https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usWed, 22 Jul 2026 09:45:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-visio-branching-connectors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-visio-branching-connectors.htmlIn Visio 2007, how would you use a connector as a data bus to reach multiple shapes? From what I've read, there is no branching connector. You have to use multiple connectors and that is really mes......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:25:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/from-the-active-directory-snap-in-how-can-i-find-the-guid-for-a-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/from-the-active-directory-snap-in-how-can-i-find-the-guid-for-a-user.htmlHow ca I view the GUID associated with an Active Directory user under windows 7?...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:17:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-turn-off-auto-complete-on-the-outlook-browser-version.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-turn-off-auto-complete-on-the-outlook-browser-version.htmlIt is so annoying and forces typos if you disagree with their suggestion and tries more than once to enforce their suggestion. How do I turn this off?...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:54:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-battery-is-voltage-really-important-to-respect.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-battery-is-voltage-really-important-to-respect.htmlI got an Acer Aspire 5100 and I just bought a new battery (after the stock battery just died yesterday). But I saw something after buying and I'm wondering whether it's really important or not. My ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:51:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/matching-ram-to-laptop-what-are-the-essentials.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/matching-ram-to-laptop-what-are-the-essentials.htmlAccording to enter link description here, getting the right RAM for your laptop is very difficult. I tried following this, but found I couldn't get some of the necessary information. So I looked a......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:56:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-environment-variables-of-chrome-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-environment-variables-of-chrome-in-windows-10.htmlFor my class assignment I need to add Google Chrome to Environment Variables. I tried to go there, click on edit in the Path variable, click on new and add this: %chrome%C:\Program Files\Chrome\...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:50:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-a-pc-as-a-external-drive-via-usb.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-a-pc-as-a-external-drive-via-usb.htmlI have a bluray player that has a USB interface that allows me to plug external hard drives and pendrives for me to play movies or music files. I was wondering if it's possible to have the PC or ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:32:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/udp-with-netcat-on-mac-os.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/udp-with-netcat-on-mac-os.htmlI try to connect to a Tello drone from my Mac by opening an UDP connection to 192.168.10.1 via port 8889 to send commands and receive ack's from the device. When using "Packet Sender" it works, bu......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:20:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-bios-q-fan-control-stop-fan-for-chassis-fans-is-greyed-can-not-st.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-bios-q-fan-control-stop-fan-for-chassis-fans-is-greyed-can-not-st.htmlIn my ASUS-PRIME Z590-A motherboard I trying to use Q-Fan to control my chassis fans. When I enter to the Q-Fan control screen in the BIOS, I see the Stop Fan checkbox, but it is disabled. The fan is ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:20:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/for-do-command-gives-was-unexpected-at-this-time-when-run-from-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/for-do-command-gives-was-unexpected-at-this-time-when-run-from-command.htmlTrying to run the following directly from the command prompt. FOR /f "delims=[] tokens=2" %%a in ('ping %computername% -4 -n 1 ^| findstr "["') do (set ip=%%a) While it runs fine from within a ba......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:07:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vmware-client-vpxclient-has-stopped-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vmware-client-vpxclient-has-stopped-working.htmlSo I closed the host using my client on my win 10 laptop, ever since I haven't been able to connect to host via the laptop but I can using my desktop. I have tried a few things after searching on ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:47:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/increment-one-value-in-a-text-line-using-script.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/increment-one-value-in-a-text-line-using-script.htmlI have a text file as input. I need to filter that through some program, SED, AWK, whatever, where i need to increment a value in a particular line every time i run the script. What's the best wa......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:41:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-a-vga-monitor-work-if-connected-to-9-pin-serial-port.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-a-vga-monitor-work-if-connected-to-9-pin-serial-port.htmlI have a (old) computer that I am trying to use, just for giggles. It has a 9-pin (RS-232) output for the monitor (marked 10101). Can I connect it to my VGA monitor using an adapter? EDIT Thanks......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:36:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/print-pdf-file-without-background.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/print-pdf-file-without-background.htmlSometimes I need to print a pdf file that has a black background or some heavy background images, and that sucks up a lot of ink. Is there any method to remove the background from PDF files before ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:36:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-communicate-with-a-device-that-has-an-assigned-0-0-0-0-ip-addre.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-communicate-with-a-device-that-has-an-assigned-0-0-0-0-ip-addre.htmlI have an piece of industrial equipment that runs on a pretty basic OS called VxWorks. I usually communicate with the system for troubleshooting purposes by setting my IPv4 IP to the same range as ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:57:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/extracting-visual-studio-2013-product-key.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/extracting-visual-studio-2013-product-key.htmli have a virtual machine with server2012r2 installed which has Visual Studio 2013 installation with a product key i used many years ago. I need to create new machine and install Visual studio 2013 ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:49:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-a-hardware-register-and-a-memory-map.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-a-hardware-register-and-a-memory-map.htmlThis has been puzzling, so I'll lay it all out here. Apparently, through MMIO, you can access external devices using a certain memory-mapped address, which would then be re-routed to that device it......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:48:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-virtualbox-slow-when-unfocused.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-virtualbox-slow-when-unfocused.htmlI am on a Mac laptop running Win10 in VirtualBox. I have noticed a degradation in performance of the VM when the VirtualBox VM window is not the focused window on the Mac. To be clear, this happens......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:45:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/automatically-hibernate-computer-laptop-10-minutes-after-its-lid-was-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/automatically-hibernate-computer-laptop-10-minutes-after-its-lid-was-c.htmlIn the Windows power options menu, it is possible to have it go to sleep when the lid is closed: Is it possible to extend this functionality (or install a program) to automatically hibernate after......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:44:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-is-grayscale-and-color-filters-are-off.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-is-grayscale-and-color-filters-are-off.htmlSo I was working on Windows 10, and my screen suddenly went from color to grayscale. I looked it up and all the websites mentioned the color filter and the respective shortcut (Control+Windows+C). ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:37:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-7-zip-from-automatically-downloading-and-opening-a-zip-fil.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-7-zip-from-automatically-downloading-and-opening-a-zip-fil.htmlI have checked the "Ask where to save each file before downloading" option in Chrome settings yet after installing 7-Zip, every time I click on a link which targets a .zip file: chrome doesn't fir......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:29:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/search-partial-filenames-in-windows-explorer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/search-partial-filenames-in-windows-explorer.htmlI'm attempting to search part of a filename in windows explorer, but unless the part of the name I search for is at the very beginning or is separated by spaces or underscores, it fails to match. For ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:26:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/close-built-in-user-agent-switcher-in-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/close-built-in-user-agent-switcher-in-google-chrome.htmlWhen I try to Inspect Element using Chrome's Developer Console (using Right click → Inspect Element), I'm always presented with a User Agent switcher interface like below: This is very annoying an......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:06:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-startup-autostart-folder-in-windows-8.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-startup-autostart-folder-in-windows-8.htmlWell, Windows 8 has no Start Menu any more and the startup folder has disappeared also. Where can I find that folder? Or is there a new way with Metro?...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:46:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-an-automatic-redirect-from-http-to-https-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-an-automatic-redirect-from-http-to-https-in-chrome.htmlI had something set up wacky in our DNS setup which is now resolved. The remaining problem is that chrome has cached the incorrect setup. Specifically, when using Chrome http://example.com is now ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:42:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-on-disk-does-the-macos-system-wide-dictionary-store-the-list-of-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-on-disk-does-the-macos-system-wide-dictionary-store-the-list-of-.htmlI added a lot of words to the standard Mac OS X system-wide dictionary on a given machine, and would like to transfer that specific list of words to another machine. Where / in what file(s) is that......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:42:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/built-in-webcam-on-asus-laptop-missing-under-imaging-devices-in-window.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/built-in-webcam-on-asus-laptop-missing-under-imaging-devices-in-window.htmlMy built-in webcam for U43JC Asus laptop (Windows 7 32 bit) did not work, saying The camera is being used by another program. I searched on the net to solve the problem and the solution that s......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:41:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-edit-append-metadata-to-files-in-windows-explorer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-edit-append-metadata-to-files-in-windows-explorer.htmlWindows 7 seems to have all these fancy metadata fields that are viewable in Explorer - but no way to edit all of them! I know you can right click -> properties to edit a few things and to scrub me......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:07:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-shortcut-to-a-vmware-workstation-player-15-vm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-shortcut-to-a-vmware-workstation-player-15-vm.htmlI'd like to start a VMWare Workstation Player specific Virtual Machine from a link, rather than starting VMWare, then double-clicking on the VM. VMWare provides an explanation on this procedure fo......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:03:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-connect-to-virtual-cent-os-server-from-windows-7-virtual-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-connect-to-virtual-cent-os-server-from-windows-7-virtual-mac.htmlI'm completely stumped. I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 as the host. I also have a virtual Cent OS server running in VirtualBox. With a browser on my host (Ubuntu), I can hit the server and see my web pag......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:01:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-which-cumulative-update-a-kb-is-in-or-if-i-have-it-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-which-cumulative-update-a-kb-is-in-or-if-i-have-it-install.htmlI am trying to confirm that a specific KB is installed on my system (as I've found information suggesting that it fixes an issue I'm seeing). Running wmic qfe doesn't list this particular KB (sugge......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:22:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unix-command-line-csv-viewer-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unix-command-line-csv-viewer-closed.htmlIs there a convenient command-line csv viewer, possibly a unix tool or a mod of some tools (e.g. vim or python)? I find it easy to simply edit CSV files by writing it manually (since all you need ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:19:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-between-two-different-3-monitor-setups.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-between-two-different-3-monitor-setups.htmlI am currently working on a fun idea. My current desktop setup has a triple monitor setup, but I had an idea of connecting my TV to my desktop, to have a console like experience without actually ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:15:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-file-creation-time-in-the-different-file-systems.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-file-creation-time-in-the-different-file-systems.htmlIs there a tool that would allow me to change the file creation time and file modified time on a list of files? Must be able to work in the NTFS and FAT32 file systems....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:15:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-backlight-in-older-monitors-worrysome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-backlight-in-older-monitors-worrysome.htmlis the backlight in older monitors worrysome? I'm using a flatron w1934s as my second monitor and I heard that there's some Mercury and I'm afraid of potential leakage. The image has been flickerin......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:03:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-virtual-machine-from-host-machine-039-s-web-browser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-virtual-machine-from-host-machine-039-s-web-browser.htmlI am trying to perform Openstack installation on Ubuntu Server 16.I am using following scenario. Host Machine : Windows 7 ( IP : 192.168.1.15) installed VMWare application in it. Guest Ma......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:02:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/permissions-cannot-be-restored-for-a-tar.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/permissions-cannot-be-restored-for-a-tar.htmltar: .: Cannot utime: Operation not permitted tar: .: Cannot change mode to rwxr-xr-x: Operation not permitted tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors I have my files in Downloads ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hosted-network-not-supported.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hosted-network-not-supported.htmlBack when I had Windows 8, I would run Hosted Networks from my computer all the time using the netsh wlan start hostednetwork code in the command line terminal. However, since I have updated to Win......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:58:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-to-install-sslstrip-in-kali-linux-with-apt-get-install-sslst.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-to-install-sslstrip-in-kali-linux-with-apt-get-install-sslst.htmlI have a kali linux vm provided by my university. It doesn't seem to have sslstrip preinstalled. When I try to install it, I get this error root@kali:~# sudo apt-get update && apt-get ins......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:36:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-calculate-power-consumption-of-my-pc-in-watt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-calculate-power-consumption-of-my-pc-in-watt.htmlHow can I calculate power consumption of my PC in Watts, to prove my House owner (I live on rent), my PC doesn't consume much power? He blames me for huge power bills even though he uses a Fridge, ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:29:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-mean-in-bash.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-mean-in-bash.htmlGave up everything else I have to do today to try to read the Bash script here. What does the "#*" mean instead of an array index in ${line#* } can't find this anywhere and special chara......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:16:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-channel-interleave-and-rank-interleave-settings-mean-in-bios.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-channel-interleave-and-rank-interleave-settings-mean-in-bios.htmlI have motherboard with 6 memory slots, 3 green, 3 black, grouped in 3 pairs black+green. There are two setting in BIOS which are seem to me as related to this: Channel Interleave Setting This fun......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:10:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/onedrive-files-and-folders-extremely-slow-to-open-and-operate-not-abou.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/onedrive-files-and-folders-extremely-slow-to-open-and-operate-not-abou.htmlUpd-2 (2020-11-27): so far so good, everything flies fast. (win 10 pro 20H2 v10.0.19042) No major changes. Possible suspects: I stopped synching photos from iPhone long time ago; minimized number of ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:03:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sort-first-directories-then-files-etc-when-using-ls-in-unix.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sort-first-directories-then-files-etc-when-using-ls-in-unix.htmlI would like to use the ls command to first show directories and then files. I tried: ls -la | sort -k 1 But I got a wrong order....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:58:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/error-code-0x800701e3-while-installing-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/error-code-0x800701e3-while-installing-windows-10.htmlI'm on Windows 8.1, I wanted to clean install Windows 10. So I have downloaded Windows 10 Pro ISO from Microsoft website using download tool, then I made a bootable USB key using rufus. The problem......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:51:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-change-wifi-access-point-at-a-higher-connection-thre.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-change-wifi-access-point-at-a-higher-connection-thre.htmlThe following answer answers nicely how to use multiple APs for a single wireless network How can I get the same SSID for multiple access points? The answer states that your device will change to a ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:38:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-all-gnome-keyring-items-to-a-different-computer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-all-gnome-keyring-items-to-a-different-computer.htmlI keep snapshots of my home directory using rsync (with --link-dest, fyi). I haven't used my desktop in a while, so I used rsync to 'restore' my laptop snapshot over my desktop home directory. I di......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:24:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vlookup-by-second-column-using-table-name-as-range.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vlookup-by-second-column-using-table-name-as-range.htmlUsing the example table below, I can use the formula =VLOOKUP("ABC123456",Table1,3,FALSE) to lookup the Demand value, but I want to do be able to perform the lookup by using the Cust Part field wit......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:48:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-autoconf-automake-and-related-tools-on-mac-os-x-from-so.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-autoconf-automake-and-related-tools-on-mac-os-x-from-so.htmlI want to install autoconf, automake, m4, etc… from the source on a Mac OS X 10.7.2 machine running Xcode 4.2.1. The problem is anything that I try and install I have to rely on autoconf. Therefore......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:47:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-directx-9-0c-is-installed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-directx-9-0c-is-installed.htmlThis is related to this question >> DirectX 11 is installed but programs say DirectX 9.0c is needed But more so that I don't get "errors" saying I don't have DirectX 9.0c installed, but I can't la......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:31:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-lastpass-automatically-prompt-you-for-password-when-firefox-is-fir.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-lastpass-automatically-prompt-you-for-password-when-firefox-is-fir.htmlIs there a way to have Lastpass automatically prompt you for the master password when you open Firefox? Ideally I would like to enter the password once while the user account is still logged in, ev......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:26:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-dell-inspiron-15-3000-series-with-more-than-8gb-of-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-dell-inspiron-15-3000-series-with-more-than-8gb-of-ram.htmlI own a Dell Inspiron 15 3542.It has one SODIMM DDR3L RAM slot with an 8GB chip inside.I read in the manual that only configurations of 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB are offered. Does this mean they just sell ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:17:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-undo-an-accidental-drag-and-drop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-undo-an-accidental-drag-and-drop.htmlThis happens to me in Windows Explorer: I mean to open a folder and manage to move the mouse and accidentally drag the whole folder ... somewhere. Usually I notice, but not always (in which case I......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:09:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-masking-drawing-a-shape-on-top-of-an-image-and-masking-what-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-masking-drawing-a-shape-on-top-of-an-image-and-masking-what-.htmlI have an image that I want to turn into a button. I want to draw a rounded rectangle on top of the image. I want to then be able to see the image inside the button, and outside of the button, I ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:04:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/scsi-lsi-logic-vs-sas.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/scsi-lsi-logic-vs-sas.htmlI read that LSI SAS offers better performance than traditional SCSI. While creating a virtual machine in Vmware, i have options to select either Bus Logic, LSI Logic or LSI Logic SAS. However, LSI ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:47:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-download-manager-to-download-from-an-msdn-subscription.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-download-manager-to-download-from-an-msdn-subscription.htmlI'm an MSDN subscriber and I'd like to download a large file from there (~3.5 GB). Downloading straight from FireFox is problematic as it would stop after a few hundred megabytes. Downloading from......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:34:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-an-image-with-a-white-background-and-make-it-transparen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-an-image-with-a-white-background-and-make-it-transparen.htmlI have a png image that has a white background. Is there anyway to take the white and make it transparent....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:30:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-shortcut-to-open-new-tab-in-same-tab-group.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-shortcut-to-open-new-tab-in-same-tab-group.htmlI want to open a new tab to the current tab group I'm in. the hectic way is to right click the tab inside the tab group -> add tab to the right Is there any chrome shortcut available to shorten ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:22:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-completely-messed-up-after-closing-vpn.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-completely-messed-up-after-closing-vpn.htmlI use a VPN from time to time that lets me access certain resources (eg. music sites) that would normally be restricted to the US. I recently got an account for PrivateInternetAccess which works fine ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:22:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/git-is-extremely-slow-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/git-is-extremely-slow-on-windows.htmlI'm not sure what have been changed, but my Git installation started to be extremely slow on an average-sized repository. Others use Git with the same repository on similar machines. Various comma......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:08:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-find-as-you-type-behavior.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-find-as-you-type-behavior.htmlOk, I just need Total Commander 'quick search' feature to be enabled. How can I do it?...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:50:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/conditional-formatting-in-excel-selecting-wrong-rows-when-trying-to-hi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/conditional-formatting-in-excel-selecting-wrong-rows-when-trying-to-hi.htmlI am attempting to highlight cells that are greater than 15. But it's highlighting all of the cells in the row. I have a formula in the row so I do not know if that is messing with it. The formula ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:49:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-play-an-original-dvd-vob-file-in-vlc-after-copying-it-to-my-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-play-an-original-dvd-vob-file-in-vlc-after-copying-it-to-my-pc.htmlI have copied an entire DVD to my PC but when I try to play it in VLC it does not play perfectly and sticks every time. When it is played directly i.e. from the disc, it is played perfectly but in ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:47:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-fix-outlook-ost-synchronization-error-8004011d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-fix-outlook-ost-synchronization-error-8004011d.htmlI cannot send or receive any emails in Outlook because of this error message. The error may be intermittent and Outlook may say Disconnected or Connected....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:44:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-profile-keeps-asking-for-password-but-2fa-doesn-039-t-appear.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-profile-keeps-asking-for-password-but-2fa-doesn-039-t-appear.htmlI have my 365 account signed in to windows and when I initially signed it in to Outlook it asked to verify me by my 2factor app from Microsoft but now it's been a while and I just changed my passwo......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:33:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-windows-xp-service-packs-cumulative.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-windows-xp-service-packs-cumulative.htmlI want to make a slipstreamed, bootable Windows XP installation CD, and I have the original installation CD that comes with no service packs. Are Windows XP service packs cumulative? In order word......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:29:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-sgen-exe-located-the-one-which-is-used-by-visual-studio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-sgen-exe-located-the-one-which-is-used-by-visual-studio.htmlMy Visual Studio 2015 uses "sgen.exe". I didn't find it anywhere in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0" Where is it taken from? I need to know this because Visual Studio doesn't ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:28:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-bios-keeps-resetting-boot-priority-to-windows-boot-manager-before.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-bios-keeps-resetting-boot-priority-to-windows-boot-manager-before.htmlI have gone into F2 BIOS settings and saved Boot Option #1 [UEFI: SanDisk] Boot Option #2 [Windows Boot Manager] However upon rebooting the system (Win10) goes straight to the hard disk ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:18:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/generate-list-of-microsoft-access-database-tables.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/generate-list-of-microsoft-access-database-tables.htmlHow do I have Microsoft Access generate a list of Database tables? I came across an SQL query someone suggested on anther website however Access doesn't seem to have any interface to simply allow ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:11:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bring-to-front-all-windows-for-a-certain-application-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bring-to-front-all-windows-for-a-certain-application-in-windows-7.htmlTrying to find some key+click combination to bring all windows for a given application to the top of z-order. For example, I have several Putty terminal windows open in the stacked taskbar icon and I ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:11:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-license-version-has-an-xp-installed-system-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-license-version-has-an-xp-installed-system-duplicate.htmlMy friend has a notebook with Windows XP Professional installed. I would like to understand which version exactly is and which license type is referred to. The sticker reports an OEM pre-installed XP ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:56:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-use-a-micro-usb-2-cable-in-a-usb-3-portable-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-use-a-micro-usb-2-cable-in-a-usb-3-portable-hard-drive.htmlThe micro-B USB 3 port seems to be somewhat backwards compatible with the old micro-USB 2 standard. I was able to charge a phone that had the micro-B USB 3 port with a micro-USB 2 cable. However, ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:42:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-to-find-logs-for-openvpn-launched-via-kde-connections-on-opensus.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-to-find-logs-for-openvpn-launched-via-kde-connections-on-opensus.htmlOn OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, in the KDE environment, I used KDE's NetworkManager (the "Connections" System Settings Module) to set up an OpenVPN connection. When I connect to it, there are no error mes......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:35:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-router-039-s-setup-page-cannot-be-accessed-when-using-the-router-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-router-039-s-setup-page-cannot-be-accessed-when-using-the-router-a.htmlIf I use two different router in the same network while both are running in the default router mode then we can access the setup page or setup interface from browser just by IP address of correspo......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:29:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shutdown-mac-with-keyboard-only.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shutdown-mac-with-keyboard-only.htmlCan I shut down my mac with the keyboard only? I dont want to force shut down (like holding the power key), I want to shut it down normally....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:22:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/view-the-content-of-a-bat-file-through-command-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/view-the-content-of-a-bat-file-through-command-prompt.htmlI want to scan the whole desktop for .bat and then view the .bat file's content and delete the file if it includes ipconfig for a project. Is there any way I can do it? I'd like to NOT use third pa......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:22:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-laptop-keyboard-keys-be-removed-and-replaced.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-laptop-keyboard-keys-be-removed-and-replaced.htmlI'm trying to fix a laptop keyboard that has issues with keys on its left side. Just by feel, it's clear that something sticky got under there. There could be something crunchy too, but that migh......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:00:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/downgrade-windows-7-ultimate-to-home-premium-without-a-clean-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/downgrade-windows-7-ultimate-to-home-premium-without-a-clean-install.htmlCurrently I've got an installation of Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I would like to downgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium x64 without a clean install. I've got a (legal) retail disc and tried the following ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:52:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-ok-to-have-an-exhaust-fan-directly-above-the-intake-fan-for-the-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-ok-to-have-an-exhaust-fan-directly-above-the-intake-fan-for-the-.htmlI've been assembling a custom PC, and was wondering if it's OK to have an exhaust fan directly above the intake fan for my heatsink. This is how my system is laid out...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:44:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gigabyte-ga-f2a88xn-no-onboard-video.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gigabyte-ga-f2a88xn-no-onboard-video.htmlSo I've been struggling with this motherboard for like a 3 straight days, and finally figured out the problem is the on board video out would not allow me to post. Well it was posting, I just could......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:43:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/salt-cannot-start-master-errno-98.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/salt-cannot-start-master-errno-98.htmlTitle says it all. I have installed salt on a master and a few minions. On the master I only installed the basic salt components (not including salt-minion) and ran the update. I pointed the minio......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:40:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/power-supply-too-big.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/power-supply-too-big.htmlI replaced my working 350W power supply with a new 500W power supply. My computer would not boot with the new power supply. It would turn on for a few seconds and then turn off. I then tested the new ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:33:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/thunderbird-gmail-78754-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/thunderbird-gmail-78754-error.htmlMozilla Thunderbird is giving me this error when I try to sign into Gmail. Is there a way to fix it? I have tried the Unlock CAPTCHA several times to no avail. I do keep encountering something ab......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:20:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/user-john-kurlak-super-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/user-john-kurlak-super-user.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:10:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-keyword-to-bookmark-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-keyword-to-bookmark-in-chrome.htmlIn Firefox, I had bookmarks with keywords, so I could easily search for stuff. When I imported these bookmarks to Chrome - keywords still work. But when adding new bookmark, I can't find a way to d......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:08:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-or-move-and-rename-multiple-files-from-different-direct.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-or-move-and-rename-multiple-files-from-different-direct.htmlLet's say, under this directory: /home/data/ There are 100 folders, the name of these folders are 24538_7#1, 24538_7#2, 24538_7#3 ... to 24538_7#384. In each folder, there are many files and ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:03:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-how-many-bits-my-ssh-key-is.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-how-many-bits-my-ssh-key-is.htmlI already created an ssh key for myself sometime in the past. I don't remember "how many bits" it is. How can I tell? I'm wondering because I'm using hosting at nearlyfreespeech.net and their faq ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-an-itp-address.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-an-itp-address.htmlI was watching this video and at the 3:30 mark he discusses ITP addresses or TOR addresses. I understand that TOR is an anonymity network, and the fact he mentions ITP followed by TOR makes me wan......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:57:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-i-store-only-465-gb-in-500-gb-hard-disk-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-i-store-only-465-gb-in-500-gb-hard-disk-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: Why is the effective hard drive size lower than the actual size? If one buys a 500 GB hard disk, why it shows only 465 GB. Where does the extra space go? Same for other sec......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:53:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-converting-png-to-jpg-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-converting-png-to-jpg-in-linux.htmlDoes anyone know a good way to batch-convert a bunch of PNGs into JPGs in linux? (I'm using Ubuntu). A png2jpg binary that I could just drop into a shell script would be ideal....Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:11:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-accounts-for-same-website-in-1password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-accounts-for-same-website-in-1password.htmlThere are websites on which I have multiple accounts, for example Twitter: private account and work account. 1Password lists accounts in a certain order, possibly alphabetical. When I press &#x231......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:02:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-enabled-ftpm-and-now-my-bios-warns-me-ftpm-psp-nv-corrupted-or-struc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-enabled-ftpm-and-now-my-bios-warns-me-ftpm-psp-nv-corrupted-or-struc.htmlI wanted to see if my PC meets the requirements for Windows 11. The only thing I was missing was TPM, so I enabled fTPM on my X570. Now when I boot up, I get the following advice: New CPU installed, ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:59:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/airplane-mode-is-enabled-automatically-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/airplane-mode-is-enabled-automatically-in-windows-10.htmlI can't use any network on my Dell inspiron 15R 5537 laptop. Airplane mode is enabled automatically and it can't be disabled. How can I disable airplane mode permanently? Can I remove the airplane......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:45:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/if-wifi-admin-can-see-what-i-039-m-doing-on-apps.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/if-wifi-admin-can-see-what-i-039-m-doing-on-apps.htmlSo can the wifi admin see what pictures or what I search in apps like Instagram, Twitter, Vine. Here's an example- I search fight videos on Instagram and I end up watching an Instagram video, can m......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:40:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-itunes-taksbar-icon-displaying-with-white-square.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-itunes-taksbar-icon-displaying-with-white-square.htmljust upgraded to Windows 11, but the iTunes taskbar icon looks... bad. Instead of a full icon image it's tiny with an ugly white square surrounding it. Any way to fix? Screenshot...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:31:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-we-need-ip-addresses-to-communicate-within-the-local-network-se.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-we-need-ip-addresses-to-communicate-within-the-local-network-se.htmlBecause MAC addresses are only usable across the local network segment, we use IP addresses to communicate with other segments via routers. Meanwhile, for local targets, ARP is used to translate IPs ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:30:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/home-file-server-using-samba-has-slow-read-and-write-speed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/home-file-server-using-samba-has-slow-read-and-write-speed.htmlI have a machine running Ubuntu Server 12.04. I installed Samba for file sharing on my home network. I have Windows and Linux machine. My server spec are: AMD Phenom 2 x6 1055t 8GB of RAM 10/100/1......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:14:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-database-repeatedly-in-an-inconsistent-state-and-caused-a-serio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-database-repeatedly-in-an-inconsistent-state-and-caused-a-serio.htmlWe have an Access Database that lives on a server in a shared folder. A few months ago the database was unopenable due to error messages like: The document caused a serious error the last time it......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:11:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-disk-management-spanned-volume-vs-striped-volume.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-disk-management-spanned-volume-vs-striped-volume.htmlIm looking for a reason why a person would use a Spanned volume rather than a Striped volume? If my understanding is correct Striped: Faster read/write speed than spanned, but I "assume" more wear+...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:08:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-applications-from-the-terminal-by-only-typing-their-name-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-applications-from-the-terminal-by-only-typing-their-name-in.htmlI want to run Applications in macOS as simple as it is on Linux: just type the app's name in the terminal. What is the best way to do this? Example: I just installed Atom Nightly and would like to ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:03:05 -0400