https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usTue, 28 Jul 2026 19:03:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-around-a-can-not-verify-rule-set-jar-error-when-accessin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-around-a-can-not-verify-rule-set-jar-error-when-accessin.htmlI keep encountering the following error when attempting to visit a website. What would be the best way to get around it? From what I've read online it looks like the recommendation is to import thi......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:03:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-gives-illegal-byte-sequence-error-when-trying-to-replace-a-charact.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-gives-illegal-byte-sequence-error-when-trying-to-replace-a-charact.htmlI am using the “Terminal” in Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and I am trying to delete all occurrences of a from a file, by using sed: sed 's/a//g' file Which gives me the following error: sed: RE err......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:59:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-backup-and-emulate-an-usb-stick-e-g-including-its-se.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-backup-and-emulate-an-usb-stick-e-g-including-its-se.htmlI have a notsocheap software here sitting on a really cheap usb stick and I don't really trust this stick especially because it's in every days use an many changing machines. The software on the st......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:37:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-some-torrent-files-are-split-into-many-small-rar-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-some-torrent-files-are-split-into-many-small-rar-files.htmlWhy some torrent files are split into many small rar files? Does this improve the download speed? Or is it better for the trackers? What's the rationale behind this?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:35:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-download-scanning-protection-of-new-chrome-17.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-download-scanning-protection-of-new-chrome-17.htmlIn recent update of Google Chrome internet browser (in stable channel), there is a new security/privacy option: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/02/faster-browsing-safer-downloading.html In add......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:33:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-align-text-boxes-in-a-straight-line-in-m-s-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-align-text-boxes-in-a-straight-line-in-m-s-word.htmlSuppose I have five text boxes(Insert > Text > TextBox > Draw a Text Box) in word document. Suppose there is a line on the page. Each box should be on that line. So these boxes look like t......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:26:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-to-load-failed-to-load-module-canberra-gtk-module-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-to-load-failed-to-load-module-canberra-gtk-module-039.htmlI am trying to follow this question so as to find out how to prevent my terminal from telling me every time I open a PDF that I have failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module", however a......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:25:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/d-drive-partition-of-ssd-not-showing-up-in-windows-10-shows-as-unnamed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/d-drive-partition-of-ssd-not-showing-up-in-windows-10-shows-as-unnamed.htmlI am using an Inland 1TB SSD that I have slotted into my motherboard, which is an ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi). As a part of my Windows 10 install, I created a partition for Windows, wanting t......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:21:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-get-the-bonjour-service-name-from-a-single-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-get-the-bonjour-service-name-from-a-single-device.htmlI have two types of device that I want to machine over Ethernet to a host. I want to know which of those two device types is connected. Both devices use Avahi/Bonjour and have what they call a "Bo......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:20:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-a-micro-sd-card-inside-a-usb-2-0-adapter-that-is-not-workin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-a-micro-sd-card-inside-a-usb-2-0-adapter-that-is-not-workin.htmlI have a Micro SD card inside a USB 2.0 adapter that is not working.  I have tried a few different methods to fix my flash drive with no results. The micro SD card is 32 GB inserted into a USB 2.0 ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:07:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/output-list-of-user-039-s-groups.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/output-list-of-user-039-s-groups.htmlWhile easy on Linux, not as easy on Windows from what I've been able to gather so far. I've found the command that kinda does what I want which is: net user username /domain However I wish to str......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:06:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-video-overdrive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-video-overdrive.htmlMy monitor's on screen menu has some mysterious settings, one being "Video Overdrive". I tried it, but saw no obvious difference. What is it? The monitor is an HP ZR24w. However, the term seems......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:03:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-benefit-of-specifying-a-branch-for-a-submodule.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-benefit-of-specifying-a-branch-for-a-submodule.htmlReading the documentation of the git submodule command I found out that you can specify a branch for a submodule using git submodule set-branch -branch <branch name> -- <submodule path>......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:01:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/printing-only-dates-in-ms-project-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/printing-only-dates-in-ms-project-2010.htmlIs it possible to print only the days, start and completion dates in MS Project, omitting the Gantt chart? I'm trying to print all tasks on a neat single page, but the Gantt chart messes up the la......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:53:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-ping-windows-10-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-ping-windows-10-pc.htmlWhile trying to solve a more complicated networking problem, I noticed that for some reason I was getting no response to a ping from my Windows 10 computer. I read that it might be a problem with the ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:46:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-autosuggestions-get-next-previous-suggestion.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-autosuggestions-get-next-previous-suggestion.htmlWhen using zsh-autosuggestions, is it possible to see more than one suggestion by rolling to the next/previous suggestion? i.e. if I type: ls I might get ls -l as a suggestion - is there a keyboard ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:22:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-easiest-way-to-save-a-gifv-as-a-simple-gif.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-easiest-way-to-save-a-gifv-as-a-simple-gif.htmlUsually I open the context menu right clicking on the image. Now theres no option for "save image as", just options for the WEBM/MP4 format....Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:20:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ftp-server-hanging-when-using-ls-command-consider-using-pasv.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ftp-server-hanging-when-using-ls-command-consider-using-pasv.htmlI'm trying to use "ls" command on a anonymous FTP session, but when I'm typing the "ls" command I get: 200 PORT command successfull. Consider using PASV. And it hangs like this (no return to th......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:18:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cygwin-cygdrive-paths-and-windows-command-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cygwin-cygdrive-paths-and-windows-command-prompt.htmlI'm having a weird issue with cygwin acting inconsistently between installations, specifically scp. I have c:\cygwin\bin in my Windows PATH in both cases. When I run the following command from a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:18:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-in-an-excel-reference-mean.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-in-an-excel-reference-mean.htmlI'm learning how to use Excel by fire. I have been given a spreadsheet. In that spreadsheet is a formula that looks like this: =(($J$1 + $L$2)*$D$5 I'm not familiar with that syntax. Is that the ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:06:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-motherboard-affect-internet-speed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-motherboard-affect-internet-speed.htmlIn a conversation with our ISP today, I decided to upgrade our 50mbps connection to 150mbps. However, the ISP representative warned me that the age of our motherboards may limit our service to 100m......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:59:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-open-the-terminal-on-an-imac-g3-mac-os-8-5.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-open-the-terminal-on-an-imac-g3-mac-os-8-5.htmlIs there even a Terminal? I can't seem to find one anywhere in Applications or Utilities....Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:56:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/force-unmount-of-a-device-how-to.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/force-unmount-of-a-device-how-to.htmlI've mounted a block device (internal hard disk) to say ~/HD, and I'm trying, ~# umount ~/HD It answers, umount: device is busy. Now I kill all processes manually by examining ~# fuser -m ~/HD......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:53:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hidpi-support-with-wine-applications-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hidpi-support-with-wine-applications-closed.htmlI'm thinking of buying an HP Spectre x360 13" laptop with QHD display and installing Mint on it and using Wine to run some Windows apps. I was wondering if anyone had experience with Wine's support......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:41:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/selecting-text-in-tmux-copy-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/selecting-text-in-tmux-copy-mode.htmlI run Tmux in Vi mode. Vi-like navigation in copy mode works fine. However, I can't select any text. Neither v nor V switches to Vi-like text selecting mode. What am I missing? By the way, is it ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:11:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wrong-value-from-atan2-function-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wrong-value-from-atan2-function-in-excel.htmlI am trying to calculate the angle between two latitudes and longitudes but I am getting wrong result of atan2(X,Y) when used on Excel. β = atan2(X,Y) = atan2(0.05967668696, -0.00681261948) It sh......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:03:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-how-to-set-default-color-on-search-based-syntax-highlighting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-how-to-set-default-color-on-search-based-syntax-highlighting.htmlCurrently my /etc/vimrc file is set to the following: ( if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running") syntax on set hlsearch endif filetype plugin on if &term=="xterm" set t_Co=8 set t_Sb=^[[......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:00:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/junk-mail-folder-missing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/junk-mail-folder-missing.htmlAlthough you may wonder why I would miss it, I can't see my Junk E-Mail folder in Outlook 2013. If I sign in to my account through Outlook Web Access I can see that it is present and has a number of ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:59:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-use-start-over-call-when-using-batch-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-use-start-over-call-when-using-batch-files.htmlIt appears that I can use either start or call to execute batch files however am unsure why you would use one over the other. What are the benefits?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:38:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/node-gyp-error-on-running-npm-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/node-gyp-error-on-running-npm-install.htmlError on running npm install C:\cygwin64\home\kjeeva\ANSYSDev\Licensing194\LicensingPortal\node_modules\strong-ursa>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_module......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:34:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/scan-to-email-functionality-on-hp-printers-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/scan-to-email-functionality-on-hp-printers-not-working.htmlAt my work, we have several networked HP printers that employees use to scan documents to email via a document feeder. This morning when I arrived to work, a co-worker told me that he couldn't get......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:23:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/a-drawing-tablet-combined-with-a-dual-monitor-system-issue.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/a-drawing-tablet-combined-with-a-dual-monitor-system-issue.htmlI have an Aiptek Media Tablet which I've used on my old computer for creating digital art. For about a month now, I also have a new Quad-core Windows Vista 64-bits system with plenty of disk space ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:22:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/your-webcam-is-currently-being-used-by-another-application.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/your-webcam-is-currently-being-used-by-another-application.htmlMy Goal I am trying to use a webcam for my Windows 10 x64 Desktop. However, when I try to use a program that uses a webcam, such as Skype, I get the message "Your webcam is currently being used by ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:20:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/after-performing-a-platter-swap-hard-drive-repair-it-seems-like-the-is.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/after-performing-a-platter-swap-hard-drive-repair-it-seems-like-the-is.htmlThis question isn't mainly about recovering the data. I just don't understand how to interpret my observations. Initial situation: So I have this old 320 GB 2.5" hard drive which wouldn't get ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:14:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-format-of-a-date-in-a-pivot-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-format-of-a-date-in-a-pivot-table.htmlI'm having an issue in my pivot table (Excel 2016). My source data contains actual dates (generated with EOMONTH function), in a standard YYYY-MM-DD format: However, my pivot table is showing a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:02:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-a-graphics-card-supports-two-monitors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-a-graphics-card-supports-two-monitors.htmlI am looking for a quiet, low-power, budget video card that supports two 24" monitors (1900 x 1280?) for a Windows XP system (PCI and PCIe slots). In particular, I find it hard to tell whether a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:53:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-how-to-run-python-script-on-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-how-to-run-python-script-on-startup.htmlLinux Ubuntu 14.04 Have a script in ~/app/serve.py Need to run it in this folder. In shell I may do > cd ~/app && python serve.py and it runs a server Need to run it on servers boot in ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:33:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-using-plink-to-localhost-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-using-plink-to-localhost-on-windows.htmlCurrently im using following command (in cmd) to tunnel using PuTTY, and its working fine: putty.exe mylinuxuser@10.24.0.5 -P 22 -L 10.24.0.200:2022:localhost:22 10.24.0.5 = my application server (...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:30:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-off-laptop-039-s-fan-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-off-laptop-039-s-fan-in-windows-10.htmlMy Lenovo laptop used to turn off its fan in Windows 7, this would save a lot of energy and battery would last maybe about 2 times more. After upgrading to Windows 10 however it never turns off. I ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:12:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-the-equivalent-of-apachectl-configtest-with-apache-for-win.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-the-equivalent-of-apachectl-configtest-with-apache-for-win.htmlI am puzzled that I am unable to find the answer anywhere. I have Apache 2.2 for Windows installed on my laptop. This enables server-side includes to function when I work on my sites - even when ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:11:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-all-my-excel-2016-files-open-to-the-size-of-a-postage-stamp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-all-my-excel-2016-files-open-to-the-size-of-a-postage-stamp.htmlThe start of each day all my Excel files open very small. After I maximize them, they will open and close just fine for the rest of the day. But the next day they all open small again. Here are some ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:05:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-traceroute-an-ipv6-address-with-mtr.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-traceroute-an-ipv6-address-with-mtr.htmlI'm trying to troubleshoot a connectivity issue to an IPv6 addressed host using mtr, however, despite using the -6 switch, it fails with the error: mtr -6 2001:db8:1d4f:10::1 mtr-packet: Failure t......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:04:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-temporarily-disable-iptables-rule.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-temporarily-disable-iptables-rule.htmlTypically I'm using MikroTik embeded routers, they're basing on Linux so their firewall settings feel pretty much 1:1 the same as iptables, just commands are a bit different but mechanics the same.......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:01:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-huge-windows-pagefile-how-to-limited-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-huge-windows-pagefile-how-to-limited-it.htmlMy Windows PC alerted me with low harddisc space, and when I scan hard drives with TreeSize tool, I realize that windows keeps a huge pagefile.sys file, that is 18.2 GB and keep growing. Why is this ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wget-stuck-on-http-request-sent-awaiting-response-not-timing-out.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wget-stuck-on-http-request-sent-awaiting-response-not-timing-out.htmlI have wget set up to download pages from a site with the following parameters: wget -r --level=400 --retry-connrefused --waitretry=2 --read-timeout=15 --timeout=15 -t 0 [ site ] The timeout feature ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-the-process-that-is-using-a-certain-port-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-the-process-that-is-using-a-certain-port-in-linux.htmlI'd like to be able to find out which process is currently using a certain port in Linux. Is there any way to do this?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:32:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-using-hamachi-more-secure-than-port-forwarding-on-a-router.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-using-hamachi-more-secure-than-port-forwarding-on-a-router.htmlI need to remote desktop into a machine from another network and as far as I know the two (simplest) solutions I have is either to use port forwarding, or hamachi (or something similar). I assume......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:23:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-internal-ports-and-external-ports-that-are-mapped-by-n.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-internal-ports-and-external-ports-that-are-mapped-by-n.htmlFor example, my HTTP port 80 is opened and mapped by the router to port 42300 facing outwards. Is there a way to identify , let's say my port 150 that is open for connection is mapped into what ex......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:20:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-clear-temporary-files-from-upload-center.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-clear-temporary-files-from-upload-center.htmlI'm using Office 2013 with the Upload Center uploading files to a SharePoint. I have one file stuck in the Center with the state "Path not found": That is because while the was upload I moved/del......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:15:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/determine-password-used-for-zip-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/determine-password-used-for-zip-file.htmlI have a password-protected ZIP file that contains a single file. Also I have the same file outside the archive in a plain version. I know for sure that this is the same file. Is it possible to det......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:12:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-a-picture-with-my-built-in-laptop-camera-with-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-a-picture-with-my-built-in-laptop-camera-with-windows-7.htmlIn Windows XP, My Computer showed me cameras as devices that I could use to take pictures or videos without any third-party software. How can I do the same in Windows 7?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:12:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-can-i-create-a-slicer-based-on-data-from-multiple-columns.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-can-i-create-a-slicer-based-on-data-from-multiple-columns.htmlI'm using PowerQuery and Power Pivot to analyze some data. I would like to create a slicer based on data from multiple columns. Typically slicers are tied to a single column. The below table is a s......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:11:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-64-bit-requirements-does-my-cpu-support-cmpxchg16b-prefetch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-64-bit-requirements-does-my-cpu-support-cmpxchg16b-prefetch.htmlI'm currently trying to find out whether or not it would be a good idea to update my slightly dated notebook (Windows 7, 64-bit) to Windows 10. The problem is that Microsoft states in their Windows......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:21:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-a-program-for-all-users-on-windows-8.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-a-program-for-all-users-on-windows-8.htmlwhen I install stuff under built-in Administrator - the other users cannot see the changes. for example I changed VS2012 install - added Blend and few other features - and they are invisible under ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:48:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-by-default-reduce-the-length-of-the-windows-explorer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-by-default-reduce-the-length-of-the-windows-explorer.htmlWith the latest Windows 10 update (1909 5/30/2020) the File Explorer search bar has become obnoxiously large. Is there a way to reduce it PERMANANTLY. Everywhere I see they say "uhhh grab the ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:35:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/explanation-of-advanced-settings-available-in-the-wifi-adapter-driver-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/explanation-of-advanced-settings-available-in-the-wifi-adapter-driver-.htmlIn the driver properties for "Realtek 8812AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC" there is an "Advanced" tab that appears to have some settings which are new to me that are specific to WiFi AC communicat......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:32:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-hard-disk-drive-a-part-of-motherboard-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-hard-disk-drive-a-part-of-motherboard-closed.htmlAfter doing research on Google, I couldn't find answer to this question. Is Hard Disk Drive a part of motherboard or not? When talking about Tower Case System Unit, the HDD is seperate from the ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:27:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/don-039-t-make-a-blank-cell-in-excel-if-condition-returns-false.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/don-039-t-make-a-blank-cell-in-excel-if-condition-returns-false.htmlI have this formula: =IF(Sheet1!C2="x", Sheet1!B2,"") Its function is to match if the cell from Sheet1 in column C is the same as the character x; if true then get the value of Sheet1 in column ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:57:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-connect-a-3-5-sata-drive-to-a-2-5-connector.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-connect-a-3-5-sata-drive-to-a-2-5-connector.htmlbasically I'd like to connect a 3.5" SATA drive to the place were a 2.5" SATA drive would be in my laptop. Here's a picture showing both kinds of drives by Dsimic: I have been reading up on SATA ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:19:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/error-connecting-to-agent-no-such-file-or-directory-adding-key-to-ssh-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/error-connecting-to-agent-no-such-file-or-directory-adding-key-to-ssh-.htmlI am trying to add key that I have generated to the ssh agent. Below are my steps C:\repo>ssh-keygen Generating public/private rsa key pair. Enter file in which to save the key (C:\Users\mante1/......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:10:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-radius-more-secure-than-psk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-radius-more-secure-than-psk.htmlI'm wondering what the relative security of RADIUS is compared to using a PSK. I know that when using Radius a unique session key is established, whereas with a PSK the same session key is used for ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:09:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zfs-upgrade-2-mirrored-drives-to-3-drive-raidz.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zfs-upgrade-2-mirrored-drives-to-3-drive-raidz.htmlI have two 1GB drives configured as ZFS mirrors and now have the possibility to add a 3rd drive of 1GB. Can I reconfigure my mirror to a 3 drive raidz of (N-1)=2GB total capacity? I am running zfs......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:52:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualbox-guest-os-through-vpn.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualbox-guest-os-through-vpn.htmlI have an Oracle Linux guest running a web server in VirtualBox on a Windows 7 Host. I need to set the networking up so that I can do 3 things: the host can connect to the guest through a browser ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:48:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-email-address-format-name-email-called.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-email-address-format-name-email-called.htmlGiven an email address in the format John Doe <john@example.com> I wonder where this format is explicitly defined and what the whole thing is called. It doesn't seem to be specified in rfc53......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:36:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cgroup-memory-limit-in-bytes-is-it-virt-or-res-that-is-limited.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cgroup-memory-limit-in-bytes-is-it-virt-or-res-that-is-limited.htmlAssume the VIRT/RES/SHM terminology that the "top" utility uses: Does cgroup memory.limit_in_bytes apply to VIRT or RES memory sizes? I ask because in Fedora 23, it looked to me like RES (resident) ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:22:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/updating-a-sharepoint-list-via-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/updating-a-sharepoint-list-via-excel.htmlFrom following Microsoft's documentation, I've been able to import an Excel spreadsheet into SharePoint Online as a List and also export a SharePoint List to an Excel spreadsheet. What I haven't been ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:20:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sorting-two-non-adjacent-columns-without-affecting-any-other-column.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sorting-two-non-adjacent-columns-without-affecting-any-other-column.htmlI have two different columns on Excel. I want to create a script that will sort Column F, (Have a header) and will sort Column B based on where Column F's sort worked out. (Without affecting any o......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:09:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bring-a-local-folder-to-remote-git-repo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bring-a-local-folder-to-remote-git-repo.htmlI have a folder with all my files set up for a project. I decided to use git on that folder, so I created on Github an empty repo. Usually the procedure is to clone on my local disk the remote repo......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:58:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unauthorised-bluetooth-device-keeps-connecting-to-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unauthorised-bluetooth-device-keeps-connecting-to-mac.htmlRecently I started experiencing frequent random lags with a Bluetooth mouse I have connected to my iMac: the tracking speed would suddenly drop for a few seconds before returning back to normal. One ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:42:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/reset-a-managed-chromebook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/reset-a-managed-chromebook.htmlI just bought a used Lenovo 300e chromebook and I am trying to enable dev mode. When I do "esc" + "refresh" + "power" and then press "ctrl + d", it says that developer mode has been disabled by the ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:40:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/org-mode-capture-templates-how-to-use-them.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/org-mode-capture-templates-how-to-use-them.htmlI've started using emacs's org-mode often, and finally I get to configure org-capture. However, I've found in most places that one can configure different templates by adding the following lines ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:37:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-use-special-characters-without-pressing-shift-key-in-windows10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-use-special-characters-without-pressing-shift-key-in-windows10.htmlhow can I use number keys in top of keyboard just for special characters like (@#$) without pressing shift key to use that. -for example when pressing num2 key just show @ I search about that just ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:33:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/doubt-in-default-time-to-live-ttl-255.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/doubt-in-default-time-to-live-ttl-255.htmlI know that,The Default Time to live value is 255, each time a ipv4 packet crosses a router that value is decremented by 1. But,When I ping my adsl router it shows TTL as 64 Pinging 192.168.0.1 ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:17:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-windows-10-rearranging-desktop-icons-with-screen-resolutio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-windows-10-rearranging-desktop-icons-with-screen-resolutio.htmlI have an ASUS K501U windows laptop 4k display, which I have turned down to 1080P so I can record the screen without crashing during classes. Whenever I plug in a projector and duplicate the scree......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:03:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-tables-between-word-documents-without-having-the-format.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-tables-between-word-documents-without-having-the-format.htmlI have two both word 2007 documents, A and B. I want to copy a table from A to B, and that table's format is totally the same as I see in A, not automatically changing the format to B's template f......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:02:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-wheel-scroll-causes-zoom-in-out-in-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-wheel-scroll-causes-zoom-in-out-in-google-chrome.htmlWhen scrolling using the mouse wheel scroll in Google Chrome, there is about 25% chance it would zoom in/out as if I have pressed the Ctrl key. Disabling my mouse gesture extension reduces the cha......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:42:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-access-google-cloud-compute-vm-instance-using-external-ip.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-access-google-cloud-compute-vm-instance-using-external-ip.htmlI have set up and enable a VM to Allow HTTP traffic and Allow HTTPS traffic but i cannot access the external IP in a browser. Im using the VM for web development testing and need to see changes mad......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:38:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-internet-not-as-fast-as-it-says-it-is.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-internet-not-as-fast-as-it-says-it-is.htmlI have done multiple online internet speed tests, including ookla, and all have said that my internet has a download speed of around 15Mb/s. I am an avid PC gamer, and when I download games off of......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:28:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/merge-pdf-files-with-related-filenames-automatically.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/merge-pdf-files-with-related-filenames-automatically.htmlI need to merge/combine several PDF files. What I have is multiple PDF files in one folder. The PDFs that need to be clubbed/combined together would have a partial file name in common; for exampl......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:12:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/apipa-address-and-the-internet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/apipa-address-and-the-internet.htmlHello I just wanted to get something clear. If a computer gets a APIPA address for whatever reason, it will not be able to get on the internal network and the internet? Is that correct?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:11:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-grep-a-binary-dump-from-a-file-in-another-binary-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-grep-a-binary-dump-from-a-file-in-another-binary-file.htmlI have a binary dump in file.bin. I want to see whether the whole file.bin is there in another binary file called target.bin. I tried the following: grep -F --binary -f file.bin target.bin It just......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:10:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/no-sound-in-fedora-35-even-though-everything-looks-good.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/no-sound-in-fedora-35-even-though-everything-looks-good.htmlI am having sound trouble with my newly updated Fedora 35 setup. I know that rebooting fixes the issue, so it is not a hardware or driver problem. It is just that somehow (one of) the sound system ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:00:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cat6-cable-only-getting-100mbps-over-larger-distance.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cat6-cable-only-getting-100mbps-over-larger-distance.htmlI know this question has already been asked a few times but I feel that my case is a little different since I've tried all the solutions provided in the other threads. I created a small diagram to ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:57:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-spoof-the-from-field-in-outlook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-spoof-the-from-field-in-outlook.htmlI am wondering if it is possible to change the From: field (not just the reply-to) in Outlook (specifically in the 2010 beta, but also interested in other versions). I am just moving over from Lin......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:55:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-get-a-recursive-directory-listing-with-details-in-wi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-get-a-recursive-directory-listing-with-details-in-wi.htmlFor example, suppose I want to see the file sizes of all the *.txt files in a tree. Currently, I can do: dir *.txt /s But the list is not formatted well and is hard to use. I would like to know if......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:35:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-a-computer-directly-to-the-wan-port-of-a-end-consumer-r.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-a-computer-directly-to-the-wan-port-of-a-end-consumer-r.htmlIn the data center oriented router, there is no distinguish between WAN port and LAN port. But for end-user router, there is this distinguish for convenience. However, in order to have a research......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:29:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/continuously-re-execute-a-command-when-it-finishes-in-bash.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/continuously-re-execute-a-command-when-it-finishes-in-bash.htmlI'm trying to figure out a simple way to keep re-executing a command whenever it finishes, for any reason (error or otherwise). What would be the best way to approach this? EDIT: I wasn't clear e......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:06:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/looking-for-a-unicode-character-keyboard-glyph-for-zero-width-non-join.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/looking-for-a-unicode-character-keyboard-glyph-for-zero-width-non-join.htmlI am looking for the Unicode character of a dashed line with an inverted arrow on top. The arrow is a triangle with a corner intersecting with the dashed line. This character is the keyboard symbol......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:04:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ping-mobile-device-when-it-039-s-on-4g-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ping-mobile-device-when-it-039-s-on-4g-network.htmlI just want to verify which ports are open on my mobile device when it's connected to the internet over 4g, but simply netcatting or even pinging it on it's "4g ip" address doesn't work. When conne......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:50:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/steps-to-swap-failed-disk-in-raid-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/steps-to-swap-failed-disk-in-raid-10.htmlI have a RAID 10 array consisting of 4 disks. One of them has failed and I have removed it from the array. I have purchased an identical new drive and am unsure about how to add the new drive to the ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:42:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-detect-which-multiple-old-versions-of-directx-are-installed-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-detect-which-multiple-old-versions-of-directx-are-installed-a.htmldxdiag says I have directx 12 installed. But some video games I want to play use directx 8 and 9 and the cd rom comes with the directx installer for the old versions. But if it did get installed, h......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:38:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-format-drive-to-ntfs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-format-drive-to-ntfs.htmlI'm not sure what I did with my 16GB USB stick but now I won't be able to format it to NTFS anymore. Tried to quick and full format it and I got this: C:\Users\Home>format g: /q /fs:ntfs Inser......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:23:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-duplicates-in-excel-but-keep-earliest-record-in-each-date.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-duplicates-in-excel-but-keep-earliest-record-in-each-date.htmlI have a big-ish excel file that has A & B columns. B is a date column, Column A contains names, and sometimes there are multiple entries of some names in each date, I want to remove duplicate......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:19:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/repair-windows-xp-installation-0x000000ed-and-0x0000007b.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/repair-windows-xp-installation-0x000000ed-and-0x0000007b.htmlI have an old Toshiba Tecra A3x portatil computer with Windows XP. I had to switch it off by unplugging the power cord after the SO hanged. Since then the computer doesn't start. It shows the awful......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:19:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/after-power-outage-monitor-won-039-t-turn-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/after-power-outage-monitor-won-039-t-turn-on.htmlI had a power outage in my apartment today during a Windows 7 SP1 update. I installed SP1 and it told me to restart so I did and that's when the power outage happened. After the power came back on, I ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:16:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-renaming-all-files-in-folder-with-counter.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-renaming-all-files-in-folder-with-counter.htmlI am writing a script that will rename all files in a folder to a given name (param) with in increasing counter. I want the counter to print with 3 digits (001, 002, etc). My code looks like it would ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:12:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-you-039-ll-need-a-new-app-to-open-this-windowsdefender-link.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-you-039-ll-need-a-new-app-to-open-this-windowsdefender-link.htmlI have upgraded to the Windows 11 Preview through the beta program. Trying to start Windows Defender yields in an error message: Googling the issue, there is supposed to be a fix for Windows 10 by ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:44:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-list-all-fridays-in-a-given-month.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-list-all-fridays-in-a-given-month.htmlI've a question, How to List dates of all Fridays in a given month? Some months have 5 Fridays and some have 4 Fridays in month. Month of May-2020 e.g. A1=01/May/2020 the result should be in B1:B5 ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:32:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-load-recaptcha-in-any-of-my-browsers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-load-recaptcha-in-any-of-my-browsers.htmlI'm having an issue with a computer, for some reason it won't display the REcaptcha, no matter the browser I'm using. I made sure JS is working Java is fully updated Browsers(Chrome, FireFox, IE)......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:25:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-a-file-from-the-command-line-via-ssh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-a-file-from-the-command-line-via-ssh.htmlI want to download files from a remote server to my local drive, and do it from the command line. I also want to be able to do this over SSH. How can I do this? Note: the remote server is Ubuntu, ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:20:43 -0400