https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usFri, 17 Jul 2026 14:49:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-windows-7-scheduled-task-running-hidden.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-windows-7-scheduled-task-running-hidden.htmlI am migrating a system from XP to Windows 7. I ported a scheduled task that worked fine under XP to the Windows 7 environment by re-creating the job in the new scheduled tasks manager, and calling......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:32:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cisco-anyconnect-vpn-error-failed-to-initialize-connection-subsystem.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cisco-anyconnect-vpn-error-failed-to-initialize-connection-subsystem.htmlMy Cicso AnyConnect VPN client on Windows 7 suddenly started giving the error: Failed to initialize connection subsystem. Rebooting didn't help. How can I resolve this?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:57:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/high-cpu-usage-by-service-host-local-system-win10-64-bit-ntoskrnl-exe-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/high-cpu-usage-by-service-host-local-system-win10-64-bit-ntoskrnl-exe-.htmlHere are screen-shots from Process Explorer which identifies ntoskrnl.exe!KeSynchronizeExecution as one of the ever-running processes: I don't know what to do with this info and cursory google sea......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:44:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-scrollbars-be-made-visible-in-adobe-reader-xi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-scrollbars-be-made-visible-in-adobe-reader-xi.htmlDue to some reason*, I would need to display vertical and horizontal scrollbar in Adobe Reader XI. (My installed version is 11.0.10.) I think I checked all preferences and did not find way to turn......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:36:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-hal-dll-while-installing-windows-xp-after-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-hal-dll-while-installing-windows-xp-after-windows-7.htmlI installed Windows 7 and then tried to install Windows XP. However whenever I'm trying to boot from a USB disk to install XP it says hal.dll is missing from my computer. I have to restart the PC ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:30:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/free-download-manager-issue-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/free-download-manager-issue-in-chrome.htmlSo Im not really sure why/how/when this happened, but just today, every time I try to download something from the web using Chrome, I am getting this page: Free Download Manager is not properly ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:02:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-docker-on-windows-7-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-docker-on-windows-7-machine.htmlMy OS is supporting windows 7 and i need to install docker for my hyperledger project. Apparently, docker is available for windows 10. What should i do in this case, because upgrading my OS version......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:01:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/synergy-key-mapping.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/synergy-key-mapping.htmlI'm running a Synergy server on Ubuntu and a Synergy+ client on OSX. The server has a standard windows keyboard with shift, ctrl, windows, and alt keys. My MacBookPro has shift, fn, control, alt/...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:59:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-the-difference-between-new-netroute-and-route-add.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-the-difference-between-new-netroute-and-route-add.htmlI have Windows Server 2012R2 with VPN Server (RRAS) When some user connected I want setup routing to his network. Everything work fine when I use route add, but when I use New-NetRoute routing do......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:45:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-change-default-language-in-ms-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-change-default-language-in-ms-word.htmlI have tried many way but Word just refuse to change its default proofing language. This is the screen shot. As you can see, the Normal style was selected. the language in Normal Style is Vietname......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:39:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ics-not-working-after-reboot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ics-not-working-after-reboot.htmlI'm on the latest version of Windows 10. I'm using my huawei E3272 to share Mobile connection to the router. This works great until I reboot my computer. Sharing option is still checked, but sharin......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:38:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-usb-webcam-by-serial-number-from-the-linux-command-lin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-usb-webcam-by-serial-number-from-the-linux-command-lin.htmlHow do you get a USB webcam’s serial number from the Linux command line? I have multiple USB webcams connected to an Ubuntu machine. They all show up as /dev/video0, /dev/video1, /dev/video2, etc,......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:22:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-paste-something-in-the-first-position-character-of-a-succession-of-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-paste-something-in-the-first-position-character-of-a-succession-of-.htmlI would like to yank one character and paste it in the first position of the succession of lines. For example, I need to add a "#" in the front of 7 lines of a file. Someone can help me?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:22:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-create-tactile-bumps-on-your-keyboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-create-tactile-bumps-on-your-keyboard.htmlI have a laptop keyboard that has some of the functional keys on the right side kind of mixed in with the rest of the keys, so I have to look down to set my hand. For instance, I want to be able to......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:13:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-open-source-software-which-is-to-process-monitor-what-process.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-open-source-software-which-is-to-process-monitor-what-process.htmlProcess Hacker is an open source alternative to the famous Process Explorer by Mark Russinovitch. Is there in the same vein a piece of open source software that can be a serious alternative to P......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:06:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/connection-refused-to-aws-instance.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/connection-refused-to-aws-instance.htmlI am trying to connect my AWS instance from my Linux box but getting "ssh: connect to host ec2-18-112-897-24.ap-south-1.compute.amazonaws.com port 22: Connection refused" this error all the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:05:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-would-i-replace-a-tab-in-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-would-i-replace-a-tab-in-notepad.htmlI'm attempting to format a giant list. Each entry in the list is separated by a tab. I'd like to replace it with a \r\n in Notepad++. How would I go about this?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/nslookup-and-dig-error-connection-timed-out-no-servers-could-be-reache.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/nslookup-and-dig-error-connection-timed-out-no-servers-could-be-reache.htmlI'm on Ubuntu 18.04.3 and my internet suddenly stopped working. I can ping local and WAN ip addresses and I have already restarted the network: sudo service network-manager restart These commands: ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:18:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automatically-run-commands-on-ssh-login.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automatically-run-commands-on-ssh-login.htmlWhenever I login to my Linux server I'd like to have several commands run automatically (set some variables, change location, etc.) This needs to be done on user login, not on system start. How c......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:15:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-modern-day-equivalent-of-firesheep.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-modern-day-equivalent-of-firesheep.htmlFiresheep came out on the scene in 2010 and rocked the world... and never made it to version 1.0. Mozilla has since released 15 major versions of Firefox and is incompatible with the extension. Is ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:06:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hdmi-needs-reset-after-boot-surface-pro-dock-w-projector.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hdmi-needs-reset-after-boot-surface-pro-dock-w-projector.htmlI have a Surface 7 Pro with the Microsoft Dock. Plugged into the two video ports are a projector and a monitor. The monitor always works, never any issues. The Epson projector almost always needs m......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:52:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-doesn-039-t-post-after-enabling-secure-boot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-doesn-039-t-post-after-enabling-secure-boot.htmlI wanted to enable Secure Boot to check if my PC Is compatible with Windows 11, and in order to do that, the UEFI firmware asked me to choose a Protocol/Publisher/Platform key (I don't remember exa......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:36:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-my-profile-picture-in-outlook-for-mac-2011.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-my-profile-picture-in-outlook-for-mac-2011.htmlHow do I set my profile picture so that people can see my smiling face when they read e-mail messages from me? I've tried Outlook > Preferences > Accounts, but there are no options for a photo in ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:19:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unplugging-disk-during-error-checking.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unplugging-disk-during-error-checking.htmlI'm currently running a check disk on my external hard drive, and it's in phase 4 with no visible progress on the progress bar. Unfortunately, I have to turn off the computer that's running the test. ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:13:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-a-user-person-from-chrome-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-a-user-person-from-chrome-desktop.htmlCurrently under the "People" tab at the top i have a person that i added by mistake the "x - DNU" person in the attached screenshot. Any idea how i can delete this "user / person" from from Chrome ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:57:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/brand-new-laptop-making-an-electrical-sizzling-noise-when-opening-prog.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/brand-new-laptop-making-an-electrical-sizzling-noise-when-opening-prog.htmlI just bought the Acer V17 Nitro VN7-792G-705X. The processor is the Intel i7-6700HQ. I noticed that when I open a program, say google chrome, you can distinctly hear a sizzling noise coming from......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:50:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tee-command-show-both-stdout-outputs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tee-command-show-both-stdout-outputs.htmlI would like to show the content of a file and also the calculated cksum of the file at once, why does the following command only output the file - but not the cksum? sudo cat filename | tee cksum......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:44:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-chipset-and-motherboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-chipset-and-motherboard.htmlWhat is the difference between chipset and motherboard? Can I use chipset instead of the motherboard? Any disadvantage in using chipset?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:34:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/launch-chrome-full-screen-to-a-specific-url-using-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/launch-chrome-full-screen-to-a-specific-url-using-powershell.htmlHow do I launch a Chrome browser in a full screen window with a specific URL as the webpage to open using PowerShell? start "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:32:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/synchronized-video-playback-over-the-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/synchronized-video-playback-over-the-network.htmlI would like to play the same video on two different computers, and synchronize them approximately over the internet. I'd like to watch videos together with my friend while talking on Skype. It'd......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:22:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-explorer-11-dark-theme-and-dark-mode-for-websites.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-explorer-11-dark-theme-and-dark-mode-for-websites.htmlIs there a way to enable dark theme (for the browser itself) and dark mode/night mode for the actual websites in Internet Explorer 11?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:16:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-if-my-laptop-039-s-displayport-will-support-dual-monito.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-if-my-laptop-039-s-displayport-will-support-dual-monito.htmlI have a single display port on my HP laptop. Currently, I have a DisplayPort -> HDMI adaptor plugged into it that works perfectly and gives me fantastic 3840 x 2160 resolution on my 4k monitor. ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:16:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-automatically-detect-a-new-network-card-in-centos-6-redhat.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-automatically-detect-a-new-network-card-in-centos-6-redhat.htmlI'm using CentOS 6 in a virtual environment. When cloning a virtual version of CentOS, the old eth adapters are "removed" and replaced with new ones and net MAC addresses. However, the ifcfg-ethn f......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:09:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-install-location-for-the-microsoft-access-runtime.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-install-location-for-the-microsoft-access-runtime.htmlI've seen several references online that suggest various locations for where the Access Runtime is installed - but no definitive answer that gives install locations for each version. I'm interested......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:07:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-a-device-given-a-physical-device-object-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-a-device-given-a-physical-device-object-name.htmlI have a physical device object name, e.g. "\Device\0000007c". In Windows 7, how do I find what device corresponds to that ID short of going through every device in my system in Device Manager, on......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:04:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cpu-fan-is-loud-but-the-temperature-is-ok-i-think.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cpu-fan-is-loud-but-the-temperature-is-ok-i-think.htmlI recently find that my CPU fan is getting louder and louder. It is now so loud that I bother to type up a question on it. The first thing I check is the temperature using Core Temp, it seems that......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:02:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-9-10-technika-h16wc-01-webcam.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-9-10-technika-h16wc-01-webcam.htmlI know this is a lame cheap web camera, thus making it all the harder for me to find information about it. Ubuntu seems to recognise it, putting it in as /dev/video0 Skype is able to see that the ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:54:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/import-xml-or-json-data-into-excel-using-url-from-a-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/import-xml-or-json-data-into-excel-using-url-from-a-cell.htmlI have an API call to make from my Excel spreadsheet that will have various parameters depending on the data entered in the spreadsheet. I have formatted the URL properly and have it in a cell that......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:53:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-view-source-in-outlook-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-view-source-in-outlook-2010.htmlThis question has already been asked here; but the answer only gives advice on how to view the email header not the actual html source of the email. There is another question here, which I think m......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:51:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-test-apps-on-emulators-in-visual-studio-without-including-the.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-test-apps-on-emulators-in-visual-studio-without-including-the.htmlI am creating a Xamarin.UITest automation project using the template 'Xamarin.UITest Cross-Platform Test Project'. I will be automating an app developed by a 3rd party so I don't have the option of ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:25:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-ros-melodic-with-python-3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-ros-melodic-with-python-3.htmlHow can we work ROS Melodic with Python3? I have already installed ROS Melodic into my Ubuntu 18.04. It already using Python 2.7. But I need to use it with Python 3.6. I'm trying to have a new vers......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:08:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/passing-a-non-contiguous-range-as-a-single-function-argument-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/passing-a-non-contiguous-range-as-a-single-function-argument-in-excel.htmlI hope this image explains the problem (see error in bottom right.) I need to pass B3:D3 plus E4:G4 as a single range to the FORECAST.LINEAR function. I thought making a named range might help, but......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:06:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-files-from-linux-server-to-mac-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-files-from-linux-server-to-mac-desktop.htmlI have a folder on a Linux server and I have to transfer that file from there to my Mac desktop. I have never done it. What is the best way to do that? I am trying to use terminal but is there an......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:55:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-automatic-redirects-in-firefox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-automatic-redirects-in-firefox.htmlFirefox used to prevent automatic redirects and have a button you could use to opt-in to a redirect. However, a update a couple of months ago eliminated this feature and now Firefox (version 35) al......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:48:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/second-monitor-looks-awful-aliased-and-the-colors-are-wrong.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/second-monitor-looks-awful-aliased-and-the-colors-are-wrong.htmlI have a computer I built. Two identical monitors are plugged into the motherboard on-board graphics. The two displays are Dell S2340M. The motherboard is GA-Z87X-UD3H and the processor is i7-4770......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:36:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/automatically-save-a-snipped-screenshot-to-disk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/automatically-save-a-snipped-screenshot-to-disk.htmlIn Windows 10 you can press + PrtScn and it will save a screenshot of the whole desktop to disk. This works great. What I'm looking for is this exact functionality but being able to choose a region ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:34:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-difference-between-8-pin-eps12v-and-pci-e-connectors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-difference-between-8-pin-eps12v-and-pci-e-connectors.htmlI was reading this article, and a question came to my mind. 8 pin EPS12V power cable 8 pin PCI Express power cable Besides the name and the color, these 2 connectors look the same. Is there a c......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:29:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-error-cannot-enable-hyper-v-service-in-windows-10-even-though-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-error-cannot-enable-hyper-v-service-in-windows-10-even-though-.htmlGetting error "Cannot enable Hyper V service" in Windows 10, even though I have already enabled it in Program & Features. Computer Management under Services and Applications / Service......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:27:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-sdk-offline-installer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-sdk-offline-installer.htmlIsn't there any offline installer available for the Windows 10 sdk? All I can found is 1.2 MB sized sdksetup.exe file which requires an Internet connection to install. If there available, please pr......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:01:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-core-i7-620m-cpu-work-with-a-single-8gb-ram-or-it-has-to-be-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-core-i7-620m-cpu-work-with-a-single-8gb-ram-or-it-has-to-be-.htmlMy laptop PC has an Intel-Core-i7-620M CPU. Now, I want to upgrade the RAM from 4GB to 8GB. I checked this website to check the compatibility. http://ark.intel.com/products/43560/Intel-Core-i7-620M-...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:45:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-rsync-for-backing-up-at-amazon-s3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-rsync-for-backing-up-at-amazon-s3.htmlI have bought some space from evbackup which provides me FTP, rsync and SSH. But I have also read that Amazon S3 can also be used to backups. So I am really confused that do Amazon give FTP acces......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:19:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-read-a-braces-delimited-text-file-in-a-windows-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-read-a-braces-delimited-text-file-in-a-windows-batch-file.htmlI have the file txt having some lines , and here below is my txt file rule.txt ---------------------------------------- direct replace{100,1011} replace{india,o891} replace{1100,101} ------------......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:08:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gather-complete-historical-windows-update-history-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gather-complete-historical-windows-update-history-in-powershell.htmlI am trying to get a list of all updates that a system has ever installed according to the Settings app using PowerShell, with the end goal being a 1:1 comparison between the two. Lazy tech blogs w......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:04:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-2019-keeps-asking-to-re-enter-credentials-for-azure-devo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-2019-keeps-asking-to-re-enter-credentials-for-azure-devo.htmlI am using the below version of Visual Studio, and I have logged in with my Azure DevOps Credentials. However, again and again, Visual Studio says "We need to refresh the credentials for this ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:55:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-qemu-039-s-performance-still-lag-virtualbox-039-s-and-is-there-a-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-qemu-039-s-performance-still-lag-virtualbox-039-s-and-is-there-a-.htmlI've noticed several articles that have claimed that QEMU is slower than VirtualBox (without hardware assistance) but several are years old, and the newest seemed to be from last year. Is it true ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:51:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/processors-cache-l1-l2-and-l3-are-all-made-of-sram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/processors-cache-l1-l2-and-l3-are-all-made-of-sram.htmlAre Processor caches L1, L2 and L3 all made of SRAM? If true, why L1 is faster than L2 and L2 is faster than L3? I did not understand this part when I read about them....Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:35:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-how-to-move-window-to-other-monitor-by-using-keyboard-short.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-how-to-move-window-to-other-monitor-by-using-keyboard-short.htmlI try to switch a window from my second monitor to the first, because my OS always opens some windows where they were last closed. E.g. if I open up VLC Player to watch a video and then move the wi......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:02:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/trying-to-install-linux-without-usb-dvd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/trying-to-install-linux-without-usb-dvd.htmlI want to install Linux on my laptop (UEFI, Windows 10). This is proving quite difficult. I've seen similar questions, but those are for Windows 7 and below. My computer lacks a DVD drive, I can't......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-copy-id-2nd-key-when-the-server-only-allows-publickey-authe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-copy-id-2nd-key-when-the-server-only-allows-publickey-authe.html[MacOS 10.12.6 host, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS guest] I have a local VM setup to only accept publickey authentication. Until now, I've been using a key that requires a passphrase to be entered, and the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:59:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-to-clean-up-my-yes-no-prompts-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-to-clean-up-my-yes-no-prompts-in-powershell.htmlSo, for work they gave me this "automation" script they wanted to employ. But I've literally never written anything in Powershell so naturally I re-wrote the whole thing from scratch cause it was b......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:56:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-desktop-for-windows-gui-is-not-starting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-desktop-for-windows-gui-is-not-starting.htmlI'm using Docker Desktop for Windows. It "suddenly" does not start. The Docker Desktop.exe process is running idle in the background. But there's no GUI, not even the tray icon. It happened ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:54:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/different-print-page-dimensions-under-same-standard-a4.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/different-print-page-dimensions-under-same-standard-a4.html2 different reputable sources list 2 different A4 page dimensions: 8.27 x 11.69 and 8.27 x 11.7. Furthermore, I have 2 different PDF resize programs. 1 outputs A4 files as 8.26 x 11.69, the other ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:43:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/extracting-a-public-key-from-an-ed25519-private-key-with-openssl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/extracting-a-public-key-from-an-ed25519-private-key-with-openssl.htmlEd25519 private keys can be generated by doing openssl genpkey -algorithm ed25519 -outform PEM -out private.pem. My question is... using OpenSSL is there a way to get the public key from the priva......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:43:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cron-schedule-from-7-15am-to-8-30pm-at-every-minute.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cron-schedule-from-7-15am-to-8-30pm-at-every-minute.htmlI can't find any material on how to create hours with minute components within a single expression....Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:34:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reinstall-osx-with-a-windows-keyboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reinstall-osx-with-a-windows-keyboard.htmlI read that the hotkey to use for reinstalling osx is cmd + r but I have a windows keyboard plugged in and I am wondering what I can do to reinstall osx with this keyboard?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:26:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/lenovo-nas-ix2-ng-setup-copy-firmware.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/lenovo-nas-ix2-ng-setup-copy-firmware.htmlI have a used Lenovo NAS ix2-NG without disk when I connected it to PC I was not able to access it through LAN cable, I came to know that its firmware/OS was on the installed HDD. To setup this dr......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:23:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-frame-rate-without-changing-film-speed-duration.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-frame-rate-without-changing-film-speed-duration.htmlI've made a mistake and I need to re-encode video from 30 fps to 24fps, while maintaining the same speed/duration. Does anyone know how I might do this in FFMPEG? I've tried changing the -r valu......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:16:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-nginx-to-redirect-a-sub-sub-domain-to-a-subdomain-with-wildc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-nginx-to-redirect-a-sub-sub-domain-to-a-subdomain-with-wildc.htmlI want to be able to redirect domains like https://www.*.whanganuionline.com to the same sub domain of https://*.whanganuionline.com. We have a wildcard SSL for the domain *.whanganuionline.com bu......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:15:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sudo-apt-get-remove-package-name-handle-dependencies.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sudo-apt-get-remove-package-name-handle-dependencies.htmlI installed smartmontools and it installed alot of stuff with it like a Postfix mail server/system. I was wondering how Ubuntu handles uninstalls of the side tools and side packages when removing the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:14:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-expose-a-server-on-openwrt-to-wan-or-only-to-lan-with-port-fo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-expose-a-server-on-openwrt-to-wan-or-only-to-lan-with-port-fo.htmlIf I installed a server on a computer behind a router and wanted to allow connection to it from the Internet, I would have to do two things: One, open the firewall on the server machine to allow the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:14:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-delete-files-older-than-x-days-but-keep-at-least-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-delete-files-older-than-x-days-but-keep-at-least-1.htmlI currently backup my switch/router configs automatically every time we write changes... This is done by through ftp sending a text file to a folder. I am trying to write a script that would delete......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:59:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/forcing-color-profile-to-srgb-in-chrome-100.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/forcing-color-profile-to-srgb-in-chrome-100.htmlThe recent Chrome 100 update looks to have removed the #force-color-profile flag. How can I make Chrome 100 always use the sRGB color profile? I searched flags for "color" and "profile&...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:54:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-to-32gb-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-to-32gb-ram.htmlI have lenovo ideapad c340-15iml and my mother board is LNVNB161216 and it says that it only supports 16gb of ram but i want to upgrade it to 32gb. i wonder if i could upgrade it to 32gb ram becaus......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:47:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/desktop-extends-past-tv-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/desktop-extends-past-tv-screen.htmlMONITOR & TV HELP PLEASE: I am trying to connect my tv as a second viewing screen (extended display). The trouble is the display extends past the tv. Which settings do I need to use? Does it h......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:47:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/if-you-connect-directly-to-your-modem-how-does-the-ip-address-get-assi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/if-you-connect-directly-to-your-modem-how-does-the-ip-address-get-assi.htmlFrom my understanding your ISP will assign (sometimes dynamically) an IP address to your router. (Or is it assigned to the modem? [I'm starting to think it is.]) If it is assigned to the router, ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:15:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-wipe-an-encrypted-usb-flash-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-wipe-an-encrypted-usb-flash-drive.htmlMy company has issued an encrypted USB flash drive which I stored my personal data in it. I am resigning from the company and I wanted to wipe the data in the usb drive but I have forgotten the pas......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:58:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-install-json-viewer-extension-for-visual-studio-2019.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-install-json-viewer-extension-for-visual-studio-2019.htmlAfter I upgraded Visual Studio to version 2019, I cannot install the JSON View extension. > 4/10/2019 9:51:09 AM - Skipping 'C:\Users\DELL\AppData\Local\Microsoft > SDKs' as it doesn't exis......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:56:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/permission-denied-in-mounted-docker-volumes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/permission-denied-in-mounted-docker-volumes.htmlI've been playing around with Docker for a while and always having a permission issue with my mounted volumes. In fact, when I run my image in a Docker container using docker-compose, my volumes ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:55:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/c-shell-environment-variable-error-bad-modifier-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/c-shell-environment-variable-error-bad-modifier-in.htmlI am using tcsh and define an environmental variable as follows: setenv mycomp myusername@my.computer.com so that when I need to copy files from the remote my.computer.com, I type the following: ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:53:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-039-roaming-aggressiveness-039-do-on-my-wifi-adapter.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-039-roaming-aggressiveness-039-do-on-my-wifi-adapter.htmlMy Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 adapter has a setting under the Advanced tab called 'Roaming Aggressiveness'. What does this do and is there any benefit to putting this on either Lowest or High......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:50:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/file-name-warning-for-c-program.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/file-name-warning-for-c-program.htmlSince a few weeks I get the error message after login: File Name Warning There is a file of folder on your computer called "C:\Program" which could cause certain applications to not function corre......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:12:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-t-get-httpd-to-start-due-to-server-port-configuration-issue.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-t-get-httpd-to-start-due-to-server-port-configuration-issue.htmlMy httpd.conf shows it's listening on port 80. I think I am supposed to change the IP to IP of my machine, but I am not sure and wisely hesitant. #Listen 12.34.56.78:80 Listen 80 However my virt......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:11:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-md-to-pdf-with-images.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-md-to-pdf-with-images.htmlHow to convert a markdown file to pdf, if it contains images? There are many tools available that perform .md to .pdf conversion, but if there are any images in the markdown, they are not in the fi......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:10:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-the-output-format-of-zsh-039-s-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-the-output-format-of-zsh-039-s-time.htmlI've just switched to zsh. However, I really don't like how the time builtin command also outputs the command that it's timing. I much prefer the bash style output. Anyone know how to switch it o......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:05:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/captcha-required-using-my-static-ip-address.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/captcha-required-using-my-static-ip-address.htmlEverytime I open one of many websites, I have to pass the captcha challenge, I have a static IP address for my Sisco 1900 series fiber optics connection, and another static IP address for the ADSL ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:53:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-wiping-free-space-on-disk-free-any-space.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-wiping-free-space-on-disk-free-any-space.htmlCCleaner has a feature for wiping free space on a disk. CCleaner's documentations says: When you delete a file, Windows removes the reference to that file, but doesn't delete the actual data tha......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:50:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ethernet-cable-too-long.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ethernet-cable-too-long.htmlI have an Ethernet cable running from a Huawei ADSL router to a computer> The total length is 61 meters (200 ft). When connected to the computer, a cycle of identifying, disconnected, identifying, ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:44:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/npm-install-not-works-node-gyp-rebuild-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/npm-install-not-works-node-gyp-rebuild-error.htmlI had the error bellow when I was preparing my blockchaine developmement environement : My environment was under: NodeJs 10.15.3 LTS. npm 8.x npm install not works - node-gyp rebuild error This......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:40:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-size-and-size-on-disk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-size-and-size-on-disk.htmlLooking at the properties for a Windows file I get two attributes, “Size” and “Size on disk,” and "Size on disk" is always larger. What do these two metrics mean?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:34:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wake-on-lan-on-asus-motherboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wake-on-lan-on-asus-motherboard.htmlTrying to enable Wake on LAN on my 5 years old Asus motherboard with integrated NIC. Trying to find and enable this feature in bios, but can't find where it is. I was expecting to find it under ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:07:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-open-a-tar-gz-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-open-a-tar-gz-file.htmlAre there any alternative ways to open a ".tar.gz" file than -xzf or -zxvf or xzvf? I am running Mac OS X 10.7. My command line returns: tar: Unrecognized archive format tar: Error exit delayed f......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:01:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-color-the-terminal-terminator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-color-the-terminal-terminator.htmlSometimes I see terminals colored like this: But mine (terminator on Ubuntu) is just black and white most of the time. How to make it colored like in the example?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:58:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-windows-program-with-flags-parameters.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-windows-program-with-flags-parameters.htmlI have an executable that I would like to run with a flag: C:\path\executable.exe -a-flag=flagstuff I know I am able to make shortcuts and batch files run the executable with flags automatically,......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:34:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/printer-setup-incomplete-because-of-a-metered-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/printer-setup-incomplete-because-of-a-metered-connection.htmlI tried to set up my HP Deskjet 3510 printer on my Dell Inspiron Windows 10 laptop. The printer is connected with the laptop with a USB 2.0 cable. Laptop is connected to a home WiFi network. After ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:22:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-an-optical-drive-function-when-mounted-vertically.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-an-optical-drive-function-when-mounted-vertically.htmlI was looking at the Lenovo ThinkStation P series workstations. Here's an image of the four systems in that line: The last three appear to have their DVD drives mounted vertically. A quick web ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:56:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-turn-off-filevault-when-the-button-is-disabled.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-turn-off-filevault-when-the-button-is-disabled.htmlI'm trying to turn off FileVault so that I can reinstall macOS. However the "Turn Off FileVault..." button is disabled and has remained so since first trying several weeks ago. How migh......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:49:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-run-chkdsk-to-repair-my-laptop-039-s-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-run-chkdsk-to-repair-my-laptop-039-s-hard-drive.htmlMy laptop's hard drive is failing, so I deleted the hard drive and tried to re-install Windows 8.1. It gave me the error code 0x8007045D, so I asked a question and got help to try and fix it with the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:43:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-nc-l-xxxx-not-opening-a-port.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-nc-l-xxxx-not-opening-a-port.htmlI'm trying to get netcat to listen on port 4444, but it doesn't seem to be working. I am checking to see if the port is open using nmap, but it doesn't pick it up and I can't figure out why. I have......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:40:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-scalability-in-intel-cpu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-scalability-in-intel-cpu.htmlSome Intel CPUs have a scalability feature such as i7-4790: Scalability: 1S Only There is no explanation about what this is. Could somebody explain it to me?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:35:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-excel-039-s-auto-fit-row-height-feature-actually-auto-fit-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-excel-039-s-auto-fit-row-height-feature-actually-auto-fit-.htmlFor every generation of Excel I can remember (including 2010, which I'm using now), Excel's "Auto Size Row" features sometimes fails to actually auto size a row when the cell contains wrapped text.......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:34:22 -0400