https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSun, 19 Jul 2026 04:33:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/replacing-laptop-optical-drive-dvd-blu-ray-what-do-i-need-to-know.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/replacing-laptop-optical-drive-dvd-blu-ray-what-do-i-need-to-know.htmlAre laptop optical drives always compatible? Do they come in different physical sizes? Are there any specs I need to match on the new drive, such as whether it has SATA? If so, how would I find t......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:31:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/perrmission-to-run-specific-command-by-sudo-as-www-data-users-without-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/perrmission-to-run-specific-command-by-sudo-as-www-data-users-without-.htmlI have a webserver that also plays internet radio. As www-data user I want to run some commands, for example I've made this in /etc/sudoers file: www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/amixe......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:03:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-skype-incoming-video-stream.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-skype-incoming-video-stream.htmlOne of my Skype pal's video webcam which is built into the notebook is somehow trasferring frames upside down. She can't really do much to fix it. Therefore I have to find a way to flip incoming vi......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:02:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-shift-del-not-responding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-shift-del-not-responding.htmlI am on Win10 and normally clear cache on FF and Chrome using keyboard shortcut ctrl + shift + del but something must have happened because this command does nothing now. Does anyone else have this......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:47:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-enable-multiple-users-login-at-a-time-in-remote-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-enable-multiple-users-login-at-a-time-in-remote-system.htmlRecently we bought dedicated server with Windows Server 2012 Standard.It's allowing 2 people at a time.So I want to allow more people at a time. How can I do this?...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:43:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-a-directory-on-a-linux-machine-to-a-windows-machine-via-n.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-a-directory-on-a-linux-machine-to-a-windows-machine-via-n.htmlWhat are the full steps one needs to do to mount a directory from a Linux machine as a network drive on a Windows machine via NFS? Incomplete answer: Linux side: Install the NFS server and utili......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:40:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-wi-fi-modulate-the-electro-magnetic-wave.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-wi-fi-modulate-the-electro-magnetic-wave.htmlNot sure if this is the right site for this question, but mine is a simple one: Is Wi-Fi AM, FM or a combination of them both?...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:24:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-if-with-datedif-when-date-is-blank.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-if-with-datedif-when-date-is-blank.htmlAssistance with this formula. If the date cell is blank, leave blank, otherwise if the date is less than today, give the difference in months: =IF(F5="","",(F5<TODAY(),DATEDIF(F5,TODAY(),"M")))...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:17:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-outlook-font-sizes-bigger-in-the-reading-pane.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-outlook-font-sizes-bigger-in-the-reading-pane.htmlIf you use outlook, you may have noticed that there is no default way to permanently and unilaterally change the zoom (font size) in the reading pane. If you click on a message, it will be defaulte......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:10:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-warning-identity-file-github-not-accessible-no-such-file-or.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-warning-identity-file-github-not-accessible-no-such-file-or.htmlHost github.com git HostName github.com User git IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github # I've tried also /home/freinn/.shh/github There's no /home/freinn/github file created, have I to create it? Tha......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:10:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/program-or-method-to-make-the-screen-flash-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/program-or-method-to-make-the-screen-flash-closed.htmlI am using a Windows 10 PC and I am trying find a program or some settings (a method) to turn the screen on and off rapidly. I am down for using a macro if need be. Either flash it on and off or d......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:56:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-remove-blackberry-tools-entirely-from-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-remove-blackberry-tools-entirely-from-os-x.htmlI used BlackBerry's Desktop Manager and several other apps and tools to develop BlackBerry applications, but now I'd like to remove them all, entirely. To do so, I dragged the BlackBerry applicati......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:42:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/update-windows-xp-to-sp3-without-internet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/update-windows-xp-to-sp3-without-internet.htmlI've been asked to update some computers running Windows XP (without any service packs) to Windows XP SP3. The computers don't have an internet connection (only a small intranet) and have never been ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:39:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/github-error-local-repository-cannot-be-resolved-to-branch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/github-error-local-repository-cannot-be-resolved-to-branch.htmlI know this has been brought up before, but for some reason I keep getting this error when trying to do git push origin random to sync to Github. It was working fine before, and I suspect it has ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:07:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-chat-text-in-microsoft-teams.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-chat-text-in-microsoft-teams.htmlIs there any way to automatically (either with Teams or with third party tools) log a user's Microsoft Teams chats to files on his local system? Much like how it was possible with Sametime, Skype, ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:01:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-the-nagios-web-interface-after-successful-installation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-the-nagios-web-interface-after-successful-installation.htmlI just installed Nagios Core on an Ubuntu virtual environment, apparently successfully. But when I try to access the Nagios web interface with the IP address gotten from the ifconfig command, it op......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:58:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-plugins-not-working-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-plugins-not-working-duplicate.htmlI used to manage plugins in Chrome by visiting chrome://plugins/ but version 57 it says: The webpage at chrome://plugins/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:55:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-from-one-ec2-instance-to-another.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-from-one-ec2-instance-to-another.htmlI have created two EC2 instances on AWS. I created a key pair for each of them. I downloaded the .pem private keys and converted them into .ppk format. I can connect to each of my ec2 instances using ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:36:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remap-network-drives-without-logging-in-again.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remap-network-drives-without-logging-in-again.htmlNormally when I log in to Windows Vista I have several network drives that automatically get mapped. Every so often this fails. Is there a way I can triggering mapping all these drives without logg......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:26:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-play-ram-audio-files-without-installing-the-real-audio-playe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-play-ram-audio-files-without-installing-the-real-audio-playe.htmlI want to listen to an audio file on this BBC French language learning site. However, the problem is that the audio file is a .ram file and from experience I don't want to install the Real Audio P......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:05:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/connect-two-tvs-to-one-computer-with-different-content-on-each.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/connect-two-tvs-to-one-computer-with-different-content-on-each.htmlI want to connect two different TVs with one computer and display different things on each TV. Is it possible?...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:03:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unexpected-duplicate-directory-names-after-expanding-dp0-in-a-bat-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unexpected-duplicate-directory-names-after-expanding-dp0-in-a-bat-file.htmlI'm on Windows 10 Enterprise x64. I have the following hierarchy of directories with a BAT file at the innermost level: C:\ dir\ my files\ run.bat The BAT file contains the following ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:53:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-video-with-jw-player-blob-url.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-video-with-jw-player-blob-url.htmlI am looking for a solution for downloading videos embedded using JW Player Blobs in web pages. I have seen some answers for twitter/vimeo/other blob situations but not seen an answer to JW Player ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:14:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-a-single-cached-username-from-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-a-single-cached-username-from-chrome.htmlSomewhere along the line I accidentally typed my password into the username field on a website in Chrome. Now every time I go back to that site my password is shown as an option to fill as my usern......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:09:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/xargs-i-replace-str-option-difference.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/xargs-i-replace-str-option-difference.htmlFrom my understanding, the following should mean exactly the same: ls -1 | xargs file {} ls -1 | xargs -I{} file {} if -I option is not specified, it is default to -I{}. I want to list all files......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:03:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-20-04-wi-fi-very-slow.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-20-04-wi-fi-very-slow.htmlI have a DELL Optiplex 7080 with windows 10 and ubuntu 20.04 lts dual boot. Windows wifi is very fast as expected but ubuntu wifi is very slow (20kb/s). Also if I disconnect wifi then it fails to ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:33:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-screen-resolution-in-centos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-screen-resolution-in-centos.htmlI'm trying to change my screen resolution to 1920x1200 with no luck. I actually did successfully change it, but once I log in it changes back to 800x600...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:14:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-see-wi-fi-channel-width-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-see-wi-fi-channel-width-in-windows.htmlI've looked everywhere and even tried the famous software inSSIDer but it doesn't work with 160 MHz networks. I can't find out if I'm actually using 160 MHz after getting a router capable of that. ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:05:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-dev-null-and-why-can-039-t-i-use-hx-on-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-dev-null-and-why-can-039-t-i-use-hx-on-it.htmlI've been looking in /dev, and stumbled upon several files, including null. I wanted to see what was in the file, so I did hx null, but nothing happened and it gave the error File null is not a re......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:04:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-external-hard-drive-from-sleeping-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-external-hard-drive-from-sleeping-windows-10.htmlI have Windows 10 Pro on MS Surface go 2. The external HDD is connected with USB3.0 hub. All works fine, but once the HDD is for like 10 sec inactive, it's going to sleep right away. I haven't found ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:54:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-sudo-group-and-sudoers-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-sudo-group-and-sudoers-file.htmlI am creating a user in Ubuntu 14.04 using command adduser. I want to give it sudo access. For doing this, I am consfused in between two ways. First way is : If I add that user to sudo group us......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:46:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-premiere-pro-import-with-out-of-sync-desync-audio-and-video.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-premiere-pro-import-with-out-of-sync-desync-audio-and-video.htmlI have multiple video of a game play recorded from my PC using nVidia Shadowplay. They are recorded in 60 fps. One of the video recorded when imported to Adobe Premiere Pro, the video and audio is ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:37:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-unable-to-connect-to-exchange-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-unable-to-connect-to-exchange-server.htmlI came into the office a week ago and outlook has refused to connect ever since, it just says "Disconnected" in the bottom right-hand corner. I've tried restarting it, rebooting Windows etc. I'm the ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:27:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-error-ssh-exchange-identification-read-connection-reset-by-peer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-error-ssh-exchange-identification-read-connection-reset-by-peer.htmlI am trying to access ssh to a server but got "ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer". The same client works well when I move the computer to home but show the error when the ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:17:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-the-sound-card-of-a-dvd-player-with-a-surround-sound-system-for-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-the-sound-card-of-a-dvd-player-with-a-surround-sound-system-for-.htmlI've recently acquired a DVD player with a built-in 5+1 Surround sound system from a family member. I have been using streaming services quite awhile now so I really don't need a DVD player. Howeve......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:47:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-increasing-upload-or-download-speed-reduce-ping.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-increasing-upload-or-download-speed-reduce-ping.htmlI have a 5 MB/s connection, but I always notice high ping when playing online games. When the network is stable (i.e. when pingtest.com reports the connection as 5 MB/s), the ping stays at 50 ms, b......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:42:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pip-not-working-on-hombrew-python-2-7-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pip-not-working-on-hombrew-python-2-7-install.htmlI've installed python using homebrew and I can't invoke pip from the bash. I've tried amending my .bash_profile to include /usr/local/bin/python and /usr local/share/python to no avail. When I use......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:36:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-windows-log-when-a-local-user-account-is-created.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-windows-log-when-a-local-user-account-is-created.htmlI would like to know if windows remembers or logs(maybe event viewer) when a new user account is created then added to the administrators localgroup. Ex.. A network account user creates a local ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:29:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/regedit-cannot-delete-keyname-error-while-deleting-key.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/regedit-cannot-delete-keyname-error-while-deleting-key.htmlI am trying to delete a registry key in regedit and keep getting this error: Cannot delete (keyname): Error while deleting key. I am an admin and have checked the permissions for the key and all ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:27:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-factors-that-affects-a-video-039-s-quality.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-factors-that-affects-a-video-039-s-quality.htmlI am new to this website and this is my first question, really appreciate if someone can provide some advice about my current problem. I've been testing some videos on my computer to see at what ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:20:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-google-my-activity-equivalent-for-microsoft-edge-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-google-my-activity-equivalent-for-microsoft-edge-closed.htmlDoes Microsoft store browsing history somewhere like Google does?...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:17:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-turn-off-the-wifi-connection-in-my-home-at-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-turn-off-the-wifi-connection-in-my-home-at-.htmlPossible Duplicate: How to disable internet access at night on the router? I have teenagers who stay up all night and skype with their friends on their laptops. Is there a way I can turn this......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:03:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-reverse-proxy-works-the-same-as-like-a-cdn.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-reverse-proxy-works-the-same-as-like-a-cdn.htmlI heard Facebook uses Content Delivery Network(cdn) for loading things faster. Think if I want to load an image, this time it loads from CDN. And it doesn't show the actual address of CDN. A reverse ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:15:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-headphones-and-speakers-working-at-the-same-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-headphones-and-speakers-working-at-the-same-time.htmlI have a Gigabyte P55-UD3 motherboard which comes with a Realtek sound card and audio header for the front panel. My headset is permanently connected to the front panel (mic in, headphones in) and ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:13:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-unselect-specific-data-in-excel-vba.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-unselect-specific-data-in-excel-vba.htmlI have selected all the used ranges in my worksheet using UsedRange.Select and wanted to unselect only the upper two ranges. Is there any way to do this?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:21:41 -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 -0400