https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSun, 02 Aug 2026 00:48:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/types-of-ethernet-link-modes-from-ethtool-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/types-of-ethernet-link-modes-from-ethtool-closed.htmlWhat's the difference between the following link modes when we run ethtool: Supported link modes Advertised link modes Link partner advertised link modes There is a similar output from mii-tool: ...Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:10:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-only-the-differences-in-winmerge.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-only-the-differences-in-winmerge.htmlI have two text documents with 1000 lines each and there are (let's say) 50 lines that are highlighted as different. Is there a way to view/extract only those lines that differ, either with a filte......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:47:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-terminal-undo-rm-039-somefile-039-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-terminal-undo-rm-039-somefile-039-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: undo Linux's rm? is it possible to undo a rm somefile command in linux? and if so, how does one do that?...Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:45:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-replace-first-occurrence-of-a-string-in-every-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-replace-first-occurrence-of-a-string-in-every-line.htmlImagine I have a file like this: INSERT INTO table VALUES('1','<p><em>The lazy fox jumps again</em></p>bunch of other html<p><em>Is the lazy fox crazy?</em&g......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:41:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/force-external-link-in-excel-to-break-if-the-file-can-039-t-be-found.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/force-external-link-in-excel-to-break-if-the-file-can-039-t-be-found.htmlI have an Excel spreadsheet that has an external link to another spreadsheet. What I want to happen is if Main_Spreadsheet.xlsx Secret_Data.xlsx When someone opens Main_Spreadsheet.xlsx and they ......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:41:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wm-nchittest-and-detecting-the-title-bar-of-a-window.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wm-nchittest-and-detecting-the-title-bar-of-a-window.htmlI am relatively new to the world of programming. I've been using AutoHotkey a lot and came accross a code using WM_NCHITTEST. The code below: When the mouse cursor is above a window Title Bar, Right ...Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:32:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/d-link-blinking-orange-light-and-cannot-access-router-ip.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/d-link-blinking-orange-light-and-cannot-access-router-ip.htmlI've never had this issue before, but just recently I had to get a new Ethernet cable, because my old one had broken. So I bought a new one, and now when I connect my modem and router to gain Wi-Fi......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:49:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/high-dpc-latency-windows-10-unable-to-fix.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/high-dpc-latency-windows-10-unable-to-fix.htmlEdit: I am still experiencing this issue. ndis.sys is causing issues and I have not been able to resolve it. I am at a loss of what to do. I have tried reinstalling windows AGAIN, reinstalling driv......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:30:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-software-cursor-in-x11.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-software-cursor-in-x11.htmlI am using XVFB to create a virtual screen buffer on my headless virtual machine. I noticed that XVFB is not by default rendering a mouse so I am trying to enable a software rendered mouse to get the ...Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:24:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/itunes-itself-running-as-a-background-process.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/itunes-itself-running-as-a-background-process.htmlEver since I installed the Windows 10 Anniversary Update iTunes on my PC doesn't work and the uninstaller and installer don't work either. I deleted the iTunes folders and the others suggested by ......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:18:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-background-colour-of-windows-10-039-s-photos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-background-colour-of-windows-10-039-s-photos.htmlWhen viewing an image in Windows 7's Photo Viewer, it would have a coloured background that made it clear where the image started and ended. By comparison, in Windows 10, the background is always w......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:10:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-you-run-plink-to-copy-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-you-run-plink-to-copy-files.htmlA command line putty's version plink. Copying files from Windows system to Linux system is possible using plink, but how? I know the same can be achieved through pscp, but I want to achieve this u......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:06:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/httpsboot-failed-to-initialize-network-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/httpsboot-failed-to-initialize-network-connection.htmlI have Dell Inspiron 3511 running Windows 11. On startup it started showing suddenly, Inspiron 3511 "HTTPSBOOT Failed to initialize network connection" It doesn't boot now. I tried chan......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:48:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/debian-creating-windows-10-bootable-install-usb-drive-using-terminal-d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/debian-creating-windows-10-bootable-install-usb-drive-using-terminal-d.htmlMy goal is so simple, the title says it all, but every way I've tried, I've failed. I've read instructions on various sites (besides here) and they all seem to be missing something... this is what ......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:44:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-what-039-s-the-keyboard-shortcut-for-switching-between-video-mirro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-what-039-s-the-keyboard-shortcut-for-switching-between-video-mirro.htmlWhat's the keyboard shortcut for switching between video mirroring and extended desktop screens? In Display Preference the feature is called "Turn On Mirroring" or "Mirror Displays." It took me som......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:39:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-speech-downloader.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-speech-downloader.htmlI had a window popping up, notifying me that "Speech Downloader" is trying to modify my system settings. Can anybody help me out, what kind of process or app "Speech Downloader" is?...Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:25:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-the-zoom-window-itself-in-zoom.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-the-zoom-window-itself-in-zoom.htmlI want to interactively demonstrate how to use the Zoom meeting room controls to a Zoom meeting. However, Zoom doesn't seem to offer a way to share the actual Zoom window (the one you see when ther......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:24:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-elements-of-the-firefox-57-ui-for-treestyletab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-elements-of-the-firefox-57-ui-for-treestyletab.htmlI recently upgraded from firefox 55 to firefox 58 nightly and many extensions have to be updated. Treestyletabs is the only extension that I really use and it has been reimplemented as a sidebar pa......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:16:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-okay-to-charge-a-chromebook-with-a-different-chromebook-charger-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-okay-to-charge-a-chromebook-with-a-different-chromebook-charger-.htmllike a different model chromebook. my teacher has a different type of chromebook and she says if her charge of of her chromebook was connected to my chromebook then it can make the chromebook well.......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:13:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-an-embedded-object-picture-from-appearing-in-the-table-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-an-embedded-object-picture-from-appearing-in-the-table-.htmlHow do I prevent an embedded object picture from appearing in the table of contents in a Word 2013? The pictures of embedded documents (Excel and PDF) are showing up in the description line in the......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:07:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-unblock-an-ip-address-on-my-machine-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-unblock-an-ip-address-on-my-machine-duplicate.htmlI installed some app that hacked my computer and I cleared this app but this app block google ip on my windows firewall but I cannot find the rule that blocked google on my machine I don't want to ......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:03:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/stop-windows-automatic-update-in-boot-menu-or-start-up-sequence.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/stop-windows-automatic-update-in-boot-menu-or-start-up-sequence.htmlMy girlfriend has a corrupted hard drive running Windows Vista. She is getting a new hard drive and has also purchased an external hard drive to back up her data. However windows downloaded an auto......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:47:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-compare-two-folders-recursively-and-generate-a-list-of-files-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-compare-two-folders-recursively-and-generate-a-list-of-files-.htmltl;dr and an example I'm looking for a way to compare two folders recursively and output the relative paths all files (and folders) that are different (by size or by timestamp, à la rsync). For e......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:41:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-hyperterminal-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-hyperterminal-in-windows-7.htmlI can't find HyperTerminal to set my COM port. Where is it in Windows 7?...Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:36:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-calculate-average-number-of-days-between-a-range-of-dates.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-calculate-average-number-of-days-between-a-range-of-dates.htmlI'd like a bit of help for a scenario I'll be working on with Excel. Any bit of help will be highly appreciated. I will have an ever growing range of dates for specific items and I need to make an......Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:33:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-have-pc3l-and-pc3-ram-together.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-have-pc3l-and-pc3-ram-together.htmlI have a pair of DDR3 SODIMM RAM modules in my laptop, and I want to replace the 2GB for a 4GB that is compatible. So far I haven't been able to find an exact match but I found a very similar with ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:57:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/set-a-cron-every-certain-hours-between-certain-hours.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/set-a-cron-every-certain-hours-between-certain-hours.htmlHow can I set a cron to run every 2 hours between 8 am and 5 pm for example? Is this possible?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:56:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-insert-a-line-break-in-chart-y-axis-custom-labels-in-excel-2013.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-insert-a-line-break-in-chart-y-axis-custom-labels-in-excel-2013.htmlIs there any way to create a custom number format that includes a line break for chart Y-axis labels in Excel 2013? The zero-label in my chart is very wide and I would prefer that it broke over two......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:53:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-crop-wmv-video.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-crop-wmv-video.htmlI have some .wmv files that have black borders around and I would like to crop them. Here's a powershell script I got from web that I'm using to crop .mp4 files, which it does just beautifully. Get-...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:51:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/speed-up-rate-of-text-to-speech-via-terminal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/speed-up-rate-of-text-to-speech-via-terminal.htmlI used to have my TTS custom set to read things back nice and fast, works better for me as I'm basically ADD & mildy dyslexic. Now I'm not much of an expert like most of you on here, but I've ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:48:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-modify-excel-online-share-urls-to-open-to-a-specific-worksheet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-modify-excel-online-share-urls-to-open-to-a-specific-worksheet.htmlWhen I generate a share URL in Excel Online, it takes the following form: https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx? resid=<DOCUMENT ID>& ithint=file%2cxlsx& app=Excel& authkey=......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:19:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-equivalent-of-whereis.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-equivalent-of-whereis.htmlIs there an equivalent of the Unix whereis command in Windows? So that I could figure out where commands I can run actually is....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:14:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sccm-client-unable-to-download-from-software-centre.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sccm-client-unable-to-download-from-software-centre.htmlI am getting the error below on all client computers when trying to install SCCM apps published to the software centre. This was working before Christmas, but not now and I don't know what or if any ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:01:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/method-to-convert-zipcodes-to-addresses.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/method-to-convert-zipcodes-to-addresses.htmlAt my mother's workplace, she often accesses the database and pulls out numbers in order to form reports. From selecting data Oracle to outputting reports in Excel format, she has come across this ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:57:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-replace-line-in-file-with-pattern-with-sed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-replace-line-in-file-with-pattern-with-sed.htmlI'm reading a lot of documentation on sed, and am still stumped on my particular use case. I want to replace this line in a conf file with my own line: Replace this line: #maxmemory <bytes>......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:53:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/use-putty-within-command-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/use-putty-within-command-prompt.htmlWhen i try this command in my windows cmd putty.exe -ssh user1@244.60.212.17 -pw spenter11 It opens the Putty GUI when I want it to login from my windows cmd prompt itself. Any help how can I ac......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:34:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-name-of-my-apple-wireless-keyboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-name-of-my-apple-wireless-keyboard.htmlHow do I change the name of my Apple wireless keyboard? In the file menu it's listed as someone else's. Don't know how it happened but I want to change it....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:34:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-the-error-message-invalid-or-damaged-bootable-partition-but-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-the-error-message-invalid-or-damaged-bootable-partition-but-on.htmlMy son has a Dell Optiplex 9020, i7 4th Generation, 8GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1030 video card, with a 1TB SATA hard drive. And the system shows the following error message only on reboot: “Invalid or da......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:26:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/canon-printer-error-2-140-21.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/canon-printer-error-2-140-21.htmlI have a canon Pixma MG2500 series 2570 printer that is 3 years old, and I wanted to test if it would work before scrapping it. To day I installed the drivers from this Canon official website every......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:21:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-sql-is-not-starting-a-port-on-xaamp-and-i-am-sending-you-log-file-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-sql-is-not-starting-a-port-on-xaamp-and-i-am-sending-you-log-file-a.html2019-08-17 21:29:46 0 [Note] InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use Windows interlocked functions 2019-08-17 21:29:46 0 [Note] InnoDB: Uses event mutexes 2019-08-17 21:29:46 0 [Note] InnoDB: Compressed t......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:58:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-install-and-run-python-simplehttpserver-and-node-js-http-server-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-install-and-run-python-simplehttpserver-and-node-js-http-server-.htmlI am a beginner in this field, and Google search of my question was of no help. I am planning on learning the basic first using Python SimpleHTTPServer and simultaneously start poking around in Nod......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:52:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-the-rpm-of-case-fans-make-a-big-cooling-difference.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-the-rpm-of-case-fans-make-a-big-cooling-difference.htmlDoes the RPM of case fans make a big cooling difference? Thinking whether to get 3000 RPM fans for the case (not only for the CPU cooler). Noise is not a very big consideration, but if the differen......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:44:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-s-letter-mean-after-video-format-039-s-resolution-dddds.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-s-letter-mean-after-video-format-039-s-resolution-dddds.htmlVideo resolution is often written as DDDDl (where D - is digit and l is letter). For example 1080i - is 1920x1080 interlace and 720p is 720x576 progressive. But I've just watched a 3D video on Yo......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:35:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-save-a-remote-server-ssl-certificate-locally-as-a-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-save-a-remote-server-ssl-certificate-locally-as-a-file.htmlI need to download an SSL certificate of a remote server (not HTTPS, but the SSL handshake should be the same as Google Chrome / IE / wget and curl all give certificate check fail errors) and add the ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:23:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/highest-compression-for-files-for-web-transfer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/highest-compression-for-files-for-web-transfer.htmlI have seen some highly compressed files around, such as 700MB of data compressed to around 30-50MB. But how do you get such compressed files? I have tried using software like WinRAR and 7Zip but ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:23:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-a-program-on-a-remote-pc-via-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-a-program-on-a-remote-pc-via-command-line.htmlHow can I run a program on a remote Windows PC in our network without the need of killing an existing remote-desktop-connection? I only need a command line for running the program and getting its r......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:23:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-speed-rating-of-my-router-mean-and-do-i-need-to-upgrade-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-speed-rating-of-my-router-mean-and-do-i-need-to-upgrade-.htmlI recently upgraded my internet which is advertised to be "5.0 to 25.0 Mbps Download speed" and "Up to 2.5 Mbps Upload speed". After my supposed upgrade I tested my speed on speedtest.net and didn't ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:58:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-039-m-using-qos-on-my-router-gargoyle-but-still-experiencing-lag.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-039-m-using-qos-on-my-router-gargoyle-but-still-experiencing-lag.htmlI've installed gargolye on my TP-Link TL-WR841N/ND v9 router. This is my current configuration for quality of service (192.168.1.245 is the static IP for my computer). The problem is, I still exper......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:56:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/open-chrome-urls-from-command-line-osx.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/open-chrome-urls-from-command-line-osx.htmlI can open regular URLs with open https://superuser.com and open -a "Google Chrome.app" https://superuser.com but this doesn't work for chrome:// urls, e.g. $ open -a "Google Chrome.app" chrome://...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:52:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-smb-user-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-smb-user-in-windows-10.htmlI just changed my username account in my laptop, But when I tried to connect my smb client on my another device, I had to login using my old username. How to change login username?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:47:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-load-libcuda-so-1-when-running-ffmpeg-with-hardware-acceleratio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-load-libcuda-so-1-when-running-ffmpeg-with-hardware-acceleratio.htmlI am following NVIDIA's doc for building ffmpeg with hardware acceleration capabilities. I have also installed the appropriate driver for my GeForce GPU and did the CUDA toolkit setup for WSL2. I am ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:44:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mounting-smb-share-in-windows-subsystem-for-linux-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mounting-smb-share-in-windows-subsystem-for-linux-ubuntu.htmlHow can I connect to a SMB share from Ubuntu running in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)? This took me a while to sift through, a lot of questions and answers have been posted throughout the years......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:32:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-keep-random-numbers-from-changing-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-keep-random-numbers-from-changing-in-excel.htmlI am trying to generate a set list of random numbers between 1 and 5 using the RANDBETWEEN formula. I'm running into a problem that every time I click another cell anywhere in the sheet or even o......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:13:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-is-rebooting-against-my-explicit-will-in-order-to-install-u.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-is-rebooting-against-my-explicit-will-in-order-to-install-u.htmlMy Windows 10 Professional (version 1709, build 16299.214) has repeatedly restarted itself in the past in order to install updates. I've set group policies to prevent this, however the system seems......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:11:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/eclipse-g-command-not-found.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/eclipse-g-command-not-found.htmlI have installed Eclipse via System Workbench for STM32. Meaning I have an icon now named System Workbench for STM32, and when I open it Eclipse opens. With that IDE I can successfully create prog......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:11:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/thunderbolt-bridge-connection-between-mac-and-pc-slow-in-one-direction.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/thunderbolt-bridge-connection-between-mac-and-pc-slow-in-one-direction.htmlI've connected a MBP 2017 (Big Sur) with an Alienware 17 R5 (Windows 10), both of which support Thunderbolt 3. I'm using a "Thunderbolt Bridge" connection. The cable is an intel certified ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:10:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/error-while-zipping-files-with-unicode-characters-in-names-with-win7-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/error-while-zipping-files-with-unicode-characters-in-names-with-win7-0.htmlWhen I try to zip files containing unicode characters in their names, such as © or ™, I get the following error: [Window Title] Compressed (zipped) Folders Error [Content] 'C:\Asd™.txt' can......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:54:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-how-do-i-cut-paste-under-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-how-do-i-cut-paste-under-ubuntu.htmlHow does (where is) the the cut&paste function for PUTTY under Ubuntu ? EDIT: source text is not in the PUTTY window. EDIT: Found the problem: the source text is in a Google Chrome tab which......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:50:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hard-disk-not-detected-in-bios-disk-does-spin-up-when-powered.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hard-disk-not-detected-in-bios-disk-does-spin-up-when-powered.htmlA friend asked me if I could fix his laptop, with the description "black screen on boot". Having tried using his laptop I immediately noticed that the laptop's BIOS claims there is no hard disk con......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:44:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-recreate-timestamps-without-reencoding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-recreate-timestamps-without-reencoding.htmlI have an MP4 file containing H264 video (25 FPS). Some timestamps are not correct (for reasons...). Can I process the file and have only the timestamps regenerated without reencoding? I've tried t......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:40:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-task-schduler-keep-showing-0x41301.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-task-schduler-keep-showing-0x41301.htmlI have wrote the following .ps1 file:- [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = {$true} $request = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create("https://localhost/") $response = $...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:36:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-file-mode-dir-mode-and-gid-when-moun.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-file-mode-dir-mode-and-gid-when-moun.htmlI'm trying to mount a Windows 10 share on xubuntu 16.04 using /etc/fstab and I noticed that if I don't set file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 as parameters in /etc/fstab, users outside of root are unable......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:08:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-identify-the-root-cause-of-unexpected-reboots.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-identify-the-root-cause-of-unexpected-reboots.htmlIn the last few months, my computer has started rebooting seemingly at random. It cuts out instantly, as if I'd pressed the reset button, and boots up as normal. There are no common traits I can id......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:00:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/xp-stop-error-50-page-fault-in-non-paged-area.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/xp-stop-error-50-page-fault-in-non-paged-area.htmlI have a laptop that fails to boot with the BSOD error: "page_fault_in_non_paged_area" STOP: 0x00000050 (0xEC6B738D, 0x00000000, 0x8649308C, 0x00000000) The laptop has 2 memory DIMMs. I removed ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:45:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-we-recover-not-reset-the-router-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-we-recover-not-reset-the-router-password.htmlHow can we obtain the current username and password of a router that is currently connected to the computer? I've already tried the default username and password. Some answers have suggested ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:29:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-365-co-authoring-how-to-track-changes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-365-co-authoring-how-to-track-changes.htmlI would like to see who changed which cells in Excel 365 workbook shared for co-authoring. Something similar that was available for shared workbooks like this: Is that possible somehow?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:24:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-would-cause-a-cmd-window-to-open-after-windows-starts.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-would-cause-a-cmd-window-to-open-after-windows-starts.htmlAs of the past few weeks, when I start windows, A CMD window opens and stays open after all the programs and applications launch. I have just been exiting or closing the box, but I have been wonder......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:16:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-powershell-using-python-ping-instead-of-default.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-powershell-using-python-ping-instead-of-default.htmlI am trying to run a ping using windows powershell, but this is the result: ping google.com Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Program Files\Python36\Scripts\ping.py", line 31,......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:09:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-have-a-line-graph-and-the-line-is-too-thick-which-option-can-i-choos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-have-a-line-graph-and-the-line-is-too-thick-which-option-can-i-choos.htmlI want to make the line thinner for improved viewing. How can I do this?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:04:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-role-of-cakey-pem-and-cacert-pem-in-addition-to-key-and-cr.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-role-of-cakey-pem-and-cacert-pem-in-addition-to-key-and-cr.htmlI have .key file which holds the private key data, .crt file which would be certificate with public key and, to my knowledge, that's it for public key encryption, right? Not exactly. In order to a......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:59:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/long-range-wireless-mouse-and-keyboard-or-alternatives-through-wall.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/long-range-wireless-mouse-and-keyboard-or-alternatives-through-wall.htmlWhat would be the best way to connect a computer or 2; that are in a different room from the video? I did run the HDMI and network cable from the computer through a wall plug; but I can't run a USB ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:49:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-embed-file-into-an-excel-spreadsheet-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-embed-file-into-an-excel-spreadsheet-cell.htmlDoes anyone know of a way to embed a PDF, JPG, Word file, or Outlook email into an Excel cell? I am entering data into cells and want to link them to specific documents and to save them getting lost....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:47:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-an-atx-psu-fit-in-miniitx-case.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-an-atx-psu-fit-in-miniitx-case.htmlI want to build a mini-itx computer, but I want to know if I have to buy an special sized (mini-itx) PSU, or if I can go with an standard ATX PSU. Note: This is the case: BitFenix Prodigy BFC-PRO-......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:45:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-adapter-that-exists-to-split-an-ethernet-cable-into-2-cabl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-adapter-that-exists-to-split-an-ethernet-cable-into-2-cabl.htmlThe ethernet splitter adapters I find on Amazon all specify that you can use only one device at a time. I want to split one ethernet cable into two ethernet cables and be able to use the connexion on ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:45:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/create-a-linear-trend-line-in-excel-graphs-with-logarithmic-scale.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/create-a-linear-trend-line-in-excel-graphs-with-logarithmic-scale.htmlI I have an Excel scatter chart with x and y values. I set the logarithmic scale in x-axis and y-axis. When I add a linear trend line to the graph, the line is not linear but appears like a curve.......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:44:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-using-ssh-scp-from-a-linux-folder-to-a-windows-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-using-ssh-scp-from-a-linux-folder-to-a-windows-folder.htmlHaving problems copying the directory contents: PC A: Linux pc with a folder containing images (/usr/share/a/images) PC B: Windows pc with a shared folder call B (192.168.1.2) I'm using PC B, using ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:40:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/when-do-you-need-to-use-the-extension-h264ify-to-force-h264-encoding-o.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/when-do-you-need-to-use-the-extension-h264ify-to-force-h264-encoding-o.htmlThere's an extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox called h264ify, the extension forces YouTube to use h264 encoding over VP9 and similar encodings. In 2019 is this still necessary? Most GP......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:36:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/finder-using-nearly-100-cpu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/finder-using-nearly-100-cpu.htmlI'm having a problem where the Finder uses WAY too much CPU time. It's using up to 100% of one of my cores. I'm running 10.6.2 on a MacBook Pro w/ 6GB of RAM, plenty of fast (SSD) disk space. I al......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:04:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-a-window-10-taskbar-on-windows-11-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-a-window-10-taskbar-on-windows-11-closed.htmlI want my windows 10 taskbar back. I don't care so much about the Start Menu, but I want the old taskbar. Is there anyway to get it? I am willing to buy something or pay for its open-source devel......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:33:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-does-a-typical-windows-7-64bit-installation-take.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-does-a-typical-windows-7-64bit-installation-take.htmlOn a machine with Intel Core-i5 or i7 and a standard HDD, how long should an installation of Windows 7 64 bit roughly take? I'm after a rough estimate because my installation seems to be running qu......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:16:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/running-cat-5-cable-outdoors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/running-cat-5-cable-outdoors.htmlI'm trying to extend my network to an unconnected garage that's about 20 yards away from my house. What's the best way to do this? Is there special outdoor-rated CAT5e/CAT6 I should use? If put i......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:11:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/the-mdfind-command-on-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/the-mdfind-command-on-mac-os-x.htmlWhen I try to find the all .txt files on my Mac using the mdfind command, it just returns only one .txt file back. So why ? And how to find all the .txt files on my Mac with "mdfind"? somebody@Mac......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:51:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/auto-replace-within-hyperlinks-in-a-word-doc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/auto-replace-within-hyperlinks-in-a-word-doc.htmlI have a Word document with a lot of hyperlinks in it. I need to replace the "http:" in all of their addresses with "https:". Is there a way to do that automatically in Word 2013, or am I stuck edi......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:48:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-cannot-open-file-on-double-click.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-cannot-open-file-on-double-click.htmlI have installed 7-Zip on my machine and associated it with serveral archive file types. When double clicking an archive (so far I have tried .zip, .7z and .bz2 files), a message box pops up telli......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:48:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-determine-max-supportable-display-resolution-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-determine-max-supportable-display-resolution-duplicate.htmlI'm trying to determine what is the highest monitor resolution that will be supported by a computer. System Win XP-era Compaq Presario SR1750NX that contains Radeon Xpress 200 integrated graphic......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:48:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-can-i-associate-the-magnet-protocol-in-firefox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-can-i-associate-the-magnet-protocol-in-firefox.htmlI am not able to associate magnet protocol in FF. I am using Ubuntu 11.10 with FF 10.0.2. Created the following in about:config and restarted FF, but still getting the below message. Boolean Name: ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:17:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/creating-a-grouped-bar-chart-from-a-table-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/creating-a-grouped-bar-chart-from-a-table-in-excel.htmlFirstly, I have almost no experience with Excel charts. :) I'm trying to create a fairly simple chart from a fairly simple table. But I'm having more problems than I thought I would have and spend......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:15:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-speed-up-a-video-by-60x-in-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-speed-up-a-video-by-60x-in-ffmpeg.htmlI found this example ffmpeg -i input.mkv -filter:v "setpts=0.5*PTS" output.mkv but I have a video I want to speed up by 60 times, not just 2X....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:11:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/git-gh-pages-deployment-permissions-error-permission-denied-publickey-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/git-gh-pages-deployment-permissions-error-permission-denied-publickey-.htmlEDIT: POSSIBLE FIX In addition to the answers submitted, anyone with this error/same issue could also try running the command $ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa. This seems to work for me any time I need to get ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:06:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-delete-empty-directories-recursively-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-delete-empty-directories-recursively-on-linux.htmlUsing the find command, it is easy to recursively delete all empty directories. Which empty directories are safe to delete, and which ones are not?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:00:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-luks-and-lvm2-pv-in-gnome-disk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-luks-and-lvm2-pv-in-gnome-disk.htmlAfter a standard installation of Linux Mint Debian Edition 4, this is how the hard drive is partitioned according to gnome-disk: Ext4 is the standard file system for current Linux systems AFAIK. But ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:43:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-failing-randomly-with-rsync-mkstemp-failed-no-such-file-or-direc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-failing-randomly-with-rsync-mkstemp-failed-no-such-file-or-direc.htmlI use rsync to send files to a remote server mostly using a limited bandwidth connection that can also have packet loss or jitter, sometimes randomly rsync will fail with the following error: ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:17:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vmware-player-debian-no-internet-connection-with-network-nat.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vmware-player-debian-no-internet-connection-with-network-nat.htmlI don't know what I did or what changed but about an hour ago I lost internet connection on my VMware Player with latest Debian installed. I already restarted Host and Client, reinstalled VMware-To......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:14:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/weird-output-when-redirecting-bash-prompt-to-a-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/weird-output-when-redirecting-bash-prompt-to-a-file.htmlI redirected standard error of bash command to a file and bash prompt got redirected. But when i print the content of file, it was empty. Where did the bash prompt go? and again when i redirect st......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:44:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-cd-rom-on-asus-x551m-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-cd-rom-on-asus-x551m-duplicate.htmlI have an ASUS X551M that I am trying to boot from the CD ROM. When I go to the boot menu the screen says: Boot Option #1 Windows Boot Manager Add New Boot Option Delete Boot Option There is no ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:41:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/allow-sudo-user-to-execute-multiple-commands-for-only-one-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/allow-sudo-user-to-execute-multiple-commands-for-only-one-file.htmlI'm trying to allow only one user to be able to use only 'cat,head,tail' on some of the log files. What is the exact syntax to use here. I tried user ALL /bin/cat /var/log/maillog Which works......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:36:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-.htmlI would like to paste text the Windows clipboard into my PuTTY session using only the keyboard. I am running PuTTY 0.60 on Windows XP. Usage example: I just selected a bunch of nice text inside of......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:28:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-lower-the-volume-of-my-usb-headphones.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-lower-the-volume-of-my-usb-headphones.htmlYes, I really am asking how to turn down the volume. But first, some more detail: My headphones are http://www.edimensional.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=122 They are really loud. I ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:23:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-reconnect-to-already-paired-bluetooth-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-reconnect-to-already-paired-bluetooth-device.htmlOn Windows 10 and I've already paired the Bluetooth headset previously. When I turn it on it connects to the last used device (my iPhone; I manually disconnect). How do I tell Windows "Please con......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:22:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reduce-png-file-size-for-web.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reduce-png-file-size-for-web.htmlI have a PNG-24 file with transparent background and its current size is 1.5 MB. How to reduce size or use PNG-8 file format and keep same quality ? PNG file from here: http://www19.zippyshare.com/v/...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:15:10 -0400