https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usWed, 15 Jul 2026 04:36:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-alt-f8-takes-monitor-down.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-alt-f8-takes-monitor-down.htmlI've used a ctrl + alt + f8 shortcut in my Linux VM hosted on Windows 10. Unfortunately the moment I've pressed this buttons my second screen turned black and started displaying "Cannot Display This ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:28:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-maximize-button-greyed-out-and-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-maximize-button-greyed-out-and-not-working.htmlSuddenly on some of our computers the Chrome browser Maximize button at top right of the browser is greyed out and does not work. We can still maximize/unmaximize by double-clicking the header, and......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:23:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-transfer-saved-firefox-passwords-into-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-transfer-saved-firefox-passwords-into-google-chrome.htmlI want to use Google Chrome more often but all my saved passwords are in Firefox. What's the easiest way to get them into Google Chrome?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:09:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-external-usb-wifi-adapter-driver-in-kali-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-external-usb-wifi-adapter-driver-in-kali-linux.htmlhello friends i am using kali linux on my laptop and my laptop's internal wifi adapter is not working so i have external usb adapter . now after the installation i plug my wifi adapter and linux i......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:48:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chkdsk-error-code-766f6c756d652e63-3f1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chkdsk-error-code-766f6c756d652e63-3f1.htmlOn a Windows 7 computer, running chkdsk /r /f C: in repair mode, it gives the error, Unspecified error 766f6c756d652e63 3f1. or something like that. I have tried the following: uninstalling all ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:42:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-connect-to-sftp-server-with-web-browser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-connect-to-sftp-server-with-web-browser.htmlI just created an SFTP file server using tutorial https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-enable-sftp-without-shell-access-on-ubuntu-16-04 Now I want to share the files to the third ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:34:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-does-a-program-install-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-does-a-program-install-on-linux.htmlI want to know the procedure of installation and uninstallation on Linux? Are there any log file that logs these procedure? For example, I am installing Netbeans IDE on Linux. I want to know where ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:33:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-usb-ports-sometimes-referred-to-as-serial-ports-and-called-com.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-usb-ports-sometimes-referred-to-as-serial-ports-and-called-com.htmlAs far as my understanding of computer ports goes, A serial port is a 9 pin plug such as the one showed here and it is also called a COM port. USB ports are a different standard from serial ports.......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:28:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-put-a-html-code-in-outlook-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-put-a-html-code-in-outlook-2010.htmlHow can I put a HTML code in outlook 2010? The code is: <p style="color:red;">Hello</p> How can I put that in the message using Outlook 2010?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:19:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-split-ape-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-split-ape-files.htmlWhen I try to use Medieval Cue Splitter for an .ape file I get this: Could not find MACDII.dll (version 4.0 or better) on your system. APE file engine was disabled. Is there a way to do this in Cue ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:19:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rsync-a-large-file-with-as-little-cpu-and-bandwidth-expense-as-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rsync-a-large-file-with-as-little-cpu-and-bandwidth-expense-as-.htmlI have a 500 GB file that I plan on backing up remotely. The file changes often. I'll be rsyncing it from a desktop to a server. Both can run rsync client or server. What is the proper command for......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:05:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/find-file-names-that-is-partially-the-same.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/find-file-names-that-is-partially-the-same.htmlLooking for a software that can find and remove based on parts of file names. For example (file names): "This is not, for this is right" "This is not cause it is wrong" It would find these beca......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:55:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/display-visio-page-title-in-page.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/display-visio-page-title-in-page.htmlI'm working on a multi-page Visio 2013 document, and for consistency purposes I'm looking for a way of including the page title in the Background page, so that each page title is displayed within the ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:44:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-windows-10-from-automatically-adding-keyboard-layouts-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-windows-10-from-automatically-adding-keyboard-layouts-i.htmlUpdate: this is a lengthy post, you can jump straight to the answer below Note: The quick language list refers to the list in the screenshot below, accessible throught the shortcut Win + Space bar......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:15:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-mount-elastic-file-system-on-ec2-mount-nfs4-connection-timed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-mount-elastic-file-system-on-ec2-mount-nfs4-connection-timed.htmlI am trying to mount an EFS file sytem on an EC2 instance. Here is what I'm doing: Connect to EC2 instance using ssh -i "MyKeyPair.pem" ec2-user@ec2-52-39-14-85.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com.......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:15:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/curl-error-ssl-error-syscall.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/curl-error-ssl-error-syscall.htmlRunning the command curl -v https://myhost, curl shows the error curl: (35) OpenSSL SSL_connect: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL in connection to IP:PORT What might be the root issue?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:06:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-specify-a-different-profile-directory-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-specify-a-different-profile-directory-in-chrome.htmlI was having problems with the latest version of Chrome which had been automatically installed (my settings are set to install updates). So I decided to delete it using MacKeeper, revert to the pr......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-insert-text-above-a-table-at-the-top-of-a-word-document.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-insert-text-above-a-table-at-the-top-of-a-word-document.htmlThis seems like it should be so basic, but it apparently isn't very intuitive. The scenario: (1) I've inserted a table into a new blank MS-Word document. (2) I want to add some text outside and ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:39:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/proxying-fake-domain-to-a-localhost-port.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/proxying-fake-domain-to-a-localhost-port.htmlI'd like to do much the same thing described at Redirect Domain Name to Localhost for web app development purposes, but with the twist that I'd like requests to fakedomain.com:80 to be routed to ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:22:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-search-window-not-focussed-on-find-what-anymore-after-pressing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-search-window-not-focussed-on-find-what-anymore-after-pressing.htmlIssue Description On a Wine Notepad++ installation, I am noticing that my Notepad++ installation does not automatically put my caret/cursor in the Find what: textbox that is inside the Find menu. ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:21:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-xp-how-can-i-connect-bluetooth-speaker.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-xp-how-can-i-connect-bluetooth-speaker.htmlI have a JBL Flip 3, a PC with Windows XP SP3 and USB Bluetooth adapter (something like that). I can add the speaker to the device list, but I can't connect to it. How can I do it? Thanks for all ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:18:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-can-i-change-the-mouse-cursor-icon-when-i-039-m-pressing-th.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-can-i-change-the-mouse-cursor-icon-when-i-039-m-pressing-th.htmlYou might have noticed on some video games that the cursor changes when the left or right mouse buttons are being pressed. Can I do this on regular windows? I know that in Control panel -> Mouse......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:15:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-securely-delete-files-stored-on-a-ssd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-securely-delete-files-stored-on-a-ssd.htmlFrom a (very long, but definitely worth to read) article on SSDs: When you delete a file in your OS, there is no reaction from either a hard drive or SSD. It isn’t until you overwrite the sector (......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:06:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-a-window-039-s-orientation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-a-window-039-s-orientation.htmlIt's fairly easy to rotate the entire desktop's orientation on MS Windows. However, I'm looking for a way to rotate a single window's orientation. Are there any easy tricks to do this?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:03:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-delete-files-with-a-certain-name-in-a-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-delete-files-with-a-certain-name-in-a-batch-file.htmlIv'e got a directory %userprofile%\appdata\roaming\.minecraft\versions and in that directory is a whole heap of folders, I want a batch file to delete all the folder with forge anywhere in their na......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:00:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-symbol-not-found-clock-gettime.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-symbol-not-found-clock-gettime.htmlI distributed the FFmpeg file built on Mac High Sierra. When I tried to run it on OS X El Capitan, I got this error: dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _clock_gettime Referenced......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:59:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-download-a-pdf-file-from-google-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-download-a-pdf-file-from-google-drive.htmlI've got this PDF file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9gthSy-Vhepdm5YYlc0dk9XUHc/view I'd like to download it to my computer. Is there a way to do that?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:42:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/combine-one-image-one-audio-file-to-make-one-video-using-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/combine-one-image-one-audio-file-to-make-one-video-using-ffmpeg.htmlThis should be pretty trivial, but I can't find a way to get it to work. I want FFmpeg to take one JPEG image and an audio file as input and generate a video file of the same duration as the audio......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:36:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/checking-whether-the-c-compiler-works-no.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/checking-whether-the-c-compiler-works-no.htmlwhat I am doing wrong? the first error I see in a log is: gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-V' I have tried to follow some advices from google - but nothing helps.... I have already ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:10:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/completely-remove-disable-sticky-keys-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/completely-remove-disable-sticky-keys-windows-10.htmlI know there are posts about this everywhere but none have a solution that is working for me and trust me I haven't just tried a few things. Here goes the things I have tried which is also a compi......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:09:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-shared-folder-in-linux-inside-vmware-player.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-shared-folder-in-linux-inside-vmware-player.htmlI'm trying to write a program which will copy files from my guest OS which is linux Ubunto to my host OS which is windows 7. I have enabled the shared folders options but of course in order to copy......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:08:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/radius-server-is-not-responding-how-does-it-work-and-how-can-i-bypass.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/radius-server-is-not-responding-how-does-it-work-and-how-can-i-bypass.htmlFirst, let me set the stage here. I am in a short-term apartment rental in a building that offers wifi access (through a provider) for $30/month. This service operates a lot like a hotel wifi serv......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:53:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/spell-check-across-multiple-work-sheets-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/spell-check-across-multiple-work-sheets-in-excel.htmlIm trying to spell check across multiple sheets in excel and I've come across numerous sites that say you can select all worksheets in a doc, then when you use spell check it should check all sheet......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:52:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-pdf-viewer-that-auto-refreshes-pdf-when-compiling-with-pdflate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-pdf-viewer-that-auto-refreshes-pdf-when-compiling-with-pdflate.htmlI'm writing a LaTeX document and am using the command line to compile the LaTeX code into a PDF document. In Linux I would just open the PDF with Evince PDF Viewer, and whenever I recompiled the La......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:51:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-default-the-windows-10-explorer-view-to-details-when-lookin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-default-the-windows-10-explorer-view-to-details-when-lookin.htmlWhen I do a search in Windows Explorer, it always defaults to the following useless view (ok, so useless to me anyway) called Content. How does one make it always do Details view by default?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:43:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-if-i-end-the-explorer-exe-process.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-if-i-end-the-explorer-exe-process.htmlexplorer.exe is taking up 2GB of memory. I don’t even know what it does, but is it safe to end it?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:42:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-write-subscripts-in-microsoft-office-formulas.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-write-subscripts-in-microsoft-office-formulas.htmlI have to write equations that have a lot of subscripts. What is the shortcut key in Microsoft Office to write subscripts in equations?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:41:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-not-delete-a-local-printer-port.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-not-delete-a-local-printer-port.htmlI have added a local printer port with address to a network address. The port started giving problems. So, I tried to delete it by going in printer management but it says the required resource is i......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:28:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-back-up-multiple-terabytes-of-data-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-back-up-multiple-terabytes-of-data-closed.htmlWhile asking this question about a home NAS, Matt Rogish questioned my backup strategy for all this encoded video, and I had no answer. It seems that burning DVDs would be very time consuming. Also......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:27:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-an-ssd-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-an-ssd-duplicate.htmlI am planning to stock on SSDs but I will not use them right away. How long can they be kept in storage and what factors play in the degradation of SSDs? ( M.2 NVMe, SATA SSD, U.2 SSD). Clarificati......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:20:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-and-replace-text-in-the-master-and-layout-slides.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-and-replace-text-in-the-master-and-layout-slides.htmlContext I have master slide and 60 layout slides. Do not ask why, but I would like to Find and Replace text in the dummy texts, titles in the master slide and its 60 layout slides. What I've tried.......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:19:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-best-way-to-share-wifi-with-a-building-next-door.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-best-way-to-share-wifi-with-a-building-next-door.htmlAfter a lot of window shopping and reading, I'm confused about how to share my WiFi with a building next door. Should my router be able to broadcast powerfully enough? Or should I invest in some k......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:14:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/manually-configuring-proxy-settings-of-google-chrome-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/manually-configuring-proxy-settings-of-google-chrome-on-ubuntu.htmlI have an application that needs to change the proxy settings used by Google chrome, then use the browser and then automatically switch back the proxy to what it was. I have been unable to find wh......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:12:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-the-git-folder-actually-contain-your-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-the-git-folder-actually-contain-your-files.htmlIn theory, if you backed up just the .git folder in a flash drive and some rouge user deleted all your project files in your PC, can you still restore your files from that .git folder in your flash......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:05:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-trace-the-route-of-a-dns-query.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-trace-the-route-of-a-dns-query.html... up to the DNS server that answers it? When I use the public DNS server provided by Google (8.8.8.8), this is the DNS server reported by "nslookup" (8.8.8.8), however the www.dnsleaktest.com web......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:55:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-clp-315-color-laser-printer-makes-horizontal-smear.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-clp-315-color-laser-printer-makes-horizontal-smear.htmlI recently pulled out an older Samsung laser printer from storage, model CLP-315. It seems to work fine for the most part, except on every single page, it leaves a horizontal toner smudge. It even ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:33:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-compose-build-error-for-nodejs-and-yarn-gpg-no-valid-openpgp-da.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-compose-build-error-for-nodejs-and-yarn-gpg-no-valid-openpgp-da.htmlI have been trying to get a project to work for my job. I recently got a M1 Air, however I had a similar issues when I was doing the same thing on a Windows machine with WSL. The error is as follow......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:07:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-use-rysnc-to-copy-my-entire-google-drive-to-an-external-hard-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-use-rysnc-to-copy-my-entire-google-drive-to-an-external-hard-.htmlI am trying to copy my entire Google drive contents to an external hard drive. I am using rsync with the built in Linux environment on my Chromebook. I do not want to install a third party app on ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:53:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-039-lower-rds-on-mosfet-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-039-lower-rds-on-mosfet-039.htmlMy Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard is marketed with a Lower RDS(on) MOSFET. I'm curious what this actually means....Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:50:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/formula-to-extract-text-after-specific-word-and-before-a-comma.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/formula-to-extract-text-after-specific-word-and-before-a-comma.htmlI have an Excel sheet with a column of cells containing data like the below: brand=Nike,size=Large,color=Red I would like to extract the text after 'brand=' and before the ',' In the above examp......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:47:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-configure-a-home-cloud.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-configure-a-home-cloud.htmlIf we simplify the "cloud computing" concept to its most basic form, we could say that: Cloud computing is nothing more than to be able to run applications and access data from a computer (serve......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:45:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/verizon-fios-double-nat-issues.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/verizon-fios-double-nat-issues.htmlNote: I originally posted this on network engineering as I thought that would be the appropriate place since my intention is to gain insight on whether or not the statement given to me holds water ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:30:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-meanings-of-usr-sbin-usr-local-sbin-and-usr-local-bin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-meanings-of-usr-sbin-usr-local-sbin-and-usr-local-bin.htmlLet's get clear with all bin and sbin folders(from filesystem hierarchy standard): /bin is for system-level binaries /sbin is for other system-level binaries mostly for the boot loader and system ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:21:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-color-on-a-mouse-called-hemzone-usb-wired-optical-ga.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-color-on-a-mouse-called-hemzone-usb-wired-optical-ga.htmlIf you look up this mouse you can get more information. This mouse is called HEMZONE the company is GameStart. This mouse lights up and I want to know how to change the color and if it is possible?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:13:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-windows-10-on-a-device-that-doesn-039-t-have-an-operating-syst.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-windows-10-on-a-device-that-doesn-039-t-have-an-operating-syst.htmlI have brought a computer from a factory company on eBay but it doesn't have an operating system. How do I install windows 10 on a device that doesn't have an operating system?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:00:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/displaying-sums-in-column-format-with-latex.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/displaying-sums-in-column-format-with-latex.htmlDue to my disability, I cannot write without the use of a computer. When working with numbers it is often helpful to write arithmetic problems in column format, e.g. I have never been able to do t......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:55:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-oculus-quest-2-as-a-multi-monitor-on-a-work-comp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-oculus-quest-2-as-a-multi-monitor-on-a-work-comp.htmlI'm trying to find a way to use my Oculus Quest 2 on my work laptop. The programs suggest to do this (Immersed, VRDesktop,...) are sadly not on my companies approved programs list. Is there a way to ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:46:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-recursively-list-filenames-only-in-dos-windows-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-recursively-list-filenames-only-in-dos-windows-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: Get bare file names recursively in command prompt I would like to recursively list all files in a directory, showing filenames only (without extensions and without the full......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:33:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-determine-whether-my-internet-is-failing-because-of-my-modem.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-determine-whether-my-internet-is-failing-because-of-my-modem.htmlI have one of the worst ISPs (Comcast) ... but they have a monopoly and I'm stuck with them. Things do work fine most of the time, but far too often my internet will just cut out for no reason. ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:20:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-fails-to-start-in-any-mode-what-to-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-fails-to-start-in-any-mode-what-to-do.htmlA few days ago my copy of windows 7 stopped booting up. I've tried accessing it normally, in safe mode, in safe mode with command prompt, as well as running the start up recovery tools. None have w......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:18:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-safely-email-a-bank-account-statement.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-safely-email-a-bank-account-statement.htmlThe receiver will need to access the statement in a cyber cafe from a gmail account and print the statement as well. Would it make sense to encrypt the file or something in this scenario? Should I ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:57:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/show-the-google-chrome-tray-icon-after-accidentally-hiding-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/show-the-google-chrome-tray-icon-after-accidentally-hiding-it.htmlI have right clicked the Chrome tray icon and accidentally clicked 'Hide from tray' instead of 'Quit'. I tried looking into 'Task bar' -> 'Notification area - select which icons appear on task bar'......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:32:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/replacing-older-netgear-router-with-new-netgear-router.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/replacing-older-netgear-router-with-new-netgear-router.htmlDell desktop running windows 7. Using older netgear router, want to remove that router and install new netgear router. Any special instructions?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:30:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-and-cygwin-based-backup-on-windows-gives-permission-denied-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-and-cygwin-based-backup-on-windows-gives-permission-denied-error.htmlBackground I use rsync/cygwin on Windows 10 to backup all my local files (source) to an external hard drive (destination). I used this guide http://www.howtogeek.com/175008/the-non-beginners-guide......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:24:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-format-password-protected-hdd-sata.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-format-password-protected-hdd-sata.htmlWhat I have tried so far: - Connect SATA/usb adapter but windows couldn't display the drive. - Booting with Ubuntu live but couldn't mount the HDD within SATA/usb adapter. - Direct plug the HDD in ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:12:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-11-on-intel-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-11-on-intel-mac.htmlI have a MacBook Pro 4th generation (2016-2020) with Intel chip and macOS Monterey. I had Windows 10 installed via Boot Camp Assistant. I tried to install Windows 11 in the same way I had installed ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:02:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rearrange-virtual-desktops-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rearrange-virtual-desktops-in-windows-10.htmlIs there any solution on how I could rearrange my virtual desktops in the task-view (WIN+TAB)?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:52:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/do-not-wakeup-mac-on-mouse-movements.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/do-not-wakeup-mac-on-mouse-movements.htmlI never switch off my mac in the office, instead i use the energy saving mode to suspend the mac to disc. This is all working fine, but I have one problem: when the cleaning lady is cleaning the of......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:51:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tigervnc-viewer-no-matching-security-types.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tigervnc-viewer-no-matching-security-types.htmlI'm trying to remote control the desktop of a Raspberry Pi (Raspbian Jessie) from a Samsung Chromebook (ARM Arch Linux). The VNC server running on the Pi is RealVNC. The VNC viewer on the Chromeb......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:38:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-partitions-should-i-clone-when-migrating-windows-from-hdd-to-ssd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-partitions-should-i-clone-when-migrating-windows-from-hdd-to-ssd.htmlI have a Lenovo desktop PC where I'd like to migrate my Windows 10 installation from the HDD it's currently installed on to a new SSD. I plan to do this by cloning the relevant partitions on the ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:29:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-post-tab-in-chrome-developer-tools-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-post-tab-in-chrome-developer-tools-network.htmlI’ve recently started using Chrome for development because I’m sick of Firefox’s huge memory footprint. Everything’s going remarkably well, but I just tried to view some posted data in Developer To......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:58:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-find-x-frame-options-in-tomcat-8-0-12.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-find-x-frame-options-in-tomcat-8-0-12.htmlI have Tomcat 8.0.12 installed on a Centos 7 server and I am trying to set the "X-Frame-Options" to tighten security. I do not see it in web.xml or server.xml. Is there somewhere else to set it? Do......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:49:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-repair-a-laptop-039-s-screen-hinges.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-repair-a-laptop-039-s-screen-hinges.htmlI want to repair a laptop which has been heavily damaged by a fall. The display is kept in place by two metal hinges, one by side, whose attach on the plastic underneath and on the motherboard. ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:34:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-assign-a-specific-style-to-all-cross-references-in-w.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-assign-a-specific-style-to-all-cross-references-in-w.htmlNothing more to add, I would like to change the style of all cross-references I have in a Word 2007 document at once. But I have no idea how to do it. How can this be done?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:31:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-all-files-from-a-folder-and-its-sub-folders.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-all-files-from-a-folder-and-its-sub-folders.htmlI want to remove all files from a folder structure, so I'm left with an empty folder structure. Can this be achieved in either batch or VBScript scripting? I have tried a very basic batch command......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:10:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/show-history-from-all-devices-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/show-history-from-all-devices-in-chrome.htmlI have Chrome set up to sync history between my devices work PC home PC laptop Android phone Pulling up the history on any of these shows only the history for that specific device, but it also ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:08:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/optimize-performance-of-google-wifi-and-centurylink-1gbps-fiber.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/optimize-performance-of-google-wifi-and-centurylink-1gbps-fiber.htmlI had Google Wifi and it really works well. A few months ago I switched to CenturyLink 1Gbps Fiber service and overall I have been very satisfied with that as well. I have seen other posts of seri......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:08:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/awk-doesn-039-t-work-when-inside-double-quotes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/awk-doesn-039-t-work-when-inside-double-quotes.htmlThis command doesn't work: ssh $HOST "ls -l | awk '{print $1}'"` Above ignores the command awk. I think it might be because of the double quotes? Also, how would I add another set of double qu......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:06:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-mouse-randomly-deselecting-and-unclicking.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-mouse-randomly-deselecting-and-unclicking.html(Windows 7 x64, Logitech MX1100 mouse) If I click/hold/ the mouse, like on the title bar of a folder to move it, or to select text, the mouse will randomly "unselect" it and then randomly reselect......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:52:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-efi-shell-on-uefi-boot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-efi-shell-on-uefi-boot.htmlI deleted the default installed EFI SHELL 2.7 and I want it back on my UEFI Master Boot. Can anyone tell me how to install it back?...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:48:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/039-not-a-certification-authority-039-while-importing-self-signed-cert.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/039-not-a-certification-authority-039-while-importing-self-signed-cert.htmlI've created a self-signed SSL certificate for local development. When accessing the page, I get a NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID error. But when I try to import it into Chrome (chrome://settings/...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:44:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-generate-a-round-numbers-graph-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-generate-a-round-numbers-graph-in-excel.htmlfolks! Now, I have an Excel file with measurements I made of some color patches (I work at a Press company), with a device called spectrophotometer. Here it is: https://docs.google.com/open?id=...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:40:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-up-a-synology-nas-so-it-can-be-accessed-by-url-name-inste.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-up-a-synology-nas-so-it-can-be-accessed-by-url-name-inste.htmlExample On Windows, I open Run with Win+R and enter \\192.168.1.30. The trouble is, every time the NAS reboots, that IP address may change. Question So that's why I'd prefer to access the NAS' ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:33:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-a-hyper-v-virtual-ethernet-switch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-a-hyper-v-virtual-ethernet-switch.htmlA stale VM switch in Hyper-V is no longer used and when I try to delete it, it always fails with the following message: PS C:\> Get-VMSwitch nat Name SwitchType NetAdapterInterfaceDescription ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:33:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hp-wireless-mouse-doesnt-work-if-not-moved-during-win10-x64-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hp-wireless-mouse-doesnt-work-if-not-moved-during-win10-x64-startup.htmlHP Desktop PC with Win10x64 came with a HP wireless keyboard & HP mouse HSA-D01M running off a USB dongle. If the mouse isn't moved (and sometimes even if it is moved) during startup, it doesn'......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:27:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-check-the-version-of-codecs-in-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-check-the-version-of-codecs-in-ffmpeg.htmlSo, I know about the obvious ffmpeg -version but it doesn't give info such as which version of libx265 is included in my current ffmpeg build. Is there an easy way to check it, apart from convert......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:03:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-disable-tab-groups-in-edge.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-disable-tab-groups-in-edge.htmlEdge recently got updated on my Windows 10, and now I can't find how to disable Tab Groups anymore. These are the only two options I see now: I have read the instructions available online, many of......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:50:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-a-text-to-speach-vbs-script-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-a-text-to-speach-vbs-script-closed.htmlI'm trying to make a VBS file that will say what I type my original code didn't work at all what must I do sapi.voice create box sapi speak("Hello world")...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:41:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-7zip-to-extract-multiple-zips-in-multiple-folders.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-7zip-to-extract-multiple-zips-in-multiple-folders.htmlI have a large folder tree. Let's say there are folders named A, B, C, etc. through Z. Inside each folder are a number of zip files. I can select all the zips in a folder, right click, select 7zip,......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:40:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-post-request-to-localdomain-127-0-0-1-80-in-rhel7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-post-request-to-localdomain-127-0-0-1-80-in-rhel7.htmlWhen I try to post request to 127.0.0.1, it shows error as: Post http://localhost/users: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:80: connect: connection refused I have tried following: Wget: wget 127.0.0.1 --2020-0......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:12:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-customise-chromium-keyboard-shortcuts.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-customise-chromium-keyboard-shortcuts.htmlIs there any way to customise keyboard shortcuts for current chromium browser? Because of my Dvorak layout, I often bump ctrl+w when ctrl+v was intended, with disastrous results. In firefox brow......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:09:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-command-substitution-doesn-039-t-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-command-substitution-doesn-039-t-work.htmlThis is the script: #!/bin/bash thedate=$(date) var='Current date is $thedate' echo $var The output is Current date is $thedate and I'd like to make it show the date,what did I do wrong?......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:08:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-synology-ds418play-using-myddnshostname-synology-me-ddns-with-q.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-synology-ds418play-using-myddnshostname-synology-me-ddns-with-q.htmlI've been struggling with this quite a bit! I am able to access my Synology DS418play remotely (i.e., not on my home network) by using myquickconnectid.us1.quickconnect.to. However, after setting ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:02:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-fonts-in-indesign-when-packaging.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-fonts-in-indesign-when-packaging.htmlI'm using custom fonts in my InDesign document and when I use File->Package I check checkboxes "Copy fonts" and "Include Fonts and Links...". But in the new folder no fonts are found. I'm using ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:52:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-variable-interpolation-confusion.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-variable-interpolation-confusion.htmlI'm trying to understand Bash variable interpolation. I want to use readlink to show the path a symlink points to. If I use a string it works. $ echo "$(readlink -- ~/.gitconfig)" /Users/jord/....Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:49:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-nvidia-create-updatususer-account-and-is-this-a-security-issu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-nvidia-create-updatususer-account-and-is-this-a-security-issu.htmlWhile doing a backup I have found out the existence of an account called UpdatusUser on my Windows 7 box. It doesn't appear in the account management section of the control panel. Searching on th......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:43:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-k9-web-protection-without-k9-admin-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-k9-web-protection-without-k9-admin-password.htmlI'm trying to uninstall K9 from a Windows Vista 32-bit computer, and I do not have the K9 admin password or know the K9 admin email. I do however have administrative access to the computer. I also ......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:40:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/motherboard-raid-support-or-hardware-raid-controller.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/motherboard-raid-support-or-hardware-raid-controller.htmlAbout a year ago when I was researching how to set up some drives using RAID on a PC I was planning to build, everyone said I would need to purchase a hardware RAID controller, the decent one was a......Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:37:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-equivalent-sudo-command-in-powershell-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-equivalent-sudo-command-in-powershell-on-ubuntu.htmlI would like to try and use PowerShell as my default shell on Ubuntu 18.04, however with bash I can opt to run some commands as sudo and I'm not sure how I'd be able to do that with PowerShell as it ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:36:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-vpn-be-used-in-the-opposite-direction.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-vpn-be-used-in-the-opposite-direction.htmlI am currently reading about VPNs, and based on what I have learned so far, a VPN is basically a proxy (that can work for all types of traffic) with encryption, for example I can access a web server ...Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:33:57 -0400