https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usThu, 06 Aug 2026 08:38:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-multiple-slides-from-same-powerpoint-presentation-simultan.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-multiple-slides-from-same-powerpoint-presentation-simultan.htmlI want to be able to do: View two slides from same PowerPoint presentation simultaneously Edit these slides My current workflow is to just make the far left "Slides" pane large enough I can see the ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:28:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-much-does-video-card-benchmark-improve-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-much-does-video-card-benchmark-improve-closed.htmlHow much does a graphic card benchmark improve after six to twelve months on the market? An example, currently ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M. However, I have ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:22:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/synergy-pro-copy-paste-and-scroll-on-windows-10-fails.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/synergy-pro-copy-paste-and-scroll-on-windows-10-fails.htmlSynergy Pro 1.8.4 3 Windows 10 machines (had the same issue on Windows 7) The copy/paste and client scrolling features OFTEN (10 times a day) stops working. I can get the functionality back by ope......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:20:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-two-devices-with-the-same-mac-address-be-on-the-same-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-two-devices-with-the-same-mac-address-be-on-the-same-network.htmlWhat happens if there is a device already connected to a wifi network, and subsequently another device tries to join the wifi network using the exact same MAC address as the original?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:11:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-an-minified-optimized-svg-from-inkscape.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-an-minified-optimized-svg-from-inkscape.htmlI'm using Inkscape to create and manipulate SVGs. Later I use this files in my websites. Unfortunately Inkscape produces a really messy SVG, even I select Plain SVG in the save dialog. How can I e......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:54:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssd-on-windows-xp-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssd-on-windows-xp-closed.htmlI'm going to get an SSD drive for my computer and install Windows XP on it. I've read online that Windows XP isn't very SSD friendly and there are things you need to do to optimize for an SSD driv......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:53:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/read-in-bash-and-zsh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/read-in-bash-and-zsh.htmlI'm observing differences between zsh and bash when using read on macOS. With bash this script echo "characters" | while IFS= read -d '' -n 1 a; do printf %s "$a-"; done Produc......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:45:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/iwconfig-obsolete-is-there-a-sensitivity-setting-for-iw.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/iwconfig-obsolete-is-there-a-sensitivity-setting-for-iw.htmlOlder versions of linux used: iwconfig dev sens -80 To set the roam sensitivity, after the signal dropped below the set threshold, the card/adapter would initiate a scan looking for another AP to......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:45:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sudo-error-with-sudoers-audit-plugin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sudo-error-with-sudoers-audit-plugin.htmlI have one problem with sudo. When I run sudo in regular account I get: sudo: PERM_ROOT: setresuid(0, -1, -1): Permission denied sudo: error initializing audit plugin sudoers_audit But I commented......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:45:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-make-the-mouse-in-windows-click-on-the-down-press-wi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-make-the-mouse-in-windows-click-on-the-down-press-wi.htmlMy son is disabled. He plays this PC game called Tibia, just a simple point and click game. I noticed when he played he would have to click 2 or 3 times before his character would move. This was be......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:41:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powerpoint-auto-numbering-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powerpoint-auto-numbering-word.htmlI have a PowerPoint slide that contains questions. Every slide has one question. The word "Question" is included at the top of the slide. I want to add automatic numbering behind the word......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:39:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-the-unzip-with-winrar-so-slow.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-the-unzip-with-winrar-so-slow.htmlWhy is the unzip so slow, if the processor is not 100% busy, disk I/O is not saturated, and there is enough memory? I'm using Win7 x64, but this was just an example. (The package can be anything big ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:33:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-login-background-in-windows-xp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-login-background-in-windows-xp.htmlHow do I change the login background in Windows XP?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:14:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/monitor-screen-vertically-split-in-half.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/monitor-screen-vertically-split-in-half.htmlI have a huge bug on my screen, it is vertically split in two: I did nothing "wrong" with my computer. The only thing a recently did is playing Skyrim Special Edition with like 30 mods. My ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:13:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/oversized-display-in-monitor-when-connected-by-vga-from-windows-10-lap.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/oversized-display-in-monitor-when-connected-by-vga-from-windows-10-lap.htmlSo I have ASUS laptop A455LF i5-5200u with Intel HD Graphics 5500 and Nvidia GT930M running latest update of Windows 10 and latest update of every graphic driver connected to LG 22MN42A monitor + t......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:10:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-damaged-hard-drives-freeze-the-entire-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-damaged-hard-drives-freeze-the-entire-system.htmlWhy does a hard drive which is known to have bad blocks (verified in HDTune and HDDScan), freezes down my entire system? It is not the OS drive; it is attached to another SATA port, and I'm trying......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:09:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/debian-10-oracle-jdk-not-showing-up-in-update-alternatives.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/debian-10-oracle-jdk-not-showing-up-in-update-alternatives.htmlInside a Debian 10 VM I have first installed OpenJDK 11, and it was all OK. Then I have installed Oracle JDK 13 according to instructions posted in Computing for geeks, that means wget-ting the .de......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:00:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-restore-the-windows-xp-welcome-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-restore-the-windows-xp-welcome-screen.htmlThe default Windows XP logon screen seems to no longer be functioning. I'm presented with a logon box asking for my username and password - I can still log in, but I wish to restore the old method.......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:55:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-document-inspector-warning-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-document-inspector-warning-in-excel.htmlI'm running VBA scripts on a series of files that are XLSM type. While I'm trying to automate my processes, I'm getting stopped by this warning about the Document Inspector, meaning I have to click......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:54:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-do-a-cache-refresh-in-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-do-a-cache-refresh-in-google-chrome.htmlI don't know what exactly it's called, by cache refresh I mean, refresh the page after clearing its cache. I don't want to clear the entire browser cache. I can't seem to cache refresh my pages. In ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:50:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-code-python-indentation-issues.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-code-python-indentation-issues.htmlSo I have been having issues with my VSC and python 3.7 It works when I try to run the code through Sublime and terminal, and seems to fix itself after I restart visual studio, but always returns w......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:49:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-automatically-print-filename-in-a-pdf-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-automatically-print-filename-in-a-pdf-file.htmlI need to print the filename to my pdf (in the header or footer). I'm using Adobe Reader, but i can also use Foxit pdf reader or anyother free pdf reader. Is it possible to do this?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:07:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-for-loop-in-parallel-with-n-cores.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-for-loop-in-parallel-with-n-cores.htmlI have a bash loop that looks like: for i in $(seq 0 $max); do my_command $i done and I would like to run this in parallel on n cores. I know that I could do while [[ "$j" -le "$max" ]]; do ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:39:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-ffmpeg-to-trim-off-x-seconds-from-the-beginning-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-ffmpeg-to-trim-off-x-seconds-from-the-beginning-.htmlI need to trim the just the first 1 or 2 seconds off of a series of FLV recordings of varying, unspecified lengths. I've found plenty of resources for extracting a specified duration from a video (......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:36:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-terminal-output.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-terminal-output.htmlSuppose I have a Terminal open that contains thousands of lines of output from my previous commands over the past few hours/days. How do I search that recorded output for a string? I'm especially ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:27:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/putting-clusters-in-a-excel-graph.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/putting-clusters-in-a-excel-graph.htmlI have a data set generated similar to the following table. Label | X | Y | A | 1 | 1 | B | 2 | 2 | B | 3 | 2 | A | 4 | 3 | C | 5 | 4 | A | 4 | ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:21:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-take-a-screenshot-in-kde-desktop-by-pressing-only-th.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-take-a-screenshot-in-kde-desktop-by-pressing-only-th.htmlI am using Fedora 25. I have installed both GNOME and KDE and some other desktop systems. I frequently take screenshots when I see any video like tutorial, documentary etc. For GNOME to take a ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:11:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-name-a-folder-or-file-039-con-039-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-name-a-folder-or-file-039-con-039-in-windows.htmlIn all versions of Windows, we are unable to rename a file or a folder name as CON without third-party file renaming software. Trying to do this in Windows 7 results in an error: The specified d......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:58:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/go-to-middle-of-line-in-vim.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/go-to-middle-of-line-in-vim.htmlI know 0 goes to the beginning of line and $ goes to the end, but is there something for the middle?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:50:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-ip-address-of-router-connected-to-another-router.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-ip-address-of-router-connected-to-another-router.htmlI'm trying to setup two routers in my home network, and I'm confused here. My system looks like this: So the router 2 is connected to the line. And I'm (my PC is) connected to router 1. When I ty......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:48:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/having-issues-with-wireguard-over-udp2raw.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/having-issues-with-wireguard-over-udp2raw.htmlMy config is computer to VPS, connection WiFi over WLAN (192.168.1.x) WireGuard config on server : [Interface] Address = 10.0.0.1/24 PrivateKey = key=+ ListenPort = 51120 #just iptables open ports.. ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:33:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-to-the-recycle-bin-without-the-desktop-icon-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-to-the-recycle-bin-without-the-desktop-icon-in-windows-7.htmlI hate having anything on my desktop. I usually remove all the icons from the desktop, even the recycle bin. Occasionally I need to access the recycle bin, but having to re-enable the icon just to ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:26:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-ping-my-isp-directly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-ping-my-isp-directly.htmlWhen I'm having Internet connection issues and I want to figure out how far I get, it would be really neat to know how I could find out if the connection between me and my ISP is okay. At the momen......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:26:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-display-theme-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-permanently.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-display-theme-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-permanently.htmlI would like to change the display theme of Adobe Reader under windows to Light Gray (it is Dark Gray now). I did this and it works: Go to View -> Display Theme -> Light Gray. The problem w......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:02:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/conemu-how-to-attach-putty.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/conemu-how-to-attach-putty.htmlI have been trying to open a new PuTTY window inside as one of ConEmu Tab, but no success so far, I've tried many combinations. putty.exe -cur_console:b -ssh USER@DOMAIN 22 -pw PASSWORD putty.exe -...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:47:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-letters-pc-xxxx-in-the-ram-memory-naming-stand-for.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-letters-pc-xxxx-in-the-ram-memory-naming-stand-for.htmlI have searched online and I did not find a single answer about this question. I know that the numbers after PC reprsent the bandwidth of the RAM memory module, but my question is what do the lett......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:38:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-good-ps3-and-xbox-360-emulator-for-windows-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-good-ps3-and-xbox-360-emulator-for-windows-closed.htmlI am looking for a PS3 emulator for PC, as well as an Xbox 360 emulator. I currently have a first generation PS3 that is falling apart, and a first generation Xbox 360 that somehow still works... ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:38:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-add-separators-in-the-mac-os-x-dock.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-add-separators-in-the-mac-os-x-dock.htmlI have placed too many icons in my dock. There is a separator in the Dock between Applications and the Trash. I want to add more separators in my dock for grouping, to identify groups of icons qui......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:30:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/verifying-usb-connection-speed-usb-3-or-usb-2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/verifying-usb-connection-speed-usb-3-or-usb-2.htmlI've purchased several new USB 3 capable drives to use with my new (USB 3 capable) laptop. They connect ok but I suspect they're silently falling back to USB 2. The sustained transfer rates I'm see......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:16:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/understanding-how-pgrep-determines-process-ids.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/understanding-how-pgrep-determines-process-ids.htmlI'm currently refactoring a script that works well if executed in terminal directly but exits early due to a process check if executed from crontab. This early termination is caused by code using a......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:59:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-show-green-lines-on-mac-os-x-bigsur.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-show-green-lines-on-mac-os-x-bigsur.htmlI have no idea why lately, I experience these green lines I'm on: Google Chrome is up to date Version 90.0.4430.212 (Official Build) (x86_64) Mac OS X 11.2.3 (20D91) Sample site Inspect Element ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:58:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/http-vs-tcp-vs-udp-with-this-example-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/http-vs-tcp-vs-udp-with-this-example-closed.htmlI can transfer the data from my application(assume java application) through either of three protocols i.e. http/TCP/UDP HTTP example for java client is TCP example for java client is UDP ex......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:51:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/from-word-to-pdf-including-bookmarks.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/from-word-to-pdf-including-bookmarks.htmlI created a Microsoft Word file with Office 2007 and exported it via Jaws PDF Creator. Now I want some bookmarks or any kind of "linking-action" that makes it easier to navigate through the documen......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:50:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-windows-10-to-chime-beep-on-the-hour.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-windows-10-to-chime-beep-on-the-hour.htmlI'd like the computer to beep on the hour without having to install an entire third party software just for this. I tried using Task Scheduler for this, following the steps outlined here, but whe......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:43:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-mount-a-tmpfs-to-tmp-via-fstab-writable-to-anyone.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-mount-a-tmpfs-to-tmp-via-fstab-writable-to-anyone.htmlI want to mount a tmpfs to /tmp and make it writable to users (or a specific user). The machine is a Raspberry Pi 3 with Debian 8.0 (Raspian). Whatever I try, /tmp is always mounted with permission......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:17:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-missing-from-volume-mixer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-missing-from-volume-mixer.htmlI have Windows 8.1, and Google Chrome is missing from my Volume Mixer (it does not show up on it). I cannot hear any audio from that program. I've tested both Flash audio (e.g., YouTube) and HTML5 ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:17:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-express-a-question-mark-when-searching-with-a-space-and-text-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-express-a-question-mark-when-searching-with-a-space-and-text-.htmlExample That is so good isn't it? Yes it is I want to find a question mark that is followed by a space and an upper case letter. Then replace it with: That is so good isn't it? Yes it is I ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:12:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/start-excel-histogram-x-axis-at-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/start-excel-histogram-x-axis-at-0.htmlI'm charting the frequency of a range of numbers in a histogram in Excel 365. The numbers range from 236 to 1736 and I've got the bins at 250. Excel is automatically starting the histogram bins at ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:04:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-search-string-inside-a-variable-not-text-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-search-string-inside-a-variable-not-text-file.htmlI am trying to search for a string called "Hostname" from a variable "$a" which stores the output of "systeminfo" command but ran into issues. I am using "system-info" to gather a bigger set of dat......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:57:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-wireshark-alternatives-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-wireshark-alternatives-closed.htmlDo you know any good alternatives for wireshark (network analyzer) running on a Mac OS X 10.5+? Wireshark is not that handy like on an Windows OS (user interface with X11, ...). Any kind of help is ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:49:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-mute-a-selection-or-make-the-selection-completely-quiet-in-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-mute-a-selection-or-make-the-selection-completely-quiet-in-a.htmlSome cursory searching turned up results for how to mute a track in Audacity. I would like to be able to silence a given selection within a track. Is this possible, and if so, how?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:46:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/plot-2d-graph-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/plot-2d-graph-in-excel.htmlI have data in three columns, one for the x axis, one for the y axis and one actual data as: X Y Value 0 0 1,005155 0 1 2,051385 0 2 1,15305 ... 1 0 1,112285 1 1 1,48512 1 ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:42:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-digital-certificates-physically-stored-on-a-mac-os-x-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-digital-certificates-physically-stored-on-a-mac-os-x-machine.htmlCan someone tell me and maybe link to literature which describes it, where are the digital certificates storage location on Mac OS X? I know I could access the certificates with the “Keychain” ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:36:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/file-delete-access-is-denied-even-with-f.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/file-delete-access-is-denied-even-with-f.htmlI'm trying to delete an executable, but it fails with the error Access is denied even adding /F to force it as del /F system.exe. I'm using an elevated Command Prompt. Attempting to delete the file ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:14:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-restart-computer-using-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-restart-computer-using-command-line.htmlI want to remote restart a computer with the administrator account user and password provided. Can this be done from command line ? like so : shutdown \m pcName \r If not can you please provide a ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:13:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-join-two-worksheets-in-excel-as-i-would-in-sql.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-join-two-worksheets-in-excel-as-i-would-in-sql.htmlI have two worksheets in two different Excel files. They both contain a list of names, id numbers, and associated data. One is a master list that includes general demographic fields, and the other ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:09:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/net-use-how-to-map-drive-for-both-normal-and-elevated-processes-in-win.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/net-use-how-to-map-drive-for-both-normal-and-elevated-processes-in-win.htmlIn my Windows 10 Enterprise machine I've noticed if I execute "net use" command in elevated mode, then processes run in normal mode will not see the mapped drives. Also if I execute the command as ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:06:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/interpreting-netgear-wireless-router-security-logs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/interpreting-netgear-wireless-router-security-logs.htmlI have a NetGear RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router, model number WNDR3700. It's been working fine, but I recently logged into it by pointing my web browser towards 192.168.1.1 and typing......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:06:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-year-in-many-date-fields-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-year-in-many-date-fields-in-excel.htmlSo I've noticed in a worksheet I have many dates that are four years off, no doubt because of improper copy/paste from earlier question. Is there an easy way to convert a bunch of dates I select t......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:05:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-become-root-on-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-become-root-on-mac-os-x.htmlI recently started doing Unix and Mac development, coming from a hardcore work environment in .NET. I am learning terminal use and how to mkdir and ls and vim, but it's all under my actual name. I......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:57:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-pendrive-is-not-working-and-showing-unknown-file-system-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-pendrive-is-not-working-and-showing-unknown-file-system-duplicate.htmlI have a pendrive when I insert it into one o my port it shows in the My Computer but when I try to explore, it shows please insert a disk into drive H. However my usb drive is well inserted. I tri......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:52:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-laptop-cooling-pad-eliminate-or-largely-substitute-the-use-of-th.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-laptop-cooling-pad-eliminate-or-largely-substitute-the-use-of-th.htmlI have a laptop with a Core 2 Duo processor and the cooling fans are spinning most of the time. I'd say the computer is silent in 10% of the time and the fans are working in 90% of it. I don't hav......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:52:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/update-issue-with-mandb-and-makewhatis.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/update-issue-with-mandb-and-makewhatis.htmlWhen I change a given manpage, apropos and whatis do only reflect these changes when I perform the following steps: store a copy of the manpage elsewhere and delete it in /usr/local/man/man1 run ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:52:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-date-from-a-date-and-time-from-an-excel-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-date-from-a-date-and-time-from-an-excel-cell.htmlI have a very huge sheet with date and time values. I am exporting the calendar start date and end date into excel from outlook. I just want the time value in the field. Upon searching i found an f......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:50:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-export-an-excel-file-to-csv-with-excel-online.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-export-an-excel-file-to-csv-with-excel-online.htmlIs it possible to export an excel file to CSV with Excel online? I know it is no problem to do it using the desktop but cannot find the equivalent function in the online version....Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:38:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-com-ics-ical-url.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-com-ics-ical-url.htmlHow do you overlay a calendar from outlook.com to an office 365 company user calendar? I cannot find a way to generate a link to an ical or ics file from outlook.com/Hotmail.com website. Only thin......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:38:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-commands-that-don-039-t-fit-on-one-page-make-output-scrollable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-commands-that-don-039-t-fit-on-one-page-make-output-scrollable.htmlProbably been answered somewhere, but its difficult to frame the search phrase. I am running a bash terminal window and some commands are too big to fit on the page (e.g. ps -A) I vaguely recall a ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:36:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ntfs-permissions-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ntfs-permissions-system.htmlAre there any possible side effects to removing permissions for SYSTEM on an NTFS directory? It is a non-system (user documents) folder. I know the obvious (i.e., that SYSTEM will no longer to be a......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:32:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-google-drive-keeps-going-offline-when-i-upload-or-download.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-google-drive-keeps-going-offline-when-i-upload-or-download.htmlWhen I upload or download a file (size irrelevant), Google Drive goes offline within 2 seconds. This is repeatable, and occurred suddenly beginning around Dec-09/10. I can longer upload / download ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:58:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/clarification-on-ftp-ascii-vs-binary-transfer-mode-after-having-corrup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/clarification-on-ftp-ascii-vs-binary-transfer-mode-after-having-corrup.htmlRecently I wasted almost two hours before realizing that the file upload with Filezilla corrupted the files (e.g. adding unwanted spaces or special UTF-8 characters being corrupted) after downloadi......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:52:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/plex-update-not-installing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/plex-update-not-installing.htmlI'm running a macOS Plex server. I want to update Plex via the "Install Update" button within General settings: Plex immediately quits, and the spinner says that the update is installing......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:46:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gigabyte-uefi-dualbios-lingering-boot-option.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gigabyte-uefi-dualbios-lingering-boot-option.htmlI have a Gigabyte Z77X-D3H and a while back installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my system. Today I decided to switch back to Windows and formatted the disk for the new install. While I am not asked which ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:31:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-media-sharing-in-windows-media-player-12.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-media-sharing-in-windows-media-player-12.htmlI have disabled the service for the player but why is it enabled in the first place and how do I get rid of it? (Do not want to play media sharing at work)...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:26:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-rog-gl551j-ssd-location.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-rog-gl551j-ssd-location.htmlThe SSD in my ASUS ROG GL551J failed today (unfortunately, not under warranty), so I followed the guide on ASUS's website to take the computer apart to see where the SSD is so that I can replace it. ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:00:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-test-frame-rate-on-the-pc-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-test-frame-rate-on-the-pc-closed.htmlFor any videogame, is there some sort of program for the PC that allows you to measure frame-rate over a period of time (similar to a DigitalFoundry video)?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:49:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/user-permissions-for-creating-postgresql-db.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/user-permissions-for-creating-postgresql-db.htmlI'm working on Ubuntu. Following is one of my commands. $ psql -U kuser -d postgres Then this connects to the database. But from postgres terminal when i try postgres=> CREATE DATABASE kdb; E......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:35:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-cd-to-a-directory-that-contains-a-space-in-its-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-cd-to-a-directory-that-contains-a-space-in-its-name.htmlI have a directory called "Reader 0.5" in my Desktop on Mac Os X. When to access the directory in terminal, I am using below code: cd /Users/niho/Desktop/Reader 0.5 but it throws: No such file or ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:29:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/intel-dynamic-platform-and-thermal-framework-settings-what-exactly-do-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/intel-dynamic-platform-and-thermal-framework-settings-what-exactly-do-.htmlDespite the fact that virtually all modern Dell laptops (and probably others) are supposed to have the Intel Dynamic Platform & Thermal Framework Driver installed, I couldn't find any end-user ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:25:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-command-line-create-a-file-with-the-current-date-in-its-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-command-line-create-a-file-with-the-current-date-in-its-name.htmlI'm trying to create a zip file from a batch script. I need it to be named like archive_.zip Unfortunately, this doesn't work on systems with the date formatted like y/m/d because of the slashes: ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:25:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-temporary-failure-in-name-resolution-acctually-mean.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-temporary-failure-in-name-resolution-acctually-mean.htmlHave read quite a lot of questions about this problem, but everyone just explain how to solve it (which do not work for me) and none what I have found actually explain what the reason for it is. ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:11:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/fn-key-stuck-and-non-responsive-on-my-lenovo-thinkpad-t450.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/fn-key-stuck-and-non-responsive-on-my-lenovo-thinkpad-t450.htmlMy problem The FN key on my Lenovo ThinkPad has been non-responsive since some time last year and is just showing this constant green light which never turn off except when the laptop is turned of......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:08:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-environment-variables-as-standard-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-environment-variables-as-standard-user.htmlWhen clicking on "Advanced system settings", I need to login as the administrator and hence only edit the administrators environment variables (in addition to the machine wide ones). How do I edit ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:55:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mars-mips-simulator-installation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mars-mips-simulator-installation.htmlI installed MARS on my computer (ASUS) and when I tried to open it, it leads me to a dialog box which asks: "How do you want to open this .jar file?" I don't know how to figure it out. Thanks fo......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:50:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-excel-display-raw-cell-data.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-excel-display-raw-cell-data.htmlI have an Excel workbook with raw numeric data that probably originated as FLOAT data in a database. Looking at the xl\worksheets\sheet1.xml doc inside the XLSX shows values like this (abbreviated to ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:49:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-set-my-headphones-to-mono-in-windows-7-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-set-my-headphones-to-mono-in-windows-7-duplicate.htmlI have this series of lectures on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NxCUVltVoZ8 … which I hear using headphones, but only the left side is working, and it's qu......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:42:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/apache2-redirecting-a-subdomain-to-another-url.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/apache2-redirecting-a-subdomain-to-another-url.htmlI have two subdomains, a.website.com and b.website.com, pointing to the same IP address. I want to redirect b.website.com to a.website.com:8080. I have this in my .htaccess file... RewriteEngine......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:38:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-convert-a-djvu-document-to-pdf-in-linux-using-only-command-li.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-convert-a-djvu-document-to-pdf-in-linux-using-only-command-li.htmlI've got some documents in DjVu which I'll like convert to PDF. Is there a way to do this using command line OSS tools?...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:36:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-edition-of-sql-2012-from-express-to-standard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-edition-of-sql-2012-from-express-to-standard.htmlI have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard that is running SQL 2012 Express. How do I go about changing it to be SQL 2012 Standard? I have the media (and ISO image) and it is currently mounted. ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:26:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-word-find-synonyms-when-using-track-changes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-word-find-synonyms-when-using-track-changes.htmlMS Word (2010) has a nice feature that you can right click a word and then find a list of synonyms. However, when track changes is on, in a changed part of the document, the right click (context) m......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:21:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-office-log-location-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-office-log-location-on-windows.htmlWhere is Microsoft Office log location on windows? It gives me some problem about file corrupted, but does not specify what exactly is wrong. Where it usually logs. I could not find because I do use ...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:15:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-specify-what-port-remote-desktop-tries-to-connect-to.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-specify-what-port-remote-desktop-tries-to-connect-to.htmlThe Remote Desktop client attempts to connect to port 3389 on the server machine. If you want it to connect to different port you have to specify it in the address, eg. 100.10.10.1:3390 Is there ......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:14:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/create-a-pdf-from-powerpoint-with-animations.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/create-a-pdf-from-powerpoint-with-animations.htmlI have PowerPoint slides with visual effects on them, so each line appears after clicking on the screen in the presentation. When I convert them to PDF the slides are mostly empty and only some tit......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:11:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sha2-support-for-windows-xp-sp2-any-hotfix-or-dll-available.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sha2-support-for-windows-xp-sp2-any-hotfix-or-dll-available.htmlSSL with SHA2 does not work in windows XP SP2 and below.Th websites does not open if it has SSL with sha2. It requires SP3 and above. So is there any hotfix or files other than completely installin......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:01:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/send-some-text-to-mail-from-unix-such-that-the-text-will-appear-in-som.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/send-some-text-to-mail-from-unix-such-that-the-text-will-appear-in-som.htmlI have some text in a file in UNIX. I send that file to my mail using mail command. What I want is the text to be appeared in some color in the body of the mail. The mail will be opened from Window......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:56:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vba-code-to-copy-and-paste-to-last-row-in-another-sheet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vba-code-to-copy-and-paste-to-last-row-in-another-sheet.htmlSub CopyRowsWithNUMBER() Dim c As Range Dim j As Integer Dim Source As Worksheet Dim Target As Worksheet Set Source = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Completed Items") Set Target = ActiveWor......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:49:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-an-so-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-an-so-file.htmlI'm having problems with Flash under ubuntu and was going to try and upgrade to the Alpha release of Flash 10.1. The problem is that it came as a .so file, and I can't find any information as to w......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:38:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-does-a-macbook-pro-battery-last-on-a-single-charge.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-does-a-macbook-pro-battery-last-on-a-single-charge.htmlOn the official apple website it says that all Macbook pro batteries last for 7 hours, and 8 hours on the 17" macbook pro. However when I called my local apple retailer and asked him, he said the b......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:29:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-on-windows-10-laptop-without-opening-it-if-external-monitor-is-at.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-on-windows-10-laptop-without-opening-it-if-external-monitor-is-at.htmlI work most of the time with my Windows 10 laptop (Lenovo X1 Carbon, 2012 1. gen model) closed and an external monitor attached. To achieve this I have to start the computer by opening the lid, ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:16:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dvd-cd-rom-drives-stop-working-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dvd-cd-rom-drives-stop-working-in-windows-7.htmlAll of a sudden Windows 7 (64 bit) lost all DVD and CD-ROM drives. It worked fine for about a month, then I don't know what happened. At first I thought it was a hardware problem - that my DVD-ROM......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:13:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/net-framework-4-0-targeting-pack-does-not-show-in-visual-studio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/net-framework-4-0-targeting-pack-does-not-show-in-visual-studio.htmlHow can I install the .NET 4.0 Framework on Windows 8 Pro / Visual Studio 2012 Professional? I get this: and if I follow the link of Install other frameworks... I get into Microsoft page where I......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:58:56 -0400