move-files-without-retaining-preserving-the-security-sha.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-move-files-without-retaining-preserving-the-security-sha.htmlI'm trying to copy/move files from one hard drive to another hard drive but I do not want the security/sharing permissions to be copied over with the files; instead I want it to use generic/default ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:46:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-the-activation-of-the-menu-bar-when-alt-is-pressed-in-windows-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-the-activation-of-the-menu-bar-when-alt-is-pressed-in-windows-.htmlIn Windows 7 how can I disable the function that activates the menu bar when Alt is pressed? Are there some registry values to modify this behaviour?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:46:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/closed-is-there-a-way-to-unlock-a-bitlocked-hard-drive-using-tpm-in-co.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/closed-is-there-a-way-to-unlock-a-bitlocked-hard-drive-using-tpm-in-co.html******************* Final Update at the bottom ******************* Long story short, I have made a really dumb mistake. I thought I backed up my recovery key, but apparently I only backed up the r......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:29:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-detect-if-a-usb-port-is-3-0-or-2-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-detect-if-a-usb-port-is-3-0-or-2-0.htmlI have a Toshiba Canvio 3.0 external HDD. It has USB 3.0. It flashes blue if you connect it to a USB 3.0 port. If it is a 2.0 port, the light becomes white. Yesterday, I plugged it in and the ligh......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:11:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-wav-to-flac-in-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-wav-to-flac-in-ffmpeg.htmlHow can I convert a WAV file to an FLAC file with FFmpeg? I need to make various files. One in 16 Bit, one in 24 bit, and one in 32 bit depth. I also need to make different sample rates. E.g one in......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:04:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-more-torrents-to-seed-in-biglybt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-more-torrents-to-seed-in-biglybt.htmlI have been trying to have few private torrents to seed as default but I dunno what the problem with bigblybt, I am unable to get most of them to seed, even if they don't seed anything. They all sh......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:45:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/use-of-the-or-regex-operator-with-the-find-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/use-of-the-or-regex-operator-with-the-find-command.htmlThere are so many of these questions on the net, but I was unable to solve this simple problem. I have a directory with a lot of images, but I only want to copy a subset of them identified by rang......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:43:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-complete-standalone-installer-for-ie-9-which-don-039-t-us.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-complete-standalone-installer-for-ie-9-which-don-039-t-us.htmlI tried to find this but still not success. I'm searching a complete offline installers for Windows-7 of IE-9 which should not check for updates to install. If anyone knows please help me to sort out ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:40:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hostname-environment-variable-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hostname-environment-variable-on-linux.htmlOn my Linux box (Gentoo Linux 2.6.31 to be specific) I have noticed that the HOSTNAME environment variable is available in my shell, but not in scripts. For example, $ echo $HOSTNAME returns xxx......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:22:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-split-a-large-winrar-file-using-winrar.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-split-a-large-winrar-file-using-winrar.htmlI have a .rar file, (already compressed) and I need to split it. Can this be done through the WinRAR UI?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:21:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/nvme-pcie-x4-ssd-on-m-2-pcie-x2-slot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/nvme-pcie-x4-ssd-on-m-2-pcie-x2-slot.htmli'm about to get a new SSD for my PC, and before spending the money i have some doubts about my decision i would like to clarify First, my mobo is a B450 Aorus Pro Wifi, it has 2 M.2 slots, one of ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:21:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/top-5-absolute-values.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/top-5-absolute-values.htmlI have a data set and I am trying to create a formula to pull top 5 values based on the second column. The out put should be top 5 (omitting 0s) values from the second column. Thank you, Vitaliy...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:12:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-instr-in-a-variable-range.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-instr-in-a-variable-range.htmlI am trying to use a for loop to loop through the cells in a column and pick out parts with a specific description. To do this, I am using InStr, which I am unfamiliar with. Here is the code I have......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:08:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/speed-fan-software-not-detecting-fans.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/speed-fan-software-not-detecting-fans.html2 weeks ago I built a PC with new configurations, but today I decided to change the fan speed for my pc case. I have 4 fans on my casing, 3 on the front and 1 at the back. If I am not wrong the front ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:00:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hypervisor-detected-unable-to-uninstall-hyper-v-on-windows-11-windows-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hypervisor-detected-unable-to-uninstall-hyper-v-on-windows-11-windows-.htmlI have purchased a new Microsoft Windows Surface Pro 5+. Windows was pre-installed. I noticed that a 3rd party tool output a warning that my license it not valid for terminals. The developers told me ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:47:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-boot-into-windows-10-grub-rescue-and-bootrec-fixmbr-doesn-03.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-boot-into-windows-10-grub-rescue-and-bootrec-fixmbr-doesn-03.htmlSo the title pretty much says it all... I have a computer with 2 drives, a 256GB SSD and a 512GB HDD. I have my Windows 10 installation on the SSD and I partitioned the HDD to serve as my Ubuntu ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:40:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/merging-multiple-rss-feeds-into-one-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/merging-multiple-rss-feeds-into-one-closed.htmlI have a bunch of RSS feed URLs and I'd like to create a single RSS feed URL that would contain all of these feeds. Is there a website that does this? Preferably a simple one (not Yahoo! Pipes, p......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:26:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-dpkg-to-install-packages-from-a-local-directory.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-dpkg-to-install-packages-from-a-local-directory.htmlI'm refining our installer. The way it works is all our components are made into .deb files. The installer merely calls dpkg on all of them at once, along with their dependencies. This works great.......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:20:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-shift-enter-does-not-insert-a-new-line-paragraph-before-table-in-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-shift-enter-does-not-insert-a-new-line-paragraph-before-table-in-.htmlI have seen this question posted on multiple forums: How do I insert a new line or paragraph BEFORE an existing table in MS Word? An example of such a Question is located here: How do I insert text......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:57:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pci-bar-memory-addresses.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pci-bar-memory-addresses.htmlQuick question, I was reading the OSDev Wiki page regarding PCI and it says the following - Base address Registers (or BARs) can be used to hold memory addresses used by the device, or offsets for ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:53:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-robocopy-skip-copying-existing-files-by-default.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-robocopy-skip-copying-existing-files-by-default.htmlI've read (somewhere) that Robocopy skips copying over existing files by default. But... I can't find any Command Line switches for that....Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:24:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-super-cow-powers-and-why-doesn-039-t-my-aptitude-have-them.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-super-cow-powers-and-why-doesn-039-t-my-aptitude-have-them.htmlsudo aptitude help aptitude 0.4.11.11 Usage: aptitude [-S fname] [-u|-i] aptitude [options] <action> ... Actions (if none is specified, aptitude will enter interactive mode): ... This ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:05:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-access-my-modem-039-s-gui-when-it-039-s-in-bridged-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-access-my-modem-039-s-gui-when-it-039-s-in-bridged-mode.htmlI wanted to try setting up my ActionTec P5001a DSL modem/router in bridged mode with a Linksys E2500 router for improved NAT performance. Switching the modem to bridged mode and the router to PPPoE ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:55:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/connecting-to-remote-desktop-through-ssh-instead-of-rdp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/connecting-to-remote-desktop-through-ssh-instead-of-rdp.htmlSo I have a company laptop with windows that is on the same network (vpn) as my office desktop (windows). I can connect to the office desktop using RDP but is there a way for me to connect through ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:54:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-dsc-update-for-a-monitor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-dsc-update-for-a-monitor.htmlI am using Samsung Odyssey LC27G7xT connected to a Linux machine via HDMI and to a Mac via DisplayPort. Very occasionally, the monitor would show a black screen with the following progress bar in the ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:35:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-current-html-of-page-built-with-ajax-requests.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-current-html-of-page-built-with-ajax-requests.htmlSo, I'm using the Chrome/Chromium browser (put could use Firefox, if need be). I'm viewing webpages which are constructed "on the fly" with (presumably) AJAX (think the how you scroll down on Face......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:29:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-multiple-commands-one-after-another-in-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-multiple-commands-one-after-another-in-cmd.htmlHow to run Windows OS cmd.exe multiple commands one after another, I use ncrack, commands I manually open cmd.exe and I paste this code: ncrack --user Admin -P pass1.txt <IPAddress>:3389 -oN ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:25:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-configure-ssh-so-it-doesn-039-t-try-all-the-identity-files-au.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-configure-ssh-so-it-doesn-039-t-try-all-the-identity-files-au.htmlI have been putting my ssh identity files inside my ~/.ssh/ folder. I have probably about 30 files in there. When I connect to servers, I will specify the identity file to use with something like ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:24:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disadvantages-of-operating-system-on-external-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disadvantages-of-operating-system-on-external-drive.htmlI am constantly traveling between two countries and I am constantly forced to bring my laptop with me. I was wondering if it is possible to install an operating system such as Linux or Windows on my ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:12:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-the-document-map-in-microsoft-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-the-document-map-in-microsoft-word.htmlI want to quickly browse a Microsoft Word document that contains headings using the Document Map. However, I accidentally closed the Document Map and can't find any way to reopen it. How do I open......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:03:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-create-ruled-lines-in-word-2007.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-create-ruled-lines-in-word-2007.htmlMy aim is to set up Word to use the 'Cornell Notetaking method', and I would like to be able to have 'ruled lines' as part of my page in word. Currently, I have a split textbox, however obviously ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:59:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-usb-cables-device-specific.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-usb-cables-device-specific.htmlI have a dozen or so USB or USB to mini-USB cables lying around. It's annoying keeping track of what goes to what. Are they interchangeable or are they device-specific? Does it change the answer ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:58:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-separate-single-text-file-into-multiple-text-file-by-lines-usin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-separate-single-text-file-into-multiple-text-file-by-lines-usin.htmlI have running the following program, @echo off cls set /p "filename=type file name>" setlocal enabledelayedexpansion for /r E:\ %%a in (*) do if "%%~nxa"=="%filename%" ( echo %%~dpnxa >>......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:50:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/for-what-is-the-thunderbolt-aic-connector-used.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/for-what-is-the-thunderbolt-aic-connector-used.htmlWhat does "AIC" mean? What does the connector do? Is it like a USB pin header where you can connect for example your USB ports for your case? Or do you need something else? Also there are expansion ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:49:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/amazon-ec2-prompt-password-when-sudo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/amazon-ec2-prompt-password-when-sudo.htmlWhen I log into an ec2 instance via ssh using keypair (logged in as ec2-user user), I am able to execute sudo commands without typing a password. How can I configure ec2 instance to prompt for a ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:44:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-path-of-php-ini-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-path-of-php-ini-windows.htmlI've downloaded php, addeded it to my path and im trying to enabled openssl php --ini tells me that configuration file is c:\windows which there was nothing there, I dont want to copy php into c/w......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:44:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pausing-search-history-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pausing-search-history-in-chrome.htmlchrome has no way to turn off search history. I have tried many online tutorials and none seem to work. how would I stop chrome from recording my browsing history without deleting all my history or......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:41:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/openssl-req-new-with-some-default-subj-values.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/openssl-req-new-with-some-default-subj-values.htmlI want to use openssl to create a CSR while providing some of the answers for Country Name, State or Province Name, etc but I still want it to prompt for the Common Name (FQDN). So far I have somet......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:37:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-close-a-file-that-i-created-using-cat-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-close-a-file-that-i-created-using-cat-command.htmlI learning how to use git on a Mac and I'm trying to add a file in one of my branches by using the "cat > " command. The problem I'm having is that I want to end editing the file in the terminal bu......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:33:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/flip-x-and-y-axes-in-excel-graph.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/flip-x-and-y-axes-in-excel-graph.htmlThis should not be very difficult, but I cannot figure out how to do it. I have a table similar to this %low %high 0 0 12 1 13 26 ... 19 90 94 20 95 100 When I graph it, excel ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:25:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/closing-document-without-closing-application-in-ms-word-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/closing-document-without-closing-application-in-ms-word-2010.htmlIn pre-ribbon versions of Word you there was an 'X' that would show when you opened a document that would close it without closing the application. I was placed right underneath the closing 'X' that ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:06:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-replace-character-by-in-a-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-replace-character-by-in-a-batch-file.htmlset var=this-is-a-test ECHO I would like to convert the value of this variable to "this%_%is%_%a%_%test" I tried with: SET VAR=%VAR:-=%_%% But doesn't work :( Please help...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:49:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-some-websites-why-doesn-039-t-ctrl-click-work-but-right-click-open-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-some-websites-why-doesn-039-t-ctrl-click-work-but-right-click-open-.htmlTake for example the Metro newspaper. Ctrl + clicking other articles on the right side opens them in the same tab... grrrr! Yet right-clicking > Open in new tab, does work. It's frustrating - is t......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:46:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-automatically-restart-docker-containers-after-a-windows-serv.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-automatically-restart-docker-containers-after-a-windows-serv.htmlI have been struggling for the last couple of days to get my Docker containers to restart after a system reboot. Going by the documentation and numerous blogs on the topic I was under the impressio......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:45:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-move-my-os-from-one-partition-to-another-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-move-my-os-from-one-partition-to-another-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: How do I easily copy or clone a Windows boot partition onto a new hard drive? Currently I have Windows 7 installed on C: of 20GB capacity. I install software mostly on anot......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:45:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-create-a-double-decker-toolbar-in-the-windows-taskba.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-create-a-double-decker-toolbar-in-the-windows-taskba.htmlFor toolbars within the Windows taskbar, Win7 lets you specify if you want to use small or large icons. If you select small icons for a toolbar, but large icons for the primary taskbar, the icons ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:36:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-turning-on-bitlocker-erase-existing-data-the-encrypted-partition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-turning-on-bitlocker-erase-existing-data-the-encrypted-partition.htmlI've got a 700GB external disk. Can i safely turn on bitlocker without erasing any data?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:34:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-browse-a-registry-hive-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-browse-a-registry-hive-file.htmlI had to reinstall windows but forgot to backup settings from an app from the registry. I still have the old registry in Windows.old/Documents and Settings/me. I think it's the ntuser.dat file. Is ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:02:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/large-aria-debug-log-files-keep-popping-up-in-the-temp-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/large-aria-debug-log-files-keep-popping-up-in-the-temp-folder.htmlNot long ago, after having my PC for a while, some random files started popping up in C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Temp\Files - various .log files named aria-debug-random_number: I continuously del......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:37:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mysql-8-0-16-community-edition-install-stopping-at-starting-the-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mysql-8-0-16-community-edition-install-stopping-at-starting-the-server.htmlI am attempting to install MySQL 8.0.16 Community Server on Windows 10. I keep getting to the "Apply Configuration" step, I hit 'Execute", and then I get to the "Starting the Server" step and it f......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:29:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/alfa-wireless-card-monitor-mode-on-kali-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/alfa-wireless-card-monitor-mode-on-kali-linux.htmlI have a wireless card (Alfa AWUS036H) that I use for pen-testing on my test network. Due to my recent interest in network hacking, I picked up this card and put it into monitor mode. While it scan......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:02:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-multiple-files-in-different-directories-using-the-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-multiple-files-in-different-directories-using-the-linux.htmlCould you please help me figure out how to do this? Let's say, under this directory: /home/user1/ there are 100 folders, the name of these folders are 1, 2, 3 ... to 100. In each folder, there a......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:47:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/eliminate-macbook-capslock-delay.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/eliminate-macbook-capslock-delay.htmlOn my MacPro there is one issue (and guys from Apple think this is feature...) that annoys me very much: there is a time delay between CapsLock switching. I used to do that fast. If I go to prefere......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:45:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-hyperlink-not-redirecting-properly-bug.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-hyperlink-not-redirecting-properly-bug.htmlI have an Excel hyperlink problem: I click on, let's say A1, copy the link in it (http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults.aspx?ci=54814), right click on hyperlink and copy that SAME URL as the......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:38:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-rsync-inplace-write-to-the-entire-file-or-just-to-the-parts-that-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-rsync-inplace-write-to-the-entire-file-or-just-to-the-parts-that-.htmlI was reading several guides how combine btrfs snapshots with rsync to make an efficient backup solution with history. However it all depends on if rsync --inplace modifies only those portions of f......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:03:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/intel-nuc-read-only-bios-and-the-boot-menu-doesn-039-t-show-up.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/intel-nuc-read-only-bios-and-the-boot-menu-doesn-039-t-show-up.htmlI have a problem with my Intel NUC DN2820FYK. At the moment there's Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installed. Now I would like to reinstall it because I've messed it up ab bit too much and would like to start over ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:58:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-apps-ppkg-file-about.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-apps-ppkg-file-about.htmlI'm looking at the disk usage using WinDirStat, and a sizable chunk (3.5 GB) of my SSD is taken by this file: C:\Recovery\Customizations\Apps.ppkg My question is simply that I would like to under......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:41:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-linux-to-show-total-cpu-usage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-linux-to-show-total-cpu-usage.htmlI want to show how much the CPU is used over time. Using system monitor, I am able to show CPU usage, but only the 4 individual cores. I want to be able to show a graph of the total CPU usage. In......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:37:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-excel-file-with-multiple-sheets-to-a-set-of-csv-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-excel-file-with-multiple-sheets-to-a-set-of-csv-files.htmlI have an Excel file with 20 sheets on it. Is there a way to quickly convert the file into 20 CSV files - one for each sheet? I can do it manually of course, but I'll have to be processing these ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:36:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/best-practices-for-multi-file-bash-scripts.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/best-practices-for-multi-file-bash-scripts.htmlWhat I am doing is this: I would like to divide my script into multiple chunks. What would the best practice be for defining all of my variables in one place? Should I define them all in the init ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:31:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-unistack-service-group-hogging-cpu-to-40-or-more.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-unistack-service-group-hogging-cpu-to-40-or-more.htmlCPU is in high load, consuming battery and with the fan always on. Examining Task Manager, I can see the Unistack Service Group taking 40%-45% of load. Specs of machine: Windows 10 Pro 64 bits on I......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:48:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-automatically-click-on-a-link-every-time-a-specific-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-automatically-click-on-a-link-every-time-a-specific-.htmlI'm using a database type website where there is one link I have to click on alot. It opens in a new tab. Is there some way that I can auto click a link in that new tab, the link it clicks closes ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:38:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/list-of-installed-repositories-yum.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/list-of-installed-repositories-yum.htmlIn CentOS how can I get a list of installed repositories?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:36:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-more-information-about-windows-spotlight-images.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-more-information-about-windows-spotlight-images.htmlWindows Spotlight is a new Windows 10 feature which displays random images on your lock screen. Now every now and then the picture happens to be a particularly nice one, and I'd like to know more ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:32:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-avoid-windows-cannot-open-the-required-file-d-sources-install-w.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-avoid-windows-cannot-open-the-required-file-d-sources-install-w.htmlI downloaded the Windows 10 version 1909 ISO and created USB installation media on MacOS using UNetbootin. On the Windows target machine, the installation program started properly. It asked about my ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:22:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-boot-sector-really-just-the-beginning-of-a-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-boot-sector-really-just-the-beginning-of-a-drive.htmlFirst, I am assuming that drives and/or partitions have a linear address from start to finish. This must be the case, or else programs like dd would not be able to function as a copying mechanism. ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:19:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/diskpart-access-denied.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/diskpart-access-denied.htmlI just can't resize my partition in Windows Vista. I've tried the partition manager, but I get an error: Logical Disk Manager, Access Denied. So I used diskpart.exe, but when I tried to shrink my ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:19:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-write-to-serial-port-permission-denied.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-write-to-serial-port-permission-denied.htmlI've connected a USB to Serial bridge dongle, and running dmesg | grep tty outputted the following: [ 0.000000] console [tty0] enabled [603199.380677] usb 2-2: cp210x converter now attached to ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:04:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/download-office-2016-through-hup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/download-office-2016-through-hup.htmlI bought microsoft office 2016 through home use program, but I don't have access to it other than an old download link. That old download link is not working....Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unexpected-eof-while-looking-for-matching-039-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unexpected-eof-while-looking-for-matching-039-ubuntu-20-04.htmlCan someone help me ??? i don't know where is the problem ?? ./menu.sh: line 268: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"' ./menu.sh: line 271: syntax error: unexpected end of file ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:57:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-print-with-the-screen-stylesheet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-print-with-the-screen-stylesheet.htmlA number of websites that I use have really bad stylesheets for the print media, but their screen stylesheets are quite good. Is there any way to tell my browser to ignore the print stylesheet and......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:50:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-u-parameter-mean-in-git-push-u-origin-master.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-u-parameter-mean-in-git-push-u-origin-master.htmlI've been using Bitbucket from Atlassian and when I need to push some data into my repository I have to type the following command: git push -u origin master In git documentation it's: git push ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:40:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/list-every-single-registry-key-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/list-every-single-registry-key-in-windows.htmlI am trying to either find or generate a list of all the registry keys that exist in several versions of Windows. I have searched extensively online, without finding any such list or a command to ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:34:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-browser-tab-shares-how-can-i-find-who-is-it-shared-with.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-browser-tab-shares-how-can-i-find-who-is-it-shared-with.htmlI am using Chrome browser on Windows 11 I am worried about my computer security and don't want to underestimate any issue. I have been seeing this sign which says "This tab content is being sh......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:33:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-calculated-columns-to-work-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-calculated-columns-to-work-in-excel.htmlUsing Excel 2010, I want a single formula to apply to all cells in a column. I see documentation for a feature called "Calculated Columns". That is exactly what I want, but when I follow the ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:28:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-the-system-have-etc-sudoers-d-how-should-i-edit-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-the-system-have-etc-sudoers-d-how-should-i-edit-it.htmlLast time, I asked about the risk of these (in /etc/sudoers): user_name ALL=(ALL) /usr/bin/vim /etc/httpd/confs/httpd.conf %group_name ALL=(ALL) /usr/bin/vim /etc/httpd/confs/httpd.conf W......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:22:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-ram-that-is-sold-as-server-ram-compatible-with-desktop-pc-and-why-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-ram-that-is-sold-as-server-ram-compatible-with-desktop-pc-and-why-c.htmlI have an old Lenovo ThinkCentre M83 SFF i3-4130 (Serial-No. S4C05873) with a Intel-Q85-chipset (Haswell). From the Lenovo-page I got some compatible products. Among them I found one module that h......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:14:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-to-a-vpn-at-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-to-a-vpn-at-startup.htmlI need to have a computer at a branch office automatically connect to the corporate VPN to simplify the login process (not forcing the user to press network login down the right). The client machi......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:09:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/isp-blocked-by-website-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/isp-blocked-by-website-closed.htmlThe title is not a typo. When I am trying to access transfermarkt.com transfermarkt.co.uk and transfermarkt.de from my home network on any unit (PC, mobile, etc.) it gives me a page saying "403 ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:05:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/real-time-loopback-interface-packet-capture-on-windows-with-rawcap-wir.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/real-time-loopback-interface-packet-capture-on-windows-with-rawcap-wir.htmlAfter stumbling across another Super User post about loopback packet capture on Windows, I was directed to RawCap, a utility that provides pseudo-capture of loopback packets. RawCap writes to libp......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:56:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vscode-disable-autocomplete-only-for-backspace-key-and-delete.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vscode-disable-autocomplete-only-for-backspace-key-and-delete.htmlWhenever I type the quotation marks " VSCode automatically inserts two of them. E.g. "<CURSOR_HERE>". Which I think is fine. But whenever I delete one of the quotation marks, it ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:38:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-delete-some-files-when-defragmenter-is-running.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-delete-some-files-when-defragmenter-is-running.htmlCan i delete some files or programs while defragmenting? Is it gonna cause some problems or slowdowns? EDIT: Slowdowns referring to the defragmenter taking more time....Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:29:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-surge-protection-actually-needed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-surge-protection-actually-needed.htmlAm I am an idiot for not using a surge protected powerboard? Does this mean my computer gets fried in a power outage? Which particular parts of the computer are most vulnerable to damage if I get a '...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:15:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reset-chrome-039-s-open-link-with-setting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reset-chrome-039-s-open-link-with-setting.htmlI clicked a link in a site that would open an external app. I want this. However, I accidentally clicked "Don't open", and the "Don't ask me again" checkbox was checked. Now, I don't know how to ge......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:05:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/any-simple-way-to-add-putty-settings-to-kitty.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/any-simple-way-to-add-putty-settings-to-kitty.htmlI'd like to use Kitty, but I have a lot of settings for Putty already set up. I read that there is no way to "export settings" with Putty since they are made with registry entries, and there is pr......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:48:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-assign-a-hotkey-to-enable-disable-focus-assist-on-windows-10-11.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-assign-a-hotkey-to-enable-disable-focus-assist-on-windows-10-11.htmlTo my surprise, there seems to not be a Windows hotkey for enabling/disabling Focus Assist on Windows 11. Is there a way to force such a hotkey, even if it requires the use of third-party software ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:48:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-odbc-driver-can-039-t-find-oracle-instant-client.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-odbc-driver-can-039-t-find-oracle-instant-client.htmlI have an old 32-bit software program that connects to an Oracle database but only works with the Microsoft ODBC driver for Oracle. It does not work with the more up-to-date native Oracle ODBC dri......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:01:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-would-like-my-wifi-to-turn-on-and-off-at-certain-time-each-day.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-would-like-my-wifi-to-turn-on-and-off-at-certain-time-each-day.htmlI would like my WI-fi to turn on and off at a set schedule, so the kids don't use it all night. I have unplugged the modem, hidden the modem all attempts have failed. How can I do this through the ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:00:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-duplicate-onedrive-folders.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-duplicate-onedrive-folders.htmlAfter having some sync-issues with OneDrive I unlinked my computer from OneDrive > Settings > Account and re-synced from the browser office-portal. Since then I have more OneDrive folders and......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:48:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-second-wsl2-ubuntu-distro-fresh-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-second-wsl2-ubuntu-distro-fresh-install.htmlI have an existing Ubuntu distro, I want a 2nd one that is a fresh Ubuntu image. I suspect I can: export my existing distribution to tar with wsl.exe --export unregister my existing distro with ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:37:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-svchost-exe-localsystemnetworkrestricted-when-i-see-it-in-the-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-svchost-exe-localsystemnetworkrestricted-when-i-see-it-in-the-.htmlSometimes, when my computer is frozen and just about unusable, it seems that the cause is some heavy background processing. Sometimes, I can catch who is using all my disk-bandwidth using Resource ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:21:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-insert-an-excel-chart-in-word-as-editable-graphics.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-insert-an-excel-chart-in-word-as-editable-graphics.htmlI would like to rework Excel Charts as simple shapes as can be created by hand in Word. The only options to paste a chart to Word seems to be by embedding and linking, and they remain Excel object......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:14:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-devices-connected-to-router-if-my-computer-is-connected-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-devices-connected-to-router-if-my-computer-is-connected-.htmlI really don't know what to search for this problem (anything I search gives me 'How to connect to internet articles). Here is a 'diagram' of my network: I want to print and scan from the printer ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:13:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/o365-multifactor-auth-access-authentication-phone-via-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/o365-multifactor-auth-access-authentication-phone-via-powershell.htmlIs is possible to get/set Authentication Phone via Powershell? I found some old documentation that says this is possible via the old MSOnline module but I cannot find anything in the new AzureAD mo......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:55:44 -0400