https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usFri, 24 Jul 2026 22:59:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/intermittent-blank-emails-in-outlook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/intermittent-blank-emails-in-outlook.htmlMy company is starting to get plagued with random intermittent blank emails in Outlook. This is suspiciously similar to the global incident from 4 months ago but NOT that. The standard setup everyone ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:47:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-rid-of-dos-attack-rst-scan.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-rid-of-dos-attack-rst-scan.htmlI have a Netgear Wnr1000v2 router. I have set my NAT to secure mode ( I don't know if that helps). Many times when I see my router's log I see lots of DoS attack: RST Scan. I think that these only ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:37:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-shift-f2-for-ms-access-doesn-039-t-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-shift-f2-for-ms-access-doesn-039-t-work.htmlI started to learn MS Access. On a Youtube video they said that when you use the shortcut Shift + F2 you get a zoom window which is interesting when you want to type a long text. When I try this sh......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:31:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-control-android-phone-from-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-control-android-phone-from-mac.htmlI own an old android phone with broken touch screen. Is there any way to control it from my Mac? (by controlling I mean 'touching screen', pressing back and home buttons) (haven't found bluetooth ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:31:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/toshiba-a10-tablet-freezes-at-startup-animation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/toshiba-a10-tablet-freezes-at-startup-animation.htmlMy sister have a toshiba tablet, it is freezes at the startup animation. I try to hard reset, but the problem is the same. Probably an android upgrade can help, but I don't do this before. Where ca......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:26:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-sigkill-and-sigstop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-sigkill-and-sigstop.htmlThe manual describes SIGKILL and SIGSTOP like this: SIGKILL 9 Term Kill signal SIGTERM 15 Term Termination signal SIGSTOP 17,19,23 Term Stop the proce......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:20:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/apc-es-350-continuous-alarm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/apc-es-350-continuous-alarm.htmlContinuous alarm on ES-350, power light (green) blinking. There are no other audio/visual indicators. Circuit breaker button is popped out, won't reset, attached devices have power. Power cycle and......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:16:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-connection-manager-delete-profile.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-connection-manager-delete-profile.htmlI'm using Windows Remote Desktop Manager 2.7. I have some profile saved as 'Global' profiles. Somehow, today, I have managed to save a 'File' profile, which does not appear in the 'Profile Managmen......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:10:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-windows-hotkey-to-minimise-a-single-currently-active-windo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-windows-hotkey-to-minimise-a-single-currently-active-windo.htmlOn Windows Vista, I'm familiar with Win + D to show the desktop but sometimes I just want to minimise two or three windows as they become active and not the whole lot. What hotkey can I use to mi......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:03:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-more-gpu-memory.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-more-gpu-memory.htmlI am working on an art project using Unity 2018.2 which will be run on a special setup of M6000 NVidia Quadro cards, each having 12GB of VRAM. My test computer has 2x NVidia 1070 Ti cards each with......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:02:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-text-direction-to-45-degrees-in-word-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-text-direction-to-45-degrees-in-word-2010.htmlI want to add a table with the long description header but I can't find how to change text direct other than 90 degrees (Vertical or Horizontal). Is it possible?...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:01:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/user-pervy-sage-super-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/user-pervy-sage-super-user.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:59:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-msmq-on-azure-based-windows-server-2019-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-msmq-on-azure-based-windows-server-2019-machine.htmlFairly new VM I've only added IIS to it and pushed some web app source code. Then I run the powershell command ... Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName MSMQ-Server -All to support some ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:44:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/plug-in-a-ddr2-800mhz-to-a-slot-that-can-handle-up-to-667mhz-only.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/plug-in-a-ddr2-800mhz-to-a-slot-that-can-handle-up-to-667mhz-only.htmlI have an old computer that has an ASUS P5S-MX SE motherboard, and only have a 1GB RAM. So I planned to upgrade the RAM and buy a 2GB RAM. Only DDR2 can be installed in the motherboard. So I looked......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:08:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/software-updater-vs-apt-get-update.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/software-updater-vs-apt-get-update.htmlI had always assumed that running apt-get update followed by apt-get upgrade was just the command line version of running the software-updater; however, running the software updater results in the ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:45:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-completely-remove-oracle-11g.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-completely-remove-oracle-11g.htmlHow do I completely remove the Oracle 11g client from my computer? I am running Windows 7, 64-bit. I have tried running deinstall.bat, but this doesn't work....Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:43:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-the-super-charger-feature-of-msi-z77-motherboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-the-super-charger-feature-of-msi-z77-motherboard.htmlI bought a MSI Z77 motherboard. They claim it has a "super charger" feature which allows you to charge your iPad via the USB. How do you enable this feature?...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:30:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-correctly-configure-tftp-server-tftpd64.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-correctly-configure-tftp-server-tftpd64.htmlI have followed these instructions for installing tftpd64 on my 64 bit Windows 10 OS: http://www.tricksguide.com/how-to-setup-a-tftp-server-tftpd32-windows.html#comment-84949 When I do this I ge......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:26:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pulseaudio-daemon-startup-failed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pulseaudio-daemon-startup-failed.htmlWhen running startx on Arch Linux, the error: E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon startup failed. is returned. Is there any way to fix this error?...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:24:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-telnet-from-a-powershell-core-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-telnet-from-a-powershell-core-prompt.htmlTo install Telnet in PowerShell you can run: Install-WindowsFeature -name Telnet-Client This unfortunately does not seem to work in PowerShell Core where it produces the following error: Install-...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:13:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sum-of-previous-year-power-bi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sum-of-previous-year-power-bi.htmlI'm working in Power BI with data in the following format: Year Number Week Number Sales Value 1 1 20 1 1 15 2 5 32 ...ect ...ect ...ect I'm currently using the measure Total Sales = SUM(Table[...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-rm-not-give-an-error-if-a-file-doesn-039-t-exist.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-rm-not-give-an-error-if-a-file-doesn-039-t-exist.htmlI'm writing a makefile that will clean up some useless files at the end of the compilation. If a target has already been made, it will of course skip that target and the useless file may not be th......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:44:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-u-boot-and-uefi-firmware.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-u-boot-and-uefi-firmware.htmlI'm reading a book (Mastering Embedded Linux Programming, 2nd ed). In the chapter on bootloaders it explains the booting process with U-Boot and with UEFI firmware. It looks like the booting steps......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:43:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-popup-about-ssl-gstatic-com-freezing-outlook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-popup-about-ssl-gstatic-com-freezing-outlook.htmlSo, yesterday my son (a Scout) tried to submit his Eagle Scout application to his Scoutmaster for review, using email. Today I got an email from his Scoutmaster, saying the following: Thursday ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:25:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-setup-calendar-permissions-for-group-to-group.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-setup-calendar-permissions-for-group-to-group.htmlI've been scouring the internet and so far have only been able to find examples of how to grant calendar permissions from one user to another using the Add-MailboxFolderPermission command. This is ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:15:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unpack-winrar-in-background.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unpack-winrar-in-background.htmlI want to call WinRAR from the context menu, and select "unpack to folder", and have WinRAR run in minimized state. It this possible without manually pressing the "Background" button on the Winrar ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:09:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/apache-and-different-document-roots-based-on-url.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/apache-and-different-document-roots-based-on-url.htmlIs it possible to have multiple document roots for the same domain name but with a different language flag? Example: www.example.com/en and e.g. www.example.com/en/about-us, etc. goes to /www/sit......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:07:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/communicating-with-devices-on-a-different-subnet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/communicating-with-devices-on-a-different-subnet.htmlLet me start this off by saying that I am very new to how IP Address / Subnet Addresses work, and networking in general. This stuff is generally mystifying, and I've had a hard time understanding ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:58:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/command-works-locally-but-returns-event-not-found-when-invoked-with-ss.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/command-works-locally-but-returns-event-not-found-when-invoked-with-ss.htmlI want to check for read only file systems. I wrote this awk command and it works fine: awk '{ if ( $4 ~ /ro,/ && $2 !~ /sys/ ) {print $2} }' /proc/mounts I want to use this command with ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:57:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/your-pc-device-needs-to-be-repaired-with-error-code-0xc0000605.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/your-pc-device-needs-to-be-repaired-with-error-code-0xc0000605.htmlToday I had an error code 0xc0000605 at startup. I cannot boot into my computer. It says: Recovery Your PC/Device needs to be repaired. A component of your operating system has expired. File: \...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:29:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-have-multiple-servers-on-one-ip-address.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-have-multiple-servers-on-one-ip-address.htmlI am having trouble figuring out how to have multiple servers (that do different things) on one IP address. I would like the subdomains to point to different applications. Let me give an example of......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:04:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-and-getting-windows-environment-variables-from-the-command-pro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-and-getting-windows-environment-variables-from-the-command-pro.htmlI want to set an environment variable from the command prompt and then be able to access it globally (for instance, I should see it by going to System -> Environment Variables). When I use the set ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:03:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-to-download-missing-libc-so-6.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-to-download-missing-libc-so-6.htmlI recently accidentally deleted the file /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6. This file is needed by most programs, so my computer is basically broken and I can only access the hard drive through a liv......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:35:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-uploading-a-file-actually-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-uploading-a-file-actually-work.htmlUploading is described as transferring a file(s) like photo, audio file etc. to a server on the web. I wonder a couple of things how uploading occurs as network/communication means. For example, wh......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:59:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/the-requested-security-information-is-either-unavailable-or-cannot-be-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/the-requested-security-information-is-either-unavailable-or-cannot-be-.htmlSomething or someone had recently deleted 90% of the files on the network. The recovery was done by copying backup files from a Linux based NAS (Baffalo Terastation Pro) back into the win2k8 server......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:35:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/control-mouse-with-keyboard-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/control-mouse-with-keyboard-in-ubuntu.htmlI'm looking for a program that I can use to control the mouse from the keyboard. I think a video can explain it much better than I could, so please check out Mouser from lifehacker.com: http://...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:26:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-the-terminal-and-linux-files-for-error-20-on-a-chromebook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-the-terminal-and-linux-files-for-error-20-on-a-chromebook.htmlToday, I was trying to access the terminal and Linux files for Linux, but it suddenly all crashed! I got crosh (press ctrl-alt-t on chrome to get there) to act as my terminal with the code "vsh ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:25:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/force-notepad-to-uppercase-non-selected-text.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/force-notepad-to-uppercase-non-selected-text.htmlIn Notepad++, I have the UPPERCASE shortcut mapped to Ctrl+U in the shortcut mapper. However, this shortcut only works if text is selected. For example, let's say I have the text "dog" and I place my ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:21:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-awk-039-print-2-039-doing-exactly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-awk-039-print-2-039-doing-exactly.htmlI would like to know what is this statement doing exactly, especially the awk part. ps aux | grep 'sidekiq 5' | grep -v grep | awk '{ print $2; }' | xargs kill -${2:-'TERM'} I know the entire pipe......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:16:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ticking-noise-in-psu-even-when-its-turned-off.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ticking-noise-in-psu-even-when-its-turned-off.htmlI need some suggestions regarding an issue in case if someone has faced the same. I have Cooler Master V850 PSU in my system. Recently It started making this very low volume ticking noise. Its not ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:36:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pivot-table-average-summary-returns-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pivot-table-average-summary-returns-error.htmlI'm creating a very simple analysis of attendance at my membership organisation meetings. We have a meeting register in excel with 3 columns: MeetingDate Person Category (member or visitor) So I ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:33:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/x-plot-vs-y-plot-in-excel-where-x-is-not-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/x-plot-vs-y-plot-in-excel-where-x-is-not-time.htmlIn school (and on a blog called Indexed) I once this sweet graph where two different criteria make up the X and Y graph on a plot. Assuming both criteria are good the "no brainer" / "low hanging f......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:25:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-modify-data-stored-by-chrome-extensions.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-modify-data-stored-by-chrome-extensions.htmlVarious chrome extensions store data about their settings and other persistent information (whitelists for adblock and ghostery, scripts for tampermonkey, styles for stylish, etc). Where do they st......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:07:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-keeps-spamming-s-key-randomly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-keeps-spamming-s-key-randomly.html5 days ago, all of sudden my laptop kept spamming s randomly eventhough I havent pressed it. It stopped yesterday and would only last until i unplugged my keyboard. So, today I got a new one and my ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:04:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-synology-nas-from-outside-ports-forwarded-just-don-039-t-know-h.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-synology-nas-from-outside-ports-forwarded-just-don-039-t-know-h.htmlBeing behind several routers, I needed to rely only on Quickconnect from Synology. Now I've managed to get ports forwarded to me from ISP, so I've got 21, 80, 5000, 5001 ports opened. They also gav......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:53:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-manual-and-disabled-service-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-manual-and-disabled-service-in-windows.htmlWindows services seem to come in three start-up types: Automatic: seems to mean that it is started at bootup Manual: seems to mean that it is not started at bootup Disabled: also seems to mean tha......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:50:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-disc-on-windows-xp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-disc-on-windows-xp.htmlI recently got an old laptop from school running Windows XP SP3. However I don't have the password and the administrator account is also locked out. I have the boot disc for XP but it doesn't prompt ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:39:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-default-language-in-the-google-chrome-translator-bar.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-default-language-in-the-google-chrome-translator-bar.htmlI am italian, so I have Google Chrome in Italian. When I browse the web in languages that I don't know, I find very useful the auto-translation bar of google chrome. The problem is that it transl......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:38:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-duplicate-current-open-finder-view-in-new-tab-mavericks.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-duplicate-current-open-finder-view-in-new-tab-mavericks.htmlIn a thread on this forum there is an interesting solution on how to open a duplicate of an already open Finder window with the help of an AppleScript: How do you duplicate current open Finder view? ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:27:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-my-search-engine-switch-to-bing-browser-redirect.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-my-search-engine-switch-to-bing-browser-redirect.htmlUsing Windows 10 Home. I have Google set as the default search engine (see image 1). However, when I enter a search term in the address bar, Google returns some results, which are cleared about 1 ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:21:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/kvm-qemu-hardware-acceleration-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/kvm-qemu-hardware-acceleration-not-working.htmlI was trying to install my first virtual machine with KVM and QEMU but it does seem to use hardware acceleration as intended. I came to that conclusion first because it is terribly slow and second ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:20:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-mount-a-mac-os-hosted-samba-share-on-a-raspberry-pi-smb-and-mou.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-mount-a-mac-os-hosted-samba-share-on-a-raspberry-pi-smb-and-mou.htmlI am trying to mount samba share on my Pi running Dietpi. Dietpi includes the tool dietpi-drive_manager. So I ran the cli-wizard to add the file share but it always fails with mount errors 95 and 13. ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:03:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-startx-and-init-5.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-startx-and-init-5.htmlWhen I run the command startx it launches me immediately into Gnome without having to login and if I attempt to go back to the command line interface by typing in the comamnd init 3 in the x-termin......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:53:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/iptables-snat-dnat-explain-behaviour.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/iptables-snat-dnat-explain-behaviour.htmlI am new to iptables and I want to understand how iptables nat is working. I have a linux machine with a lxc container. The machine network configuration is as follows: eth0 interface which connect......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:36:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-and-where-is-the-process-for-on-pc-windows-10-that-is-responsible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-and-where-is-the-process-for-on-pc-windows-10-that-is-responsible.htmlI would like to cast from android to my pc, which is winodws 10, I have checked the directx diagnosis and my pc supports supports miracast. I am using bitdefender so i need to allow some processes ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:29:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-is-possible-to-connect-27-thunderbolt-display-using-the-thunderbolt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-is-possible-to-connect-27-thunderbolt-display-using-the-thunderbolt.htmlNormally you use the non-removable Thunderbolt cable with the MagSafe connector to your computer. However, I think my cable is broken. The display flickered on once and then died a few moments later (...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:07:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/kaleidoscope-for-git-difftool.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/kaleidoscope-for-git-difftool.htmlI tried using kaleidoscope for git difftool to compare two branches. So I installed ksdiff and setted it like follow in my .gitconfig [diff] tool = kaleidoscope [difftool "kaleidoscope"] ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:06:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-vbs-code-in-a-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-vbs-code-in-a-batch-file.htmlI know the cscript "filename.VBS" command, but I want to run VBS code within a batch file so I will not have to make a VBS file to do it. This is my VBS code: sub Loading do while brw.busy ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:04:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-365-cannot-paste-into-an-email-i-am-editing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-365-cannot-paste-into-an-email-i-am-editing.htmlI have recently upgraded from Office 2010 to Office 365. Now while editing emails I cannot paste any contents (text or images), regardless of the format (HTML/Text/RTF). I cannot selecct and drag w......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:03:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/insert-output-of-curl-command-to-a-line-number-in-a-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/insert-output-of-curl-command-to-a-line-number-in-a-file.htmlWorking on a script to automate a few things. Been having and issue with running a sed command to inser the output of curl to a line number in a file I have tried multiple variations of the comman......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:53:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/any-reason-not-to-delete-service-pack-backup-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/any-reason-not-to-delete-service-pack-backup-files.htmlI am using Windows 7 SP1, and I ran the Disk Cleanup utility. It tells me that I can save 920MB if I delete the Service Pack Backup Files. Apparently, if I do so, I won't be able to uninstall the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:52:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-windows-run-chkdsk-on-every-boot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-windows-run-chkdsk-on-every-boot.htmlEvery time I turn on my PC, I get the following message: Checking file system on E: The type of the file systen is NTFS. One of your disks need to be checked for consistency. You may cancel the disk ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:51:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rescuing-files-and-commits-from-no-branch-in-git.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rescuing-files-and-commits-from-no-branch-in-git.htmlI started working on some files I had in a git submodule under another project. However, since it was a git submodule it never checked out "master" and instead just checked out the head and placed ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:49:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-editable-excel-charts-from-a-word-document-without-the-s.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-editable-excel-charts-from-a-word-document-without-the-s.htmlI have a Microsoft Word 2016 document containing editable charts created in an Microsoft Excel 2016 spreadsheet on a Windows 7 PC. Both of these files were created by a contact in another organisa......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:47:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-doesn-039-t-start-when-12v-cpu-power-plugged-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-doesn-039-t-start-when-12v-cpu-power-plugged-in.htmlConfiguration (troubleshooting): Board: Socket AM3+ Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2PT CPU: AMD FX4300 PSU: 500W Peak Other components: GPU: ASUS Nvidia GTX960 Mem: 12GB (8+4) 1333 HDD: Seagate 1TB SATA......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:42:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-to-download-or-find-a-list-of-all-the-windows-updates.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-to-download-or-find-a-list-of-all-the-windows-updates.htmlI have a Windows 7 SP1 installation disc. After I install Windows, there are about 160 updates to download. Is there a way to get a list or to download all of those updates so that I can create a......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:27:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rename-multiple-files-in-multiple-folders-with-one-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rename-multiple-files-in-multiple-folders-with-one-command.htmlWe want to rename our *.html files to *.php but (sadly enough) have not enough knowledge to do it with a cmd prompt command and/or batch file. The problem is that each file is in separate folder –......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:20:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-cmd-cannot-use-python-virtualenv-or-django-commands.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-cmd-cannot-use-python-virtualenv-or-django-commands.htmlI'm trying to use python Virtualenv and Django. I have successfully installed both using Pip. On every tutorial I've found, it tells me to open CMD and type in a command. For example: C:\Users\USER\...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:16:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-otb-one-touch-backup-on-sata-hdd-enclosures.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-otb-one-touch-backup-on-sata-hdd-enclosures.htmlWhat is OTB (one touch backup) on SATA HDD Enclosures? And how does it work? Many external HDD enclosures feature the OTB functionality, which I hear is a one-button to backup system to hard-driv......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:14:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-booting-to-gnu-grub-before-actually-booting-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-booting-to-gnu-grub-before-actually-booting-windows.htmlI recently unplugged my desktop, when I plugged it back, apparently my CMOS was cleared and BIOS reset to default settings. After changing boot order back, now every time I turn on my PC I see the ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:06:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/kali-gnu-linux-rolling.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/kali-gnu-linux-rolling.htmlI installed Kali on my PC and rebooted my PC. I then created the password so now it wants a login and a password when I type in root and the password it says login incorrect. I can't go back to nor......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:05:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-resolve-the-error-cannot-execute-binary-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-resolve-the-error-cannot-execute-binary-file.htmlWhen I login using SSH, all I can see is this... -bash: /usr/bin/id: cannot execute binary file -bash: [: : integer expression expected I couldn't do anything in here. Commands such as halt, powe......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:57:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ccleaner-wipe-free-space-gone.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ccleaner-wipe-free-space-gone.htmlI am using CCleaner "wipe drive - wipe free space" at my home PC every time I take some work home. since a few days, I found the option is no longer available but I had problems finding any ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:53:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-cannot-register-anything-i-type-in-serial-connection-issue.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-cannot-register-anything-i-type-in-serial-connection-issue.htmlI'm having trouble using putty to set up a serial connection using my 16 port GSM modem. I am using the correct baud rate, data bits and stop bits for my modem. Just for reference I connected my GSM ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:48:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/problems-with-x11-forwarding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/problems-with-x11-forwarding.htmlI am trying to do some X11 forwarding from my windows machine. I have tried: Mingw64 Cygwin64 putty In both Mingw and cygwin I run I get these results: $ ssh -X bongioc@ncp-cb-1.nintextest.com ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:40:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zoom-suppresses-all-audio-during-zoom-meeting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zoom-suppresses-all-audio-during-zoom-meeting.htmlSince a couple months ago, I've noticed that, during zoom meeting, no audio is coming through from Chrome and media player despite audio is working fine in zoom. To put in a another way, I can't se......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:11:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-close-all-open-windows-at-once.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-close-all-open-windows-at-once.htmlHow do I close all opened windows at once?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:58:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/retrieve-decrypt-windows-7-product-key-from-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/retrieve-decrypt-windows-7-product-key-from-linux.htmlI accidentally disconnected my hard drive while it was still running and corrupted my Windows 7 installation; I am now completely unable to boot into Windows. I have tried everything to try and rep......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:55:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-know-if-a-flashdrive-has-formatting-for-fat32.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-know-if-a-flashdrive-has-formatting-for-fat32.htmlwhat size flashdrive do I need for my freeview? I brought a 8 gb and it not working, is that too small? Information I have found says it needs FAT32. How do I know if a flashdrive has that option?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:36:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-okay-to-keep-washing-and-reusing-microfiber-cloths-for-cleaning-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-okay-to-keep-washing-and-reusing-microfiber-cloths-for-cleaning-.htmlI've read in multiple places that microfiber cloths are one of the few materials safe enough to clean monitors without risk of scratching, so I use those whenever I need to clean the outside of any ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:34:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sort-files-in-windows-explorer-in-custom-order.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sort-files-in-windows-explorer-in-custom-order.htmlI have a great deal of folders. Each contains more than 30 files. I’d like to sort these files in a custom order. How do I create a custom order and have it sorted out the files the way I want? I was ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:20:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-does-badblocks-take-on-a-1tb-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-does-badblocks-take-on-a-1tb-drive.htmlI'm running badblocks (or rather "e2fsck -c") on a 1TB drive and if the progress indicator is any indication (no pun intended), it's going to take almost forever to complete. Right now it says 0.01% ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:05:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-r-3-5-2-under-ubuntu-jni-h-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-r-3-5-2-under-ubuntu-jni-h-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlI have a problem with installing the newest version of R, an error "fatal error: jni.h: No such file or directory" that I don't understand appeared. Here is what I did before getting an error in the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:37:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffserver-ffmpeg-stream-mjpeg-from-webcam-logitech-c930e-to-mjpeg-forma.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffserver-ffmpeg-stream-mjpeg-from-webcam-logitech-c930e-to-mjpeg-forma.htmlI have premium webcam from Logitech (C930e) and this camera support mjpeg built in processing directly in the camera it self. My purpose is to get that stream with ffmpeg and pipe it to ffserver so......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:13:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/iexplorer-unable-to-start-the-iphone-listener-process-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/iexplorer-unable-to-start-the-iphone-listener-process-error.htmlWhen I install iExplorer 3.0.1.9 (and run as admin) on Windows 7 I get this error message: Unable to start the iPhone listener process. This error may occur because iTunes is not installed. ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:13:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/extract-values-following-specific-substrings-in-string-containing-spac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/extract-values-following-specific-substrings-in-string-containing-spac.htmlI have this single line string. WordPress version: 5.5.3 Database revision: 48748 TinyMCE version: 4.9100 (49100-20200624) Package language: en_US I would like to extract 5.5.3 and en_US This is the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:05:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hidden-folder-called-tmp-drivedownload-keeps-getting-bigger.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hidden-folder-called-tmp-drivedownload-keeps-getting-bigger.htmlThis hidden folder named ".tmp.drivedownload" - which seems to be used by Google Drive's Backup and Sync desktop app - is taking up quite a bit of space on my SSD and with files as old as 2001. Thi......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:50:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pin-windows-sticky-notes-on-top.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pin-windows-sticky-notes-on-top.htmlHow can I make the Sticky Notes pin on top of everything else? They don't seem to be real windows. There is no way to cascade/tile them either....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:33:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-saved-username-password-filled-in-incognito-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-saved-username-password-filled-in-incognito-mode.htmlIf I open an incognito window in Google Chrome and go to a webpage where Chrome has a saved username and password from (for example the login form on http://gmail.com), I see that my username and ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:28:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-so-many-netbooks-have-a-base-resolution-of-1024-x-600.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-so-many-netbooks-have-a-base-resolution-of-1024-x-600.htmlI'm running a piece of software the requires a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768. I was thinking about getting a netbook, but many of the netbooks I have looked at have a resolution of 1024 ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:20:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-amd-graphics-driver.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-amd-graphics-driver.htmlI had AMD graphics installed on my windows 7 laptop. Last week, I performed a clean install of windows 8.1 and since I could not change brightness and other display settings (well, I could change the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:14:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-limit-a-process-to-a-single-cpu-core.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-limit-a-process-to-a-single-cpu-core.htmlHow do you limit a single process program run in a Windows environment to run only on a single CPU on a multi-core machine? Is it the same between a windowed program and a command line program? U......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:58:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-tcpdump-bypass-iptables.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-tcpdump-bypass-iptables.htmlI mistakenly setup open resolver DNS server, which was soon used for a bunch of DDoS attacks originating somewhere from / to Russia. For that reason I completely blocked port 53 on both DNS servers......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:45:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/could-not-load-file-or-assembly-039-cefsharp-core-dll-039-or-one-of-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/could-not-load-file-or-assembly-039-cefsharp-core-dll-039-or-one-of-it.htmlI have created a WPF C# project. IN which I am using CSharp dlls. This project has successfully built and also running fine. I need to use the setup .exe of the project to direct run the applicat......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:38:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-color-vibrance-saturation-with-intel-graphics-on-m.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-color-vibrance-saturation-with-intel-graphics-on-m.htmlThe nVidia control panel has an option to adjust the saturation and other properties of the image shown on the screen. Is there any way to do this with the Intel Graphics driver? My laptop model is a ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:31:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/exposing-another-port-for-nginx-in-dockerfile.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/exposing-another-port-for-nginx-in-dockerfile.htmlI'm new to DockerFile. I want Nginx to be listening on port 8080. so I've written the dockerFile in this way: FROM nginx:1.11-alpine COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html EXPOSE 8080 CMD ["nginx"......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:28:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-enter-formula-for-entire-column.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-enter-formula-for-entire-column.htmlI know if I select the entire column and then enter the formula in first column and then press ctrl+enter, it would be taken care of. However, my first row is title row. How else should I do it?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:24:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-installation-path-for-packages-installed-through-apt-get-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-installation-path-for-packages-installed-through-apt-get-i.htmlI have been installing python modules using apt-get which works great using the console or launching files from the command line. However I am using Eclipse for easier organisation of files. Eclipse ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:24:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-mklink-d-and-j-symbolic-link-and-junction.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-mklink-d-and-j-symbolic-link-and-junction.htmlI have a SSD, and a RamDisk in other disc drive. I use MKLINK /D to move Google Chrome cache, from my SSD to my RamDisk. Please, my questions are: With MKLINK /D, where physically is my cache? SSD? ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:14:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reinstall-a-package-using-039-apt-get-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reinstall-a-package-using-039-apt-get-039.htmlIt seems that my aptitude is somehow broken: sudo aptitude update 0% [Working]Segmentation fault dmesg [223282.616599] aptitude[30972]: segfault at 67707f ip 7f954dcfae5d sp 7ffff5a5f950 error 4 in ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:11:46 -0400