https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usTue, 14 Jul 2026 21:59:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-use-rysnc-to-copy-my-entire-google-drive-to-an-external-hard-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-use-rysnc-to-copy-my-entire-google-drive-to-an-external-hard-.htmlI am trying to copy my entire Google drive contents to an external hard drive. I am using rsync with the built in Linux environment on my Chromebook. I do not want to install a third party app on ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:53:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-039-lower-rds-on-mosfet-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-039-lower-rds-on-mosfet-039.htmlMy Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard is marketed with a Lower RDS(on) MOSFET. I'm curious what this actually means....Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:50:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/formula-to-extract-text-after-specific-word-and-before-a-comma.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/formula-to-extract-text-after-specific-word-and-before-a-comma.htmlI have an Excel sheet with a column of cells containing data like the below: brand=Nike,size=Large,color=Red I would like to extract the text after 'brand=' and before the ',' In the above examp......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:47:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-configure-a-home-cloud.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-configure-a-home-cloud.htmlIf we simplify the "cloud computing" concept to its most basic form, we could say that: Cloud computing is nothing more than to be able to run applications and access data from a computer (serve......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:45:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/verizon-fios-double-nat-issues.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/verizon-fios-double-nat-issues.htmlNote: I originally posted this on network engineering as I thought that would be the appropriate place since my intention is to gain insight on whether or not the statement given to me holds water ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:30:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-meanings-of-usr-sbin-usr-local-sbin-and-usr-local-bin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-meanings-of-usr-sbin-usr-local-sbin-and-usr-local-bin.htmlLet's get clear with all bin and sbin folders(from filesystem hierarchy standard): /bin is for system-level binaries /sbin is for other system-level binaries mostly for the boot loader and system ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:21:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-color-on-a-mouse-called-hemzone-usb-wired-optical-ga.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-color-on-a-mouse-called-hemzone-usb-wired-optical-ga.htmlIf you look up this mouse you can get more information. This mouse is called HEMZONE the company is GameStart. This mouse lights up and I want to know how to change the color and if it is possible?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:13:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-windows-10-on-a-device-that-doesn-039-t-have-an-operating-syst.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-windows-10-on-a-device-that-doesn-039-t-have-an-operating-syst.htmlI have brought a computer from a factory company on eBay but it doesn't have an operating system. How do I install windows 10 on a device that doesn't have an operating system?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:00:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/displaying-sums-in-column-format-with-latex.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/displaying-sums-in-column-format-with-latex.htmlDue to my disability, I cannot write without the use of a computer. When working with numbers it is often helpful to write arithmetic problems in column format, e.g. I have never been able to do t......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:55:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-oculus-quest-2-as-a-multi-monitor-on-a-work-comp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-oculus-quest-2-as-a-multi-monitor-on-a-work-comp.htmlI'm trying to find a way to use my Oculus Quest 2 on my work laptop. The programs suggest to do this (Immersed, VRDesktop,...) are sadly not on my companies approved programs list. Is there a way to ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:46:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-recursively-list-filenames-only-in-dos-windows-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-recursively-list-filenames-only-in-dos-windows-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: Get bare file names recursively in command prompt I would like to recursively list all files in a directory, showing filenames only (without extensions and without the full......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:33:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-determine-whether-my-internet-is-failing-because-of-my-modem.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-determine-whether-my-internet-is-failing-because-of-my-modem.htmlI have one of the worst ISPs (Comcast) ... but they have a monopoly and I'm stuck with them. Things do work fine most of the time, but far too often my internet will just cut out for no reason. ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:20:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-fails-to-start-in-any-mode-what-to-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-fails-to-start-in-any-mode-what-to-do.htmlA few days ago my copy of windows 7 stopped booting up. I've tried accessing it normally, in safe mode, in safe mode with command prompt, as well as running the start up recovery tools. None have w......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:18:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-safely-email-a-bank-account-statement.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-safely-email-a-bank-account-statement.htmlThe receiver will need to access the statement in a cyber cafe from a gmail account and print the statement as well. Would it make sense to encrypt the file or something in this scenario? Should I ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:57:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/show-the-google-chrome-tray-icon-after-accidentally-hiding-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/show-the-google-chrome-tray-icon-after-accidentally-hiding-it.htmlI have right clicked the Chrome tray icon and accidentally clicked 'Hide from tray' instead of 'Quit'. I tried looking into 'Task bar' -> 'Notification area - select which icons appear on task bar'......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:32:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/replacing-older-netgear-router-with-new-netgear-router.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/replacing-older-netgear-router-with-new-netgear-router.htmlDell desktop running windows 7. Using older netgear router, want to remove that router and install new netgear router. Any special instructions?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:30:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-and-cygwin-based-backup-on-windows-gives-permission-denied-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-and-cygwin-based-backup-on-windows-gives-permission-denied-error.htmlBackground I use rsync/cygwin on Windows 10 to backup all my local files (source) to an external hard drive (destination). I used this guide http://www.howtogeek.com/175008/the-non-beginners-guide......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:24:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-format-password-protected-hdd-sata.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-format-password-protected-hdd-sata.htmlWhat I have tried so far: - Connect SATA/usb adapter but windows couldn't display the drive. - Booting with Ubuntu live but couldn't mount the HDD within SATA/usb adapter. - Direct plug the HDD in ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:12:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-11-on-intel-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-11-on-intel-mac.htmlI have a MacBook Pro 4th generation (2016-2020) with Intel chip and macOS Monterey. I had Windows 10 installed via Boot Camp Assistant. I tried to install Windows 11 in the same way I had installed ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:02:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rearrange-virtual-desktops-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rearrange-virtual-desktops-in-windows-10.htmlIs there any solution on how I could rearrange my virtual desktops in the task-view (WIN+TAB)?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:52:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/do-not-wakeup-mac-on-mouse-movements.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/do-not-wakeup-mac-on-mouse-movements.htmlI never switch off my mac in the office, instead i use the energy saving mode to suspend the mac to disc. This is all working fine, but I have one problem: when the cleaning lady is cleaning the of......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:51:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tigervnc-viewer-no-matching-security-types.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tigervnc-viewer-no-matching-security-types.htmlI'm trying to remote control the desktop of a Raspberry Pi (Raspbian Jessie) from a Samsung Chromebook (ARM Arch Linux). The VNC server running on the Pi is RealVNC. The VNC viewer on the Chromeb......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:38:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-partitions-should-i-clone-when-migrating-windows-from-hdd-to-ssd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-partitions-should-i-clone-when-migrating-windows-from-hdd-to-ssd.htmlI have a Lenovo desktop PC where I'd like to migrate my Windows 10 installation from the HDD it's currently installed on to a new SSD. I plan to do this by cloning the relevant partitions on the ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:29:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-post-tab-in-chrome-developer-tools-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-post-tab-in-chrome-developer-tools-network.htmlI’ve recently started using Chrome for development because I’m sick of Firefox’s huge memory footprint. Everything’s going remarkably well, but I just tried to view some posted data in Developer To......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:58:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-find-x-frame-options-in-tomcat-8-0-12.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-find-x-frame-options-in-tomcat-8-0-12.htmlI have Tomcat 8.0.12 installed on a Centos 7 server and I am trying to set the "X-Frame-Options" to tighten security. I do not see it in web.xml or server.xml. Is there somewhere else to set it? Do......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:49:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-repair-a-laptop-039-s-screen-hinges.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-repair-a-laptop-039-s-screen-hinges.htmlI want to repair a laptop which has been heavily damaged by a fall. The display is kept in place by two metal hinges, one by side, whose attach on the plastic underneath and on the motherboard. ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:34:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-assign-a-specific-style-to-all-cross-references-in-w.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-assign-a-specific-style-to-all-cross-references-in-w.htmlNothing more to add, I would like to change the style of all cross-references I have in a Word 2007 document at once. But I have no idea how to do it. How can this be done?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:31:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-all-files-from-a-folder-and-its-sub-folders.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-all-files-from-a-folder-and-its-sub-folders.htmlI want to remove all files from a folder structure, so I'm left with an empty folder structure. Can this be achieved in either batch or VBScript scripting? I have tried a very basic batch command......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:10:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/show-history-from-all-devices-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/show-history-from-all-devices-in-chrome.htmlI have Chrome set up to sync history between my devices work PC home PC laptop Android phone Pulling up the history on any of these shows only the history for that specific device, but it also ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:08:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/optimize-performance-of-google-wifi-and-centurylink-1gbps-fiber.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/optimize-performance-of-google-wifi-and-centurylink-1gbps-fiber.htmlI had Google Wifi and it really works well. A few months ago I switched to CenturyLink 1Gbps Fiber service and overall I have been very satisfied with that as well. I have seen other posts of seri......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:08:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/awk-doesn-039-t-work-when-inside-double-quotes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/awk-doesn-039-t-work-when-inside-double-quotes.htmlThis command doesn't work: ssh $HOST "ls -l | awk '{print $1}'"` Above ignores the command awk. I think it might be because of the double quotes? Also, how would I add another set of double qu......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:06:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-mouse-randomly-deselecting-and-unclicking.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-mouse-randomly-deselecting-and-unclicking.html(Windows 7 x64, Logitech MX1100 mouse) If I click/hold/ the mouse, like on the title bar of a folder to move it, or to select text, the mouse will randomly "unselect" it and then randomly reselect......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:52:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-efi-shell-on-uefi-boot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-efi-shell-on-uefi-boot.htmlI deleted the default installed EFI SHELL 2.7 and I want it back on my UEFI Master Boot. Can anyone tell me how to install it back?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:48:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/039-not-a-certification-authority-039-while-importing-self-signed-cert.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/039-not-a-certification-authority-039-while-importing-self-signed-cert.htmlI've created a self-signed SSL certificate for local development. When accessing the page, I get a NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID error. But when I try to import it into Chrome (chrome://settings/...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:44:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-generate-a-round-numbers-graph-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-generate-a-round-numbers-graph-in-excel.htmlfolks! Now, I have an Excel file with measurements I made of some color patches (I work at a Press company), with a device called spectrophotometer. Here it is: https://docs.google.com/open?id=...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:40:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-up-a-synology-nas-so-it-can-be-accessed-by-url-name-inste.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-up-a-synology-nas-so-it-can-be-accessed-by-url-name-inste.htmlExample On Windows, I open Run with Win+R and enter \\192.168.1.30. The trouble is, every time the NAS reboots, that IP address may change. Question So that's why I'd prefer to access the NAS' ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:33:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-a-hyper-v-virtual-ethernet-switch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-a-hyper-v-virtual-ethernet-switch.htmlA stale VM switch in Hyper-V is no longer used and when I try to delete it, it always fails with the following message: PS C:\> Get-VMSwitch nat Name SwitchType NetAdapterInterfaceDescription ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:33:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hp-wireless-mouse-doesnt-work-if-not-moved-during-win10-x64-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hp-wireless-mouse-doesnt-work-if-not-moved-during-win10-x64-startup.htmlHP Desktop PC with Win10x64 came with a HP wireless keyboard & HP mouse HSA-D01M running off a USB dongle. If the mouse isn't moved (and sometimes even if it is moved) during startup, it doesn'......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:27:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-check-the-version-of-codecs-in-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-check-the-version-of-codecs-in-ffmpeg.htmlSo, I know about the obvious ffmpeg -version but it doesn't give info such as which version of libx265 is included in my current ffmpeg build. Is there an easy way to check it, apart from convert......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:03:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-disable-tab-groups-in-edge.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-disable-tab-groups-in-edge.htmlEdge recently got updated on my Windows 10, and now I can't find how to disable Tab Groups anymore. These are the only two options I see now: I have read the instructions available online, many of......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:50:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-a-text-to-speach-vbs-script-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-a-text-to-speach-vbs-script-closed.htmlI'm trying to make a VBS file that will say what I type my original code didn't work at all what must I do sapi.voice create box sapi speak("Hello world")...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:41:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-7zip-to-extract-multiple-zips-in-multiple-folders.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-7zip-to-extract-multiple-zips-in-multiple-folders.htmlI have a large folder tree. Let's say there are folders named A, B, C, etc. through Z. Inside each folder are a number of zip files. I can select all the zips in a folder, right click, select 7zip,......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:40:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-post-request-to-localdomain-127-0-0-1-80-in-rhel7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-post-request-to-localdomain-127-0-0-1-80-in-rhel7.htmlWhen I try to post request to 127.0.0.1, it shows error as: Post http://localhost/users: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:80: connect: connection refused I have tried following: Wget: wget 127.0.0.1 --2020-0......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:12:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-customise-chromium-keyboard-shortcuts.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-customise-chromium-keyboard-shortcuts.htmlIs there any way to customise keyboard shortcuts for current chromium browser? Because of my Dvorak layout, I often bump ctrl+w when ctrl+v was intended, with disastrous results. In firefox brow......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:09:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-command-substitution-doesn-039-t-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-command-substitution-doesn-039-t-work.htmlThis is the script: #!/bin/bash thedate=$(date) var='Current date is $thedate' echo $var The output is Current date is $thedate and I'd like to make it show the date,what did I do wrong?......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:08:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-synology-ds418play-using-myddnshostname-synology-me-ddns-with-q.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-synology-ds418play-using-myddnshostname-synology-me-ddns-with-q.htmlI've been struggling with this quite a bit! I am able to access my Synology DS418play remotely (i.e., not on my home network) by using myquickconnectid.us1.quickconnect.to. However, after setting ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:02:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-fonts-in-indesign-when-packaging.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-fonts-in-indesign-when-packaging.htmlI'm using custom fonts in my InDesign document and when I use File->Package I check checkboxes "Copy fonts" and "Include Fonts and Links...". But in the new folder no fonts are found. I'm using ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:52:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-variable-interpolation-confusion.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-variable-interpolation-confusion.htmlI'm trying to understand Bash variable interpolation. I want to use readlink to show the path a symlink points to. If I use a string it works. $ echo "$(readlink -- ~/.gitconfig)" /Users/jord/....Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:49:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-nvidia-create-updatususer-account-and-is-this-a-security-issu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-nvidia-create-updatususer-account-and-is-this-a-security-issu.htmlWhile doing a backup I have found out the existence of an account called UpdatusUser on my Windows 7 box. It doesn't appear in the account management section of the control panel. Searching on th......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:43:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-k9-web-protection-without-k9-admin-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-k9-web-protection-without-k9-admin-password.htmlI'm trying to uninstall K9 from a Windows Vista 32-bit computer, and I do not have the K9 admin password or know the K9 admin email. I do however have administrative access to the computer. I also ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:40:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/motherboard-raid-support-or-hardware-raid-controller.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/motherboard-raid-support-or-hardware-raid-controller.htmlAbout a year ago when I was researching how to set up some drives using RAID on a PC I was planning to build, everyone said I would need to purchase a hardware RAID controller, the decent one was a......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:37:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-equivalent-sudo-command-in-powershell-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-equivalent-sudo-command-in-powershell-on-ubuntu.htmlI would like to try and use PowerShell as my default shell on Ubuntu 18.04, however with bash I can opt to run some commands as sudo and I'm not sure how I'd be able to do that with PowerShell as it ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:36:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-vpn-be-used-in-the-opposite-direction.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-vpn-be-used-in-the-opposite-direction.htmlI am currently reading about VPNs, and based on what I have learned so far, a VPN is basically a proxy (that can work for all types of traffic) with encryption, for example I can access a web server ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:33:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-password-for-newly-created-ec2-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-password-for-newly-created-ec2-user.htmlI created a newuser on EC2 following this document AWS doc. Now I can use this user to SSH to the EC2 instance. The only issue is that every time when I need to use sudo (for example, when I do sud......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:33:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-monitor-all-the-outgoing-http-requests-from-my-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-monitor-all-the-outgoing-http-requests-from-my-pc.htmlI'm running Windows Vista home premium. I want to see all outgoing HTTP requests from my PC along with the URL. Is there any free tool for this?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:18:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-use-virtual-memory-like-you-can-physical-ram-if-you-have-an-nv.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-use-virtual-memory-like-you-can-physical-ram-if-you-have-an-nv.htmlI have a program that needs LOTS of RAM to for a computation project I need to run for a weekend. Obviously I don't have supercomputer ram and my limits as a consumer is 32GB. Windows has memory ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:09:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-a-graph-of-bank-account-data-in-excel-with-a-table-of-bala.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-a-graph-of-bank-account-data-in-excel-with-a-table-of-bala.htmlI have an excel table with dates and according bank account balances. Now I add a graph and get the following: The graph should have a timeline on the x-axis - that works. But I want the data to be ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:47:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-merge-folders-of-the-same-name-when-moving-without-loosing-data.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-merge-folders-of-the-same-name-when-moving-without-loosing-data.htmlI use Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I want to move folders from my C drive to my D storage drive to save space in C. When the box comes up that asks if I want to merge or replace or skip moving a folder ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:31:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rsa-securid-sofware-token-application-window-not-visible-after-screen-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rsa-securid-sofware-token-application-window-not-visible-after-screen-.htmlI regularly use the RSA SecurID Software Token Application on a Windows 10 laptop. Sometimes after my displays get refonfigured (because switching external displays), the application windows is not ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:15:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-move-my-appdata-folder-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-move-my-appdata-folder-in-windows-10.htmlI have 3 Drives, Boot(C:), Data(D:) and Restore(E:) My C: , which has 116 GB is full, and most of it is in my Appdata\Local (50GB) My D: has 377GB Free Space and I wanted to Know if it is safe to m......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:57:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-webpage-running-on-remote-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-webpage-running-on-remote-server.htmlI have an instance of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS running on Google compute engine. I installed Cloudera manager on the instance and it is running administration web pages on localhost:7180. I am using port ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:54:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/list-pending-windows-updates-from-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/list-pending-windows-updates-from-command-line.htmlwmic qfe list gives me a list of Windows Updates installed on my system. How do I get the list of the ones that are not installed (including whether or not they've been hidden)? I want to use the......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:36:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-config-files-located-in-wsl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-config-files-located-in-wsl.htmlAccording to this answer global/system config files are generally stored under /etc in linux. Is this also the case for WSL? If so where is the /etc equivalent directory located, as I was unable to......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:29:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/index-match-and-sum-with-multiple-criteria.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/index-match-and-sum-with-multiple-criteria.htmlI am trying to get the sum of rows based on a index match lookup from the below table Monthly table I am looking at changing the the sum range in the row based on the date I select. for example If I ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:23:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-hide-all-layer-except-one-in-photoshop-cs5-5.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-hide-all-layer-except-one-in-photoshop-cs5-5.htmlI Only want to operate in one layer. I want temporarily hide all other layers....Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:55:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-connect-an-m-2-sata-to-an-m-2-nvme-port.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-connect-an-m-2-sata-to-an-m-2-nvme-port.htmlAs people already know they are physically compatible, you can plug an M.2 SATA (aka M+B key) into an M.2 NVMe (M key). My question is will it work?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:51:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-otf-open-type-or-ttf-true-type-font-formats.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-otf-open-type-or-ttf-true-type-font-formats.htmlOn a Mac, when I'm downloading fonts am often given the choice between OTF (OpenType Format) and TTF (TrueType Format). Is there any difference in the way ligatures work or anything between the two ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:29:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/need-to-convert-mp4-avi-to-usm-format.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/need-to-convert-mp4-avi-to-usm-format.htmlI have successfully extracted a usm file to a avi video, by this :ffmpeg -f mpegvideo -i mainmenu.usm -f avi -q 2 output.avi does anyone know how to convert a mp4 or avi video to a usm file?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:28:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-max-secure-software-malware.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-max-secure-software-malware.htmlI'm working on fixing a friend's computer. It has problems. I just ran Spybot S&D and it said that the supposed "RegistryCleaner" and "SpywareDetector" that they just purchased are really malw......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:22:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-have-unselectable-cells-and-selectable-uneditable-cells.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-have-unselectable-cells-and-selectable-uneditable-cells.htmlIn Excel cells are usually selectable and editable. I can format some cells to be unlocked and then protect the worksheet with only the option to select unprotected cells. That way the locked cells ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:03:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/switch-user-in-powershell-like-sudo-su-in-unix-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/switch-user-in-powershell-like-sudo-su-in-unix-linux.htmlWhen I am logged in to a Windows server as an Administrator in PowerShell, how do I switch to another user without a typing a password? I am looking for exactly the same feature as sudo su - or su in ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:02:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/create-raid-1-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/create-raid-1-on-windows-10.htmlUsually I work with RAID controllers however in this case this is not possible so I need to use the "Windows software raid" (or some other kind of software raid for that matter). If I hav......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:55:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-register-for-a-vendor-oui-mac-address-prefix.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-register-for-a-vendor-oui-mac-address-prefix.htmlHow do you register for an OUI vendor prefix for MAC addresses? There are lookups such as this offering: http://www.adminsub.net/mac-address-finder/microchip I want my own AA:BB:CC prefix. https......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:50:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/removing-background-color-in-paint-net.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/removing-background-color-in-paint-net.htmlI have a .jpg image of a text logo, it looks similar to the example image here: I am using paint.net. Now, I would like to change the image to .png, then I would like to remove all the white back......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:48:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-remove-the-extension-from-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-remove-the-extension-from-google-chrome.htmlI am not able to remove the Sumo Paint extension from Google Chrome. Every time the browser starts, I see it there. How can I force the removal? ps. My OS is Ubuntu 14.04....Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:35:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-logs-event-id-98-volume-recovery-every-second-no-action-req.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-logs-event-id-98-volume-recovery-every-second-no-action-req.htmlAn example: Logboeknaam: System Bron: Microsoft-Windows-Ntfs Datum: 20-02-08 20:30:56 Gebeurtenis-id:98 Taakcategorie: Geen Niveau: Informatie Beschrijving: Volume ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:23:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/realvnc-cannot-currently-show-the-desktop-with-second-monitor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/realvnc-cannot-currently-show-the-desktop-with-second-monitor.htmlTo my VNCServer, I added a new monitor (3840 x 2160) and set up my old one in vertical mode (1200 x 1920). When connecting to the VNCServer, the screen alternately shows the main display and a black ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:10:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-task-scheduler-when-is-a-task-considered-missed-or-failed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-task-scheduler-when-is-a-task-considered-missed-or-failed.htmlIt is hard for me to boil this down, so the title is ultimately the question I suppose I need answered. Still, here is the background of my question: I am currently trying to create a Windows task......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:08:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-windows-task-manager-to-show-network-usage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-windows-task-manager-to-show-network-usage.htmlI found that Windows 8 Task manager does not show network usage correctly: As you see, my torrent client downloads at a speed of 1 MB/s, while Windows shows zero. All adapters are disabled except......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:04:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-close-buffer-without-closing-the-window.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-close-buffer-without-closing-the-window.htmlI usually open a few windows and keep some buffers open. Since my MO in buffer exploring is to use quick shortcuts to :bn and :bp, I want to close unneeded buffers from distracting my buffer surfin......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:47:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/concatenating-variables-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/concatenating-variables-in-powershell.htmlI have defined some powershell variables like below $Host101 = "10.1.1.101" $Host102 = "10.1.1.102" $HDD101 = "DataStoreH101" $HDD102 = "DataStoreH102" $SSD1......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:43:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-my-mac-address-public-when-browsing-the-internet-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-my-mac-address-public-when-browsing-the-internet-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: Is your MAC address revealed when you hit up a website? Can anybody see my MAC address when I'm on the Internet? Also, where can I check my MAC address?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:27:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/grep-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/grep-in-powershell.htmlWhat is the mos easy/comfortable way to use Powershells built-in functions to emulate grep like behaviour? In scripts I use something like this dir "*.filter" | foreach-object{ $actfile = $_ ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:18:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-runtime-error-1004-application-defined-or-object-defined-err.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-runtime-error-1004-application-defined-or-object-defined-err.htmlUpon clicking run, I kept getting the runtime error 1004 and the codes in brackets below gets highlighted. Any one can help me with this Private Sub Add_Click() Sheet4.Activate (Range("A1").......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:10:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/verify-pem-certificate-chain-using-openssl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/verify-pem-certificate-chain-using-openssl.htmlI am trying to write a code which receives a pcap file as an input and returns invalid certificates from it. I have parsed certificate chains, and I'm trying to verify them. Because I get the ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:55:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-split-string-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-split-string-in-excel.htmlHow do I split what is in the first column into the 3 columns in Excel below: .plnt201218P52.5 PLNT 201218 P52.5 .cyh201106P8 CYH 201106 P8 .w201106P225 W 201106 P2......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:43:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-without-a-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-without-a-password.htmlI have an HTPC with a user that has no password and autologin. I want to be able to connect to it via Remote Desktop without a password, so I can login with the original user. (I don't want to add ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:41:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-home-directory-by-username.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-home-directory-by-username.htmlI want to obtain home dir of any user with echo echo ~puchuu >> /home/puchuu But I cant use variable echo ~$USER >> ~puchuu echo `echo ~$USER` >> ~puchuu...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:38:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-this-notification-badge-in-macos-catalina-system-preferences.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-this-notification-badge-in-macos-catalina-system-preferences.htmlI just upgraded to macOS 10.15 Catalina, and now I have this (1) badge on my System Preferences dock icon. Here's my System Preferences: I don't see any badges on the preference pane icons, but I......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:27:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-ip-address-into-a-name-customized.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-ip-address-into-a-name-customized.htmlI can access my local WAMP with 192.168.1. However, I wish to make it prettier. Can I somehow make Apache recognize 192.168.1 as text similiar to a website (i.e. mysite.com or just mysite)? How ca......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:15:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-forward-slashes-and-backslashes-in-path.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-forward-slashes-and-backslashes-in-path.htmlPossible Duplicate: Why does Windows use backslashes for paths and Unix forward slashes? What is the main difference between forward slash (/) and backslash (\) in reference to paths, both rem......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:13:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-connect-a-switch-to-a-router.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-connect-a-switch-to-a-router.htmlOk sorry if this is the most basic question in the world but for years I have needed more ethernet ports in my room and my whole house is wired with 1 ethernet port in each room, I also wanted to b......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:09:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-port-forwarding-help-in-torrents.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-port-forwarding-help-in-torrents.htmlI use Transmission to download files but it says that a certain port is required to be opened. However, while this port is closed I noticed that I can still download files with no problem. But when I ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:55:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/deleting-double-blank-lines-or-more-in-notepad-while-retaining-single-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/deleting-double-blank-lines-or-more-in-notepad-while-retaining-single-.htmlI am trying to delete blank lines in a document, but wish to keep single blanks intact. For example: line 1 line 2 line 3 line 4 Must delete find and replace to keep a single blank line betwee......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:34:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-set-user-environmental-variables-such-as-path-from-a-non-adm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-set-user-environmental-variables-such-as-path-from-a-non-adm.htmlHow can I set user environmental variables (such as PATH) from a non-administrator account on Windows 7? On Windows XP I could go into the Advanced Settings in the System Control panel. However, on ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:31:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/reduce-background-noise-and-optimize-the-speech-from-an-audio-clip-usi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/reduce-background-noise-and-optimize-the-speech-from-an-audio-clip-usi.htmlI extract audio clips from a video file for speech recognition. These videos come from mobile/other handmade devices and hence contain a lot of noise. I want to reduce the background noise of the a......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:19:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/find-out-if-user-name-exists.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/find-out-if-user-name-exists.htmlHow can I find out, in a shell script, whether a given user name exists on the current system? /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow are incomplete. Consider OS X's Directory Services, or Linux with Likewise ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:17:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-runaway-unistacksvcgroup-services.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-runaway-unistacksvcgroup-services.htmlI have some services that are always using the CPU and writing to my disk. Eventually they eat up all physical RAM, which causes the noticeable performance hit. I can't find them in Services.msc, so ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:36:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-we-still-using-cpus-instead-of-gpus.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-we-still-using-cpus-instead-of-gpus.htmlIt seems to me that these days lots of calculations are done on the GPU. Obviously graphics are done there, but using CUDA and the like, AI, hashing algorithms (think bitcoins) and others are also ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:30:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/too-low-bandwith-in-ram-benchmark.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/too-low-bandwith-in-ram-benchmark.htmlI'd like to ask for help in interpretation of Memtest benchmark. I have G.SKILL 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz CL16 Ripjaws V Black. I've done some benchmarking and here's a result. It's showing under 16000M......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:19:51 -0400