https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usWed, 29 Jul 2026 13:52:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-nat-switch-on-hyper-v-manager-application-on-windows-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-nat-switch-on-hyper-v-manager-application-on-windows-1.htmlI want to create a Hyper-V NAT Switch. I am using Hyper-V Manager application on Windows 10. I only see there are 3 types of Switch: External, Internal, and Private. My question is where is NAT S......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:48:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-borders-are-there-but-not-shown-on-print-preview-and-won-039-t-b.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-borders-are-there-but-not-shown-on-print-preview-and-won-039-t-b.htmlI want to print my excel document, it has box border, but I can't see them on print preview and when I print the document, borders are not printed. Page margins are narrow enough, Page Layout tab ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:47:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-dhcp-traffic-via-openvpn-bridge.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-dhcp-traffic-via-openvpn-bridge.htmlIn may case I have two openwrt routers connected with openvpn bridge. Traffic can stoped by iptables with iptables-mod-extra: iptables -I FORWARD -m physdev --physdev-out tap0 -p udp --dport 67:6......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:20:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/screen-session-wouldn-039-t-detach-now-it-won-039-t-attach.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/screen-session-wouldn-039-t-detach-now-it-won-039-t-attach.htmlI typically log into my Linux box from my Windows laptop using PuTTY and run screen there. When my corporate overlords decided to update my laptop to Windows 7 my PuTTY sessions have been freezing......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:13:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chmod-throws-missing-operand-on-764-ok-on-664.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chmod-throws-missing-operand-on-764-ok-on-664.htmlHaving set everything in my project to 777 (rwxrwxrwx) for debugging purposes, I wanted to dial down the openness and set the directories (not the files) in the root folder to 664 (rw-rw-r--). To do ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:07:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-impact-of-running-the-cpu-at-100-for-long-periods-at-a-tim.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-impact-of-running-the-cpu-at-100-for-long-periods-at-a-tim.htmlPossible Duplicate: Is it ok to have 100% CPU usage constantly I recently upgraded computers and with this upgrade I decided to try Seti@Home to run in the background. I was watching the CPU and ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:05:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-limit-to-the-number-of-docker-volumes-one-can-attach-to-a-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-limit-to-the-number-of-docker-volumes-one-can-attach-to-a-c.htmlI was wondering if there is a limit to the number (not size!) of docker volumes one can attach to a container. The subject is hard to Google since, understandably, most people focus on disk size an......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:53:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-indent-with-multiple-cursors-to-the-same-horizontal-position-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-indent-with-multiple-cursors-to-the-same-horizontal-position-.htmlI'm looking for an easy way to do this in VS Code. (I'm writing an interpreter so there's lots of boilerplate!) One strategy I found is to add too much space then ESC and multi-line down agai......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:29:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-doesn-039-t-switch-to-android-device-when-using-deskdock-android.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-doesn-039-t-switch-to-android-device-when-using-deskdock-android.htmlhttps://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-deskdock-missing-link-computer-t3447035 I wanted to use deskdock to control my phone with my laptops keyboard and mouse and deskdock seemed ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:28:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mysqlinstaller-popping-up-unexpectedly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mysqlinstaller-popping-up-unexpectedly.htmlOften, my Windows cmd randomly opens and executes MySQL Installer. It runs about 1 second and then it shuts off immediately. Since execution is really fast, it has been hard to capture it. Today th......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:55:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-need-to-find-the-last-space-in-a-xls-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-need-to-find-the-last-space-in-a-xls-cell.htmlI have an Excel sheet with text values, e.g. in A1: "This is the text". I need to find the position of the last space character. Is there an excel formula that will give me the result I want? I have ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:33:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-error-while-doing-cat-command-ambiguous-output-redirect.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-error-while-doing-cat-command-ambiguous-output-redirect.htmlwhile executing cat test.txt | java myfile > test1.txt 2> test2.txt I am getting error "Ambiguous output redirect." my java file contains System.out and System.err . I am in Unix csh ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:03:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/weird-characters-in-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/weird-characters-in-google-chrome.htmlI sometimes see weird characters on some websites instead of what they're meant to display. I've attached an image below as an example. In IE the site displays correctly but on Chrome there are weird ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:46:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-view-and-edit-your-whitelist-and-blacklist-in-outlook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-view-and-edit-your-whitelist-and-blacklist-in-outlook.htmlI've accidentally whitelisted a spam domain in Outlook. How can I edit find and edit the whitelist? Also I would like to investigate the blacklist, but I cannot find any links to either of these in......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:45:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-macvtap-and-where-is-it-supported.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-macvtap-and-where-is-it-supported.htmlWhat is macvtap exactly? Is it a new thing? On what devices/OS is it supported? In all Linux distros or what? Please help me I am confused....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:36:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-is-there-something-similar-to-top-for-i-o.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-is-there-something-similar-to-top-for-i-o.htmlMy disk often is utilized, but top (and htop, a custom replacement) show nothing suspicious. Is there a way to sort processes by I/O (more specific: disk) utilization? EDIT Found out using iotop ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:30:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-a-usb-stick-from-freedos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-a-usb-stick-from-freedos.htmlIn relation with this question, I am trying to get some files onto the hard disk of a freedos-only computer without a CD/DVD reader. Networking seems not to be easy under freedos, so I turned to USB ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:10:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-wireless-gear-degrade-over-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-wireless-gear-degrade-over-time.htmlI saw this originally posted on slashdot, but their comment format is not conducive to actually getting a correct answer. Having directly experienced this phenomenon myself, I'm now asking here wh......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:08:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-to-usb-3-drive-start-with-highest-speed-but-then-significantly-de.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-to-usb-3-drive-start-with-highest-speed-but-then-significantly-de.htmlI have large files that I need to copy to my USB 3.0 external drive. It's a HDD with enclosure. The problem is the copy speed. When the copy start it start at 110+ MBps, but after few seconds it goes ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:45:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-path-to-notepad-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-path-to-notepad-on-ubuntu.htmlI am trying to set file associations in filezilla on ubuntu. Seems to be a simple solution on windows but I can't quite figure it out on ubuntu. Thanks in advance :)...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:37:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-sound-like-a-robot-when-using-a-bluetooth-headset.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-sound-like-a-robot-when-using-a-bluetooth-headset.htmlWhen I use a Bluetooth headset with Windows 10, I sound like a robot with an 8-bit voice. I tried all combinations of these devices, always the same result: Bose QuietControl 30 AKG N60NC Wireless ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:37:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gpo-denied-security-filter-not-applying.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gpo-denied-security-filter-not-applying.htmlI am having an issue in my company. I have a GPO, and one group in security filter, lets name it group X. In my delegation, I set the permissions to X (Allow Read and Allow Apply Group Policy). The ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:34:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-2007-formulas-not-auto-filling-when-i-drag-down.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-2007-formulas-not-auto-filling-when-i-drag-down.htmlIf you write a formula like: =sumproduct((something=$A1)*(something=$B1)) Giving a result of 8. Usually the references and results change as you drag it down into other cells. Well,the referenc......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:05:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-cisco-anyconnect-on-centos-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-cisco-anyconnect-on-centos-7.htmlI have installed Cisco AnyConnect on CentOS 7. When I try to connect I get an error: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpndownloader: error while loading shared libraries: libpangox-1.0.so.0: cannot open ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:48:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/view-all-certs-in-a-pem-cert-file-full-cert-chain-with-openssl-or-anot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/view-all-certs-in-a-pem-cert-file-full-cert-chain-with-openssl-or-anot.htmloften cert files (in PEM) format contain multiple certs like: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- ... -----END CERTIFICATE----- -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- ..... -----END CERTIFICATE----- with the command: ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:42:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-get-dual-monitor-support-2xdvi-from-my-dvi-hdmi-graphics-card.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-get-dual-monitor-support-2xdvi-from-my-dvi-hdmi-graphics-card.htmlIt seems that pure 2 x DVI dual head video cards are becoming rare. Most cards feature something like 1 x DVI plus 1 x HDMI plus 1 x VGA or some other interface. The idea seems to be that you can j......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:37:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-enable-multiple-undo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-enable-multiple-undo.htmlI'm used to applications allowing you to perform multiple undos at once with Ctrl-Z. I've found that at least the default setting in photoshop is only a single undo. How do i change this (im a phot......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:33:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-that-cylinder-on-cables.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-that-cylinder-on-cables.htmlThere's always that pesky cylinder thing on every cable I have. What is it? And more importantly, why don't Apple's products have them?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:28:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/restoring-the-outlook-you-have-mail-icon.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/restoring-the-outlook-you-have-mail-icon.htmlSo I'm running Outlook at work; I've done SOMETHING (but I don't know what) that stopped the little envelope icon from appearing in the system taskbar when I have new mail. I actually find that ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:28:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-do-i-find-the-google-drive-icon.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-do-i-find-the-google-drive-icon.htmlI made a custom link to my Google Drive directory on the Windows 7 Professional application bar. Now I'd like to change that icon, so that it's obvious it's the Google Drive folder. How do I find ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:22:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-does-realtek-audio-control-one-installed-from-microsoft-store-st.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-does-realtek-audio-control-one-installed-from-microsoft-store-st.htmlI am trying to find where does the Realtek Audio Control, installed from Microsoft Store, store its settings, as at each motherboard's audio drivers update I get it reset!! Location of the Realtek ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:18:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/random-file-order.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/random-file-order.htmli'm using Ubuntu && MAC OS/X. i'm trying to achive a random order in finder or nautilus. someone can get me some advice? i am open to any kind of solutions, shell script or applescript, wh......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:13:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/free-tool-to-search-within-files-even-over-a-network-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/free-tool-to-search-within-files-even-over-a-network-closed.htmlI need to find some text in a ton of log files that are stored on my network (I don't have them indexed). The files all have a more or less unique extension. (i.e., they look like this: MyLogFile....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:11:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/window-039-s-program-gui-behavior-translated-to-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/window-039-s-program-gui-behavior-translated-to-cmd.htmlSorry for the poor title but it's hard to explain in a few words what I'm looking for hence Google can't show me what i'm looking for. I'm under the impression that many Windows applications can b......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:49:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/allow-bluetooth-devices-to-wake-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/allow-bluetooth-devices-to-wake-pc.htmlI have a bluetooth mouse and keyboard attached to my Windows 10 desktop. However neither of these devices are able to wake the computer from sleep and no guide online appears accurate. Does anyone ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:47:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-laser-printer-is-ghosting-but-i-can-039-t-find-the-faulty-component.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-laser-printer-is-ghosting-but-i-can-039-t-find-the-faulty-component.htmlI appear to have a problem of "ghosting" (quotes because I am not sure about the term) on an old Samsung laser printer. What happens is that the upper 10-15cm of the page are replicated at the bott......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:23:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-restart-a-windows-7-computer-without-screen-or-mouse.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-restart-a-windows-7-computer-without-screen-or-mouse.htmlI've recently had problems with my work computer not recognizing either of its attached screens. I've also had problems with my home computer "locking" the mouse to one app, and no longer acknowle......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:22:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-bibtex-entries-from-amazon-com.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-bibtex-entries-from-amazon-com.htmlHas anyone written an interface through which i can get a citation of a book/paper from amazon.com Thanks for the suggestions from fellow users. I'm updating the questions to detail in more specif......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:22:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/exessive-fan-noise-and-overheating-on-dell-latitude-7480-especially-wh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/exessive-fan-noise-and-overheating-on-dell-latitude-7480-especially-wh.htmlI opened a ticket with our IT department for this issue. They ran the onboard Dell diagnostics, which returned no issues. As such, they've essentially just given up and told me to live with it...bu......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:07:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-desktop-user-must-be-added-to-docker-users-group-but-i-can-039-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-desktop-user-must-be-added-to-docker-users-group-but-i-can-039-.htmlDocker Desktop install on Windows Home. I get the error notification "You must in the docker-users group." So you can go to compmgmt.msc to add yourself to the group, but Windows Home doe......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:57:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-use-scp-on-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-use-scp-on-mac-os-x.htmlwhen I try to copy any file with scp on Mac OS X Snow Leopard from another machine I get this error: scp me@192.168.1.10:/home/me/file.zip . Password: ... ---> Couldn't open /dev/null: Permiss......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:48:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-move-sticky-notes-content-to-another-computer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-move-sticky-notes-content-to-another-computer.htmlSticky Notes in Windows 7 - where are the files actually stored, ie, how can I move the content to another computer?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:29:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-possible-to-boot-on-pxe-over-a-wifi-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-possible-to-boot-on-pxe-over-a-wifi-device.htmlAs I know it is possible to boot up some bootable images (like Linux, Clonezilla, management applications and others) over a PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) server with an Ethernet device (802.......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:27:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-extract-images-from-a-flash-image-viewer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-extract-images-from-a-flash-image-viewer.htmlI need to download a number of pages of a magazine issue which is available via online viewer made in Flash. The player loads a page image and allows to scroll it. Is it possible to extract the im......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:25:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-change-default-window-launch-size-opening-the-command-promp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-change-default-window-launch-size-opening-the-command-promp.htmlThe problem So I have a simple problem that the internet seems to have no answers for. A few weeks ago, I was working with Visual Studio and the command prompt side by side. I slid the windows over......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:24:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-computer-locked-out-with-bitlocker-after-windows-update.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-computer-locked-out-with-bitlocker-after-windows-update.htmlI am using a hp 15T-DWxxx and recently i did a windows update. For some reason, that is after a windows update, the computer is asking for bitlocker key and I am not sure where to use it to unlock my ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:21:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enabling-wifi-direct-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enabling-wifi-direct-on-mac.htmlI recently purchased a Samsung NX1000 camera which has built-in WiFi, and supports sending images via WiFi-Direct to other devices. When I try to do this while both my Mac and the camera are in the......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:18:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/the-ssh-keygen-command-not-making-a-key-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/the-ssh-keygen-command-not-making-a-key-on-windows.htmlI am trying to create a new ssh key but when running ssh-keygen -rsa -b 4096 it does not generate the key. It looks like the following: > ssh-keygen -rsa -b 4096 no keys found. My .ssh folder l......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:10:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-run-time-error-13-type-mismatch-when-cell-range-is-more-than.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-run-time-error-13-type-mismatch-when-cell-range-is-more-than.htmlI'm trying to use VBA so that a click of a button will save the worksheet as a particular name (which is linked to a certain cell), however, I want it to canel the save if certain cells are blank. ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:04:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/nginx-returns-404-not-found-for-everything-but-index-html.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/nginx-returns-404-not-found-for-everything-but-index-html.htmlAnswer in comments, I didn't have the correct permissions set. Moved from Stack Overflow My website, https://davisstanko.com returns a 404 error for everything other than index.html. This includes ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:46:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/show-all-open-windows-at-once-in-windowskey-tab-desktop-manager-of-win.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/show-all-open-windows-at-once-in-windowskey-tab-desktop-manager-of-win.htmlWindows 10 has finally introduced a native virtual desktop system, and along with it a new Window management interface accessible through WinKey+Tab. Personally I prefer this new interface by far o......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:40:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-split-line-after-given-number-of-characters.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-split-line-after-given-number-of-characters.htmlIs there a way in notepad++, to split one line text, to text with given maximum number of characters in one line? I found only undefined line split in lines operations....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:36:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-moving-data-for-duplicate-rows-to-new-columns.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-moving-data-for-duplicate-rows-to-new-columns.htmlI have duplicate rows which represent customers who have bought different items. The item purchased are in one column. I would like to move them to separate columns so that I can import to a differ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:20:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/print-screen-key-of-windows-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/print-screen-key-of-windows-on-mac.htmlI've tried Win 7 on my MacBook. then I'm facing a problem of capturing the screen. I want to take the screen shot of the whole screen(including the cursor). I'm sure that I can grab it with the key "...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:07:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/re-enable-extensions-not-coming-from-chrome-web-store-on-chrome-v35-wi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/re-enable-extensions-not-coming-from-chrome-web-store-on-chrome-v35-wi.htmlDoes anybody know how to re-enable your own extensions after they were disabled by the Chrome v35 update? (Mostly greasemonkey scripts in my case, thus simple .js files previously drag-n-dropped i......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:06:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-when-a-file-download-is-cancelled.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-when-a-file-download-is-cancelled.htmlI have often wondered this. If I attempt to download a large file, but get bored half way (let's say 50% downloaded) through and cancel the download, what happens to the 50% of the data that was "...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:50:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-render-latex-mathjax-for-slack-chatting-client-web-o.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-render-latex-mathjax-for-slack-chatting-client-web-o.htmlI have a workgroup that uses the Slack chatting app/website/destop version to communicate, and the desire to send usable mathematical expressions across to friends is something we'd like to do there. ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:26:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-signatures-for-plain-text-and-html.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-signatures-for-plain-text-and-html.htmlIs it possible to have Outlook pick a signature to use based on the email style formatting (HTML or Plain Text)? For example if it was HTML the company logo will show, if it isn't the company name......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:23:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/removing-grub-from-a-dual-boot-setup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/removing-grub-from-a-dual-boot-setup.htmlI have three hard drives on my computer, one running Linux Mint 18.1, one running Windows 10, and the third dedicated to storage with no OS. After installing Mint and using GRUB to boot, I want to ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:15:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-many-hours-the-pc-has-worked.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-many-hours-the-pc-has-worked.htmlI will buy a used PC and I want to know how many hours the PC has worked. I have already found : systeminfo | findstr /C:"Install Date" systeminfo | findstr /C:"BIOS Version" but I need to know......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:06:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-at-risk-with-switching-to-zsh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-at-risk-with-switching-to-zsh.htmlMost advice for Mac is written assuming you use the Bash shell. If I switch to zsh, how incompatible do I become with current Bash scripts that I have on my system, and advice people on SU give me?......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:52:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-a2dp-profile-and-poor-sound-quality.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-a2dp-profile-and-poor-sound-quality.htmlI bought a YMB-10 module recently. This is a Bluetooth wireless audio receiver you can connect to your stereo to listen to music played from your mobile or laptop etc. I tried to play some music f......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:45:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-lenovo-ideapad-screen-went-dim-by-accident.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-lenovo-ideapad-screen-went-dim-by-accident.htmlI accidentally pressed the wrong key (not sure which) while typing and my laptop's screen went dim. I can't get it to go back to how it was. (I'm using Windows 7 64 bit.) What should I do?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:43:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dynamically-filtering-data-before-importing-from-sql-server-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dynamically-filtering-data-before-importing-from-sql-server-in-excel.htmlI'm trying to figure out whether there is a way to filter the data from an SQL Server connection before it is imported into Excel. The initial import doesn't matter (when the connection is set up),......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:29:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-edit-local-group-policy-objects-via-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-edit-local-group-policy-objects-via-command-line.htmlIs there a way to change or edit certain group policies via command line? We are currently installing a lot of PCs based on an image. After the install is done, certain group policies need to be c......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:16:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-with-gmail-over-imap-is-missing-all-mail-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-with-gmail-over-imap-is-missing-all-mail-folder.htmlWhen I add my Gmail account to Outlook (2013 or 2016), I don't see the All Mail folder. I have found a couple forums suggesting the following steps, but following these steps doesn't solve the p......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:10:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-039-t-access-a-website-without-subdomain-typing-www-before-it-ne.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-039-t-access-a-website-without-subdomain-typing-www-before-it-ne.htmlI think my site has a problem as I can't access it without subdomain - typing "www" before it. the only way I can access it is: www.mysite.com https:// www. mysite. com then it says &quo......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:00:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wireless-network-speed-is-much-slower-than-wired-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wireless-network-speed-is-much-slower-than-wired-network.htmlI have a 100Mbps internet connection at home. When I connect my laptop direct to internet ethernet port, I get around 90-95Mbps download speed on speedtest. When I place a wireless router(Belkin N ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:40:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-initialize-new-user-account-from-command-line-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-initialize-new-user-account-from-command-line-on-windows.htmlI would like to initialize new user account on Windows 10 without login out from admin and login in again to user. Now I create new account with following command: net user "username" &q......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:35:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-the-039-live-039-mic-sound-playing-through-the-speakers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-the-039-live-039-mic-sound-playing-through-the-speakers.htmlI have an old Toshiba Laptop (Satellite 1900-03) running Windows XP. I recently bought a little microphone to plug into the mic port but discovered that the sound is being fed live through the spea......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:19:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/centos-7-control-idle-screen-blanking-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/centos-7-control-idle-screen-blanking-time.htmlOS: CENTOS 7 / Gnome 3 GUI How do I the time that must elapse until the OS thinks that the computer is idle and blanks out the screen? I am aware of the new Settings | Privacy | Screen Lock featu......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:12:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-my-shell-in-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-my-shell-in-mac-os-x.htmlI know I can set "Shells open with" in the Terminal preferences, but I'm curious if there's any system-wide way of setting this (similar to updating /etc/passwd in some Unixes)....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:03:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/no-corestorage-logical-volume-groups-found.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/no-corestorage-logical-volume-groups-found.htmlI ran the following command on my Mac diskutil corestorage revert BE18BCE1-9DEA-494F-84F0-9EFC34AFB9AE And now running diskutil corestorage list Produces No CoreStorage logical volume groups ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:01:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/force-gpg-agent-to-forget-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/force-gpg-agent-to-forget-password.htmlI am using gpg-agent 2.0.17 with gpg 1.4.11 on ubuntu 12.04 and the Enigmail Addon for Thunderbird. When opening an encrypted email, Enigmail invokes gpg-agent with the associated pinentry program ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:50:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-uncorrectable-ecc-errors-critical-to-hdd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-uncorrectable-ecc-errors-critical-to-hdd.htmlA computer runs a bit slow, so I have decided to check SMART of HDD. All values are OK, except of those which relate to ECC errors. I have found on internet that ECC errors happen when HDD firmwar......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:48:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-windows-version-with-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-windows-version-with-command-line.htmlIf I'm in CMD I can use winver I can see my OS version is 20H2 now. But this is GUI result, I want to use command line to make it. If I use ver Microsoft Windows [版本 10.0.19042.868] If I'm in ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:42:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-dropbox-files-using-wget-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-dropbox-files-using-wget-command.htmlSeems I can only download dropbox files using explorer such as chrome and firefox. If I use wget to download, then I would get a file which is in html format. Why? For example you can open this l......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:34:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-cannot-copy-paste-workaround-solution-here.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-cannot-copy-paste-workaround-solution-here.htmlIt seems this is quite a common problem that you cannot copypaste properly in Outlook 2007, and whenever I've checked for solutions, I haven't found any. Common scenarios where you run into this ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:34:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-access-storage-emulated-0-dcim-on-android-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-access-storage-emulated-0-dcim-on-android-device.htmlI recently lost the contents of a micro-SD card and hadn't backed up the contents recently enough. Luckily, I noticed that the pictures I was missing happen to be in /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/.thumb......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:23:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-a-file-039-s-media-created-date-using-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-a-file-039-s-media-created-date-using-powershell.htmlUsing PowerShell, how do I extract the Media Created date attribute value shown here in file explorer? If possible I'd like to do this for all files in a given directory too....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:03:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/export-excel-graphs-as-vector-graphics-files-e-g-svgs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/export-excel-graphs-as-vector-graphics-files-e-g-svgs.htmlHow can I export a graph generated in Excel as an editable vector graphics file, e.g. a SVG? When I right click on a graph in Excel the 'Save as Picture...' option only gives non-vector formats (l......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:01:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/uninstall-node-js.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/uninstall-node-js.htmlA little while ago, I installed Node.js version 0.2.1 using these commands on Mac OSX: ./configure make sudo make install I recently installed Homebrew, so now my preference is to use it to mana......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:58:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-an-ssd-speed-up-an-atom-based-netbook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-an-ssd-speed-up-an-atom-based-netbook.htmlI have an Asus EEE PC 1000H, which I bought for its light weight and great battery life. However, it is painfully slow. Judging by the constant flickering of the HDD light, disk I/O looks like a ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:36:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-registry-key-or-value-via-a-cmd-script.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-registry-key-or-value-via-a-cmd-script.htmlHow do I edit an already-in-production .cmd script file, in order to have the script delete a certain registry key in the Windows registry? Firstly, is this even possible, and secondly (if that's ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:34:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-net-framework-3-5-requires-net-framework-3-5-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-net-framework-3-5-requires-net-framework-3-5-duplicate.htmlI have a Windows 10 machine that doesn't have Internet access. So I downloaded the .NET 3.5 Framework from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=25150 I copied the install......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:20:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-a-program-to-startup-on-boot-for-all-users-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-a-program-to-startup-on-boot-for-all-users-in-windows-10.htmlI have to start some program when the computer boots, for all users, and possibly before the user login. So how and where does I have to put them?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:08:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-dhcp-provide-dns-addresses-when-ip-is-static.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-dhcp-provide-dns-addresses-when-ip-is-static.htmlIn Windows, when I select static IP (instead of DHCP-assigned one) I have to enter the IP address for DNS servers. Is there a way to manually set IP address yet obtain the DNS addresses from the DHCP ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:03:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-039-s-date-format-without-a-year.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-039-s-date-format-without-a-year.htmlI'm putting in employees' birthdays, but they come without years for sensitivity reasons. But when I put the month and day in, Excel automatically adds 2012 as the year! Obviously this is not right......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:54:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/update-features-of-ms-office-2016.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/update-features-of-ms-office-2016.htmlWe have installed MS Office 2016 using the MSI installer. Our WSUS server currently just provides important and security updates, but we now noticed that some issues we have with the product were f......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:49:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-up-multiple-websites-on-a-server-with-one-static-ip.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-up-multiple-websites-on-a-server-with-one-static-ip.htmlI have a server which has one static IP address (let's say it's x.x.x.x). How can I set up multiple websites on this server? What I can think of is creating multiple website and publish them through ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:33:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2010-add-document-as-appendix-to-another-document.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2010-add-document-as-appendix-to-another-document.htmlI'm working on a large Word document in Word 2010. I need to include an entire document as an appendix, including title page, it's own table of contents, original line numbering, etc. The the main ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:31:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-see-a-list-of-recently-connected-bluetooth-devices.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-see-a-list-of-recently-connected-bluetooth-devices.htmlIs there a way that I can see when a Bluetooth device was last connected to my Windows 10 laptop?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:30:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-windows-xp-32bit-to-windows-7-64-bit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-windows-xp-32bit-to-windows-7-64-bit.htmlIve got a computer with windows XP 32bit installed on it and I want to upgrade/clean install it to Windows 7 64bit. I've tried the following: booting from the CD booting from USB I changed the ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:23:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/no-option-to-burn-iso-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/no-option-to-burn-iso-on-windows-7.htmlFrom what I hear, Windows 7 is able to burn ISO files natively. I should be able to right-click on a given ISO and choose "Burn disk image", but I do not have that option on any ISO I try. I am ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:22:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-be-sure-that-my-psu-is-faulty-in-my-situation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-be-sure-that-my-psu-is-faulty-in-my-situation.htmlYesterday, my computer would not boot anymore and I could not hear the normal beep. Inside the fans seemed to move slower than usual, the cpu fan barely working. And sometimes when pressing the power ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:16:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-ssh-connections-to-the-same-system-is-it-possible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-ssh-connections-to-the-same-system-is-it-possible.htmlI have a linux computer acting as a server which can accept incoming SSH connections. Is it possible to reliably connect multiple devices at the same time, such as my phone and laptop, as well as ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:54:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-of-icmp-packets-tcp-or-udp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-of-icmp-packets-tcp-or-udp.htmlThe ping packet is a type of ICMP packet. Is there any relation between ICMP with TCP? In other words, can we guarantee their arrival in the network? I want to know if ICMP packets in the network a......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:53:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-list-users-and-groups-with-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-list-users-and-groups-with-powershell.htmlHow can I list local groups? PS C:\Users\thufir> PS C:\Users\thufir> Get-WMIObject win32_operatingsystem SystemDirectory : C:\WINDOWS\system32 Organization : Microsoft BuildNumber : ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:51:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/am-i-being-double-natted.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/am-i-being-double-natted.htmlWhen I try to port forward on my router, nothing gets through making me think I am double natted? when I go to www.whatismyip.com I see the public ip referenced below but when I do a tracert, it s......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:43:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dealing-with-whitespace-in-grep.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dealing-with-whitespace-in-grep.htmlI'm trying to figure out how to deal with whitespace in grep. How do I tell grep to find strings containing whitespace or tabs? The manual tells me nothing. \s seems to work for whitespace, and \S ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:41:42 -0400