https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usThu, 06 Aug 2026 18:35:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-transform-my-boot-camp-partition-into-a-vmdk-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-transform-my-boot-camp-partition-into-a-vmdk-file.htmlI'm looking for a clever way to upgrade to Windows 64 bits on my MacBook Pro's Boot Camp partition. This is the plan I have established (considering you can't just upgrade Win32 to Win64): Move th......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:28:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hp-pavilion-does-nothing-but-beep-three-times-on-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hp-pavilion-does-nothing-but-beep-three-times-on-startup.htmlWhite performing some sort of HP update, my HP Pavilion P6214Y PC computer froze and now will not turn back on. My computer does nothing when I try to start it up except beep three times. Nothing ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:14:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/real-cores-or-threads-in-an-i5-7500t.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/real-cores-or-threads-in-an-i5-7500t.htmlThey say an i5 7500T has 4 cores (so, in this case 4 threads). When I, for instance, calculate the 1 millionth Fibonacci number (single thread only, every number is dependent on its predecessor) us......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:54:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-create-a-new-symlink-in-windows-10-using-powershell-not-mkl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-create-a-new-symlink-in-windows-10-using-powershell-not-mkl.htmlIf there's docs on it, I'll take that. Any web searches for "symlink" "symbolic link" "windows [10]" "powershell" returns everything except the base command. Even the powershell docs site returns ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:38:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-bluesscreen-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-bluesscreen-error.htmlSource Windows Summary Shut down unexpectedly Date ‎04-‎02-‎2018 18:54 Status Report sent Problem signature Problem Event Name: BlueScreen Code: 124 Parameter 1: 0 Parameter 2: ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:21:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-2010-line-chart-how-to-have-the-x-axis-show-mmm-format-e-g-jan-f.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-2010-line-chart-how-to-have-the-x-axis-show-mmm-format-e-g-jan-f.htmlI have a table of data, with one row for each day of the year (1/1/2018 through to 31/12/2018). I want to show this on a line chart with the x axis labelled with the short text format of the dates,......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:16:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-site-has-updated-in-the-background.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-site-has-updated-in-the-background.htmlI keep getting these notifications despite not having an RT tab open. What gives?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:06:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-send-shutdown-signal-and-poweroff-the-machine-in-vi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-send-shutdown-signal-and-poweroff-the-machine-in-vi.htmlWhat is the difference between send shutdown signal and Poweroff the machine in Virtualbox ? When should I use send shutdown signal option and when should I use Poweroff the machine option ?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:52:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-xp-to-wiped-out-hdd-without-mbr.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-xp-to-wiped-out-hdd-without-mbr.htmlI was using my old laptop with SSD as a primary drive. After buying the SSD I formatted the HDD for storing just personal data, so I wiped it out (OS, MBR etc. - everything). Now I moved the SSD ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:50:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/creating-an-archive-from-a-directory-without-the-directory-name-being-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/creating-an-archive-from-a-directory-without-the-directory-name-being-.htmlI have the following folder structure: root folder1 folder2 folder3 7za.exe I want to run the 7-zip command line tool to compress all the files in folder1 to a zip file ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:16:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tls-and-alert-21-after-handshake.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tls-and-alert-21-after-handshake.htmlWe have a client/server running TLS v1.0 and keep getting the Encryption Alert 21 from the client after the initial handshake. They are using cipher block chaining and I've read where the block cip......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:12:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-uninstall-these-firefox-extensions.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-uninstall-these-firefox-extensions.htmlToday I tried to use profiler.firefox.com which is some webapp that Mozilla makes to help you profile webpages in Firefox. I have a simple webpage I wanted to profile which just has a small script ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:59:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-is-unable-to-boot-after-installing-kali.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-is-unable-to-boot-after-installing-kali.htmlPrevious situation was a working dual boot Ubuntu/Windows 10. I decided to install Kali Linux instead of Ubuntu, so during the installation process, I removed and overwrote both ext4 partitions that ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:57:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-print-the-default-java-classpath-from-the-command-line-in-windo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-print-the-default-java-classpath-from-the-command-line-in-windo.htmlI'm doing some trouble-shooting which requires me to know the default classpath under windows. There's java code which will do this (e.g. http://dev-answers.blogspot.com/2006/06/how-do-you-print-java-...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:50:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reset-the-usb-drivers-from-within-command-prompt-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reset-the-usb-drivers-from-within-command-prompt-on-windows-10.htmlI was using device manager to try and get my HP Windows 10 computer to work with a USB Device however realised that I had changed all the USB ports drivers. Upon restarting the computer, My mouse and ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:41:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-one-laptop-to-charge-another-laptop-by-connecting-the-two-to.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-one-laptop-to-charge-another-laptop-by-connecting-the-two-to.htmlMy Toshiba laptop has a problem with the ac charging adapter. The problem is with the computer and not the charging cord. The geek squad told me that Toshiba laptops have had the same problem in ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:46:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-get-a-permission-denied-public-key-when-i-try-to-scp-in-ssh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-get-a-permission-denied-public-key-when-i-try-to-scp-in-ssh.htmlI can login to the remote server via ssh and navigate through it's file system, but as soon as I try to scp a file from the server to my laptop I get an error message. Example: user@server:/file$......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:20:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-combined-clustered-bar-chart-with-multiple-lines.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-combined-clustered-bar-chart-with-multiple-lines.htmlI have three years of cost and quantity data for three program categories. I would like to combine them into one chart. The cost data by program type looks like this: The quantity data by program ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:20:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/xp-wifi-connect-failure-windows-was-unable-to-find-a-certificate-to-lo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/xp-wifi-connect-failure-windows-was-unable-to-find-a-certificate-to-lo.htmlRunning Windows XP, I try to connect to a wifi network, but get the following error "Windows Was Unable To Find A Certificate To Log You On To The Network". It never gives me the chance to enter the ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:18:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wrong-python-version-returned-with-correct-path-set-in-zsh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wrong-python-version-returned-with-correct-path-set-in-zsh.htmlsomething very wrong is happening with my environment set up. As I am trying to learn, I decided to reinstall Mac OSX El Capitan on my Macbook Pro and start installing and configuring stuff from sc......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:16:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-mod-function-is-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-mod-function-is-not-working.htmlI was doing an exercise with the RSA encryption scheme with small numbers in Excel. I went to use the MOD function, but it just isn't working at all. Trying a basic MOD example, I typed the follow......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:14:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-all-startup-programs-on-windows-10-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-all-startup-programs-on-windows-10-duplicate.htmlI've checked the "Start-up" tab under Task Manager, the "Services" tab in msconfig, and the startup folder (C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:53:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unlock-locked-drive-with-bitlocker-using-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unlock-locked-drive-with-bitlocker-using-password.htmlI have a Bitlocker encrypted drive and when I encrypted the drive, I saved the Recovery Key to my USB. Then I changed my system windows from 8.1 to 7 (because of some reasons) and suddenly lost my ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:50:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-a-number-at-the-end-of-every-line-in-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-a-number-at-the-end-of-every-line-in-notepad.htmlI have 23,000 lines, and I need to add the number 1 at the end of every line. How can I do this? Right now: [line1]TEXT [line2]TEXT What I would want: [line1]TEXT1 [line2]TEXT1...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:46:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-longest-cat-6-cable-i-can-run-when-i-am-just-using-it-to-conne.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-longest-cat-6-cable-i-can-run-when-i-am-just-using-it-to-conne.htmlWhen I am using a single PC to switch environment with a VLAN function, what is longest Cat 6 cable I can use? I have read about a 100 m length limitation, but I am not talking about daisy ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:33:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-hidden-system-config-msi-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-hidden-system-config-msi-folder.htmlI just discovered a folder called Config.msi on my D drive. It is a hidden system folder that I had to change the security settings to get into. When I got a look inside, it was empty. Does anyon......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:24:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/repair-broken-jpg-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/repair-broken-jpg-files.htmlHi I'm sure there were a lot of similar questions asked, but after searching a lot I didn't find any post describing my situation. I have some jpg files which have some colours wrong after a certain ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:02:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-forget-wireless-networks-from-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-forget-wireless-networks-from-command-line.htmlUsing the command line on Debian, how can make the system forget the wireless networks I previously connected to? Thanks....Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:57:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-chrome-equivalent-for-firefox-039-s-multi-account-container.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-chrome-equivalent-for-firefox-039-s-multi-account-container.htmlI just found out about Firefox's multi-account container extension. For those unfamiliar, this is a good overview...https://youtu.be/Gy7lyvAfOSw. It seems like a fantastic solution for being able......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:14:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/reliable-pae-patch-for-windows-7-ultimate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/reliable-pae-patch-for-windows-7-ultimate.htmlI just installed Windows 7 Ultimate x86 (32-bit) on a computer with 16GB of RAM, so naturally it won't use all the available memory because my system is 32-bit. I searched for a solution and found......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:13:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/git-doesn-039-t-observe-new-exceptions-in-gitignore.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/git-doesn-039-t-observe-new-exceptions-in-gitignore.html[NOTE: This is not the usual "Git still tracks files I just added to .gitignore!" problem. This is the opposite of that.] I have a website's full directory structure in a Git repository. The CMS I......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:09:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/weird-usb-cable-usage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/weird-usb-cable-usage.html3 years ago I went volunteering and brought back this weird USB cable and in those 3 years i never could figure out how to use this USB cable and what is the purpose of its disposition. So... what ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:06:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2013-bullets-don-039-t-appear-when-creating-bullet-list.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2013-bullets-don-039-t-appear-when-creating-bullet-list.htmlIn one particular word document (.docx in Word 2013) I keep encountering an issue where I'm unable to create bulleted lists, and I've tried everything I can think of to make the bullets appear. ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:54:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-to-convert-from-flac-to-wav.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-to-convert-from-flac-to-wav.htmlI need to convert a flac file to a wav file without changing sample rate and bit depth. As far as I know changing these properties may distort the audio, so how do i specify them not to be changed?......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:41:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-flip-ahead.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-flip-ahead.htmlWhat is flip-ahead, in the Windows 8 Modern UI version of Internet Explorer 10? The description simply says: Flip Ahead Turn on flip ahead to go to the next page on a site. Your browsing hist......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:33:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-a-video-180-with-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-a-video-180-with-ffmpeg.htmlI have a video that was rotated 180° when recorded. Is it possible to correct this with FFmpeg?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:32:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-remote-desktop-with-host-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-remote-desktop-with-host-name.htmlI have setup my old PC as the server. It has Window XP Professional with Service Pack 3. Remote desktop is enabled and everything is in place (read the last paragraph). My new PC is Windows 7 ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:30:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-windows-what-039-s-an-object-file-and-how-is-it-different-from-an-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-windows-what-039-s-an-object-file-and-how-is-it-different-from-an-i.htmlThe Microsoft documentation for the PE file format mentions Image files and Object files: This specification describes the structure of executable (image) files and object files under the Windows ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:27:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-permanently-install-realtek-hd-audio-drivers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-permanently-install-realtek-hd-audio-drivers.htmlWhen I updated to Windows 10 the audio quality for none Windows applications dropped a lot. I fixed this by downloading a different version of realtek audio drivers and then running the .exe thus ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:06:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/prepend-cells-with-certain-text-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/prepend-cells-with-certain-text-in-excel.htmlI want to take some of my cells that look like this: PETROLIA ONTARIO CANADA NON1RO, VANCOUVER BC V5L3B1, ONTARIO CANADA LOR2C0, DN58BY ENGLAND, ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:56:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/7zip-equivalent-to-zip-9-for-maximum-compression.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/7zip-equivalent-to-zip-9-for-maximum-compression.htmlPlease forgive my ignorance here. I've read the 7zip man page, and its not clear to me how to achieve the equivalent to zip -9 .... I think the man page of interest is -m (Set compression Method) s......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:55:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/find-the-most-common-word-substring-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/find-the-most-common-word-substring-in-excel.htmlOk, so I have a column with names of databases various state affiliates use. Like so: Filemaker Access, Google Docs Access, PT Avenue Salesforce CRM Microsoft SQL Server iMIS PT Avenue, Excel Acc......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:42:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/simulate-usb-keyboard-from-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/simulate-usb-keyboard-from-machine.htmlI want to use one PC as a USB keyboard for another PC. It has to be indistinguishable from actual USB keyboard. How can I achieve this? A solution that works with any of Ubuntu Linux 14 and above,......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:41:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-and-replace-text-in-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-and-replace-text-in-google-chrome.htmlI have an online forum post in which I need to replace all instances of one word with another. (In Notepad++, this would be the Find and Replace option.) Is there a similar Find and Replace option......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:38:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-disable-ubuntu-authenticate-popup-that-is-used-to-elevate-pri.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-disable-ubuntu-authenticate-popup-that-is-used-to-elevate-pri.htmlHow do I disable Ubuntu Authenticate popup that is used to elevate privileges? Please do not put answers telling that this is a security issue, the purpose of this question is how and not why....Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:25:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/connection-refused-using-host-docker-internal-in-docker-container.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/connection-refused-using-host-docker-internal-in-docker-container.htmlI have a localhost:8000 open on the host machine. Specifically: $ php -S localhost:8000 PHP 7.1.19 Development Server started at Tue Jul 16 09:49:08 2019 Listening on http://localhost:8000 I can ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:13:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shutdown-vs-shutdown-now-shutting-down-system-as-non-root.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shutdown-vs-shutdown-now-shutting-down-system-as-non-root.htmlI just observed something strange. Logged into an archlinux system as a non-privileged user, I executed shutdown. As expected, it returned Must be root. To my surprise, executing shutdown now it (...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:10:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-default-action-on-connecting-a-usb-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-default-action-on-connecting-a-usb-device.htmlI've a device I connect to my windows computer (in this case it is an iPod but I don't believe that matters). Often when I first connect such devices a dialog will pop up giving a list of actions ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:52:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/playing-vcd-dat-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/playing-vcd-dat-in-linux.htmlCurrently i am using gxine for playing VCD .dat files. For that i have to use a command gxine vcd://Track Number I havnt found any useful GUI tool for playing vcd dat file on double click. My O......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:43:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-blob-http-prefix-and-where-can-i-learn-more-about-this.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-blob-http-prefix-and-where-can-i-learn-more-about-this.htmlI'm using safari, and unsure if this works in other browsers, but when I signed up for a storm path account, I see the following URL blob:https://api.stormpath.com/1be95204-93d6-4GUID HERE The bl......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:40:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-multiple-slides-from-same-powerpoint-presentation-simultan.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-multiple-slides-from-same-powerpoint-presentation-simultan.htmlI want to be able to do: View two slides from same PowerPoint presentation simultaneously Edit these slides My current workflow is to just make the far left "Slides" pane large enough I can see the ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:28:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-much-does-video-card-benchmark-improve-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-much-does-video-card-benchmark-improve-closed.htmlHow much does a graphic card benchmark improve after six to twelve months on the market? An example, currently ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M. However, I have ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:22:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/synergy-pro-copy-paste-and-scroll-on-windows-10-fails.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/synergy-pro-copy-paste-and-scroll-on-windows-10-fails.htmlSynergy Pro 1.8.4 3 Windows 10 machines (had the same issue on Windows 7) The copy/paste and client scrolling features OFTEN (10 times a day) stops working. I can get the functionality back by ope......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:20:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-two-devices-with-the-same-mac-address-be-on-the-same-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-two-devices-with-the-same-mac-address-be-on-the-same-network.htmlWhat happens if there is a device already connected to a wifi network, and subsequently another device tries to join the wifi network using the exact same MAC address as the original?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:11:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-an-minified-optimized-svg-from-inkscape.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-an-minified-optimized-svg-from-inkscape.htmlI'm using Inkscape to create and manipulate SVGs. Later I use this files in my websites. Unfortunately Inkscape produces a really messy SVG, even I select Plain SVG in the save dialog. How can I e......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:54:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssd-on-windows-xp-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssd-on-windows-xp-closed.htmlI'm going to get an SSD drive for my computer and install Windows XP on it. I've read online that Windows XP isn't very SSD friendly and there are things you need to do to optimize for an SSD driv......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:53:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/read-in-bash-and-zsh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/read-in-bash-and-zsh.htmlI'm observing differences between zsh and bash when using read on macOS. With bash this script echo "characters" | while IFS= read -d '' -n 1 a; do printf %s "$a-"; done Produc......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:45:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/iwconfig-obsolete-is-there-a-sensitivity-setting-for-iw.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/iwconfig-obsolete-is-there-a-sensitivity-setting-for-iw.htmlOlder versions of linux used: iwconfig dev sens -80 To set the roam sensitivity, after the signal dropped below the set threshold, the card/adapter would initiate a scan looking for another AP to......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:45:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sudo-error-with-sudoers-audit-plugin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sudo-error-with-sudoers-audit-plugin.htmlI have one problem with sudo. When I run sudo in regular account I get: sudo: PERM_ROOT: setresuid(0, -1, -1): Permission denied sudo: error initializing audit plugin sudoers_audit But I commented......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:45:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-make-the-mouse-in-windows-click-on-the-down-press-wi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-make-the-mouse-in-windows-click-on-the-down-press-wi.htmlMy son is disabled. He plays this PC game called Tibia, just a simple point and click game. I noticed when he played he would have to click 2 or 3 times before his character would move. This was be......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:41:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powerpoint-auto-numbering-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powerpoint-auto-numbering-word.htmlI have a PowerPoint slide that contains questions. Every slide has one question. The word "Question" is included at the top of the slide. I want to add automatic numbering behind the word......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:39:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-the-unzip-with-winrar-so-slow.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-the-unzip-with-winrar-so-slow.htmlWhy is the unzip so slow, if the processor is not 100% busy, disk I/O is not saturated, and there is enough memory? I'm using Win7 x64, but this was just an example. (The package can be anything big ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:33:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-login-background-in-windows-xp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-login-background-in-windows-xp.htmlHow do I change the login background in Windows XP?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:14:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/monitor-screen-vertically-split-in-half.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/monitor-screen-vertically-split-in-half.htmlI have a huge bug on my screen, it is vertically split in two: I did nothing "wrong" with my computer. The only thing a recently did is playing Skyrim Special Edition with like 30 mods. My ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:13:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/oversized-display-in-monitor-when-connected-by-vga-from-windows-10-lap.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/oversized-display-in-monitor-when-connected-by-vga-from-windows-10-lap.htmlSo I have ASUS laptop A455LF i5-5200u with Intel HD Graphics 5500 and Nvidia GT930M running latest update of Windows 10 and latest update of every graphic driver connected to LG 22MN42A monitor + t......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:10:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-damaged-hard-drives-freeze-the-entire-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-damaged-hard-drives-freeze-the-entire-system.htmlWhy does a hard drive which is known to have bad blocks (verified in HDTune and HDDScan), freezes down my entire system? It is not the OS drive; it is attached to another SATA port, and I'm trying......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:09:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/debian-10-oracle-jdk-not-showing-up-in-update-alternatives.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/debian-10-oracle-jdk-not-showing-up-in-update-alternatives.htmlInside a Debian 10 VM I have first installed OpenJDK 11, and it was all OK. Then I have installed Oracle JDK 13 according to instructions posted in Computing for geeks, that means wget-ting the .de......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:00:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-restore-the-windows-xp-welcome-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-restore-the-windows-xp-welcome-screen.htmlThe default Windows XP logon screen seems to no longer be functioning. I'm presented with a logon box asking for my username and password - I can still log in, but I wish to restore the old method.......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:55:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-document-inspector-warning-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-document-inspector-warning-in-excel.htmlI'm running VBA scripts on a series of files that are XLSM type. While I'm trying to automate my processes, I'm getting stopped by this warning about the Document Inspector, meaning I have to click......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:54:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-do-a-cache-refresh-in-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-do-a-cache-refresh-in-google-chrome.htmlI don't know what exactly it's called, by cache refresh I mean, refresh the page after clearing its cache. I don't want to clear the entire browser cache. I can't seem to cache refresh my pages. In ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:50:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-code-python-indentation-issues.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-code-python-indentation-issues.htmlSo I have been having issues with my VSC and python 3.7 It works when I try to run the code through Sublime and terminal, and seems to fix itself after I restart visual studio, but always returns w......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:49:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-automatically-print-filename-in-a-pdf-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-automatically-print-filename-in-a-pdf-file.htmlI need to print the filename to my pdf (in the header or footer). I'm using Adobe Reader, but i can also use Foxit pdf reader or anyother free pdf reader. Is it possible to do this?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:07:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-for-loop-in-parallel-with-n-cores.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-for-loop-in-parallel-with-n-cores.htmlI have a bash loop that looks like: for i in $(seq 0 $max); do my_command $i done and I would like to run this in parallel on n cores. I know that I could do while [[ "$j" -le "$max" ]]; do ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:39:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-ffmpeg-to-trim-off-x-seconds-from-the-beginning-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-ffmpeg-to-trim-off-x-seconds-from-the-beginning-.htmlI need to trim the just the first 1 or 2 seconds off of a series of FLV recordings of varying, unspecified lengths. I've found plenty of resources for extracting a specified duration from a video (......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:36:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-terminal-output.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-terminal-output.htmlSuppose I have a Terminal open that contains thousands of lines of output from my previous commands over the past few hours/days. How do I search that recorded output for a string? I'm especially ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:27:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/putting-clusters-in-a-excel-graph.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/putting-clusters-in-a-excel-graph.htmlI have a data set generated similar to the following table. Label | X | Y | A | 1 | 1 | B | 2 | 2 | B | 3 | 2 | A | 4 | 3 | C | 5 | 4 | A | 4 | ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:21:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-take-a-screenshot-in-kde-desktop-by-pressing-only-th.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-take-a-screenshot-in-kde-desktop-by-pressing-only-th.htmlI am using Fedora 25. I have installed both GNOME and KDE and some other desktop systems. I frequently take screenshots when I see any video like tutorial, documentary etc. For GNOME to take a ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:11:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-name-a-folder-or-file-039-con-039-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-name-a-folder-or-file-039-con-039-in-windows.htmlIn all versions of Windows, we are unable to rename a file or a folder name as CON without third-party file renaming software. Trying to do this in Windows 7 results in an error: The specified d......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:58:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/go-to-middle-of-line-in-vim.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/go-to-middle-of-line-in-vim.htmlI know 0 goes to the beginning of line and $ goes to the end, but is there something for the middle?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:50:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-ip-address-of-router-connected-to-another-router.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-ip-address-of-router-connected-to-another-router.htmlI'm trying to setup two routers in my home network, and I'm confused here. My system looks like this: So the router 2 is connected to the line. And I'm (my PC is) connected to router 1. When I ty......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:48:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/having-issues-with-wireguard-over-udp2raw.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/having-issues-with-wireguard-over-udp2raw.htmlMy config is computer to VPS, connection WiFi over WLAN (192.168.1.x) WireGuard config on server : [Interface] Address = 10.0.0.1/24 PrivateKey = key=+ ListenPort = 51120 #just iptables open ports.. ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:33:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-to-the-recycle-bin-without-the-desktop-icon-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-to-the-recycle-bin-without-the-desktop-icon-in-windows-7.htmlI hate having anything on my desktop. I usually remove all the icons from the desktop, even the recycle bin. Occasionally I need to access the recycle bin, but having to re-enable the icon just to ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:26:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-ping-my-isp-directly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-ping-my-isp-directly.htmlWhen I'm having Internet connection issues and I want to figure out how far I get, it would be really neat to know how I could find out if the connection between me and my ISP is okay. At the momen......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:26:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-display-theme-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-permanently.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-display-theme-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-permanently.htmlI would like to change the display theme of Adobe Reader under windows to Light Gray (it is Dark Gray now). I did this and it works: Go to View -> Display Theme -> Light Gray. The problem w......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:02:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/conemu-how-to-attach-putty.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/conemu-how-to-attach-putty.htmlI have been trying to open a new PuTTY window inside as one of ConEmu Tab, but no success so far, I've tried many combinations. putty.exe -cur_console:b -ssh USER@DOMAIN 22 -pw PASSWORD putty.exe -...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:47:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-letters-pc-xxxx-in-the-ram-memory-naming-stand-for.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-letters-pc-xxxx-in-the-ram-memory-naming-stand-for.htmlI have searched online and I did not find a single answer about this question. I know that the numbers after PC reprsent the bandwidth of the RAM memory module, but my question is what do the lett......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:38:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-good-ps3-and-xbox-360-emulator-for-windows-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-good-ps3-and-xbox-360-emulator-for-windows-closed.htmlI am looking for a PS3 emulator for PC, as well as an Xbox 360 emulator. I currently have a first generation PS3 that is falling apart, and a first generation Xbox 360 that somehow still works... ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:38:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-add-separators-in-the-mac-os-x-dock.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-add-separators-in-the-mac-os-x-dock.htmlI have placed too many icons in my dock. There is a separator in the Dock between Applications and the Trash. I want to add more separators in my dock for grouping, to identify groups of icons qui......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:30:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/verifying-usb-connection-speed-usb-3-or-usb-2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/verifying-usb-connection-speed-usb-3-or-usb-2.htmlI've purchased several new USB 3 capable drives to use with my new (USB 3 capable) laptop. They connect ok but I suspect they're silently falling back to USB 2. The sustained transfer rates I'm see......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:16:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/understanding-how-pgrep-determines-process-ids.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/understanding-how-pgrep-determines-process-ids.htmlI'm currently refactoring a script that works well if executed in terminal directly but exits early due to a process check if executed from crontab. This early termination is caused by code using a......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:59:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-show-green-lines-on-mac-os-x-bigsur.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-show-green-lines-on-mac-os-x-bigsur.htmlI have no idea why lately, I experience these green lines I'm on: Google Chrome is up to date Version 90.0.4430.212 (Official Build) (x86_64) Mac OS X 11.2.3 (20D91) Sample site Inspect Element ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:58:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/http-vs-tcp-vs-udp-with-this-example-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/http-vs-tcp-vs-udp-with-this-example-closed.htmlI can transfer the data from my application(assume java application) through either of three protocols i.e. http/TCP/UDP HTTP example for java client is TCP example for java client is UDP ex......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:51:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/from-word-to-pdf-including-bookmarks.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/from-word-to-pdf-including-bookmarks.htmlI created a Microsoft Word file with Office 2007 and exported it via Jaws PDF Creator. Now I want some bookmarks or any kind of "linking-action" that makes it easier to navigate through the documen......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:50:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-windows-10-to-chime-beep-on-the-hour.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-windows-10-to-chime-beep-on-the-hour.htmlI'd like the computer to beep on the hour without having to install an entire third party software just for this. I tried using Task Scheduler for this, following the steps outlined here, but whe......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:43:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-mount-a-tmpfs-to-tmp-via-fstab-writable-to-anyone.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-mount-a-tmpfs-to-tmp-via-fstab-writable-to-anyone.htmlI want to mount a tmpfs to /tmp and make it writable to users (or a specific user). The machine is a Raspberry Pi 3 with Debian 8.0 (Raspian). Whatever I try, /tmp is always mounted with permission......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:17:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-missing-from-volume-mixer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-missing-from-volume-mixer.htmlI have Windows 8.1, and Google Chrome is missing from my Volume Mixer (it does not show up on it). I cannot hear any audio from that program. I've tested both Flash audio (e.g., YouTube) and HTML5 ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:17:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-express-a-question-mark-when-searching-with-a-space-and-text-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-express-a-question-mark-when-searching-with-a-space-and-text-.htmlExample That is so good isn't it? Yes it is I want to find a question mark that is followed by a space and an upper case letter. Then replace it with: That is so good isn't it? Yes it is I ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:12:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/start-excel-histogram-x-axis-at-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/start-excel-histogram-x-axis-at-0.htmlI'm charting the frequency of a range of numbers in a histogram in Excel 365. The numbers range from 236 to 1736 and I've got the bins at 250. Excel is automatically starting the histogram bins at ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:04:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-search-string-inside-a-variable-not-text-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-search-string-inside-a-variable-not-text-file.htmlI am trying to search for a string called "Hostname" from a variable "$a" which stores the output of "systeminfo" command but ran into issues. I am using "system-info" to gather a bigger set of dat......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:57:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-wireshark-alternatives-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-wireshark-alternatives-closed.htmlDo you know any good alternatives for wireshark (network analyzer) running on a Mac OS X 10.5+? Wireshark is not that handy like on an Windows OS (user interface with X11, ...). Any kind of help is ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:49:22 -0400