https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSat, 18 Jul 2026 19:19:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sshd-config-options-permittunnel-vs-allowtcpforwarding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sshd-config-options-permittunnel-vs-allowtcpforwarding.htmlI have trouble understanding the PermitTunnel option in the sshd_config file. How is this option related to the AllowTcpForwarding? Having PermitTunnel no does not seem to have any effect on tunnel......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:14:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-disable-translate-this-page-pop-up-but-keep-translation-feature.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-disable-translate-this-page-pop-up-but-keep-translation-feature.htmlChrome shows "Translate This Page?" at the translation icon. This may be helpful for first-time users who did not know that that button is there, but showing that every single time is a really stupid ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:10:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/securing-freebsd-in-single-user-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/securing-freebsd-in-single-user-mode.htmlI have been shown that a FreeBSD system can easily be accessed in single user mode without the root password. Using the passwd command will allow anyone withh physical access to the system to chang......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:00:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-mariadb-when-it-gets-stuck-during-shutdown-waiting-for-page.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-mariadb-when-it-gets-stuck-during-shutdown-waiting-for-page.htmlI am running MariaDB (v 10.3.13) on Arch Linux (Manjaro). It worked normally for the last months but now there are some issues. When I try to reboot the computer, it gets stuck at A stop job is ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:55:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-never-shows-me-autocomplete-search-suggestions.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-never-shows-me-autocomplete-search-suggestions.htmlWhat I want: But when I'm logged into Chrome, I never see these suggestions. I only see suggestions are from my own history and bookmarks. How do I change this?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:40:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-as-another-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-as-another-user.htmlThe remote server only allows account X to ssh to. Now, from my computer, I want to ssh to the remote server as account X without password. I generate the private key on my local computer and share......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:39:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-not-hitting-profile.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-not-hitting-profile.htmlI've just installed zsh on my Ubuntu system. It seems zsh isn't executing ~/.profile on init. To my best understanding, this should be an automatic behavior. What am I missing?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:17:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-scan-x-rays-on-a-flatbed-scanner.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-scan-x-rays-on-a-flatbed-scanner.htmlI have a standard flatbed scanner, which doesn't come with any special accessory to scan negatives. If I scan x-rays by just putting them under the lid, with no special provision, the scans comes out ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:14:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-fullscreen-is-limited-to-the-resolution-of-my-primary-m.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-fullscreen-is-limited-to-the-resolution-of-my-primary-m.htmlI have 2 monitors, unfortunately one is smaller than the other. I want to use the 1920x1200 monitor for a fullscreen RDP session (this is where I do my main work). And I would like to use the sma......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:11:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wildcard-file-extensions-xcopy.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wildcard-file-extensions-xcopy.htmlI have some files that need to be copied to a directory on a schedule. All the files have the same name but the extension increments (I have no control over this, it drives me mad) I've tried run......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:48:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-pro-peer-to-peer-networking.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-pro-peer-to-peer-networking.htmlSorry to be so long, but I want to be thorough... I am the administrator for a small business network that has 15 desktop computers and 4 laptop computers, all running Windows 7 Pro. Within this n......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:42:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/becoming-certificate-authority-and-generating-a-certificate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/becoming-certificate-authority-and-generating-a-certificate.htmlA quick question. I sign a certificate for PKILabServer.com (Listed under Common Name), open /etc/hosts and add the following entry 127.0.0.1 PKILabServer.com Then launch the server using the ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:36:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chmod-doesn-039-t-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chmod-doesn-039-t-work.htmlI wrote a /bash script and to execute it I decided to set all the rights, so I tried chmod 777 * //I had 3 text files in the directory, so that's ok Then to check the result I typed ls -l But the ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:28:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-set-integer-constraint-on-certain-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-set-integer-constraint-on-certain-cell.htmlI have a production programming exercise that I'm supposed to solve by using the Excel solver. However, I am not able to set an integer constraint on a certain cell that I need to be integer only. I ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:08:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/license-key-finder-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/license-key-finder-on-mac.htmlAre there any license key finders on Mac?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:53:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-registry-access-denied-when-administrator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-registry-access-denied-when-administrator.htmlWindows 7 workstation, Launch 'regedit.exe' as 'Administrator' Find the following registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{76A64158-CB41-11D1-8B02-00600806D9B6} Right click and select 'Permissions' ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:48:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/non-monotonous-dts-in-output-stream.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/non-monotonous-dts-in-output-stream.htmlSummary of the bug: Hello, I've created a network with the mininet simulator on ubuntu 14.04lts. In this network, I want to transfer video between two hosts. I used vlc in Sender host and I used ff......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:46:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hotkeys-for-scrolling.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hotkeys-for-scrolling.htmlDoes Windows have any hotkeys for scrolling in a window?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:10:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-create-yum-repo-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-create-yum-repo-file.htmlI know there is a previously asked question, but I still have some doubts so asking again. How do I create a yum repo file? I know that in the /etc/yum.repos.d/ I have to create .repo file. Below ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:02:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-place-a-shape-on-top-of-another-shape-in-visio-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-place-a-shape-on-top-of-another-shape-in-visio-2010.htmlOkay this is driving me nuts. I'm using Visio 2010 in a completely blank template. Here is what I'm doing: I'm drawing a simple rectangle I draw a second simple rectangle I'm trying to drag rect......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:51:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-not-working-properly-after-using-anydesk-for-long-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-not-working-properly-after-using-anydesk-for-long-time.htmlI have AnyDesk installed on my work computer (Desktop PC, Windows 10 Pro). During home quarantine, I've connected to the work computer from home (Windows 10 Home edition) using AnyDesk, every day, ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:48:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-should-i-generate-a-self-signed-ssl-for-an-intranet-server-followi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-should-i-generate-a-self-signed-ssl-for-an-intranet-server-followi.htmlMy knowledge about SSL is very basic and I need to generate self-signed SSL certificates for a local server [server.local] so I can use it in a mobile app for SSL pinning. How do I create a self-si......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:47:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-anything-i-can-try-to-access-this-external-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-anything-i-can-try-to-access-this-external-hard-drive.htmlI'm trying to access a friend's 1TB WD My Passport NTFS external hard drive. My Windows PC kept freezing. So I tried my MacBook Pro. I installed FUSE: brew cask install osxfuse I tried: $ disku......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:46:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-disable-the-case-auto-changing-for-network-shared-folder-after-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-disable-the-case-auto-changing-for-network-shared-folder-after-.htmlI don't want to set whole Windows in case-sensitive, which means "Abc.TxT" & "abc.txt" are 2 files. I just want to disable the case auto-changing by Windows itself. Before v1903, the names of ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:42:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/invert-regular-expression-match-in-textmate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/invert-regular-expression-match-in-textmate.htmlI have this string: goose goose goose random goose goose test goose goose goose I'm using regular expression in TextMate to find any word that isn't goose. therefore random and test. So I tried ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:38:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/format-usb-disk-using-diskpart-yields-no-volume-selected-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/format-usb-disk-using-diskpart-yields-no-volume-selected-error.htmlI use the following diskpart.exe sequence. I want to specify the disk number and then format the disk. C:\>diskpart Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.18362.1 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporatio......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:33:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hardware-ethernet-on-off-switch-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hardware-ethernet-on-off-switch-closed.htmlDoes anyone know if an hardware ethernet on/off switch exists to buy? Or if it would be possible to build one? I currently have an issue in my software development environment that can only be ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:25:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-test-an-ups-battery-without-having-the-ups-nearby.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-test-an-ups-battery-without-having-the-ups-nearby.htmlI just started with a new company and they have a stack of replacement batteries for UPS's located at the branch offices. The problem is, no one knows if these batteries are good or not, and the de......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:19:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-access-machine-by-hostname-within-a-home-network-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-access-machine-by-hostname-within-a-home-network-duplicate.htmlI have several Ubuntu computers connected (with wires) by Linksys E1000. Currently, I edit /etc/hosts on each machine to map the hostnames of all the machines and their corresponding IP addresses s......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:18:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-set-windows-default-second-monitor-behaviour-to-extend-these-dis.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-set-windows-default-second-monitor-behaviour-to-extend-these-dis.htmlI travel to multiple offices (and multiple desks in those offices), and whenever possible I plug an external monitor into my laptop. Whenever I plug in a monitor I haven't used before, Windows def......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:15:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-get-the-user-profile-name-in-a-batch-file-without-the-compl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-get-the-user-profile-name-in-a-batch-file-without-the-compl.htmlI've seen that you can use %USERNAME% to get the whole path but I just want to get e.g John Doe for use in mapping a network drive to specific folders named after the user profile names? e.g NET ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:10:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-google-search-bar-text-typed-backwards.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-google-search-bar-text-typed-backwards.htmlI have been having this problem for a long time, since I was using my old macbook air. It still exists with my macbook pro. Problem is: when I'm searching in google, I typed something in the searc......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:05:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-mobaxterm-x11-proxy-unsupported-authorisation-protocol.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-mobaxterm-x11-proxy-unsupported-authorisation-protocol.htmlWhen connecting from Windows to my Linux box using MobaXterm, I cannot open Linux-GUI applications on the Windows side. On the Windows side, nothing happens. On the Linux box I get this error messa......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:58:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-run-a-batch-file-to-copy-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-run-a-batch-file-to-copy-files.htmlI'm just trying to run a simple batch script to copy a file: xcopy /s c:\source\document.txt c:\destination Nothing is copied, and I get the response: 0 File(s) copied I've done this before a......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:45:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/accessing-unknown-volume-in-external-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/accessing-unknown-volume-in-external-drive.htmlI have an external USB drive I use for file backups in my home network (for both Windows and OSX machines). It's normally plugged into my wireless router (TP-Link Archer C9). It works fine but I ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:36:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/total-file-quota-on-telegram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/total-file-quota-on-telegram.htmlTelegram says that one can send files up to 1.5 GB. Does that mean in total or per file? If it meant per file, one could just misuse that as a backup service, right? One could pack up data in packe......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:24:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-grub-shell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-grub-shell.htmlI have installed Linux Mint Cinnamon, but whenever I turn my PC on it goes into the grub shell, I dont know why, and I also don't know how to boot GUI Linux Mint from shell, please help me...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:22:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-cc-myself-on-every-email.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-cc-myself-on-every-email.htmlWhere can I find the settings to automatically cc myself on all sent email in outlook 2013?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:18:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-plastic-piece-that-houses-the-endpoints-inside-a-usb-port-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-plastic-piece-that-houses-the-endpoints-inside-a-usb-port-.htmlI accidentally pulled it out and broke it somehow. The USB port itself still works however, it seems that plastic piece is what keeps USB connectors plugged in because if I plug in anything now it's ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:14:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-usb-file-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-usb-file-system.htmlHow to change the traditional file system of a usb flashdrive(fat32) into ntfs or other file system?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:50:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-authenticator-accounts-can-they-be-shared.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-authenticator-accounts-can-they-be-shared.htmlI am wondering if these scenarios are possible. Have the same authenticator app on multiple phones. Say my bank has 2FA and I am using the authenticator app, can I have the "account" tie......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:26:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-come-os-x-allows-multiple-virtualization-software-at-the-same-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-come-os-x-allows-multiple-virtualization-software-at-the-same-time.htmlI was surprised to experience that VirtualBox and docker's HyperKit can run VMs at the same time on OS X. Using different hypervisors at the same is not possible on Windows or Linux. How come it wo......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:46:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dnsmasq-fails-to-answer-queries-on-ubuntu-16-04.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dnsmasq-fails-to-answer-queries-on-ubuntu-16-04.htmlAfter upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 dnsmasq fails to answer quires from subnets other then it's interfaces belong to. I wonder if there is an option that allows to add trusted subnets? Here is the log ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:43:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-happening-in-adsl-modem-in-bridge-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-happening-in-adsl-modem-in-bridge-mode.htmlI am using broadband connection via BSNL and I get service in a twisted pair. ADSL technology is used for broadband connectivity. ADSL modem normally have two modes of operation (Bridge mode and PP......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:34:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/saving-an-image-as-bmp-file-in-photoshop-cs-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/saving-an-image-as-bmp-file-in-photoshop-cs-on-mac.htmlI have a Mac and I am trying to save my Photoshop CS5 extended file as a BMP. When I click save as the only ones available are Photoshop, Large Doc, Photoshop eps, JPEG, JPEG 2000, Photoshop DDF, ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:22:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-configure-virtual-box-network-settings.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-configure-virtual-box-network-settings.htmlI need to set up vms in Virtual box in a following way: All virtual machines (Ubuntu) must communicate with host (macOS). All virtual machines must communicate with each other. All virtual machine......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:15:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-regular-expression-can-i-use-to-match-an-ip-address.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-regular-expression-can-i-use-to-match-an-ip-address.htmlWith the following grep syntax I want to match all IP address in a file (from a ksh script) grep '[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}' file The problem: It also matches words......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:01:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-move-files-without-retaining-preserving-the-security-sha.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-move-files-without-retaining-preserving-the-security-sha.htmlI'm trying to copy/move files from one hard drive to another hard drive but I do not want the security/sharing permissions to be copied over with the files; instead I want it to use generic/default ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:46:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-the-activation-of-the-menu-bar-when-alt-is-pressed-in-windows-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-the-activation-of-the-menu-bar-when-alt-is-pressed-in-windows-.htmlIn Windows 7 how can I disable the function that activates the menu bar when Alt is pressed? Are there some registry values to modify this behaviour?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:46:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/closed-is-there-a-way-to-unlock-a-bitlocked-hard-drive-using-tpm-in-co.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/closed-is-there-a-way-to-unlock-a-bitlocked-hard-drive-using-tpm-in-co.html******************* Final Update at the bottom ******************* Long story short, I have made a really dumb mistake. I thought I backed up my recovery key, but apparently I only backed up the r......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:29:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-detect-if-a-usb-port-is-3-0-or-2-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-detect-if-a-usb-port-is-3-0-or-2-0.htmlI have a Toshiba Canvio 3.0 external HDD. It has USB 3.0. It flashes blue if you connect it to a USB 3.0 port. If it is a 2.0 port, the light becomes white. Yesterday, I plugged it in and the ligh......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:11:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-wav-to-flac-in-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-wav-to-flac-in-ffmpeg.htmlHow can I convert a WAV file to an FLAC file with FFmpeg? I need to make various files. One in 16 Bit, one in 24 bit, and one in 32 bit depth. I also need to make different sample rates. E.g one in......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:04:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-more-torrents-to-seed-in-biglybt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-more-torrents-to-seed-in-biglybt.htmlI have been trying to have few private torrents to seed as default but I dunno what the problem with bigblybt, I am unable to get most of them to seed, even if they don't seed anything. They all sh......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:45:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/use-of-the-or-regex-operator-with-the-find-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/use-of-the-or-regex-operator-with-the-find-command.htmlThere are so many of these questions on the net, but I was unable to solve this simple problem. I have a directory with a lot of images, but I only want to copy a subset of them identified by rang......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:43:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-complete-standalone-installer-for-ie-9-which-don-039-t-us.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-complete-standalone-installer-for-ie-9-which-don-039-t-us.htmlI tried to find this but still not success. I'm searching a complete offline installers for Windows-7 of IE-9 which should not check for updates to install. If anyone knows please help me to sort out ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:40:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hostname-environment-variable-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hostname-environment-variable-on-linux.htmlOn my Linux box (Gentoo Linux 2.6.31 to be specific) I have noticed that the HOSTNAME environment variable is available in my shell, but not in scripts. For example, $ echo $HOSTNAME returns xxx......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:22:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-split-a-large-winrar-file-using-winrar.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-split-a-large-winrar-file-using-winrar.htmlI have a .rar file, (already compressed) and I need to split it. Can this be done through the WinRAR UI?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:21:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/nvme-pcie-x4-ssd-on-m-2-pcie-x2-slot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/nvme-pcie-x4-ssd-on-m-2-pcie-x2-slot.htmli'm about to get a new SSD for my PC, and before spending the money i have some doubts about my decision i would like to clarify First, my mobo is a B450 Aorus Pro Wifi, it has 2 M.2 slots, one of ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:21:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/top-5-absolute-values.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/top-5-absolute-values.htmlI have a data set and I am trying to create a formula to pull top 5 values based on the second column. The out put should be top 5 (omitting 0s) values from the second column. Thank you, Vitaliy...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:12:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-instr-in-a-variable-range.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-instr-in-a-variable-range.htmlI am trying to use a for loop to loop through the cells in a column and pick out parts with a specific description. To do this, I am using InStr, which I am unfamiliar with. Here is the code I have......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:08:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/speed-fan-software-not-detecting-fans.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/speed-fan-software-not-detecting-fans.html2 weeks ago I built a PC with new configurations, but today I decided to change the fan speed for my pc case. I have 4 fans on my casing, 3 on the front and 1 at the back. If I am not wrong the front ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:00:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hypervisor-detected-unable-to-uninstall-hyper-v-on-windows-11-windows-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hypervisor-detected-unable-to-uninstall-hyper-v-on-windows-11-windows-.htmlI have purchased a new Microsoft Windows Surface Pro 5+. Windows was pre-installed. I noticed that a 3rd party tool output a warning that my license it not valid for terminals. The developers told me ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:47:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-boot-into-windows-10-grub-rescue-and-bootrec-fixmbr-doesn-03.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-boot-into-windows-10-grub-rescue-and-bootrec-fixmbr-doesn-03.htmlSo the title pretty much says it all... I have a computer with 2 drives, a 256GB SSD and a 512GB HDD. I have my Windows 10 installation on the SSD and I partitioned the HDD to serve as my Ubuntu ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:40:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/merging-multiple-rss-feeds-into-one-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/merging-multiple-rss-feeds-into-one-closed.htmlI have a bunch of RSS feed URLs and I'd like to create a single RSS feed URL that would contain all of these feeds. Is there a website that does this? Preferably a simple one (not Yahoo! Pipes, p......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:26:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-dpkg-to-install-packages-from-a-local-directory.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-dpkg-to-install-packages-from-a-local-directory.htmlI'm refining our installer. The way it works is all our components are made into .deb files. The installer merely calls dpkg on all of them at once, along with their dependencies. This works great.......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:20:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-shift-enter-does-not-insert-a-new-line-paragraph-before-table-in-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-shift-enter-does-not-insert-a-new-line-paragraph-before-table-in-.htmlI have seen this question posted on multiple forums: How do I insert a new line or paragraph BEFORE an existing table in MS Word? An example of such a Question is located here: How do I insert text......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:57:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pci-bar-memory-addresses.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pci-bar-memory-addresses.htmlQuick question, I was reading the OSDev Wiki page regarding PCI and it says the following - Base address Registers (or BARs) can be used to hold memory addresses used by the device, or offsets for ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:53:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-robocopy-skip-copying-existing-files-by-default.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-robocopy-skip-copying-existing-files-by-default.htmlI've read (somewhere) that Robocopy skips copying over existing files by default. But... I can't find any Command Line switches for that....Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:24:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-super-cow-powers-and-why-doesn-039-t-my-aptitude-have-them.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-super-cow-powers-and-why-doesn-039-t-my-aptitude-have-them.htmlsudo aptitude help aptitude 0.4.11.11 Usage: aptitude [-S fname] [-u|-i] aptitude [options] <action> ... Actions (if none is specified, aptitude will enter interactive mode): ... This ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:05:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-access-my-modem-039-s-gui-when-it-039-s-in-bridged-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-access-my-modem-039-s-gui-when-it-039-s-in-bridged-mode.htmlI wanted to try setting up my ActionTec P5001a DSL modem/router in bridged mode with a Linksys E2500 router for improved NAT performance. Switching the modem to bridged mode and the router to PPPoE ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:55:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/connecting-to-remote-desktop-through-ssh-instead-of-rdp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/connecting-to-remote-desktop-through-ssh-instead-of-rdp.htmlSo I have a company laptop with windows that is on the same network (vpn) as my office desktop (windows). I can connect to the office desktop using RDP but is there a way for me to connect through ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:54:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-dsc-update-for-a-monitor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-dsc-update-for-a-monitor.htmlI am using Samsung Odyssey LC27G7xT connected to a Linux machine via HDMI and to a Mac via DisplayPort. Very occasionally, the monitor would show a black screen with the following progress bar in the ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:35:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-current-html-of-page-built-with-ajax-requests.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-current-html-of-page-built-with-ajax-requests.htmlSo, I'm using the Chrome/Chromium browser (put could use Firefox, if need be). I'm viewing webpages which are constructed "on the fly" with (presumably) AJAX (think the how you scroll down on Face......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:29:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-multiple-commands-one-after-another-in-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-multiple-commands-one-after-another-in-cmd.htmlHow to run Windows OS cmd.exe multiple commands one after another, I use ncrack, commands I manually open cmd.exe and I paste this code: ncrack --user Admin -P pass1.txt <IPAddress>:3389 -oN ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:25:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-configure-ssh-so-it-doesn-039-t-try-all-the-identity-files-au.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-configure-ssh-so-it-doesn-039-t-try-all-the-identity-files-au.htmlI have been putting my ssh identity files inside my ~/.ssh/ folder. I have probably about 30 files in there. When I connect to servers, I will specify the identity file to use with something like ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:24:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disadvantages-of-operating-system-on-external-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disadvantages-of-operating-system-on-external-drive.htmlI am constantly traveling between two countries and I am constantly forced to bring my laptop with me. I was wondering if it is possible to install an operating system such as Linux or Windows on my ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:12:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-the-document-map-in-microsoft-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-the-document-map-in-microsoft-word.htmlI want to quickly browse a Microsoft Word document that contains headings using the Document Map. However, I accidentally closed the Document Map and can't find any way to reopen it. How do I open......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:03:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-create-ruled-lines-in-word-2007.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-create-ruled-lines-in-word-2007.htmlMy aim is to set up Word to use the 'Cornell Notetaking method', and I would like to be able to have 'ruled lines' as part of my page in word. Currently, I have a split textbox, however obviously ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:59:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-usb-cables-device-specific.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-usb-cables-device-specific.htmlI have a dozen or so USB or USB to mini-USB cables lying around. It's annoying keeping track of what goes to what. Are they interchangeable or are they device-specific? Does it change the answer ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:58:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-separate-single-text-file-into-multiple-text-file-by-lines-usin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-separate-single-text-file-into-multiple-text-file-by-lines-usin.htmlI have running the following program, @echo off cls set /p "filename=type file name>" setlocal enabledelayedexpansion for /r E:\ %%a in (*) do if "%%~nxa"=="%filename%" ( echo %%~dpnxa >>......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:50:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/for-what-is-the-thunderbolt-aic-connector-used.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/for-what-is-the-thunderbolt-aic-connector-used.htmlWhat does "AIC" mean? What does the connector do? Is it like a USB pin header where you can connect for example your USB ports for your case? Or do you need something else? Also there are expansion ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:49:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/amazon-ec2-prompt-password-when-sudo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/amazon-ec2-prompt-password-when-sudo.htmlWhen I log into an ec2 instance via ssh using keypair (logged in as ec2-user user), I am able to execute sudo commands without typing a password. How can I configure ec2 instance to prompt for a ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:44:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-path-of-php-ini-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-path-of-php-ini-windows.htmlI've downloaded php, addeded it to my path and im trying to enabled openssl php --ini tells me that configuration file is c:\windows which there was nothing there, I dont want to copy php into c/w......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:44:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pausing-search-history-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pausing-search-history-in-chrome.htmlchrome has no way to turn off search history. I have tried many online tutorials and none seem to work. how would I stop chrome from recording my browsing history without deleting all my history or......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:41:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/openssl-req-new-with-some-default-subj-values.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/openssl-req-new-with-some-default-subj-values.htmlI want to use openssl to create a CSR while providing some of the answers for Country Name, State or Province Name, etc but I still want it to prompt for the Common Name (FQDN). So far I have somet......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:37:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-close-a-file-that-i-created-using-cat-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-close-a-file-that-i-created-using-cat-command.htmlI learning how to use git on a Mac and I'm trying to add a file in one of my branches by using the "cat > " command. The problem I'm having is that I want to end editing the file in the terminal bu......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:33:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/flip-x-and-y-axes-in-excel-graph.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/flip-x-and-y-axes-in-excel-graph.htmlThis should not be very difficult, but I cannot figure out how to do it. I have a table similar to this %low %high 0 0 12 1 13 26 ... 19 90 94 20 95 100 When I graph it, excel ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:25:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/closing-document-without-closing-application-in-ms-word-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/closing-document-without-closing-application-in-ms-word-2010.htmlIn pre-ribbon versions of Word you there was an 'X' that would show when you opened a document that would close it without closing the application. I was placed right underneath the closing 'X' that ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:06:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-replace-character-by-in-a-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-replace-character-by-in-a-batch-file.htmlset var=this-is-a-test ECHO I would like to convert the value of this variable to "this%_%is%_%a%_%test" I tried with: SET VAR=%VAR:-=%_%% But doesn't work :( Please help...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:49:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-some-websites-why-doesn-039-t-ctrl-click-work-but-right-click-open-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-some-websites-why-doesn-039-t-ctrl-click-work-but-right-click-open-.htmlTake for example the Metro newspaper. Ctrl + clicking other articles on the right side opens them in the same tab... grrrr! Yet right-clicking > Open in new tab, does work. It's frustrating - is t......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:46:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-automatically-restart-docker-containers-after-a-windows-serv.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-automatically-restart-docker-containers-after-a-windows-serv.htmlI have been struggling for the last couple of days to get my Docker containers to restart after a system reboot. Going by the documentation and numerous blogs on the topic I was under the impressio......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:45:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-move-my-os-from-one-partition-to-another-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-move-my-os-from-one-partition-to-another-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: How do I easily copy or clone a Windows boot partition onto a new hard drive? Currently I have Windows 7 installed on C: of 20GB capacity. I install software mostly on anot......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:45:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-create-a-double-decker-toolbar-in-the-windows-taskba.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-create-a-double-decker-toolbar-in-the-windows-taskba.htmlFor toolbars within the Windows taskbar, Win7 lets you specify if you want to use small or large icons. If you select small icons for a toolbar, but large icons for the primary taskbar, the icons ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:36:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-turning-on-bitlocker-erase-existing-data-the-encrypted-partition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-turning-on-bitlocker-erase-existing-data-the-encrypted-partition.htmlI've got a 700GB external disk. Can i safely turn on bitlocker without erasing any data?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:34:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-browse-a-registry-hive-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-browse-a-registry-hive-file.htmlI had to reinstall windows but forgot to backup settings from an app from the registry. I still have the old registry in Windows.old/Documents and Settings/me. I think it's the ntuser.dat file. Is ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:02:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/large-aria-debug-log-files-keep-popping-up-in-the-temp-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/large-aria-debug-log-files-keep-popping-up-in-the-temp-folder.htmlNot long ago, after having my PC for a while, some random files started popping up in C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Temp\Files - various .log files named aria-debug-random_number: I continuously del......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:37:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mysql-8-0-16-community-edition-install-stopping-at-starting-the-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mysql-8-0-16-community-edition-install-stopping-at-starting-the-server.htmlI am attempting to install MySQL 8.0.16 Community Server on Windows 10. I keep getting to the "Apply Configuration" step, I hit 'Execute", and then I get to the "Starting the Server" step and it f......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:29:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/alfa-wireless-card-monitor-mode-on-kali-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/alfa-wireless-card-monitor-mode-on-kali-linux.htmlI have a wireless card (Alfa AWUS036H) that I use for pen-testing on my test network. Due to my recent interest in network hacking, I picked up this card and put it into monitor mode. While it scan......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:02:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-multiple-files-in-different-directories-using-the-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-multiple-files-in-different-directories-using-the-linux.htmlCould you please help me figure out how to do this? Let's say, under this directory: /home/user1/ there are 100 folders, the name of these folders are 1, 2, 3 ... to 100. In each folder, there a......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:47:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/eliminate-macbook-capslock-delay.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/eliminate-macbook-capslock-delay.htmlOn my MacPro there is one issue (and guys from Apple think this is feature...) that annoys me very much: there is a time delay between CapsLock switching. I used to do that fast. If I go to prefere......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:45:32 -0400