https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usWed, 29 Jul 2026 18:51:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-fsck-on-an-external-drive-with-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-fsck-on-an-external-drive-with-os-x.htmlI'm getting this error when trying to repartition an external drive: "". I want to run fsck -fy on the drive, but don't know the proper syntax for doing it on an external drive? Can anyone h......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:37:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-memory-size-units-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-memory-size-units-in-windows-10.htmlJust as the title implies, how can you change the unit sizes displayed in Windows? Instead of displaying files like this: +--------+---------------+ | Name | Size | +--------+----------......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:32:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-install-packages-with-apt-get.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-install-packages-with-apt-get.htmlI was trying to install vim and g++ but I couldn't. Presently I'm using Ubuntu 10.10. I tried all that I went through the net, but no use. This how it appears every time I do. root@ubuntu:~# apt-......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:07:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-an-email-from-python-using-local-python-smtp-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-an-email-from-python-using-local-python-smtp-server.htmlI have a server running Raspbian Jessie from which I want to send emails using Python. I have seen two modules that might work including smtpd and smtplib. I've seen lots of examples, some including ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:06:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-the-recovery-partition-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-the-recovery-partition-in-windows-10.htmlI need to convert the disk containing my operating system to a dynamic disk (from a basic disk). Unfortunately there is no room on the disk to convert the drive from basic to dynamic. Microsoft ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:00:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-synchronise-two-folders-in-real-time-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-synchronise-two-folders-in-real-time-in-windows-7.htmlI want to synchronise two folders in real time under Windows 7. Basically, I want to monitor a folder and synchronise each change (new files, changed files, deleted files) to another drive. It has......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:55:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-make-curl-fail-with-an-exitcode-different-than-0-if-the-http-sta.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-make-curl-fail-with-an-exitcode-different-than-0-if-the-http-sta.htmlI was always assuming that when curl got an HTTP 500 response it was returning an exit code that meant failure (!= 0), but that seems to be not the case. Is there a way I can I make cURL fail with......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:28:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-i-delete-massive-amounts-of-email-from-outlook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-i-delete-massive-amounts-of-email-from-outlook.htmlOur production servers went into a spam-frenzy yesterday and I now have literally hundreds of thousands of emails strewn throughout my Outlook folders. I gave up even displaying one of the folders ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:28:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-still-possible-to-lock-or-password-protect-chrome-profiles.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-still-possible-to-lock-or-password-protect-chrome-profiles.htmlWhen Google Chrome profiles were introduced in 2014 they had a Lock feature where you'd need to enter a password to use that profile. My workplace has a number of shared machines (e.g. conference ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:27:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-turn-off-windows-narrator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-turn-off-windows-narrator.htmlAs a software developer I want to test my app under a variety of settings, so I played around with the Ease of Access settings on my Surface RT. Now I have the Narrator on and I cannot figure out h......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:23:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-openoffice-writer-how-to-populate-a-column-of-a-table-with-a-sequen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-openoffice-writer-how-to-populate-a-column-of-a-table-with-a-sequen.htmlI am using OpenOffice Writer. In it I have a table for a time sheet. The first column is for the dates which begin from eg. 01/01/2014 and should end in eg. 20/07/2014. These dates are not already ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:20:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-7-without-a-dvd-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-7-without-a-dvd-drive.htmlI want to install Windows 7 on a computer, currently running Windows XP, that doesn't have a DVD drive. I know that I can do that from USB, but I only have 1 GB flash drives. I found a question her......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:12:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/limiting-web-access-using-router-039-s-whitelist-feature.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/limiting-web-access-using-router-039-s-whitelist-feature.htmlThis setup has failed twice for me; for two different routers. Now I hear that this might be a problem with HTTPS rather than the routers. I'd love to hear from experts about a potential solution f......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:05:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/all-boot-options-are-tried-loop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/all-boot-options-are-tried-loop.htmlI have read several questions and answers from different sites including: "All boot options are tried" after updating BIOS https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/1dadf0b1-5c0f-4......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:53:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-xp-hangs-just-before-displaying-login-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-xp-hangs-just-before-displaying-login-screen.htmlI messed up my registry using SubInAcl. When I tried switching user, Windows froze just before displaying login screen. Then I rebooted the PC, but Windows froze again just before displaying login ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:44:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/login-data-file-in-chrome-retrieve-logins-passwords-url-039-s.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/login-data-file-in-chrome-retrieve-logins-passwords-url-039-s.htmlI accidentally cleaned my Chrome passwords with some 3rd party software (yes I know - Im a genius!). I've never synced the passwords online. Still it seems that the data exists in "Login Data......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:36:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-overcome-jni-error-has-occurred-after-minecraft-and-java-update.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-overcome-jni-error-has-occurred-after-minecraft-and-java-update.htmlI updated from Minecraft 1.16.2 to the latest version of Minecraft at this time which is 1.18.1, opened the Minecraft Launcher client, selected "Latest release 1.18.1" from the drop down,......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:18:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/java-control-panel-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/java-control-panel-in-windows-10.htmlAll of the answers concerning Java Control Panel in Windows 10 keep saying to access the Control Panel - well, news flash, there is NO control panel. Everything has been moved to Settings in Windo......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:17:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-two-column-table-into-four-column-page-seperated-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-two-column-table-into-four-column-page-seperated-table.htmlI have a two-column table which contains foreign words in one column and its translation in the other column. This list/table is very long (740 rows, which will vary) and currently is in an excel f......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:08:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/automating-installing-all-windows-updates-and-restart-right-now.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/automating-installing-all-windows-updates-and-restart-right-now.htmlQuestion in short How to automate with Windows built-ins (batch/PowerShell) or freely available tools, prefereably command-line, following steps: Scan for all currently available updates on WU Dow......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:06:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-not-mount-vhdx-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-not-mount-vhdx-file.htmlI did a Image Backup of a Windows 10 PC (using the builtin disk image backup feature, called the Windows 7 backup, with system image). Later I tried to mount the resulting VHDX file, to access some ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:39:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-vim-key-bindings-in-iterm2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-vim-key-bindings-in-iterm2.htmlI want to use w for next word and b for previous word. If I could do more than that I would be even happier. I use bash if that matters....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:37:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-configure-settings-to-be-overridden-for-multiple-languages-in-v.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-configure-settings-to-be-overridden-for-multiple-languages-in-v.htmlVSCode allows users to set language specific editor settings, by doing something like this: "[scss]": { "editor.formatOnSave": true } But this is not enough, because: what if I ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:24:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wap-push-message-routing-service.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wap-push-message-routing-service.htmlCan you, please, share some knowledge about the Windows 10 service mentioned in the title? Is it only a spying service or there are some other uses for developers/users? What exactly WAP means? I......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:10:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ansible-copy-module-become-permission-denied.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ansible-copy-module-become-permission-denied.htmlI am running an ansible script on localhost to copy a folder to another location. However, - name: Copy Network become: yes become_user: root copy: src: /d/ dest: "/dest/d/" mode......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:08:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mapping-network-drive-from-a-shared-external-hdd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mapping-network-drive-from-a-shared-external-hdd.htmlI am using Windows 7 OS. I have recently changed my Linksys smart router to an Asus RT-AC87U. The router has an external HDD connected to it that serves as a file server and can be accessed from the ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:40:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-off-usb-power-on-computer-shutdown-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-off-usb-power-on-computer-shutdown-windows-10.htmlLong story short, when computer is turned off, USB's are not, and manufacturers just love to adorn their stuff with LED lights nowadays. I want to sleep, but my room looks like a christmas party. ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:24:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-validate-windows-domain-credentials-via-the-command-line-duplic.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-validate-windows-domain-credentials-via-the-command-line-duplic.htmlI want to validate a set of credentials against the domain controller. e.g.: Username: STACKOVERFLOW\joel Password: splotchy Can I do this via the command line?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:14:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ansi-to-utf-8-in-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ansi-to-utf-8-in-notepad.htmlI have a text encoded in ANSI: When I tried to convert it into UTF-8 (using the Notepad++ menu Encoding > UTF-8), I get some weird characters: I thought that UTF-8 was a superset of ANSI and that I ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:11:45 -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 -0400