https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usWed, 05 Aug 2026 04:26:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-query-the-launch-services-database-for-applications-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-query-the-launch-services-database-for-applications-.htmlI am able to use mdls to show the Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for an arbitrary file as well as the hierarchy of types that are supersets of a specific UTI. mac:~ mike$ mdls -name kMDItemContentT......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:05:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-a-domain-and-a-realm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-a-domain-and-a-realm.htmlI couldn't get any clear-cut answer hence asking on this forum. I want to know the difference between domain and realm. I tried looking for it at several places on internet . Are they same, differe......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:51:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-would-a-laptop-039-s-reaction-be-to-getting-5v-fed-into-its-20v-d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-would-a-laptop-039-s-reaction-be-to-getting-5v-fed-into-its-20v-d.htmlBackground: Hello. I am an Electronics Engineering student, and while I am familiar with basic power concepts and power circuits, I don't know how laptops are generally built and I want to cross ch......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:36:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-existing-neverware-cloudready-to-google-chrome-os-flex.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-existing-neverware-cloudready-to-google-chrome-os-flex.htmlCan I update an existing CloudReady to CloudReady 2.0 (a.k.a. Google Chrome OS Flex)? I tried changing channel to canary but still ChromeOS Flex isn't offered. So Can I update to Flex? Or do I have......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:18:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-basic-mathematics-be-done-in-microsoft-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-basic-mathematics-be-done-in-microsoft-word.htmlIs there a function of MS Word that enables users to solve basic math problems, in this case addition or subtraction? I use its platform for a budget and of course I could just use a calculator but......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:13:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-charging-of-connected-usb-device-phone.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-charging-of-connected-usb-device-phone.htmlI often use my phone as a mobile internet hotspot, which is connected via USB to my computer. This works fine, but unless the phone is already fully charged, it starts charging its battery from the ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:08:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-command-to-copy-entire-folder-and-contents-to-a-different-f.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-command-to-copy-entire-folder-and-contents-to-a-different-f.htmlI have an assignment where I have to write a powershell command on windows server 2019 that copies my documents folder to another folder called backups. my current script looks like this: copy-it......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:05:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-windows-acls.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-windows-acls.htmlWhat are Windows ACLs and why are they important?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:56:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-zeros-to-the-right-of-a-decimal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-zeros-to-the-right-of-a-decimal.htmlI'm trying to add trailing zeroes to the right of a decimal number in Excel. I have cells with these values: 6.13 31.41592 2.124 How can I make them all have 6 decimal positions like this? 6.130......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:35:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-expand-filenames-on-command-line-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-expand-filenames-on-command-line-duplicate.htmlI'm using a batch file to execute an awk program and feed it filenames. Question: How do I get it to expand the filenames on the command line? Syntax: Command.exe *.rpt > out.txt Exact: "C:......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:31:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-windows-computer-as-a-bluetooth-input-device-for-another-compu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-windows-computer-as-a-bluetooth-input-device-for-another-compu.htmlOk, I realize this is a totally backwards use-case but I've got to imagine it's technically possible. I have an android tablet (Acer A500) that I use at work to get to personal email and IM since I......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:28:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-x-warning-x11-forwarding-request-failed-on-channel-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-x-warning-x11-forwarding-request-failed-on-channel-0.htmlWhen I run ssh -X my_host I get the error: "X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0". (ssh -Y my_host gives the same error) My host is a Gentoo Linux machine and my client is a macOS ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:45:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-3-1-working-keyboard-shortcut-to-close-active-window.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-3-1-working-keyboard-shortcut-to-close-active-window.htmlThis doesn't work: Is there a keyboard shortcut to close a window in Windows? I have Windows 3.1 on old pc, few windows open. I cannot close using Alt+F4 as suggested here, because the whole wind......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:29:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/count-blank-cells-in-row-if-another-row-is-not-blank-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/count-blank-cells-in-row-if-another-row-is-not-blank-in-excel.htmlIn excel Im trying to count Items not listed An example of how I am trying to achieve this would be: Item Name ---------- Listed Date Example Item 1 ----- 12/12/12 Example Item 2 ----- Item 2 ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:17:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-audio-file-from-powerpoint.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-audio-file-from-powerpoint.htmlIs there a way to delete a custom audio file that I had added from the above list?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:03:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/maximum-threads-limit-per-process-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/maximum-threads-limit-per-process-in-windows-10.htmlI have a programs that works with threads. I want to know what is the maximum threads limit per process in windows 10 or what is the maximum threads windows 10 can handle?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:50:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/full-charge-capacity-much-much-lower-than-design-capacity.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/full-charge-capacity-much-much-lower-than-design-capacity.htmlI had no idea about battery report on windows until recently. I have a Dell Inspiton 5570 bought 2 years ago. I didn't know if full battery capacity met design capacity then. But now, full charge ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:41:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-tell-if-a-laptop-has-a-tpm-without-buying-it-first.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-tell-if-a-laptop-has-a-tpm-without-buying-it-first.htmlWith TrueCrypt not officially supporting Windows 8 yet, Bitlocker appears to be the default option for full disk encryption on a new laptop. However, Bitlocker suffers a major usability degradatio......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:41:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/logon-script-with-net-use-delete-yes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/logon-script-with-net-use-delete-yes.htmlI'm trying to get rid of all manually mapped network drives on all workstations in my domain. I want our end-user's mapped drives to be mapped solely via GPO (GPO's are already in place). I'm tryi......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:39:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/geany-invisible-underscore.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/geany-invisible-underscore.htmlRecently, Geany suddenly started showing underscores as spaces - i.e. they've become "invisible". For example this text - is_empty, displays the same as is empty. But when copying to the clipboard......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:35:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-between-headphones-and-speakers-without-unplugging-the-h.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-between-headphones-and-speakers-without-unplugging-the-h.htmlWhen i'm using Ubuntu 18, I'm able to freely switch the audio output between my plugged-in headphones (with a jack plug) and the PC speakers using PulseAudio, without unplugging the headphones . ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:34:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-show-volume-shadow-copy-service-tab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-show-volume-shadow-copy-service-tab.htmlThere is a service called volume shadow copy that can help me to control my system restore points , this service can make me restore any thing ( e.g restore my files that I write at specific date ) , ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:31:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-many-physical-cpus-does-my-machine-have.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-many-physical-cpus-does-my-machine-have.htmlI am a bit confused about the number of CPUs my server has. It is running on Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6242R CPU @ 3.10GHz which according to official Intel docs contains 20 physical cores. The problem......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:17:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/streaming-audio-from-windows-to-linux-using-pulseaudio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/streaming-audio-from-windows-to-linux-using-pulseaudio.htmlI have Linux box with Ubuntu + PulseAudio network server installed. I can stream audio from my laptop (with Linux installed too) to the box over local network. I've recently installed Windows 7 in......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:13:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-how-can-i-gracefully-ask-a-running-program-to-terminate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-how-can-i-gracefully-ask-a-running-program-to-terminate.htmlOn Unix or Linux, it's easy to gracefully ask a running application to terminate: you send it the SIGTERM signal. If its process ID is 1234, you can simply run kill 1234 or kill -s TERM 1234 or k......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:04:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-test-if-gcc-is-installed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-test-if-gcc-is-installed.htmlHow can I find out if I have gcc installed on my machine? I am trying to run CodeRunner, but it isn't responding. I know you have to have gcc installed in order for it to work properly. I do have......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:49:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-chart-that-sums-the-values-in-multiple-rows-for-each-series.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-chart-that-sums-the-values-in-multiple-rows-for-each-series.htmlSuppose I have a spread sheet that looks something like this... Now, I'd like to create a column chart that has 3 series, one for each country. Then, I want series for each category, but I want to......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:43:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/when-pressed-ctrl-c-only-break-out-of-current-function-and-not-whole-b.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/when-pressed-ctrl-c-only-break-out-of-current-function-and-not-whole-b.htmlI'm trying to write a script wherein if someone pressed CTRL+C (Keyboard interruption) then it shouldn't exit the entire script, just the current execution function. Can anyone suggest what logic c......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:42:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/trigger-macro-with-one-click-on-specific-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/trigger-macro-with-one-click-on-specific-cell.htmlWould you mind pointing a way to start a macro in Excel 2010 by clicking only once on a specified cell? I had seen a solution somewhere, but now I can't trace it back....Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:33:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-windows-recover-from-route-f.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-windows-recover-from-route-f.htmlWe all know about the ROUTE /F command in Windows which, according to its documentation: "Clears the routing tables of all gateway entries. If this is used in conjunction with one of the ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:30:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-booting-parameters-to-the-kernel-with-bcfg-from-the-efi-she.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-booting-parameters-to-the-kernel-with-bcfg-from-the-efi-she.htmlefibootmgr is creating invalid entries in the EFI boot menu. For instance efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sdX -p Y -l /EFI/refind/refind_x64.efi -L "rEFInd Boot Manager" adds an unbootable japanese character......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:25:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-see-request-cookies-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-see-request-cookies-in-chrome.htmlIn Firefox and Safari, you can see the cookies being passed in the request in the network tab. For example, if you visit walmart.com and inspect the GET facebook.com/tr/xxxx requests, you can see t......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:16:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-port-443-on-windows-server-2016-standard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-port-443-on-windows-server-2016-standard.htmlI have opened the port 443 on the firewall but still doesn't show it is listening both with netstat and telnet commands. Is there any other way to do this?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:56:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/win-shift-s-only-works-once.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/win-shift-s-only-works-once.htmlI've been using the Win+Shift+S command to take (and copy) screenshots for ages now. Since today I ran into the problem that it only works once? The first time (after I've restarted my computer) the ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:55:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ntfsresize-says-ntfs-partition-inconsistent-but-chkdsk-doesn-039-t-fin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ntfsresize-says-ntfs-partition-inconsistent-but-chkdsk-doesn-039-t-fin.htmlI am trying to shrink a NTFS partition on which, currently, Win10 is installed. The hard disk is a SSD. Disk management utility is not allowing me to shrink even a bit. It shows the amount of shrink ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:48:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-tar-archive-split-into-or-spanning-multiple-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-tar-archive-split-into-or-spanning-multiple-files.htmlAccording to this page, one can let tar create a tar archive "split" into 100 Mb files: tar -c -M --tape-length=102400 --file=disk1.tar largefile.tgz The problem is that this command will ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:46:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/emoji-characters-not-displaying-correctly-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/emoji-characters-not-displaying-correctly-on-windows-7.htmlIs there a specific font or something I need to install/download/configure in order to see emoji characters? Emoji are picture characters/emoticons often used in Japanese webpages and messages. ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:39:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-search-all-mailboxes-show-results-from-all-mailboxes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-search-all-mailboxes-show-results-from-all-mailboxes.htmlI have two mailboxes (personal and a customer support mailbox everyone has access to) in Outlook 365 Windows client. If I enable "All Mailboxes" or "All Outlook Items" in the se......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:35:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/find-source-of-outgoing-traffic.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/find-source-of-outgoing-traffic.htmlMy Ubuntu web server has been infected by a bot that is brute-force attacking Wordpress sites. I can see the outgoing POST requests and their content, but I am not able to find the script, pid or ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:19:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-usb-devices-from-disconnecting-on-sleep.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-usb-devices-from-disconnecting-on-sleep.htmlI have a Dell Precision 5520 (laptop) and as it's my only Windows PC I'm unable to see if it's a Dell or Windows problem. I use various types of hardware such as CAN bus analyzers, MCU programmers......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:53:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-bridge-traffic-from-the-same-subnet-of-wan-lan.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-bridge-traffic-from-the-same-subnet-of-wan-lan.htmlI am studying LAN/WAN setup and encountered issue that unable to bridge traffic from the same subnet. I bought one AP and test the LAN/WAN setup as following. I can reach the WAN port (wifi1) from an ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:24:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wifi-is-slower-than-ethernet-cable-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wifi-is-slower-than-ethernet-cable-connection.htmlI configured my new router and noticed that WiFi connection is way slower than Ethernet connection. Ethernet connection giving a download speed of ~60Mbps and upload speed of ~30Mbps while the Wifi ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:21:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cpu-z-says-my-pc3-10600-1333mhz-ram-is-actually-pc3-10700-667mhz-do-i-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cpu-z-says-my-pc3-10600-1333mhz-ram-is-actually-pc3-10700-667mhz-do-i-.htmlCPU-Z says this: DDR3 4096 MBytes PC3-10700 (667 MHz) I am supposed to have PC3-10600 1333MHz. What am I not understanding? Or, is my RAM only half of what the label and seller claims it to be?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:21:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/discord-now-installing-in-kali-linux-dependency-is-not-satisfiable-lib.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/discord-now-installing-in-kali-linux-dependency-is-not-satisfiable-lib.htmlI am trying to install discord in Kali Linux. I've downloaded the latest .deb file from the discord website. I typed gdebi discord-0.0.13.deb. I am getting this error: Reading package lists... Done ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:12:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-repair-a-broken-jar-association-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-repair-a-broken-jar-association-in-windows-10.htmlWhile trying to run a .jar file (Optifine installer for Minecraft), I accidentally thought that I could use the OpenJDK package that comes with Android Studio to run it. However, I was wrong, and n......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:49:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/radeon-relive-only-records-a-green-screen-how-do-i-fix-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/radeon-relive-only-records-a-green-screen-how-do-i-fix-it.htmlOkay, so I have been trying to setup my Radeon ReLive and I got it all working and the setting to where I wanted them. However when I am playing Rainbow Six Siege on Windows 10 and I use the Instant ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:43:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-put-ufw-on-centos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-put-ufw-on-centos.htmlIf so, how would I do it? If not, is there an easier way to set some basic rules on CentOS other than iptables? I'm more of an app developer and less of a sys admin....Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:37:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upload-an-entire-folder-using-ftp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upload-an-entire-folder-using-ftp.htmlI need to upload a full folder using FTP. Is there is any option for transferring a folder and all of its contents at once?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:33:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-connect-an-external-gpu-via-ethernet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-connect-an-external-gpu-via-ethernet.htmlI have laptop which has working Ethernet port but I always use WiFi . I am wondering if it is possible to run and use a graphics card (with external power supply) connected to the Ethernet port (with ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-fix-a-cannot-open-display-error-when-opening-an-x-program-aft.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-fix-a-cannot-open-display-error-when-opening-an-x-program-aft.htmlAfter launching the X11 app (XQuartz 2.3.6, xorg-server 1.4.2-apple56) on my Mac (OS X 10.6.8), opening an terminal in X11 and running xhost +, I then ssh -Y to my Ubuntu 10.04 VM (running on VMware ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:48:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-proper-japanese-font-rendering-using-english-locale-under-w.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-proper-japanese-font-rendering-using-english-locale-under-w.htmlSome applications are showing a strange behaviour when rendering Japanese fonts. The font used for kanji is a Chinese one and it looks really weird, especially at small sizes where it is not anti-a......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:29:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-gunzip-work-on-file-without-a-suffix.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-gunzip-work-on-file-without-a-suffix.htmlIs there a way to gunzip a file that isn't ending with a .zip even though I know for a fact the file is indeed a zip?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:25:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/assassin-039-s-creed-iii-crashes-when-run-on-the-nvidia-gpu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/assassin-039-s-creed-iii-crashes-when-run-on-the-nvidia-gpu.htmlI have a Lenovo Z470 notebook with these specs: Windows 10 64-bit Version 1511 (OS Build 10586.164) Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz (Sandy Bridge) 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M with Optimus Technolo......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:01:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-the-header-footer-of-some-pages.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-the-header-footer-of-some-pages.htmlI created a template in Word 2010. In this template, there is a footer and a header. When I create a document based on this template, I'd like for some pages not to show them....Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:47:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/purposes-of-swtools-and-swshare-folders-under-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/purposes-of-swtools-and-swshare-folders-under-c.htmlMy OS is Windows 7. Under C: there are two folders SWTOOLS and swshare. Does anyone happen to know what they are for and if they are safe to delete?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:15:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualbox-vms-cannot-start-after-enabling-virtual-machine-platform-fe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualbox-vms-cannot-start-after-enabling-virtual-machine-platform-fe.htmlI'm not able to Start any VMs in VirtualBox and getting this error: Cannot enable nested VT-x/AMD-V without nested-paging and unrestricted guest execution! (VERR_CPUM_INVALID_HWVIRT_CONFIG). I ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:12:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/total-noob-need-to-emulate-a-keystroke-using-cmd-or-powershell-script.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/total-noob-need-to-emulate-a-keystroke-using-cmd-or-powershell-script.htmlI am trying to emulate keystrokes in a specific application (dd.exe) in the background. I have searched for answers, and found some snippets of script that give some information on how to do this, ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:06:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-true-that-1-mb-can-mean-either-1000000-bytes-1024000-bytes-or-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-true-that-1-mb-can-mean-either-1000000-bytes-1024000-bytes-or-10.htmlPossible Duplicate: What is the difference between a kibibyte, a kilobit, and a kilobyte? If 1 KB (kilobyte) can mean either 1000 bytes or 1024 bytes, And 1 MB (megabyte) can mean either 1000......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:04:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-the-hostname-of-the-machine-i-work-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-the-hostname-of-the-machine-i-work-on.htmlI am wondering how can I get the hostname (fully qualified domain name) of the machine I am working on? Here is my script: #! /bin/sh hostname=$(host $ipaddr | awk '{print substr($NF,1,leng......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:01:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/extending-formulas-to-a-large-number-of-rows-in-a-column.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/extending-formulas-to-a-large-number-of-rows-in-a-column.htmlI have an Excel sheet with one of the columns having around 25000 entries. Now, I create a new sheet – say Sheet2 – and I have a simple formula like this in the first column of Sheet2. I went to ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:42:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-one-really-need-to-use-file-extensions-for-files-stored-on-their-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-one-really-need-to-use-file-extensions-for-files-stored-on-their-.htmlMost of us always append file extensions to the filename for almost every file we save. However, how necessary is it actually? For instance, most Linux software works with files that do not have ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:41:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-5-1-audio-in-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-5-1-audio-in-google-chrome.htmlI'm using Windows 7 and my speaker configuration is surround (5.1). I don't have any problem with games or my MP3 player. Games have surround output and it works perfect. MP3 player's output is ste......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:10:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-the-manufacturer-and-model-for-a-usb-flash-drive-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-the-manufacturer-and-model-for-a-usb-flash-drive-closed.htmlI don't know much about how USB key drives work, but I notice that some of them can be made bootable to start any host, some only work on some hosts, while some never work at all. To investigate, ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:02:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-a-shortcut-from-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-a-shortcut-from-cmd.htmlHow can I create a shortcut file (.lnk) to another file or executable, using command line utilities?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:58:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-usable-ram-less-than-total-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-usable-ram-less-than-total-ram.htmlMy girlfriend bought a laptop last week. It's a core 2 duo with 4 GB We installed vista 64bit, and one of the first things we did was right click on "My computer" to see gthe properties. Immediate......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:55:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-the-wps-pin-for-my-brother-mfc-j6910dw-printer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-the-wps-pin-for-my-brother-mfc-j6910dw-printer.htmlI am trying to connect my laptop to my Brother MFC-J6910DW printer, but I lost the WPS PIN for the printer when we moved recently. It is not shown on the printer or the original box either. What c......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:29:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-calculating-if-a-specific-time-is-am-or-pm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-calculating-if-a-specific-time-is-am-or-pm.htmlI'm trying to run a time-sheet import excel sheet to our software. It has columns as follows: 'employee name', 'start time', 'end time', and 'total hours'. Problem is that some 'start time' and 'en......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:28:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-subnet-mask-and-the-difference-between-a-subnet-mask-of-255-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-subnet-mask-and-the-difference-between-a-subnet-mask-of-255-.htmlMy DSL/WiFi router provided by my ISP has an internal IP address of 10.0.0.138, the addresses provided by DHCP are in the format of 10.0.0.xxx. Now, I want to start using static IP addresses on my......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:27:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-changing-the-name-of-a-pdf-file-on-file-explorer-windo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-changing-the-name-of-a-pdf-file-on-file-explorer-windo.htmlI renamed a pdf file within File Explorer from X to Y. When I open the properties pop-up for the file on File Explorer, I see that the 'name' of the file is Y. However when I view the metadata for ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:26:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-turn-off-details-being-displayed-in-media-player-classic.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-turn-off-details-being-displayed-in-media-player-classic.htmlI accidentality pressed some shortcut key and currently not able to turn this details off. How can this be turned off..? This is Media Player Classic software running in windows 10...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:12:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-file-extension-does-a-tab-delimited-file-have.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-file-extension-does-a-tab-delimited-file-have.htmlComma delimited files usually have a file extension of .csv. What file extension should a tab delimited file have? When doing an export from Excel, it saves it as .txt when selecting tab delimite......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:02:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/create-an-image-file-of-a-running-linux-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/create-an-image-file-of-a-running-linux-system.htmlAs I understand it, creating an image of a Linux system makes an exact copy of the OS and any user files/configurations/programs etc. What I would love to do is create an image of my work PC and ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:46:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/find-outdated-updatable-pip-packages.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/find-outdated-updatable-pip-packages.htmlpip freeze shows me the packages installed, but how do I check against pypi which ones are outdated?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:32:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disconnect-all-computers-that-are-signed-in-to-my-google-account.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disconnect-all-computers-that-are-signed-in-to-my-google-account.htmlI want to disconnect all of my Google Chrome installations from my Google Account, since I have signed into Google Chrome on many computers, including some that I don't own (e.g., several school and ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:02:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-cell-value-not-showing-when-writing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-cell-value-not-showing-when-writing.htmlExcel Version: 15.41(171205) Operating System: macOS 11.0 Beta When I write a text on a cell, the text does not appear on the actual cell but appears on the function tab. After I type some value and ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:57:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-setup-custom-dpi-below-100-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-setup-custom-dpi-below-100-on-windows-7.htmlIn another words, how to make fonts get smaller than the default on native LCD resolution?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:49:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/save-ping-output-in-a-text-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/save-ping-output-in-a-text-file.htmlI often have to ping servers for connectivity status. Is there a way to save the ping results (output) in a text file so that I can save entire day's ping results in a text file. I am using Window......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:45:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dual-boot-ubuntu-windows-admin-rights-required.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dual-boot-ubuntu-windows-admin-rights-required.htmlI have a machine with Windows 7 installed. I currently do not have admin rights on this machine. Will I be able to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows without admin rights? I wasn't sure specifically i......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:40:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-stopped-working-in-windows-10-qualcomm-atheros-qca9377.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-stopped-working-in-windows-10-qualcomm-atheros-qca9377.htmlI have an Asus T102HA which has an integrated Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 WiFi+Bluetooth adapter. The Bluetooth suddenly stopped working this morning and as a result the wireless mouse no longer works......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:21:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-command-is-missing-from-right-click-context-menu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-command-is-missing-from-right-click-context-menu.htmlTo update window, I converted my pen drive into bootable. But now when i want to delete it, I right click on a folder,the Delete option is missing from it.So how can I put it back? This is on a Wi......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:04:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-keyboard-backlight-color-from-blue-to-white-in-dell-g3-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-keyboard-backlight-color-from-blue-to-white-in-dell-g3-1.htmlI recently bought Dell G3 15 Laptop from flipkart. The specifications says RGB Backlit Keyboard. But by default, the color is blue. How can I change the color to white? I couldn't find anything in ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:59:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-windows-keyboard-is-being-clever-with-the-quote-keys-how-can-i-stop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-windows-keyboard-is-being-clever-with-the-quote-keys-how-can-i-stop.htmlI'm using windows 7 on a laptop. On the laptop keyboard, for some reason, the quote key (which has both double and single quote on it) is doing some "clever" annoying things: When I press single-q......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:58:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-split-in-half-a-double-page-scanned-pdf-in-a-single-pass.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-split-in-half-a-double-page-scanned-pdf-in-a-single-pass.htmlI have a scanned course and it has two pages, consecutive are showing as one page, how can I automatically split all the pages in one pass. Usually this is done by cropping odd and even pages and t......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:55:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-file-name-length-limited-to-129-characters.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-file-name-length-limited-to-129-characters.htmlI'm trying to properly name MP3s and I hit some arbitrary length of 129 characters (not 128?). NTFS supports 255 characters in file names, how do I fix this? Star Wars - 6 - Return of the Jedi -......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:44:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-setup-stuck-at-just-a-moment.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-setup-stuck-at-just-a-moment.htmlI'm in the process of installing Windows 10 for someone, on a 500 GB SSD that I formatted as part of the installation. Everything was going smoothly, I rebooted, entered the next phase of installat......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:43:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/file-system-extents-and-clusters.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/file-system-extents-and-clusters.htmlI'm trying to learn about HFS+ and it keeps referring to "extents." Wikipedia Fork Data Attribute records contain references to a maximum of eight extents that can hold larger attributes. ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:35:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sata-speed-correlate-with-actual-transferspeed-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sata-speed-correlate-with-actual-transferspeed-duplicate.htmlOn my motherboard I have "SATA 6Gb/s" ports, but when I transfer I typically get 70+ MB/s. It's a "SATA 6Gb/s" disk. I think I have the same issues with my old PC I use as a server, but it has "SA......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:26:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/alert-tpm-device-is-not-detected-on-dell-laptop-boot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/alert-tpm-device-is-not-detected-on-dell-laptop-boot.htmlMy Dell laptop (latitude 7480) occasional displays alert: tpm device is not detected On boot, if it is turned off without power for 30 seconds then on rebooting the error is not displayed. If the e......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:08:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-hide-efi-partition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-hide-efi-partition.htmlFor some sort of reason my EFI-partition shows up in disk management as well as This PC. Is there a way to hide again without messing up my system? Preferably by command line (diskpart)....Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:02:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-file-to-replace-row-containing-a-specific-string-value.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-file-to-replace-row-containing-a-specific-string-value.htmlI have an interface file for example named RawData.txt which contains different regions of data which can range from a few thousand lines to nearer 100,000 lines of data. There is a mix of lines w......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:53:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/net-use-delete-question.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/net-use-delete-question.htmlI want to delete a network connection. When I type net use I get this: Microsoft Windows XP [version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\toto>net use ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:33:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/visio-internal-error-3400-action-2463-when-saving-to-onedrive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/visio-internal-error-3400-action-2463-when-saving-to-onedrive.htmlI was wondering if anyone has ran into this error message before as it brings up completely nothing on the web in regards to saving Visio files. The user is trying to save a Visio document direct t......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:28:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/just-installed-kali-linux-forgot-username-i-entered-in-installation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/just-installed-kali-linux-forgot-username-i-entered-in-installation.htmlI just reinstalled Kali Linux 2020.2 because I had too many problems earlier. I created a new username and password in the Kali Linux installation. I wrote the password to a file, but already forgo......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:27:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/break-free-of-a-fullscreen-app-on-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/break-free-of-a-fullscreen-app-on-mac-os-x.htmlHow do you break free of a fullscreen app on Mac OS X? There are some, mostly games, that when they become unresponsive won't allow you to switch to another app with Command-Tab, and I know no o......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:24:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-039-this-message-is-from-a-trusted-sender-039-message-me.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-039-this-message-is-from-a-trusted-sender-039-message-me.htmlToday I received an email from Ebay which I was reading in my Windows Live environement. I noticed a small green icon before the message, and at the top of the reading pane. The popup of the green ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:02:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-get-intel-heatsink-back-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-get-intel-heatsink-back-on.htmlI took off the CPU heat sink to blow out the dust. Now I can't get it back on. I've tried everything I read from Google: I pull up the black pins so they're inside the white part before putting the......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:59:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-nfs-4-how-to-avoid-the-clientaddr-param-being-added.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-nfs-4-how-to-avoid-the-clientaddr-param-being-added.htmlI'm trying to mount distant NFS. This is what I have in /etc/fstab : server.com:/mnt/hdd /mnt/hdd nfs rw,tcp 0 0 But this param gets added to the mount.nfs args: clientaddr=192.168.x.x Since......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:53:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-xp-wifi-connected-but-can-not-access-internet-with-browser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-xp-wifi-connected-but-can-not-access-internet-with-browser.htmlI have two laptops: Windows Vista laptop which connects fine to Internet (writing this post from it now) Windows XP SP2 laptop which connects fine to Wifi, Router but not Internet When I try to ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:51:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/lots-of-services-showing-in-services-msc-with-039-failed-to-read-descr.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/lots-of-services-showing-in-services-msc-with-039-failed-to-read-descr.htmlA large number of services (most of which appear to be core Windows services) are showing in services.msc with their service names rather than their display names (eg. BITS instead of Background ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:40:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/postgres-ident-authentication-failed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/postgres-ident-authentication-failed.htmlI'm trying to set up django on a fresh Ubuntu VM. I'm following the tutorials along until I get to this: psycopg2.OperationalError: FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user "postgres" The Ubu......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:33:32 -0400