https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSat, 25 Jul 2026 18:57:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-start-a-service-using-mac-osx-039-s-launchctl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-start-a-service-using-mac-osx-039-s-launchctl.htmlWhy does my configuration plist file not load as a service using launchctl? I am running OSX Yosemite, and I have read this excellent tutorial on using launchctl http://nathangrigg.net/2012/07/sch......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:40:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/troubleshooting-a-single-website-is-not-accessible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/troubleshooting-a-single-website-is-not-accessible.htmlThere is a specific health related website that I am not able to access from my laptop running windows 10. The error I get in chrome is : This site can’t be reached The webpage at http://www....Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:08:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-undo-a-mistaken-merge-using-tortoisegit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-undo-a-mistaken-merge-using-tortoisegit.htmlI have a TortoiseGit repository locally, which is also pushed to a remote. There are 2 branches - master (the production version), and CodeFirst (a development branch). Today I fixed a minor bug i......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:54:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remotely-access-a-windows-network-share.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remotely-access-a-windows-network-share.htmlI have a Windows (10 Pro, if that matters) machine that has a network share. It (the network share) can be accessed over LAN. However, when I am out, I need a way to access the network share over W......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:42:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/any-way-to-have-notepad-automatically-save-on-exit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/any-way-to-have-notepad-automatically-save-on-exit.htmlIs there any way I can get Notepad++ to save and close under one command? For example on hitting Alt-F4, Notepad++ would not only close the program, but also save the document. (manually editing ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:39:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-flv-using-avidemux-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-flv-using-avidemux-in-windows.htmlI've tried the tutorial but there seems to be a specific file that has to be associated with Avidemux. I'm using version 2.5.1 (r5249)...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:38:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-checksum-like-function-to-check-if-table-copied-correctly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-checksum-like-function-to-check-if-table-copied-correctly.htmlI have the following scenario: I have a spreadsheet A with a large table. I open spreadsheet B and copy the table from A into it. I want to check if I copied the table from A to B correctly. In o......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:32:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-get-virus-by-clicking-zip-file-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-get-virus-by-clicking-zip-file-duplicate.htmlI tried to uncompress a zip file but I get error “The compressed (zip) folder is invalid or corrupted”. Is it possible to get virus just by trying to uncompress the zip? Can zip extension be ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:13:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/daisy-chaining-poe-switches-for-ip-security-camera-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/daisy-chaining-poe-switches-for-ip-security-camera-system.htmlI have a fairly large (for me) security camera system to install and the cost of cabling is keeping this project cost prohibitive. I'll outline what I'd like to do, and welcome comments on the ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:04:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-my-firefox-passwords-saved.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-my-firefox-passwords-saved.htmlIn a fear-driven reaction to recent hacking events I thought over my password strategy. The basic question is are my saved passwords in FireFox safe from remote access? I.e. where are they kept, ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:57:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-put-the-computer-to-sleep-from-command-prompt-run-menu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-put-the-computer-to-sleep-from-command-prompt-run-menu.htmlI know that almost everything on Windows, like opening any sort of application, can be done from the command prompt or from the Run menu. How can I put my computer to sleep or shut it down? What i......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:48:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-bash-script-that-accepts-argument-to-zsh-script.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-bash-script-that-accepts-argument-to-zsh-script.htmlI have a bash script that uses hub to create pull-requests easily. In bash it works fine, I just type gpr <base_branch> and does the logic in the code. # git pr function gpr() { # exit i......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:42:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-customize-fonts-color-of-messages.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-customize-fonts-color-of-messages.htmlIn the Mac client for Slack, I'd like to be able to change the fonts and colors for messages (e.g. have all messages / text in the message area be white text on a black background, or be a larger f......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:38:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-read-a-string-from-a-text-file-and-use-in-a-windows-batch-file-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-read-a-string-from-a-text-file-and-use-in-a-windows-batch-file-.htmlWe have a text file that we need containing the following sample. One constant string "D80" followed by another string: D80KAAAAAA D80KBBBBBB D80KCCCCCC We want to extract it using a Wi......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:36:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ie-add-on-for-the-website-failed-to-run-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ie-add-on-for-the-website-failed-to-run-error.htmlBackstory: I've got some antique HVAC equipment that still depends on an old-school Java applet on a special internal webserver (in the HVAC controller itself). So, I have a special VM (Windows Se......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:31:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-would-windows-7-suddenly-show-it-has-a-floppy-drive-that-it-doesn-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-would-windows-7-suddenly-show-it-has-a-floppy-drive-that-it-doesn-.htmlAll of a sudden my Windows 7 machine shows it has a Floppy Disk Drive (A:) although the machine physically doesn't have a floppy drive and never has. What is the reason for this and how can I remo......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:30:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-non-admin-windows-user-install-firefox-to-their-c-users-xx-folde.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-non-admin-windows-user-install-firefox-to-their-c-users-xx-folde.htmlI was under the understanding that installing Firefox wrote to the C:\program files (x86)\ folder and put registry entries into HKLM, therefore on a locked-down workstation a user would have to have ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:22:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-resolve-the-error-callee-rc-regdb-e-classnotreg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-resolve-the-error-callee-rc-regdb-e-classnotreg.htmlI wonder what cause this error, I just run VirtualBox after installation, I tried re-installing, repairing, upgrading version, downgrading version. But this error keeps coming up....Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:09:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/repeat-last-normal-mode-command-including-moves-in-vim.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/repeat-last-normal-mode-command-including-moves-in-vim.htmlIn Vim, with ., I can repeat the last normal mode command; for example: dd. deletes a line twice. But, if I type 5j. the cursor does't move 10 lines down. How do I repeat the last normal mode c......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:03:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/macos-where-are-the-default-dns-settings-for-each-network-interface-de.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/macos-where-are-the-default-dns-settings-for-each-network-interface-de.htmlI'm running macOS 10.14.6. If I do not have ethernet plugged in, and go to Network -> WiFi -> Advanced -> DNS, I have the default DNS servers A.A.A.A and B.B.B.B. These servers are grayed out and I ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:00:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-an-outlook-rule-for-appointment-invitations.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-an-outlook-rule-for-appointment-invitations.htmlIs it possible to make an outlook rule that moves any calendar appointments I receive to a certain folder?...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:00:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/elevated-command-line-prompt-can-039-t-access-shared-drives.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/elevated-command-line-prompt-can-039-t-access-shared-drives.htmlI map a share from another machine using my user account. I launch an elevated command prompt (cmd.exe, right click, Run as administrator). Navigating to shared drive (Z:) results in: The system c......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:51:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/slack-on-macos-keeping-sidebar-open.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/slack-on-macos-keeping-sidebar-open.htmlSlack rolled out a new UX change recently that auto-hides the sidebar (at least on MacOS). Is there any way I can keep it open? I found this in preferences under "sidebar" but it is what to ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:36:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-8-1-with-bing-activation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-8-1-with-bing-activation.htmlYesterday i bought a acer switch 10 and i want to install a clean copy of windows 8.1 to it. There is a product key in the UEFI bios and windows should take the key from it but i tried to install P......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:00:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/exclude-subdirectory-not-working-with-grep-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/exclude-subdirectory-not-working-with-grep-command.htmlThis works for me, in that it excludes the "foo" directory from the root directory of the search: grep -rn --exclude-dir=foo 'custom' However this doesn't work: grep -rn --exclude-dir=fo......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:56:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-computer-components-are-currently-vulnerable-to-magnets.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-computer-components-are-currently-vulnerable-to-magnets.htmlWhen I first started using computers, law of the land in computer class was never bring magnets near anything computer related, lest you lose all your data or screw up your monitor. Now I am prett......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:54:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-optane-memory-compensate-for-less-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-optane-memory-compensate-for-less-ram.htmlI currently have a laptop that is about two years old, and has 8 GB of RAM. I use my laptop for internet browsing, productivity applications, and programming, including data science within Spyder or ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:48:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-disable-auto-connect-vpn-when-using-anyconnect.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-disable-auto-connect-vpn-when-using-anyconnect.htmlI use Cisco AnyConnect (4.2.05015) on Win10 Enterprise to handle my WiFi connections and VPN connections. Currently, whenever AnyConnect connects to WiFi it automatically attempts to connect to one......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:48:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-system-outofmemoryexception.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-system-outofmemoryexception.htmlI want to Get-Content of a large (1GB - 10GB) .txt file (which has only 1 line!) and split it into multiple files with multiple lines, but whenever I try to I end up with a System.OutOfMemoryExcept......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:44:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-mp3-audio-to-aac-m4a-audio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-mp3-audio-to-aac-m4a-audio.htmlIt may be easy, but I'm new to ffmpeg and struggle with converting an mp3 audio to an aac audio file with .m4a file extension using ffmpeg on the command line (Win10). input: Stream #0:0: Audio: mp3, ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:04:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-popup-box-in-bottom-right-corner-of-screen-windows-10-dupl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-popup-box-in-bottom-right-corner-of-screen-windows-10-dupl.htmlRecently every time I move my cursor anywhere near the bottom-right of my screen an irritating popup with news stories etc. appears above my taskbar. It is very distracting and it obscures my scree......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:57:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-windows-7-is-there-a-way-to-snap-a-window-to-a-quarter-of-the-scree.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-windows-7-is-there-a-way-to-snap-a-window-to-a-quarter-of-the-scree.htmlWhen I move a windows by the title bar to the left or side of the screen the windows "snaps" to the side and resizes itself to half the screen size. Is there a way to snap the windows to a quarter ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:42:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/issue-with-cisco-webex-atinst-exe-entry-point-not-found.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/issue-with-cisco-webex-atinst-exe-entry-point-not-found.htmlFor some reason Cisco WebEx client stopped working on my Windows 8.1 Pro x64 machine and it looks as follows whenever I attempt to join the meeting: So it just freeze on 10% and error message says......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:41:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-point-of-right-click-refresh-on-windows-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-point-of-right-click-refresh-on-windows-desktop.htmlI have always wondered why you can do right-click > Refresh. It never seems to do anything. For a millisecond the icons disappear on the desktop and everything else does nothing. Why does windows h......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:40:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-2022-incompatibility-with-gpu-driver-and-directx.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-2022-incompatibility-with-gpu-driver-and-directx.htmlI have a AMD HD 7470 on my a bit old pc, with Core i3-3220 and Win10 x64 OS 20H. I have a problem when I run Ps 2022 on it. When I install last version of video card driver from AMD website (last u......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:32:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-maintain-spell-check-when-copy-and-pasting-into-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-maintain-spell-check-when-copy-and-pasting-into-word.htmlWhenever I screenshot and paste into Word, spell check always turns off. How do I change this so that whenever I paste into Wrrd, spell check does not turn off. Note that I have changed default wra......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:58:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sd-card-write-lock-work-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sd-card-write-lock-work-duplicate.htmlIs this a software or hardware feature. If it is a hardware feature, what tells the os that it is "write protected"? If it is a software feature, is there anyway to override this? Also, is there an......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:42:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/browser-only-linux-distribution.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/browser-only-linux-distribution.htmlI had set up moodle server for teaching students at my department. We have 2 computer rooms that are used by students for accessing this server and completing quizzes. Currently all computers have ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:42:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-per-app-scaling.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-per-app-scaling.htmlI'm on a 15.6 inch 3840x2160 display, and scaling it at 150% gives me a perfect mix of lots of real estate and readable text size, but non-DPI aware apps have blurry text. Is there any way to sca......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:41:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/network-connection-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/network-connection-name.htmlThe ethernet connection on my laptop shows as Ethernet SONOSWIFI BroadcomNetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Plus About 4 months ago I setup a tiny LAN for a customer on a consumer grade router. It was to......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:32:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ping-a-range-of-ip-addresses-simultaneously-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ping-a-range-of-ip-addresses-simultaneously-closed.htmlI have a bunch of machines on an IP address range which I want to ping simultaneously as a quick and dirty way of telling which ones are switched on. What (free) software can I use to do this? I'm......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:31:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-open-jupyter-notebook-in-the-new-zsh-shell-in-macos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-open-jupyter-notebook-in-the-new-zsh-shell-in-macos.htmlI recently upgraded to macOS Catalina and it prompted me to upgrade to the zsh shell. But now when I try to run jupyter notebook, it says command not found. I tried looking for it in .bashrc but .b......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:21:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/phpmyadmin-default-transformations-for-dateformat-does-not-change-date.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/phpmyadmin-default-transformations-for-dateformat-does-not-change-date.htmlI am using phpmyadmin 4.8.3 running on Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS with Mysql 14.14 Distrib 5.6.42. I wanted to change the default format yyyy-mm-dd to dd-mm-yyyy. Based on my research I can do this using "...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:08:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-change-a-ttf-font-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-change-a-ttf-font-name.htmlHow can I change a font name (not the ttf filename, but the actual font name)? For example, I want to rename "Tahoma" to "Tahoma7". My goal is to rename the Tahoma font installed on Windows 7 and ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:05:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-hard-drive-serial-number-from-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-hard-drive-serial-number-from-command-line.htmlFrom the Windows NT-based (Windows XP and 7 specifically) command prompt, how can I get the serial number of a hard drive as a variable? The one I'm looking at is the serial number of the physical ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:00:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-internet-speed-capped-at-half-the-original-speed-on-new-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-internet-speed-capped-at-half-the-original-speed-on-new-pc.htmlI got a new pc, the internet speed is somehow capped at 5 MB/s on every program .. Torrent, steam, chrome downloads and everything. I tried with my laptop and other pc and it's runs all good, no ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:57:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-2-0-motherboard-headers-with-usb-3-0-case-compatibility.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-2-0-motherboard-headers-with-usb-3-0-case-compatibility.htmlI want the Corsair Spec-01 mid-tower PC case, with the Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard. The case has two front-facing USB 3.0 ports. However, my motherboard only has USB 2.0. I realize I ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:54:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-connect-to-any-local-network-computer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-connect-to-any-local-network-computer.htmlI’ve got several computers connected to a local network via a Fritz Box 7390 router. There is no Windows Domain, Workgroup, or Homegroup, they are all just on the same sub net. This works well on......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:53:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/reference-cell-value-and-its-format.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/reference-cell-value-and-its-format.htmlI have a workbook with a "master worksheet" and 4 worksheets that reference all the information in the master. The purpose of the master sheet requires resorting on a quarterly basis. My issue is......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:37:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssd-showing-in-diskmanagement-but-not-in-window-explorer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssd-showing-in-diskmanagement-but-not-in-window-explorer.htmlI have got a new SSD (Corsair Force Series 3 120 GB SSD Internal Hard Drive) . I am trying to connect it using SATA to USB . Window is detecting the drive but not mounting it!! When I am trying to......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:22:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-a-dimm-that-does-not-have-ddr2-or-ddr3-written-over-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-a-dimm-that-does-not-have-ddr2-or-ddr3-written-over-it.htmlThe RAM I have has an identity code 'pc3-10600u-999 hf' Upon searching for details I find only one result i.e. 'Ramaxel' DDR3. Alternatives such as Kingston or Corsair or Transcend does not show up......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:21:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-best-retries-and-wait-time-switches-for-robocopy.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-best-retries-and-wait-time-switches-for-robocopy.htmlI'm trying to find the best Robocopy commands for each situation I can think of, such as copying a folder that includes the weirdest files (such as the Windows folder), or a Windows User's folder, ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:15:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/large-hosts-file-causing-high-dns-client-cpu-usage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/large-hosts-file-causing-high-dns-client-cpu-usage.htmlI'm currently using a blacklist off https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts, which has 50,000+ domains. However, I'm finding that my DNS Client CPU usage is abnormally high. Does a large hosts file c......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:05:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-for-loop-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-for-loop-not-working.htmlSo I am trying to a procedure of converting images in a directory, but it just doesn't run at all, and I fail to see what's incorrect in my batch code: FOR /R %a in (*.png) DO ( files\pngnq -s......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:42:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/scp-files-via-intermediate-host.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/scp-files-via-intermediate-host.htmlI have access to 3 machines, A, B, and C. The only possible (ssh) connections are: A -> B B <-> C I need to get files from A to C, so I could scp the files from A to B, and then scp them......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:29:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-save-all-images-of-a-site-whilst-browsing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-save-all-images-of-a-site-whilst-browsing.htmlIn developer tools in Chrome, I go to: Sources > mysite.com > images I can preview images, expand the folder where necessary etc. My question is how can I save all these images in the same folder ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:28:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/open-an-application-at-specific-time-in-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/open-an-application-at-specific-time-in-mac-os-x.htmlI am tired of opening Skype everday; I need a little script to set the hour to open and the hour to close....Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:08:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-not-display-labels-in-pie-chart-that-are-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-not-display-labels-in-pie-chart-that-are-0.htmlI have some data in excel that I want to graph in a pie chart (see image 1) where the text will be the labels and the numbers will turn into percentages. The problem is, when i go to graph the data......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:06:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/400-bad-request-no-request-found-micro-httpd-when-accessing-router-pag.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/400-bad-request-no-request-found-micro-httpd-when-accessing-router-pag.htmlPROBLEM I have been having issues with my ping lately so I decided to troubleshoot what the issue could be. My ping issue would happen on and off so I did not pay much attention thinking it would g......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:02:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-download-the-auto-generated-subtitles-of-videos-in-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-download-the-auto-generated-subtitles-of-videos-in-a.htmlI found this cool Reddit link here which basically does what the title says, but this stuff felt a bit confusing to me. Can somebody please suggest if there's a better way to download the automatic......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:02:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-dropbox-lan-sync-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-dropbox-lan-sync-work.htmlI have installed Dropbox on 2 Ubuntu machines and enabled LAN sync. I was curious how does one Dropbox instance detect another....Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:55:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reload-tmux-configuration.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reload-tmux-configuration.htmlTrying to transition to tmux (version 1.6) on OS X 10.7 (so I'm sure I am making a noob mistake) and having problems with the simplest of commands. In my ~/.tmux.conf I have to map the prefix to Ct......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:52:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/time-machine-backup-on-s3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/time-machine-backup-on-s3.htmlIs there any possibility to use Amazon S3 for Mac OS X time machine backups? Or in other words: Use S3 rather an external hard disk for time machine backups?...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:37:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/moving-msftres-partition-with-gparted.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/moving-msftres-partition-with-gparted.htmlI've found various answers to this question online, ranging from "you definitely can't do this" to "this is doable with gparted," so I was hoping to get a straight answer here. ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:28:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-outlook-account-but-keep-mails.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-outlook-account-but-keep-mails.htmlI have a former job accourt in Outlook, that I wanted to remove, but keep mails. I followed the steps provided by this link, removed the account. I mean, I did exactly that the Step 2 said to do: ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:26:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-drag-down-a-window-in-windows-7-if-the-top-bar-is-hidden-beyo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-drag-down-a-window-in-windows-7-if-the-top-bar-is-hidden-beyo.htmlThis is the top of my monitor right now. How can I drag down the window? Please give a general solution that works for all programs (i.e., at the Windows layer), not just for Adobe Reader....Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:05:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-extend-not-mirror-a-computer-screen-to-a-chromecast.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-extend-not-mirror-a-computer-screen-to-a-chromecast.htmlFor about two weeks or more between May and June 2020, I was able to cast my entire desktop screen to my Chromecast device and get the ability to extend my desktop (not duplicate it) to the TV wher......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:02:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/locking-a-file-on-a-shared-drive-for-editing-by-only-one-person-at-a-t.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/locking-a-file-on-a-shared-drive-for-editing-by-only-one-person-at-a-t.htmlA shared file exists to a number of Windows 7/8 PCs on a mapped network drive like so: G:\plan.xlsx How can one lock or control the file so as it is only editable by one person at a time? Confli......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:01:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/invalid-command-line-option-set-version.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/invalid-command-line-option-set-version.htmlI'm trying to get WSL 2 running. To wit I did the following: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:50:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-with-ssh-prompting-for-remote-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-with-ssh-prompting-for-remote-password.htmlI have followed the following guide to setup Rsync with SSH between my local machine and a remote server: I performed the below as root: rsync -avz -e ssh /home/user/dir root@192.168.200.10::Back......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:44:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-installation-error-0x80070570.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-installation-error-0x80070570.htmlI recently bought an HP Pavilion bb0501 with windows 11 preinstalled, so I decided to do a clean install of windows 11 to remove the bloatware that new laptops always contain. I downloaded the iso ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:38:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-dns-not-working-nslookup-is-working-ping-4-name-com-not-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-dns-not-working-nslookup-is-working-ping-4-name-com-not-work.htmlnslookup IS working; ping -4 name.com NOT working The most obvious symptom of this problem is that nslookup IS working, while ping -4 name.com is NOT working. That's because nslookup contains its......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:49:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-firefox-ignore-the-hosts-file-how-to-make-firefox-honor-the-hosts.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-firefox-ignore-the-hosts-file-how-to-make-firefox-honor-the-hosts.htmlI'm using Firefox browser in Ubuntu 18.04. I made an experiment where I want some domain names to be resolved to another IP address than their actual one. Firefox seems to ignore the IP in the host......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:45:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-okay-if-i-leave-my-pc-on-for-a-week-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-okay-if-i-leave-my-pc-on-for-a-week-closed.htmlSo, I need to move from my PC to other works once in a while, so I can't turn it turn it on and off every 30 minutes or so. Also, I need it to do some tasks at night, so I just leave it on. It's b......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:28:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/scp-hanging-when-uploading-large-amount-of-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/scp-hanging-when-uploading-large-amount-of-files.htmlI am transferring a large amount of files, about 17,000, from my computer to an EC2 instance with an S3 bucket mounted to it. For some reason, I only ever get somewhere between 200 to 400 files upl......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:25:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-delete-printer-status-stays-on-039-deleting-offline-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-delete-printer-status-stays-on-039-deleting-offline-039.htmlOn Windows Vista, after right-clicking on a printer and choosing to delete it, the printer stays on 'Deleting - Offline'. Even after several restarts, the printer remains there. Is there a way to ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:23:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-acrobat-pro-9-0-on-windows-7-print-to-network-share-gives-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-acrobat-pro-9-0-on-windows-7-print-to-network-share-gives-error.htmlI've recently upgraded a client's workstations to brand new computers, with Windows 7 Professional. The server is still Windows Server 2003. The server has 2-3 file shares that get mapped to users' ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:22:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-chart-how-to-reverse-the-x-axis-of-time-series-data.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-chart-how-to-reverse-the-x-axis-of-time-series-data.htmlIn Excel 2003, I have a time series from a financial report that goes something like this: 2007 2006 2005 Amount 300 200 100 I want to create a graph of the time series that looks ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:22:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vmware-workstation-how-to-reduce-vmdk-maximum-size.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vmware-workstation-how-to-reduce-vmdk-maximum-size.htmlI have a 150 GB disk file (.vmdk, non pre-allocated) where my virtual machine is stored. The file is currently 20 GB, but it is growing everyday, even though I'm not storing anything new in the gu......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:55:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-buy-2-times-2x8gb-ram-instead-of-4x8gb-ram-kit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-buy-2-times-2x8gb-ram-instead-of-4x8gb-ram-kit.htmlIt seems to be a stupid question, but on many many website I see that the price for the 4x8GB RAM is higher than buying two times the 2x8GB, which is supposed to be equivalent. Of course, the RAM ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:50:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-terminal-has-no-title-bar-and-doesn-039-t-show-tabs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-terminal-has-no-title-bar-and-doesn-039-t-show-tabs.htmlOS: Windows 11 Build: 21H2 22000.258 Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor 4.00 GHz RAM: 64.0 GB (63.9 GB usable) It's a pretty fresh install of Windows too, because I did a fresh install ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:43:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/the-proxy-requires-username-password-issue-in-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/the-proxy-requires-username-password-issue-in-google-chrome.htmlFrom the past day, I'm getting this new error asking to enter some username and password for the proxy when I'm trying to use a VPN extension inside chrome (Zenmate VPN, SetupVPN) and even do a small ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:43:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-kind-of-information-can-my-university-gather-regarding-my-interne.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-kind-of-information-can-my-university-gather-regarding-my-interne.htmlI attend a large University and use their network for just about everything. Although I realize security measures probably differ from campus to campus, on a typical University-wide network, how se......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:41:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/website-is-down-for-me-not-for-others-outside-my-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/website-is-down-for-me-not-for-others-outside-my-network.htmlI'm facing a weird problem with some websites. In my network nobody is able to access a particular website, whereas that website is up when I checked it at http://www.isup.me/. This happens quite ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:40:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/awk-to-print-columns-based-on-the-columns-summation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/awk-to-print-columns-based-on-the-columns-summation.htmlI have a file that has numeric values in the form of a matrix. I have written an awk script that prints the header, then adds 1 to the columns 'sum' if the values in the columns are less than 5 and ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:26:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-group-by-and-sum-a-column-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-group-by-and-sum-a-column-in-excel.htmlI'm trying to figure out how to "group by" values in an Excel spreadsheet. Given the following example (this is an inventory sheet I use at my restaurant:) At the far right of the spreadsheet the......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:24:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-icacls-c-windows-winsxs-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-icacls-c-windows-winsxs-do.htmlOriginally posted by me on Stack Overflow, reposted here because this seems like a more relevant site for this question. Some wording has been slightly edited and more information has been added. W......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:50:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-toolbar-skin-in-media-player-classic-home-cinema.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-toolbar-skin-in-media-player-classic-home-cinema.htmlI am following this link to change toolbar skin of Media Player Classic - Home Cinema but it is not using the new skin. I'm using Windows 8 Pro N and Media Feature Pack is installed. More Informat......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:17:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-noticeably-slower-on-one-computer-while-faster-on-another-con.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-noticeably-slower-on-one-computer-while-faster-on-another-con.htmlI have a 120Mb/s Internet connection and it works well on my laptop with 1Gb/s network card and Windows 7. But it works too slow on another computer which is older and which have 100Mb/s network ca......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:04:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-mysql-server-5-7-instead-of-mysql-server-8-0-on-an-ubuntu-19-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-mysql-server-5-7-instead-of-mysql-server-8-0-on-an-ubuntu-19-1.htmlI have some trouble installing mysql-server 5.7 on ubuntu 19.10 (eoan) machine. Unfortunately I'm bound to mysql-server version 5.6/5.7 so just installing mysql-server 8.0 is no option. According to ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-new-mail-notification-icon-hides.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-new-mail-notification-icon-hides.htmlI have Outlook minimize to tray. I set the "Microsoft Outlook" icon to "Show icon and notification" in the Notification Area Icons settings (this is the main Outlook "O" icon). That one works fine.......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:58:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-what-command-were-executed-by-cmd-exe-pop-up.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-what-command-were-executed-by-cmd-exe-pop-up.htmlI noticed that sometimes after Windows 10 boots up, there is a black box cmd.exe pops up and closes quickly. I want to know what was running. Besides looking in autoruns, are there tools or registry ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:52:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-access-internet-but-cannot-ping-default-gateway.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-access-internet-but-cannot-ping-default-gateway.htmlI recently changed my router to another model (ZTE H168N). I got my wired internet connection working, and the results given by ipconfig seemed to be fine. I checked my default gateway and it w......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:24:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-64bit-office-2016-64bit-registry-key.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-64bit-office-2016-64bit-registry-key.htmlI am using OCS Inventory and there is a plugin to retrieve office cd-key and other informations. It works well with office 2007/10/13 and also 16 but pro version. But the main question: (Office ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:24:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-format-a-microsoft-excel-2007-cell-in-hexadecimal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-format-a-microsoft-excel-2007-cell-in-hexadecimal.htmlI would like a format a cell in Microsoft Excel 2007 in hexadecimal but am not finding how to do this. Is there a built-in way to change the base from 10 to 16 for a cell?...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:19:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/no-bluetooth-option-anywhere-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/no-bluetooth-option-anywhere-in-windows.htmlI am using Windows 8.1 Pro and trying to enable bluetooth but I don't see any option to enable it. I visited: System Tray Change PC settings Control Panel services.msc Non of these helped. I reme......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:41:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-xml-to-csv-automatically-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-xml-to-csv-automatically-in-powershell.htmlI've got a few thousand xml files with different formats I'm trying to convert to CSV. I've noticed that in Excel you can open an XML file 'as an XML table', and it will create a schema based on th......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:39:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-advantage-does-a-2400x600-dpi-printer-have-over-a-1200x1200-dpi-p.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-advantage-does-a-2400x600-dpi-printer-have-over-a-1200x1200-dpi-p.htmlI've seen laser printers with a resolutions of 1200x1200 dpi and, strangely, 2400x600 dpi. As the measure is dots per inch, not Kdots on a page or something (where a higher vertical resolution might ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:26:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-for-reinstall-lubuntu-20-keeping-files-and-soft.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-for-reinstall-lubuntu-20-keeping-files-and-soft.htmlI have installed Lubuntu 20.04 dual boot with Win10, i have a issue wich is that when i back from Suspend the system, the screen does not show nothing, only it is black so i must power off/on to ca......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:18:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-backup-to-use-for-home-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-backup-to-use-for-home-server.htmlI am using windows home server and was wondering is there any good way to backup your data? I was thinking of clashplan (hdd clone) but not sure if its the best way. any advise for these? I do not ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:15:47 -0400