https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usMon, 20 Jul 2026 03:26:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-facebook-sticker-as-png-or-jpg-extention.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-facebook-sticker-as-png-or-jpg-extention.htmlI want to collect Facebook stickers as .png or .jpg files. If anyone already has them, please share with me. Or, is there a way to download them? Currently, I have a workaround solution to download......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:11:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-zoom-and-full-screen-how-win10-remote-win7-2008-2003-ho.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-zoom-and-full-screen-how-win10-remote-win7-2008-2003-ho.htmlProblem: When I use remote desktop from a Surface Pro 4, running Win 10, to a Win7 or Win2003 system, the high dpi of the Surface results in the remote desktop being too tiny to see. In this case, ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:07:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-localgroupmember-generates-error-for-administrators-group.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-localgroupmember-generates-error-for-administrators-group.htmlFollowing commands run on a Windows 10 VM that's joined to AzureAD: PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators Get-LocalGroupMember : Failed to compare two elements in ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:04:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-keyboard-shortcuts-for-hidden-desktop-shortcuts-icons.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-keyboard-shortcuts-for-hidden-desktop-shortcuts-icons.htmlI created a shortcut on the desktop and assigned a Keyboard Shortcut to it from the properties menu to it. Now if I assign the hidden attribute, the shortcut gets hidden and Keyboard shortcut stops ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:04:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/plot-a-line-chart-in-excel-with-multiple-lines.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/plot-a-line-chart-in-excel-with-multiple-lines.htmlLet's say I have a data table like ╔════════╦══════════╦═══════╗ ║ Stock ║ Date ║ Price ║ ╠════════╬══════════╬═══════╣ ║ Stock1 ║ 1/1/2017 ║ 17.0 ║ ║ Stock1 ║ 1/2/2017 ║ 17.4 ║ ║ Stock1 ║......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:01:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-relax-content-security-policy-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-relax-content-security-policy-in-chrome.htmlLately, some websites such as Facebook use the Content Security Policy (CSP) to restrict loading of scripts from "untrusted sources". For example, when requesting Facebook HTML content (e.g. https:......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-to-a-microsoft-sql-server-from-linux-shell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-to-a-microsoft-sql-server-from-linux-shell.htmlI have the following problem: I am working on an Ubuntu Linux server (I have access only to the shell, no desktop environment) and I have to interact with a Microsoft SQL server to create some tabl......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:56:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-7z-exe-7zg-exe-7zfm-exe-which-one-to-use.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-7z-exe-7zg-exe-7zfm-exe-which-one-to-use.html7-Zip has multiple .exe files, which one do I use? Every so often I would forget which way round these were, or would try and use one of the .exe's for the wrong purpose, so thought I would get to ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:51:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-open-windows-explorer-as-different-user-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-open-windows-explorer-as-different-user-in-windows-10.htmlIn Windows 10, the Windows Explorer shortcut on the taskbar has a different context menu than previous versions of Windows, and is missing the "Run as..." option (while holding the shift key). Ho......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:44:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-extend-taskbar-on-multiple-displays.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-extend-taskbar-on-multiple-displays.htmlI would like to know if there is an option in Windows 10 that allows me to extend the taskbar (NOT duplicate it) on multiple displays, in order to have the Windows button on the far left of my first ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:34:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-video-source-on-samsung-syncmaster-2233sw-without-osd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-video-source-on-samsung-syncmaster-2233sw-without-osd.htmlI have a samsung syncmaster 2233SW which i bought second hand a few years back. The monitor was damaged so i took it to a repair shop which disabled the buttons on the side. Now that shop's closed ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:29:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-delete-a-file-through-windows-explorer-but-not-through-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-delete-a-file-through-windows-explorer-but-not-through-batch-file.htmlWhen trying to delete a file from a network location via windows (I am on windows 7) batch file using a "del" command with /f and /q flags, I see an "Access is denied." message, and the file is not ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:24:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-ssd-as-external-drive-and-get-the-good-performance.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-ssd-as-external-drive-and-get-the-good-performance.htmlI have my desktop which has Windows 8.1 and I use it as my primary work station. I want to use Ubuntu 14.04 and I don't like to dual boot on my PC. I want to install Ubuntu on external SSD and use ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:21:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/labels-not-being-detected-when-adding-table-of-figures.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/labels-not-being-detected-when-adding-table-of-figures.htmlI've ensured that i have right clicked every picture and pressed the insert caption button on it. Left it as default then i got a "figure 1" underneath it. From that i changed "figure 1" to "figure......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:20:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/comparing-two-columns-in-excel-to-find-non-duplicates.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/comparing-two-columns-in-excel-to-find-non-duplicates.htmlI have two columns of numbers, column A and column B. Column A is where a numbered tag is entered when it leaves and Column B is where the numbered tag is entered when it returns. There are spaces......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:09:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/formula-to-return-just-the-column-letter-in-excel-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/formula-to-return-just-the-column-letter-in-excel-duplicate.htmlI am looking for a formula I can use in any cell that will return the column LETTER of the column the formula is in, I can get the LETTER and ROW number using the below, but I cant get it without ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:58:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-windows-admin-center-working-with-workgroup-pc-039-s.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-windows-admin-center-working-with-workgroup-pc-039-s.htmlTrying to get Windows Admin Center working on my home network I ran into a few errors Trying to add the computer A computer with the name 'pc1' was not automatically discovered. You can still......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-suspend-usb-device-not-entering-selective-suspend.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-suspend-usb-device-not-entering-selective-suspend.htmlAfter running the powercfg /ENERGY command, I get the following Efficiency Diagnostics Report with 6 errors: USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend This device did not enter ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:19:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-convert-mkv-to-mp4.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-convert-mkv-to-mp4.htmlI want to batch convert all .mkv files in a folder into .mp4 with VLC. It should use the original video-/audio stream and if possible the .ass subtitle of the .mkv. It's not really a conversion, i......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:15:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-hit-the-ctrl-key-without-straining-my-pinky.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-hit-the-ctrl-key-without-straining-my-pinky.htmlWhen I'm using Chrome, Powerpoint, Notepad++, etc. I take a lot of advantage of the keyboard shortcuts in those programs. However, this gets a bit tedious and straining, having my pinky stretch dow......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:14:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-admin-user-token-from-kubectl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-admin-user-token-from-kubectl.htmlNew to Kubernetes I struggle to log into kubernetes dashboard. I followed: https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/wiki/Creating-sample-user and kubectl get clusterrolebinding admin-user -n kube-...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:09:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cisco-anyconnect-secure-mobility-client-service-can-not-start-on-windo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cisco-anyconnect-secure-mobility-client-service-can-not-start-on-windo.htmlI am using "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client v3.1.04059" to establish a VPN connection to a campus network at a university. When I start the VPN client (vpnui.exe) I receive the following er......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:08:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-ping-in-windows-7-firewall.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-ping-in-windows-7-firewall.htmlServer Fault tells that the new syntax to enable ping on Windows Server 2008 is netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:04:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/firewall-on-virtualbox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/firewall-on-virtualbox.htmlI believe I have researched my question and have not found a answer. I have installed Virtual Box on top of Windows 10x64 and then installed three different virtual operating systems; Windows 7, ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:03:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-up-modem-router-without-a-telephone-jack-cable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-up-modem-router-without-a-telephone-jack-cable.htmlWe just ordered Cox internet, and the modem they sent over instructs us to connect it to a telephone jack. However, there isn't a telephone jack in the house I'm in. I do have a router that was set......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bsod-multiple-irp-complete-requests.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bsod-multiple-irp-complete-requests.htmlI've been getting a BSOD with the error message "MULTIPLE_IRP_COMPLETE_REQUESTS" for the past few days and I can't seem to figure out what the cause is. I've checked the event viewer, and even thou......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:56:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-my-intel-optane-application-recognize-my-optane-hardwa.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-my-intel-optane-application-recognize-my-optane-hardwa.htmlI am trying to use an Optane chip, and I believe I have installed it correctly, but the application for it says Cannot Enable Intel Optane Memory Your system appears to be Intel Optane memory read......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:50:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bios-recognizes-hd-but-ubuntu-doesn-039-t-recognize-it-as-partition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bios-recognizes-hd-but-ubuntu-doesn-039-t-recognize-it-as-partition.htmlI just stuck in a new 64 GB SSD (literally out of the box) into my Lenovo X61 laptop, replacing an old 5400 RPM 80 GB drive. When I boot the system, my motherboard successfully sees the SATA hard d......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:49:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/single-vs-dual-channel-ram-in-laptop-will-it-improve-performance.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/single-vs-dual-channel-ram-in-laptop-will-it-improve-performance.htmlI have 2 RAM slots on my laptop. 1st slot already has a 4gb single-channel RAM. I want to put another 4gb RAM stick in 2nd slot. So if I put dual-channel RAM stick in 2nd slot, will it be worth the......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:35:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-matroska-have-which-webm-doesn-039-t-that-made-the-different.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-matroska-have-which-webm-doesn-039-t-that-made-the-different.htmlI've read that WebM is essentially a subset of the Matroska format. What does Matroska support that WebM doesn't, which necessitated "christening" a new format rather than just saying "...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:18:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-nslookup-return-dns-request-timed-out.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-nslookup-return-dns-request-timed-out.htmlI was using a public computer on some public network and wanted to see how nslookup worked there. I tried set type=ns for some web-site and got this message: DNS request timed out. timeout ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:18:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-audio-signal-to-both-front-and-back-jack-panels-win10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-audio-signal-to-both-front-and-back-jack-panels-win10.htmlSo yesterday I upgraded my Windows 7 machine to Windows 10 through a bootable USB (format and reinstall, drivers were left alone for some reason though). I'm finding that I'm having a hell of a time ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:14:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-bootable-usb-drive-when-install-wim-4gib.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-bootable-usb-drive-when-install-wim-4gib.htmlStarting from a Windows 10 ISO image file with >4GiB install.wim (including current Win10_1809Oct_<language>_x64.iso of like 4.8GiB built 2018/10/30), how can I make a USB drive that is bo......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:08:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-automatic-wake-on-lan-possible-with-dd-wrt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-automatic-wake-on-lan-possible-with-dd-wrt.htmlI might be thinking the wrong way to solve this problem. If there's a better way, than tell me. I want to be able to allow my home server to sleep when it's unused, but to automatically wake up whe......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:04:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-might-powerpoint-not-let-me-adjust-the-height-of-a-table-row.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-might-powerpoint-not-let-me-adjust-the-height-of-a-table-row.htmlPowerpoint is fighting me every time I try to adjust the height of a table row, and I'm wondering if folks have ideas why that might be the case. See the attached picture; the Argentina row is of ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:04:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/link-from-one-git-repository-to-another-repository-039-s-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/link-from-one-git-repository-to-another-repository-039-s-folder.htmlI'm trying to add a reference from one Git repository to a specific folder from a remote repository. Example: repo-1 . ├── a ├── b └── c repo-2 . ├── A ├── B # this should link to repo-1'......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:01:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-i-could-cut-the-last-7-second-of-my-video-with-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-i-could-cut-the-last-7-second-of-my-video-with-ffmpeg.htmlI captured a video from my camera, but I don't know exactly how long it is. I want to use ffmpeg to keep and cut only the last 7 seconds of the video. Is this possible? I tried the command: ffmpe......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:58:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-change-the-grey-background-of-the-pdf-preview-in-google-chro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-change-the-grey-background-of-the-pdf-preview-in-google-chro.htmlHow can I change the grey background of the PDF preview in Google Chrome to black? For example, on https://arxiv.org/pdf/1808.06394.pdf: using this code in the console (and disabling the Dark Reader ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:54:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-install-in-kali-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-install-in-kali-linux.htmlWhen i am going to enter in google chrome then show " Please start Google chrome as a normal user. If you need to run as root for development, return with the --no-sandbox flag." Then i command in ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:50:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-the-resolution-of-a-remote-desktop-session-windows-surface-4.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-the-resolution-of-a-remote-desktop-session-windows-surface-4.htmlWhen connecting to a remote desktop session, how can the user change the resolution of the session? The Windows Surface 4 has a native resolution of 2736 x 1824 on a 12.3" screen, so it is difficu......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:45:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/command-clear-is-not-clearing-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/command-clear-is-not-clearing-screen.htmlFollow up on How to reset a broken TTY?, to fix the terminal after displaying a binary file, I've tried all solution there, as well as those from https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/79684/ But......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:35:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ansible-stuck-at-gathering-facts.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ansible-stuck-at-gathering-facts.htmlas read in many other posts and questions gathering facts during exectution o an ansible-playbook may take some time and can get stuck for several reasons. In my case the behaviour is pretty weird......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:33:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/create-pdf-with-internal-hyperlinks.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/create-pdf-with-internal-hyperlinks.htmlI have an Excel workbook with an index page containing a series of images, that are each hyperlinked to different worksheets. Can anybody suggest how I can publish this to PDF so that the hyperlinks ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:31:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mixing-ram-sticks-with-different-cas-latency-and-timings.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mixing-ram-sticks-with-different-cas-latency-and-timings.htmlI currently have 2 of the following RAM sticks on my PC: http://a.co/iu4ANr4 I decided to add more so I bought those: http://a.co/cwRzb4I Basically both are the same frequency/size/Pins/Voltage......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:25:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/standardoutput-option-of-systemd-is-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/standardoutput-option-of-systemd-is-not-working.htmlI'm using systemd to start a program on boot and keep it running in the background. I wrote a simple script for systemd to call and the script will print several lines of logs which I'd like to se......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:01:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-encrypt-a-hardware-raid5-on-my-homeserver-how-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-encrypt-a-hardware-raid5-on-my-homeserver-how-closed.htmlFor my homeserver, I am planning on getting a RAID 5 with four 3TB drives (9 TB usable space). Now I am wondering whether I should encrypt this RAID. The danger of someone getting physical access ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:38:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/user-sexer-super-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/user-sexer-super-user.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:26:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-cannot-be-installed-on-this-drive-mbr-partition-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-cannot-be-installed-on-this-drive-mbr-partition-table.htmlI have a hard disk of Seagate SATA about 4 years old. and during this time, i have formatted my windows many a times using dvd as well as USB. However today , suddenly when i had to format and boot......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:18:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-files-from-a-network-location-without-a-trace.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-files-from-a-network-location-without-a-trace.htmlIf I copy files from my company server, through a VPN to my work laptop at home and save it on the hard drive, will this be detectable by my employer? If so, will subsequently copying the files fro......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:09:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-socket-1155-cpu-work-in-775-mobo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-socket-1155-cpu-work-in-775-mobo.htmlwill INTEL Celeron G440 BOX (s. 1155) work in ASROCK G31M-S R2.0 (s. 775) motherboard? I belive I heard that AM3 cpu can work in AM2 mobo is it the same case with intel....Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:01:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-msg-error-1722-when-sending-message.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-msg-error-1722-when-sending-message.htmlLately I learnt to send a message through LAN with the command msg by using: msg /server:EAAULA114-07 * message. But I can't send messages to some PCs because it outputs: Error 1772 getting session......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:16:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-net-user-active-yes-remotely.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-net-user-active-yes-remotely.htmlI have two computers, compA and compB I have admin access to both. I also have remote access to both. However, im wondering. Is there an easier way to activate a local account on a remote machine......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:07:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-instructions-per-cycle.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-instructions-per-cycle.htmlI've been learning a little bit more about how processors work, but I haven't been able to find a straight answer about instructions per cycle. For instance, I was under the impression that a fou......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:23:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-ext4-metadata-checksums-cover.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-ext4-metadata-checksums-cover.htmlI read about ext4 checksums (https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Metadata_Checksums), but I am not sure what they actually checksum. The name implies that only metadata is covered, not the ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:22:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-the-scale-exactly-in-google-earth.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-the-scale-exactly-in-google-earth.htmlIs it possible to exactly set the scale in Google Earth? By “exactly” I mean entering a concrete number, either the scale ratio (natural length to length on screen; of course this depe......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:20:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-find-and-enable-the-virtualization-setting-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-find-and-enable-the-virtualization-setting-on-windows-10.htmlI am trying to install Docker for Windows. During installation, I get this error: An error occurred Hardware assisted virtualization and data execution protection must be enabled in the BIOS. See ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:08:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/a-blank-cell-not-registering-as-zero-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/a-blank-cell-not-registering-as-zero-in-excel.htmlI am running a complex IF equation in Excel 2003 (yes, the computers at work are that old too) and it is important to the equation that blank cells are valued at zero, which is, I understand, how e......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:04:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/link-to-network-share-in-email.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/link-to-network-share-in-email.htmlAssuming we are on the same network, is it possible to link to a Windows share through Gmail? Something like \\Server\Folder\file.ext? Is there a prefix for network paths, such as there is for we......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:01:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-someone-to-a-scheduled-outlook-meeting-without-sending-th.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-someone-to-a-scheduled-outlook-meeting-without-sending-th.htmlI have scheduled a recurring Outlook meeting that everyone has already accepted. Now I need to include one more person, and I'd like to send her the invitation "officially" so that it appears on her ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:52:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-mpv-how-to-disable-the-playlist-osd-when-starting-the-next-video-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-mpv-how-to-disable-the-playlist-osd-when-starting-the-next-video-in.htmlI've disabled osd: osd-level=0 But when a new video in a playlist starts, in the upper left corner there appears the entire playlist. Using the option osd-scale, I can shrink it down, but how can I ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:51:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-choose-which-camera-is-used-by-nvidia-geforce-overlay.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-choose-which-camera-is-used-by-nvidia-geforce-overlay.htmlI recently added a new camera to my setup and would like to keep both, but now I want to use my new camera with nvidia-geforce to record myself. However, I can't find any way to tell the software w......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:50:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-terminal-width-shrinks-automatically-when-entered-into-byobu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-terminal-width-shrinks-automatically-when-entered-into-byobu.htmlI have set the PuTTY terminal screen dimensions in my session under PuTTY configuration - Window: Columns 150 and Rows:35 Also, for the configuration: "When window is resized:" is set to: "chang......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:38:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/realms-in-asterisk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/realms-in-asterisk.htmlHow can a system (Asterisk) accept realms? I mean, for example we have two SIP accounts: exampleuser@test.com and exampleuser@anothertest.com. For Asterisk by default, these two accounts are the same ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:22:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/printer-works-fine-refuses-to-show-up-in-devices-and-printers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/printer-works-fine-refuses-to-show-up-in-devices-and-printers.htmlI've been having this problem for months, and for a while I was ignoring it. It all started when I wanted to share my HP Deskjet 1050, connected to my desktop via usb, over my network to use on la......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:13:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/you-don-039-t-have-permission-to-access-phpmyadmin-on-this-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/you-don-039-t-have-permission-to-access-phpmyadmin-on-this-server.htmlI have installed wordpress on a CentOS 6.6 server, everything works fine, WP, mysql etc but I cannot access the http://MY_IP/phpmyadmin page to import DB as I get: You don't have permission to acc......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:11:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-all-power-cords-made-equal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-all-power-cords-made-equal.htmlReferring to this type of power cords that either attach directly to the PSU, or to a power adapter that powers the monitor or laptop. Is there anything to watch out for when swapping these cords......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:11:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-secure-is-mms-messaging-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-secure-is-mms-messaging-closed.htmlI recieved a few MMS messages from a friend containging confidential documents as he didnt have internet access where he stayed for a project. How secure is it? can anyone in the IT department of ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:57:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-denied-even-though-i-039-m-an-administrator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-denied-even-though-i-039-m-an-administrator.htmlMy user account on Windows 7 is part of the Administrators group which has a full control permissions on C:\inetpub\wwwroot: However, when I try to create a folder in it, I get the "access denied"......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:52:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dell-inspiron-with-windows-10-does-not-connect-to-wifi-but-other-devic.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dell-inspiron-with-windows-10-does-not-connect-to-wifi-but-other-devic.htmlI have a Dell Inspiron Laptop, Windows 10 and it won't connect to the Wi-Fi in my home any more. All other devices (Phones, Blu-ray, Other Laptops) connect without issue. It was connected and worki......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:52:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-script-to-copy-some-text-to-the-clipboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-script-to-copy-some-text-to-the-clipboard.htmlI am using an application that requires several attempts to log in (because of overloaded servers). This app has no "remember my password" feature. Therefore, I would like to make a script (prefe......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:51:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-include-an-entire-column-starting-at-a-particular-row-in-a-form.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-include-an-entire-column-starting-at-a-particular-row-in-a-form.htmlI am looking to do summary statistics on a column of varying lengths. I want to do something like =sum(A:A) except I want to avoid the first 5 rows of column A. Is there a way to do it? EDIT: Som......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:28:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/show-tabs-below-the-address-bar-in-internet-explorer-9-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/show-tabs-below-the-address-bar-in-internet-explorer-9-closed.htmlIn older versions of Internet Explorer, the tabs were attached to the content, below the address bar. In IE9, they are on the same row as the address bar. How can I move them back to their old posi......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:27:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-know-if-my-drive-is-a-bottleneck.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-know-if-my-drive-is-a-bottleneck.htmlI have been on a performance monitoring expedition. I constantly watch Resource Monitor now and notice that my Disk activity, never really goes much above 10MB/sec. I have a Samsung PRO 850, whic......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:26:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-dangerous-to-run-a-cpu-in-an-extremely-cold-environment.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-dangerous-to-run-a-cpu-in-an-extremely-cold-environment.htmlWe are in a fish processing unit where the temperature is constantly at -10°C (+13F). If we use a machine in here, will it be at risk of damage from the cold? Is there any considerations we need t......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:22:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vba-code-to-concatenate-cells-for-a-range-of-data.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vba-code-to-concatenate-cells-for-a-range-of-data.htmlI have a product that can have multiple variants and sizes. I need a macro that can take values and concatenate them to create product SKU . For example my product is 1234. The variants are ABF, P......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:15:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/task-manager-shows-only-50-of-ram-usage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/task-manager-shows-only-50-of-ram-usage.htmlMy computer has 8GB RAM, but the Task Manager shows me processes % of 4GB only, i.e. Google Chrome uses 457MB and the Task Manager shows that is 11.3% of the RAM and that means 100% is about 4GB?? ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:11:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/alt-click-drag-window-resizing-on-a-mac-similar-to-x-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/alt-click-drag-window-resizing-on-a-mac-similar-to-x-windows.htmlIs there a way I can get this behavior on Mac OS? alt + right-click-drag will resize the window, relative to where you've clicked within the window and the window's center alt + left-click-drag will ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:09:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-force-windows-10-to-truly-open-programs-in-the-exact-same-lo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-force-windows-10-to-truly-open-programs-in-the-exact-same-lo.htmlI recently upgraded to Windows 10 on my home PC. In Windows 7 I had a few startup programs that I used often set to open on a second monitor at startup. These programs would always open in the same ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:01:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/calculation-of-gir-in-golf-statistics.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/calculation-of-gir-in-golf-statistics.htmlenter image description heream hoping someone can help create a formula for the following scenario in my golf stats I want cell c5 to be 0 or 1 for the following: c1 is the par of the hole which i......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:45:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-drivers-silently-with-pnputil-exe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-drivers-silently-with-pnputil-exe.htmlWhen I run pnputil.exe /add-driver driver.inf /install it prompts me to first verify the publisher. I need a way to skip this step and have the publisher be verified automatically....Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:39:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-formula-to-show-formula.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-formula-to-show-formula.htmlOk, guys. I am 100% sure that a few days ago I saw and tested a real built-in Excel formula for showing a formula as text in any cell. Now, when I need it, I cannot find it!!! No VBA, no tricks. Ju......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:37:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/could-not-play-shockwave-flash-object-swf.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/could-not-play-shockwave-flash-object-swf.htmlI have shockwave flash object file (.swf) and it's corresponding meta file. But I can't play it in either Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11. I tried to install Adobe Shockwave player. Sti......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:28:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/squid-cache-access-denied.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/squid-cache-access-denied.htmlI'm trying to create an anonymous squid server. I've installed squid with with yum install squid Here's my /etc/squid/squid.conf file: # # Recommended minimum configuration: # acl manager proto ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:14:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-a-good-way-for-organizing-pdf-documents-on-windows-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-a-good-way-for-organizing-pdf-documents-on-windows-closed.htmlI'm looking for a good way to manage a lot of PDF documents (e.g. papers, ebooks) on Windows. Ideally I'm looking for a Windows version of the great Mac app Yep. I've looked quite a bit and haven't ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:00:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unc-path-syntax-when-remote-system-drive-is-not-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unc-path-syntax-when-remote-system-drive-is-not-c.htmlI have the following PowerShell code: $Domain = "VM-PRO" [string] $SystemDrive = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_OperatingSystem -CimSession $CimServer | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Syste......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:57:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-the-windows-10-iso-have-a-ei-cfg-file-for-changing-the-edition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-the-windows-10-iso-have-a-ei-cfg-file-for-changing-the-edition.htmlThe ISO image of both Windows 7 and Windows 8 had a file ei.cfg that could be modified to allow a user to install any edition of Windows. Since I am going to install the Windows 10 operating syste......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:57:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-move-mbr-and-bootmgr-to-new-drive-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-move-mbr-and-bootmgr-to-new-drive-windows-10.htmlI have several hard drives in my desktop but only 1 has the OS (Win 10). Here is an image of my Disk Manager: Disk 2 (D:) is an old slow dying backup HDD. Disk 1 (G:) is a much newer faster (72......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:48:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-teamviewer-remember-position-scaling-full-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-teamviewer-remember-position-scaling-full-screen.htmlWhen I connect using Teamviewer, it starts with a scaling, and some arbitrary resolution. I always end-up changing it to Full Screen, 1366x768 (the resolution of my laptop), and full-screen. Is th......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:19:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/task-manager-and-process-lasso-close-unexpectedly-after-a-few-minutes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/task-manager-and-process-lasso-close-unexpectedly-after-a-few-minutes.htmlI've had this issue for a while, where the Task Manager will just close by itself after being open for a few minutes. I first thought it was a virus, but honestly, that's a poorly written virus if it ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:10:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-mini-pcie-and-msata-interfaces-and-s.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-mini-pcie-and-msata-interfaces-and-s.htmlAre they even different at all? I've seen SSDs being sold on the market being tagged with both mSATA and mini PCIe such as this one. I've seen marketing ads that say mini PCIe are better than mSATA......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:09:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-windows-command-line-tool-to-copy-files-to-remote-computers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-windows-command-line-tool-to-copy-files-to-remote-computers.htmlI'm looking for a way to copy files over to/from remote Windows hosts, and need to provide domain user credentials as part of the process, similar to the way psexec does. I know I can use net use ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:50:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-8-1-and-android-lollipop-usb-tethering-strange-behavior.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-8-1-and-android-lollipop-usb-tethering-strange-behavior.htmlI have a problem under Windows 8.1 when I try to use internet through an Android USB Tethering... I have a nexus 5 and when I enabled the USB Tethering, it works fine (I can navigate and use intern......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:20:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/desktop-pc-boots-to-black-screen-after-asus-bios-update.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/desktop-pc-boots-to-black-screen-after-asus-bios-update.htmlI tried to update my ASUS motherboard's BIOS just now, but after the installation reached 100% on the update screen, the PC restarted and then simply hung indefinitely on a black screen with no res......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:19:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-segmented-videos-from-a-url.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-segmented-videos-from-a-url.htmlI am trying to download videos from a url using google chrome. In developer tools under network, I see video segments like https://videodelivery.net/cd6ff47b2a3bedc1edc1e8a7c92c1297/video/720/seg_4......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:12:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/automatic-chrome-opening-on-session-start-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/automatic-chrome-opening-on-session-start-windows-10.htmlI just want Google Chrome to automatically launch itself when I log into my win 10 session. Is that possible ? I saw a LOT of people wanting to disable this behavior on some systems, but none who t......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:05:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-an-anaconda-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-an-anaconda-prompt.htmlI have installed Anaconda on my Ubuntu 16.04 operating system. The instructions I was following seemed to think I would have a desktop icon, but I don't. I eventually found out that I needed to type ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:56:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-simplify-a-polyline-in-autocad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-simplify-a-polyline-in-autocad.htmlI have a polyline (lines only) which has about 500 points in it. I would like to reduce the number of points in it. How can I do it in AutoCAD? (or may be some other application)? P.S. Polylines w......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:41:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-text-with-syntax-highlighting-from-notepad-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-text-with-syntax-highlighting-from-notepad-duplicate.htmlI have an XML snippet in Notepad++ that I would like to share with a co-worker via email. In Notepad++ the syntax highlighting nicely shows off the elements and attributes. Here is a sample picture: ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:40:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-organize-laptop-mouse-cable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-organize-laptop-mouse-cable.htmlI used to own a Logitech G9x mouse that I used with a desktop, and I loved the mouse, but the wire had many problems, it would never lay correctly and part of the rubber insulation started to bulge......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:14:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-lock-screen-turning-black-white-after-pc-turns-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-lock-screen-turning-black-white-after-pc-turns-on.htmlLast few days I noticed that after I turn the PC on, when the Lock Screen shows up its black and white (greyscale). I don't know why its this way, or is this a new feature? I did not install a feat......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:10:22 -0400