https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usThu, 16 Jul 2026 18:28:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/boot-win10-from-an-iso-image-on-a-certain-partition-using-grub2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/boot-win10-from-an-iso-image-on-a-certain-partition-using-grub2.htmlI have bought a laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad T520) with a locked BIOS. So I can't change the boot order of the laptop. The upmost device in the boot order is the internal HDD. Fortunately there is a wor......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:25:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/increase-keyboard-repeat-rate-beyond-control-panel-limits-in-windows-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/increase-keyboard-repeat-rate-beyond-control-panel-limits-in-windows-1.htmlIt seems there is already an accepted answer for Windows 7 here. Has anyone found a way to increase the keyboard repeat rate for Windows 10 beyond the Keyboard Properties control panel? My setting......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:24:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-and-run-my-own-file-extension.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-and-run-my-own-file-extension.htmlI was checking out the files in a old game called Warcraft III and saw that they had files with their own extension, for example, file name.w3x. How do you make your own file extension and run it?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:19:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/color-highlight-a-select-string-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/color-highlight-a-select-string-powershell.htmlI have a log file(.log) which is huge. I'm trying to find few keywords which need to be highlighted so that I can skip through other lines in the log faster. But, I don't want to filter only the se......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:12:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-increase-stack-limit-permanently-without-restarting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-increase-stack-limit-permanently-without-restarting.htmlI need to increase the default stack size on Linux. As I know there are usually two ways: ulimit -s size /etc/security/limits.conf The ulimit method only works as long as I am logged in. limits.......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:06:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-failed-result-resources-mean-in-systemd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-failed-result-resources-mean-in-systemd.htmlI have a systemd unit which failed, and I'm not sure what the result type is supposed to mean. Active: failed (Result: resources) since Thu 2016-11-17 21:06:42 UTC; 32min ago What does Result: ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:56:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-no-longer-edit-rdp-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-no-longer-edit-rdp-files.htmlWhen I right click on rdp files, I no longer have the "edit" option. The only way to modify the rdp file is to edit it with notepad which is not very convenient. How can I fixe this please ? I need ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:56:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-detect-the-number-of-parameters-to-a-batch-file-and-loop-thro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-detect-the-number-of-parameters-to-a-batch-file-and-loop-thro.htmlIs there an easy way to detect the number of parameters passed as arguments to a batch file, and then use for /L to loop through them?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:47:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/high-cpu-usage-for-windows-error-reporting-service-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/high-cpu-usage-for-windows-error-reporting-service-on-windows-10.htmlI recently upgraded to Windows 10 Version 2004, via the Slow Ring of the Windows Insiders programme. About a day later, I noticed that my computer is significantly slowed down and things like right-...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:16:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-zip-a-directory-with-its-files-using-terminal-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-zip-a-directory-with-its-files-using-terminal-on-mac.htmli am trying to zip a folder with files in terminal using zip -r myzipfile.zip myDir but this doesn't include the files What should i do ?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:08:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-command-line-argument-to-change-title.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-command-line-argument-to-change-title.htmlI need to launch putty through command line argument programmtically. I am doing this using the command as: C:\Programs\putty.exe -ssh -l root -pw password hostname which works fine. Now I want t......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:57:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-emulate-numpad-on-a-pc-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-emulate-numpad-on-a-pc-laptop.htmlSome programs use numpad keys for commands: for example to select all files in a folder in the FAR Manager you can just press the numpad *. Also in Windows one can, for example, type § by Alt+(Nump......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:44:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/2-mbps-broadband-or-512-kbps-leased-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/2-mbps-broadband-or-512-kbps-leased-line.htmlAs per my understanding surfing means download the web page and all its images and display. So how fast my surfing speed will be must depend on how fast my download speed is. Now i have a 2mbps ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:42:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-configure-cisco-3750-for-inter-vlan-communication.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-configure-cisco-3750-for-inter-vlan-communication.htmlI have a router that has 4 VLANs configured, with an interface on each vlan, the router serves as a gateway and provides internet access. VLAN | Interface | Function ----------------------......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:37:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-msi-to-custom-directory-using-msiexec.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-msi-to-custom-directory-using-msiexec.htmlHere's my attempt to install .msi using msiexec in Administrative PowerShell on Windows 10. I've made it 7 times for each of 2 drives, C: and D: (14 total) with different arguments in place of ARG......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:36:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-tar-c-mean.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-tar-c-mean.htmlIn the section "Installing Portage", the Gentoo installation docs say: # tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr What does this command do?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:33:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/recent-downloaded-emails-not-showing-in-inbox-folder-outlook-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/recent-downloaded-emails-not-showing-in-inbox-folder-outlook-2010.htmlI have searched the web and spend hours trying to figure out this strange behaviour of Outlook 2010, My client has this problem with her Outlook 2010 since yesterday, the mails download but do not ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:01:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-su-c-and-runuser-l-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-su-c-and-runuser-l-c.htmlI need to run some command lines as particular user in a shell script. I've found (at least) two way: su user -c 'command' runuser -l user -c 'command' Is there a significant difference between......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:46:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-stopped-process-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-stopped-process-in-linux.htmlSo I had some PHP scripts running from the command line, and wanted to stop them running. I ran $ ps aux | grep php $ sudo kill 8754 $ sudo kill 8767 And then ran $ ps aux | grep php again to ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:42:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/recovering-a-windows-xp-license-key.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/recovering-a-windows-xp-license-key.htmlI threw out a Windows XP machine a while ago (the motherboard failed). I kept the hard drive and the XP installation media. Problem is the license key was on a sticker on the machine - doh! The or......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:39:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/net-use-does-not-create-drives-in-explorer-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/net-use-does-not-create-drives-in-explorer-on-windows-10.htmlC:\Windows\system32>net use OK X: \\192.168.8.109\Public Microsoft Windows Network OK Y: \\192.168.8.109\DATA Microsoft Windows Network OK ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:32:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-dial-up-so-slow.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-dial-up-so-slow.htmlOn a dial-up Internet connection, why is the speed is limited to 56 kbits/s compared to a broadband Internet connection which may carry 10 times as much as dial up through that same telephone line?......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:28:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-default-audio-track-of-an-mkv-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-default-audio-track-of-an-mkv-file.htmlI have an MKV video file that has two audio tracks, a Hindi-language track and an English-language track. I guess the Hindi track is set as the default track. I have a video player that doesn't a......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:24:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/changed-my-mind-i-want-ie-to-remember-my-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/changed-my-mind-i-want-ie-to-remember-my-password.htmlQuestion from one of the sales guys and I don't have a ready answer for him.. You know how IE8, by default, offers to save passwords? Right after submitting username and password it prompts with "......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:20:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/partition-not-shown-in-disk-utility.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/partition-not-shown-in-disk-utility.htmlMy MacBook Pro 2012 has 500 GB of HDD out of which 250 GB were used to install Windows 10. Today, I tried deleting the Windows 10 partition using Boot Camp. In the middle of the deleting process, my ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:58:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-connect-and-disconnect-a-sata-harddrive-while-my-computer-is-run.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-connect-and-disconnect-a-sata-harddrive-while-my-computer-is-run.htmlI have a SATA hard drive that says it supports hot-plugging. Does that mean I can actually connect it to power and a SATA plug while my computer is running? Would be handy, but seems kind of scary.......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:52:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-gnutv-with-dvb-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-gnutv-with-dvb-c.htmlI was using gnutv with DVB-T for some years, just with the commandline gnutv -channels ~/channels.conf -out file somefilename STATION_NAME channels.conf generated by w_scan -f c >channels_dvb-c....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:49:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/offline-installer-for-net-framework-3-5-still-requiring-an-internet-co.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/offline-installer-for-net-framework-3-5-still-requiring-an-internet-co.htmlI am running the .NET 3.5 offline installer on windows 8.1 from Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1 (Full Package) . Though, when I run this exe, it still prompts me to install from windows ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:33:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-and-delete-duplicate-bookmarks-in-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-and-delete-duplicate-bookmarks-in-google-chrome.htmlHow to delete duplicate bookmarks and check their status... is there a Google Chrome extension that do that?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-computers-have-65-535-tcp-ports-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-computers-have-65-535-tcp-ports-closed.htmlWhy do computers have 65,535 TCP ports? Where does this number come from? What does it represent?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:11:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-run-a-bash-command-from-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-run-a-bash-command-from-cmd.htmlI want to run a command in CMD so it executes in Bash. For example, open bash.exe "cd .." and this should open Bash, run cd... (I'm aware my example does not work). Any thoughts and ideas?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:57:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-open-new-file-explorer-windows-by-right-click-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-open-new-file-explorer-windows-by-right-click-on-windows-10.htmlI recently upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7. I have pinned File Explorer to the task bar, and if I right click on it I see a list of pinned folders including anything I have under 'quick acces......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:46:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/compile-error-syntax-error-in-excel-macro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/compile-error-syntax-error-in-excel-macro.htmlI have this VBA code, when I try to run it, it gives me "Compile error: Syntax error" as can be seen in the image. I don't know VBA, what should i do to make this code work ? thanks. Sub ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:30:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bootstrap-4-how-to-include-a-background-image-without-css.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bootstrap-4-how-to-include-a-background-image-without-css.htmlBootstrap defines CSS classes to cover most common website design elements, but I can't figure out how to specify a background image file using Bootstrap classes without adding clunky customized CSS....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:23:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-my-mac-from-asking-to-accept-incoming-network-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-my-mac-from-asking-to-accept-incoming-network-connection.htmlI am using Syncthing, which is an application to sync files between two or more computers. I believe Syncthing (on github) needs to be allowed to Accept incoming network connections to work properl......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:21:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-setup-ffmpeg-for-the-same-record-method-which-is-used-in-obs-st.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-setup-ffmpeg-for-the-same-record-method-which-is-used-in-obs-st.htmlI do like how OBS studio "replay buffer" feature works (recording of last X seconds continuously). But it seems like over-sophisticated heavy application to be used for this only purpose. As I ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:18:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-pice-3-0-x24-slot-to-pcie-4-0-x16-possible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-pice-3-0-x24-slot-to-pcie-4-0-x16-possible.htmlThis is for a high bandwidth ssd. I know I can plug the pcie 4.0 card into a pcie 3.0 x16 port directly, but then I would be stuck at the bandwidth of pice 3.0 x16 which wouldn t be able to exploit......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:08:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-loop-back-to-original-select-menu-from-a-case-within-a-case-sta.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-loop-back-to-original-select-menu-from-a-case-within-a-case-sta.htmlI have the following bash script called q.txt. I want to run a select statement with a case statement. How can I re-display the menu options after a) case has been run. . /home/chh1/q.txt won't run......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:56:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-good-streaming-mp4-output-file-0-does-not-contain-any-stream.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-good-streaming-mp4-output-file-0-does-not-contain-any-stream.htmlI have many greenway trail mp4 movies from Sony helmet cam. I have a sample 7 minute raw movie from the camera uploaded to my hosting domain for the movies. Chrome and Firefox stream it correctly. ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:42:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-apple-magic-mouse-fully-work-on-windows-7-x86-x64.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-apple-magic-mouse-fully-work-on-windows-7-x86-x64.htmlI would like to know if Apple Magic Mouse works on Windows 7 (x86/x64) on non-Apple computers. Here are some checklists: x64 compatibility left click right click middle button? vertical scroll ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:42:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-windows-firewall-to-block-a-specific-ip-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-windows-firewall-to-block-a-specific-ip-on-windows-10.htmlFor some reason I'm having some site pestering my LogMeIn account with a bad login. It is consistently the same IP. Rather than relying upon LogMeIn's rudimentary login security I'd rather entirely......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:28:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/osx-wants-to-make-changes-type-an-administrator-039-s-name-and-passwor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/osx-wants-to-make-changes-type-an-administrator-039-s-name-and-passwor.htmlI recently needed to add some SSL certificates to my Mac (OSX 10.10.5) in order connect to a remote service. The certificates are needed for 2 factor authentication. I have full Admin rights in OS......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:11:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-process-monitor-taking-up-2-gb-of-physical-memory.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-process-monitor-taking-up-2-gb-of-physical-memory.htmlI am trying to hunt down a rogue process that is locking a file in a specific directory which is preventing a log being appended to. This locking happens about one to three times a week, so needles......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:53:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-mpg-files-take-up-so-much-space-is-it-an-outdated-format.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-mpg-files-take-up-so-much-space-is-it-an-outdated-format.htmlI tried googling this but I didn't actually find any conclusive evidence to sustain this so I'm going to present my case. A couple of years ago I took the time to convert all our family video tape......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:46:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-thunderbird-cardbook-log-files-stored.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-thunderbird-cardbook-log-files-stored.htmlI am trying to debug a problem with the Thunderbird CardBook extension connecting to a CardDav server. The CardBook configuration allows me to configure Debug Mode (turned it on) and the number of ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:43:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-blue-screen-memory-error-bugcheck-0x0000001a-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-blue-screen-memory-error-bugcheck-0x0000001a-duplicate.htmlHere is my system specifications. Error: The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x0000001a (0x0000000000041790, 0xfffffa8003d23de0, 0x000000000000ffff, 0x000000000000......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:39:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-you-stream-music-from-ubuntu-to-airplay-speakers-on-your-netwo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-you-stream-music-from-ubuntu-to-airplay-speakers-on-your-netwo.htmlWe have AirPlay speakers on our network, that can only be controlled using iTunes for Windows. As I'm booted into Ubuntu, I'd like to be able to control the music being played. Is there any way to......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:23:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-finder-windows-aren-039-t-active-can-039-t-close.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-finder-windows-aren-039-t-active-can-039-t-close.htmlI'm using Mac OSX 10.9.5 Problem: When I click my Finder windows, they come to the front, but aren't active. Meaning I can't close or minimize them. I also can't click on anything inside them. ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:19:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-xmllint-in-order-to-get-value-from-xml.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-xmllint-in-order-to-get-value-from-xml.htmlI have the following XML file <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <!-- Component configuration file --> <Component> <Name>install_env</Name> <HelpString>...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:09:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-grub-and-get-windows-7-bootloader-back.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-grub-and-get-windows-7-bootloader-back.htmlI have windows 7 home premium currently installed and I have just recently installed Linux Mint and it has replaced my MBR with GRUB. Is there any way I can restore the normal Windows 7 Boot Loade......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:08:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-software-and-hardware-encoding-not-called-cpu-and-gpu-encoding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-software-and-hardware-encoding-not-called-cpu-and-gpu-encoding.htmlSoftware encoding uses CPU and hardware encoding uses GPU, so why not call them CPU and GPU encoding instead? Software encoding sounds inaccurate because the software needs to run on some hardware.......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:06:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-update-intellij-idea-in-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-update-intellij-idea-in-mac-os-x.htmlI recently got a error about update IntelliJ IDEA. The error as follows: IDEA does not have write access to /Volumes/IntelliJ IDEA 14/IntelliJ IDEA 14.app/Contents. Please run it by a privileged ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:04:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-limit-the-number-of-decimal-places-in-an-excel-spreadsheet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-limit-the-number-of-decimal-places-in-an-excel-spreadsheet.htmlFor example, I'll have Excel calculate a value based on two other cells, and then have it displayed in another. This is working fine, but how would I limit the number of decimal places it shows?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:50:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-adobe-039-s-temp-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-adobe-039-s-temp-folder.htmlAdobe's temp folder (.../adobeTemp) is taking up a large amount on my C: drive (which is a low storage SSD reserved for Windows 10 and a small amount of programs), and I am wondering how I change the ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:32:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-an-asterisk-to-make-a-bullet-point-in-a-slack-message.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-an-asterisk-to-make-a-bullet-point-in-a-slack-message.htmltl;dr Can I use Markdown's asterisk symbol (*) to make a bullet point list in Slack? Slack's documentation says that yes. But it is the only source where I found this. And this simply isn't working......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:19:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powerpoint-how-to-insert-document-property-aka-039-field-039-in-slide.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powerpoint-how-to-insert-document-property-aka-039-field-039-in-slide.htmlHow can I insert a document property (e.g. the author's name) in a slide in PowerPoint 2007? I know this can be done in Microsoft Word, but I can't find how to do it in PowerPoint. (The idea is that ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:13:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-keyboard-layout-in-i3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-keyboard-layout-in-i3.htmlI am using 'i3` window manager on Fedora 25. I've already uninstalled GNOME Desktop. I want to change keyboard layout and set it to languages other than English, and desirably also to set it as Alt......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:57:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/running-windows-disk-defragmentation-on-boot-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/running-windows-disk-defragmentation-on-boot-in-windows-10.htmlMy PC shows that the system reserved and the windows partitions are fragmented above 10%. I kept the defrag option running within Windows but there is no impact on the fragmentation percentage. I......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:36:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-a-laptop-as-an-external-storage-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-a-laptop-as-an-external-storage-device.htmlI want to use my laptop as an external storage device with my PC. Is this possible? Is there a way to keep a backup of a file on my laptop hard drive and is there any software that can keep the bac......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:36:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-xml-files-in-outlook-owa.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-xml-files-in-outlook-owa.htmlWe are using O365 subscription and the outlook web client (owa) for our mail. It feels somewhat strange to me, that by default all xml files are blocked to user. Even if I'm administrator, it show......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:32:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-make-a-custom-prompt-for-fish-shell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-make-a-custom-prompt-for-fish-shell.htmlI'm using fish 2.0 in #! Linux, but this might be an installation error, since my ~/.config/fish/config.fish is empty....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:32:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-that-opens-a-command-prompt-and-runs-an-application.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-that-opens-a-command-prompt-and-runs-an-application.htmlI know how to make a shortcut to cmd.exe and set the start-location to my target directory. But I would like the shortcut to run an application in the console window... basically my application run......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:42:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-r-run-command-to-open-network-connections-dialog.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-r-run-command-to-open-network-connections-dialog.htmlFind myself constantly changing NIC properties every day (switch, router, etc. config). Any happy fun command to open this dialog (.cpl or .msc) from the Run dialog?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:40:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gnu-screen-not-to-change-my-window-titles.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gnu-screen-not-to-change-my-window-titles.htmlI set meaningful names to new windows I create in gnu screen, but then when I 'cd' or open vim that name gets changed to 'pwd' for instance. Is there a way to prevent screen from changing the title......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:33:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-httpd-running-under-mac-os-x-10-11-el-capitan-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-httpd-running-under-mac-os-x-10-11-el-capitan-server.htmlI am using OS X El Capitan with the Server (app) configured to allow me VPN access to my home network. Unfortunately, the Server app has decided to start a bunch of httpd processes, which are now ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:32:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-undo-desktop-changes-if-i-accidently-moved-folders-files-arou.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-undo-desktop-changes-if-i-accidently-moved-folders-files-arou.htmlI was cleaning my keyboard and accidently "sorted" the folders/files on my desktop. Is it possible to undo those changes?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:31:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-area-code-of-this-phone-number-17-170-or-1702-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-area-code-of-this-phone-number-17-170-or-1702-closed.htmlThis isn't really an application question, but StackExchange doesn't really have a VoIP/Phone forum from what I can see. Anyways, I have an Asterisk server setup at our office and its just on a no......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:29:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-clone-an-entire-drive-or-partition-to-a-smaller-drive-or-par.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-clone-an-entire-drive-or-partition-to-a-smaller-drive-or-par.htmlI have a 1TB hard disk which is set up as MBR with 3 primary partitions. The sizes of the partitions are exactly 250GiB, 250Gib, and 192GiB, respectively. The remainder of the drive is unallocated ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:18:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linksys-spa-3102-password-reset.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linksys-spa-3102-password-reset.htmlI've got a Linksys 3102 voice gateway router from a street market very cheap, but it has admin password. I've tried the combination ***-> 73738# using a phone connected to the FXS port as pointe......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:15:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-function-keys-on-external-keyboard-only.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-function-keys-on-external-keyboard-only.htmlI'm using a Chromebook Pixelbook attached to a standard external keyboard. The top-row keys on the Pixelbook keyboard have special functions, eg. change volume or brightness etc. This is great on the ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:11:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-windows-nt-kernel-system-constantly-making-connections-to-local.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-windows-nt-kernel-system-constantly-making-connections-to-local.htmlI have GlassWire installed on my PC in order to monitor incoming and outgoing network connections, and I also use a VPN regularly (these 2 details seem irrelevant but will become useful later), Very ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:04:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-windows-10-to-index-mapped-network-drives.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-windows-10-to-index-mapped-network-drives.htmlI have three network drives (S:, U: and Z:) mapped to a Synology NAS. They are all online and read/write accessible. Without installing additional software or making the files available offline, ho......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:51:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-check-if-nvidia-or-intel-graphics-is-being-used-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-check-if-nvidia-or-intel-graphics-is-being-used-closed.htmlI have a laptop with nvidia graphic. How can I find if the program is running with nvidia graphics card or with the intel graphics.I searched for this query but could not find the suitable answer?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:25:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-on-a-service.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-on-a-service.htmlIf you look on Regedit for HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services there are a lot of key, one of them if "Type", that assumes a range of values (0x1, 0x10, 0x16, etc), someone know what is this?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:19:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-host-web-server-without-tunneling-or-port-forwarding-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-host-web-server-without-tunneling-or-port-forwarding-closed.htmlI have a local web server that I would like to make public but our ISP doesn't allow port forwarding and conventional tunneling services (ngrok, proxylocal, etc.) are much slower than port forwardi......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:19:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wi-fi-works-fine-on-phone-but-not-on-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wi-fi-works-fine-on-phone-but-not-on-laptop.htmlMy Wi-Fi works fine on my phone without any issues, but if I try to connect the same Wi-Fi on my laptop it says "No Internet Connection". And if I open HotSpot from my phone which is connected to the ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:37:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-a-plain-list-of-computer-names-on-the-network-from-net-v.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-a-plain-list-of-computer-names-on-the-network-from-net-v.htmlI am using the net view command. It displays the users on the network in big and ugly UPPERCASE letters and has columns etc., for example: Server Name Remark -----------------------......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:36:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-convert-docx-files-to-pdf.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-convert-docx-files-to-pdf.htmlI have many DOCX files (of Office 365) that I need to convert to PDF. I can open each one of them and export to PDF, but I am looking for a faster solution that can run in a batch file. One option......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:21:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pc-speakers-misplaced-power-adapters.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pc-speakers-misplaced-power-adapters.htmlThe goal: I need to be able to play sound on some computers, but the quality doesn't matter much. The situation: Somehow in our office move, the power adapters for two different sets of speakers got ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:56:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mapping-an-entire-network-drive-not-a-folder-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mapping-an-entire-network-drive-not-a-folder-duplicate.htmlI click on the 'Map network drive' button on my server's 'Computer'. There is a line asking for the 'folder' or essentially the network drive location. I have another server running on the IP 10.......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:55:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enter-admin-password-when-prompted-by-runas-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enter-admin-password-when-prompted-by-runas-cmd.htmlI'm installing a remote control application on about 100+ machines The current logged in users can not "Run As Administrator" I'm using the runas command to run as the local admin but it ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:49:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-the-text-color-in-gimp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-the-text-color-in-gimp.htmlIn GIMP, I accidentally made my text pink and I need it to be black. How do I change it back?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:49:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-switch-between-languages-on-windows-10-like-i-do-in-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-switch-between-languages-on-windows-10-like-i-do-in-os-x.htmlOS X has this really nice feature when you have 3+ keyboard input sources (languages) and press Cmd + Space you switch between only two of them. If you want to switch to another (third) language you ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:45:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-sh-script-throws-bin-sh-not-found.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-sh-script-throws-bin-sh-not-found.htmli have a script #!/bin/sh # Automatically remove a torrent and delete its data after a specified period of # time (in seconds). TARGET=/var/www/transmission/completed USER=name PASS=pass BIN="/u......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:43:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-tests-are-there-for-a-damaged-gpu-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-tests-are-there-for-a-damaged-gpu-in-ubuntu.htmlDue to a freezing problem I've had on Ubuntu, I want to test the GPU in detail because I think it is connected to my problem. I've tried the Phoronix Test Suite but I don't think that the three ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:42:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-ssh-key-passphrases-from-being-remembered-by-mac-os.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-ssh-key-passphrases-from-being-remembered-by-mac-os.htmlMac OS X (Snow Leopard). I accidentally selected the "remember password in my keychain" option when providing the ssh private key passphrase when connecting to a remote server. Now, when I ssh......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:35:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/calculating-hard-disk-size.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/calculating-hard-disk-size.htmlI have a Seagate 1000GB SATA hard drive. The logical geometry of the hard drive is 16,383 cylinders, 16 heads and 63 sectors per track. To my knowledge, Capacity = Number of cylinders × number of ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:33:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-excel-to-graph-multiple-series-where-series-are-mixed-in-a-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-excel-to-graph-multiple-series-where-series-are-mixed-in-a-.htmlI've got a table that contains multiple data series - and they aren't uniformly distributed either. Example below. As you can see there are multiple series here: Income, Short-Term Capital Gain, ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:33:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-simply-rename-a-jfif-file-to-jpg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-simply-rename-a-jfif-file-to-jpg.htmlI downloaded several images that are are .jfif files. I have various enhancements (e.g. context menus) and processing scripts that are keyed to *.jpg files and would like to use these with the new ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:25:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-official-index-of-ie-11-patches-and-corresponding-builds.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-official-index-of-ie-11-patches-and-corresponding-builds.htmlOur software lists IE 11 as supported software, but with the expectation that we only test against the latest available build of the product. I cannot find anything from Microsoft that indexes th......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:06:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-devtools-in-opera.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-devtools-in-opera.htmlHow can I quickly access DevTools in Opera? When I open DevTools > Settings > Shortcuts in Opera and scroll to the bottom of this page, you'll see a link "Full list of DevTools keyboard shor......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:42:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-thunderbolt-docking-station-for-mini-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-thunderbolt-docking-station-for-mini-pc.htmlDoes a docking station work without problems with a Mini PC -- something like Intel Skull Canyon? The reason I ask is because usually docks are associated with laptops only....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:31:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-dimensions-of-a-ssd-with-x-inch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-dimensions-of-a-ssd-with-x-inch.htmlI've measured that my OCZ Vertex 2 SATA II SSD has a diagonal of 17 cm. The Google calculator says that 17 cm is 6.69 inch, not even near to 2.5 or 1.8 inch. The OCZ product page says that the driv......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:17:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-login-resolution-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-login-resolution-in-ubuntu.htmlHow do you change the resolution of the login screen in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)? Edit: keep in mind that I need to change the resolution of the login screen, as explained below....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:16:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/permission-issues-with-var-www-html-user-cannot-edit-or-access.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/permission-issues-with-var-www-html-user-cannot-edit-or-access.htmlI'm setting up my local development host and this time I do not want to edit files with sudo as I used to do before, but after installing the Apache virtual host, I'm facing problems with permissi......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:14:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/avoiding-process-completed-prompt-after-terminal-script-ends-on-mac-os.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/avoiding-process-completed-prompt-after-terminal-script-ends-on-mac-os.htmlIn my text editor, I have bound a shortcut key to deploy my code by invoking a command like /usr/bin/open /Users/blahblah/run_deploy That deploy script uploads my code to my server etc. I am using "...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:04:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-decrypt-from-stdin-public-key-decryption-failed-inappropriat.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-decrypt-from-stdin-public-key-decryption-failed-inappropriat.htmlIf I execute gpg foo.gpg I'm given a dialog that looks like: ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Please enter the passphrase to unlock the OpenPGP secret key:......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:01:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-source-and-destination-stand-for-in-qos-settings.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-source-and-destination-stand-for-in-qos-settings.htmlI have had to deal with QoS several times but in this modem I have this complex options page: Interface: Protocol: Src IP: Src Mask: Dest IP: Dest Mask: Src Port: Dest Port: Speed (kb/s): I have ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:58:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-processes-if-any-exist-between-pids-0-and-4-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-processes-if-any-exist-between-pids-0-and-4-on-windows-7.htmlJust out of curiosity what are the processes between 0 and 4, and also between 4 and 200 something....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:07:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-equivalent-of-the-039-head-c-039-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-equivalent-of-the-039-head-c-039-command.htmlI have a unix command that does the following: head -c 2048 > test.txt basically its taking first 2kb of the test.txt file. Can we do something similar in windows cmd prompt?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:05:47 -0400