https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSat, 01 Aug 2026 09:41:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-cd-rom-on-asus-x551m-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-cd-rom-on-asus-x551m-duplicate.htmlI have an ASUS X551M that I am trying to boot from the CD ROM. When I go to the boot menu the screen says: Boot Option #1 Windows Boot Manager Add New Boot Option Delete Boot Option There is no ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:41:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/allow-sudo-user-to-execute-multiple-commands-for-only-one-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/allow-sudo-user-to-execute-multiple-commands-for-only-one-file.htmlI'm trying to allow only one user to be able to use only 'cat,head,tail' on some of the log files. What is the exact syntax to use here. I tried user ALL /bin/cat /var/log/maillog Which works......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:36:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-.htmlI would like to paste text the Windows clipboard into my PuTTY session using only the keyboard. I am running PuTTY 0.60 on Windows XP. Usage example: I just selected a bunch of nice text inside of......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:28:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-lower-the-volume-of-my-usb-headphones.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-lower-the-volume-of-my-usb-headphones.htmlYes, I really am asking how to turn down the volume. But first, some more detail: My headphones are http://www.edimensional.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=122 They are really loud. I ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:23:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-reconnect-to-already-paired-bluetooth-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-reconnect-to-already-paired-bluetooth-device.htmlOn Windows 10 and I've already paired the Bluetooth headset previously. When I turn it on it connects to the last used device (my iPhone; I manually disconnect). How do I tell Windows "Please con......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:22:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reduce-png-file-size-for-web.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reduce-png-file-size-for-web.htmlI have a PNG-24 file with transparent background and its current size is 1.5 MB. How to reduce size or use PNG-8 file format and keep same quality ? PNG file from here: http://www19.zippyshare.com/v/...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:15:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-usb-port-can-also-used-as-audio-output.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-usb-port-can-also-used-as-audio-output.htmlComputer already have female audio jack used as audio output. I was shocked when I found devices like USB External sound card which we can insert it into USB port which is now acts as audio output. I ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:15:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-7-is-there-a-command-prompt-line-that-can-start-cmd-as-an-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-7-is-there-a-command-prompt-line-that-can-start-cmd-as-an-a.htmlOn Linux, we can use sudo bash to run a shell as the superuser. On Windows 7, we can use Start menu -> (in search box, type) cmd -> Right click on search result and choose Run as Administrato......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:08:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-configure-a-global-hostname-in-airport-utility.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-configure-a-global-hostname-in-airport-utility.htmlAirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows disallows entering dots ('.') in the global hostname. Whenever you try to enter a '.', it just beeps with an error. Setting a global hostname is the AirPort way f......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:03:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-go-from-vesa-100x100-to-vesa-200x200.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-go-from-vesa-100x100-to-vesa-200x200.htmlNone of the adapter brackets or plates I've tried handle the VESA 200x200 end correctly. The holes aren't large enough for the standard VESA 200x200 M8 screws, which seems really odd. Background:......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:59:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-list-of-browser-support-for-various-video-formats.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-list-of-browser-support-for-various-video-formats.htmlI was wondering which browsers and browser versions support which video formats? Can some one help me on this problem?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:40:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/page-not-found-in-iis-but-it-039-s-there.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/page-not-found-in-iis-but-it-039-s-there.htmlI have just installed IIS on Windows Server 2008. If I go to localhost, the default page is displayed, so the web server is ok. I have added a folder with a page in it in the \inetpub\wwwroot dire......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:39:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-backup-a-local-windows-10-user-profile-and-restore-it-in-window.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-backup-a-local-windows-10-user-profile-and-restore-it-in-window.htmlSimilar to the question How to backup a user profile and restore it in Windows 7? but for Windows 10: How can I backup a local Windows 10 user profile (including the user files) and restore it on ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:24:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bad-minute-in-crontab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bad-minute-in-crontab.htmlI get the following error in my syslog: Oct 17 13:14:03 tracker cron[873]: (*system*) ERROR (Syntax error, this crontab file will be ignored) Oct 17 13:14:03 tracker cron[873]: Error: bad minute; ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:21:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gateway-laptop-battery-plugged-in-not-charging-why-isn-039-t-it-chargi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gateway-laptop-battery-plugged-in-not-charging-why-isn-039-t-it-chargi.htmlI've had a Gateway MS2274 model laptop for about a year and just recently when I plug in the charger it says, "Plugged in, Not charging." It doesn't make sense to me why it's not charging. - The ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:07:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-set-my-router-to-only-allow-access-through-https-and-now-i-can-039-t.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-set-my-router-to-only-allow-access-through-https-and-now-i-can-039-t.htmlI have a Linksys E1000 router that I access through http://192.168.1.1. I set it to only allow access through HTTPS, and now when I try to access it through the web interface at https://192.168.1.1......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:53:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/minimum-system-requirements-for-a-thin-client-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/minimum-system-requirements-for-a-thin-client-pc.htmlHow much RAM, CPU, Disk does a thin-client need in order for it to work on a terminal server like Ubuntu or Windows XP? (Network Boot)....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:49:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-hello-pin-fingerprint-this-option-is-currently-unavailable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-hello-pin-fingerprint-this-option-is-currently-unavailable.htmlI am having trouble trying to use Windows Hello. I cannot enable any of its features (Image) My computer (Windows 10 1903 18362.239) is connected to a domain hosted on my local network. (Server 20......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:40:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/connect-to-multiple-vpns.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/connect-to-multiple-vpns.htmlI need a way to connect to multiple VPNs. It's to access camera systems and resources that are on different networks as a client. One VPN could be a company network, and another a city network. Is ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:35:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-setup-one-font-for-programming-and-another-for-txt-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-setup-one-font-for-programming-and-another-for-txt-files.htmlIs it possible to setup a monospaced font (like Consolas) for code files (like .java) and a regular font (like Georgia) for txt files? I have always had Global Style -> Global override in Style ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:31:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-restore-a-partition-without-losing-the-data.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-restore-a-partition-without-losing-the-data.htmlI lost the D-partition in My Computer I opened My Computer, but couldn't find it and I don't know where it is or how to return it. I went to Disk Management and found it available as free space. ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:24:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-batch-script-to-automatically-run-on-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-batch-script-to-automatically-run-on-startup.htmlIn the Task Scheduler, I've got a batch script set up to run automatically at system startup. The issue is that the batch script does not run automatically at system startup. But if I right click o......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:08:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/settings-to-rotate-display-by-90-degrees.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/settings-to-rotate-display-by-90-degrees.htmlA friend (I know how that sounds) has managed to rotate her desktop display by 90 degrees. Right now she has had to physically rotate her monitor so that everything looks fine. She says she does ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:03:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/anyone-know-how-to-get-older-versions-of-chrome-for-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/anyone-know-how-to-get-older-versions-of-chrome-for-mac.htmlI need to get older versions of Chrome - not chromium - for Mac OS X specifically, 86 & 83 and all the guides online are for windows users. I'm fine to download from third-party sites but only a ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:49:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-ports-in-lg27ud88-w-computer-display-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-ports-in-lg27ud88-w-computer-display-not-working.htmlI have a 27 inch display LG27UD88-W which has two built-in USB 3.0 ports. As far as I understand they should work out of the box if I connect my video card with the screen by DisplayPort. Unfortuna......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:43:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-performance-monitoring-windows-8-1-machines.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-performance-monitoring-windows-8-1-machines.htmlI want to be able to monitor the performance of some remote machines from my local machine. Here is my setup so far: local machine: Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit; remote machines: Windows 8.1 ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:38:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/grub2-install-error-boot-efi-doesn-039-t-look-like-an-efi-partition-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/grub2-install-error-boot-efi-doesn-039-t-look-like-an-efi-partition-on.htmlI need a Gentoo 13 machine to test some software on the platform. I'm not a Gentoo regular, so I'm suffering their install procedures. I'm at Configuring the bootloader | Installing GRUB2, and it ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:38:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-re-sync-the-subtitle-and-the-video-using-vlc-media-player.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-re-sync-the-subtitle-and-the-video-using-vlc-media-player.htmlWhen I play a movie with subtitles (on VLC media player), the text is often displayed too soon or too late. Is there a way to delay the starting point of the subtitles?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:57:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-kill-a-process-by-name-for-all-users.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-kill-a-process-by-name-for-all-users.htmlCurrently, I have this command in a .bat file: taskkill /im process.exe /f /t However, I would like it to kill process.exe for any and every user who is currently logged in on Windows 10. Is the......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:55:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/downloading-from-ftp-using-wildcards-on-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/downloading-from-ftp-using-wildcards-on-command-line.htmlWe access an FTP site that has files on it, saved daily with the date in the form YYYYMMDD. What I am trying to do is run FTP in the command line to download all files with YYYYMMDD in them. Curren......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:50:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bin-bash-bad-interpreter-text-file-busy-even-though-the-file-editor-cl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bin-bash-bad-interpreter-text-file-busy-even-though-the-file-editor-cl.htmlI have a script on Linux that I edit under Windows (through Samba), that starts with the shebang line #!/bin/bash. Even though: I finish editing, save, and close the file in the editor make sure......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:48:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-product-key-does-not-work-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-product-key-does-not-work-on-windows-10.htmlI just did a fresh Window 10 installation from .iso files on the computer I was running Windows 7 on before. I have the original Windows 7 DVD's, with a valid key that I was using before. Now I tr......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:48:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/overwrote-my-presentation-with-a-new-blank-file-now-can-039-t-recover-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/overwrote-my-presentation-with-a-new-blank-file-now-can-039-t-recover-.htmlI had a PowerPoint file with 140 slides that accidentally overwrote with a new blank file of the same name. I always save my files on SharePoint but this time I forgot it. I tested applications like ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:44:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-delete-windows-8-esd-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-delete-windows-8-esd-file.htmlI've just installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview and runned diskcleanup in order to delete windows.OLD file and everything is OK, but now want I delete the remaining WindowsESD file. Is there a way......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:41:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-specify-proxypassreverse-for-proxypassmatch-across-multiple-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-specify-proxypassreverse-for-proxypassmatch-across-multiple-.htmlI'm using httpd mod_proxy to set up a CORS proxy, similar in spirit to thingproxy or crossorigin.me. I've gotten as far as SSLProxyEngine on <LocationMatch "^/corsproxy/(https?)://([^/]+)/(.*)......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:35:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-localhost-on-mac-os-x-from-parallels-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-localhost-on-mac-os-x-from-parallels-machine.htmli need to test my web site, running on a local Mac, under several browsers in Windows. I use Windows XP, installed in Parallels Desktop. It would be great, when i will be able to access my http://...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:14:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-circular-screws-for-5-drive-bay-are-they-rivets.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-circular-screws-for-5-drive-bay-are-they-rivets.htmlI have a system I built and I’m trying to remove the 5” drive bay I don’t use so I can install a 360mm radiator. However, the screws are circular… Are these even safe to remove? Are they rivets in......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:07:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-cd-and-then-ls-automatically-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-cd-and-then-ls-automatically-in-linux.htmlI have found myself keep doing cd some_dir quickly followed by ls for quite some time now, and have been trying to write a bash alias to let me do this, such as: alas cd="cd $@; ls"; Problem with......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:51:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-all-the-symbolic-links-junction-points-hard-links-in-a-fol.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-all-the-symbolic-links-junction-points-hard-links-in-a-fol.htmlThe command dir /a displays a list of all the files,folders in a given location. But it displays the type for Junction Points as well as Symbolic Links to Folders. Is there any command which will ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:26:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-delete-a-page-in-a-word-2007-document.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-delete-a-page-in-a-word-2007-document.htmlI would like to know how to delete an entire page in Word 2007. I cannot select any text inside the page. Thanks....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:05:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wsl-windows-doesn-039-t-have-permission-to-write-new-user-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wsl-windows-doesn-039-t-have-permission-to-write-new-user-files.htmlI have Ubuntu 20.04 with WSL2 and created a new user with sudo privileges: sudo adduser newuser sudo usermod -aG sudo newuser su - newuser Windows does not seem to have permission to write in the ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:03:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-do-page-up-on-a-mac-in-terminal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-do-page-up-on-a-mac-in-terminal.htmlThe laptop has no page-up/down buttons. How can I have page-up/down on the terminal, e.g. when I edit with vi?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:35:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/the-selected-boot-device-failed-press-any-key-to-continue.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/the-selected-boot-device-failed-press-any-key-to-continue.htmlI am attempting to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows LTSB on my computer. To do so I have taken the following steps. 1) Procured an ISO file containing Windows LTSB 2) Tested that t......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:11:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-a-file-folder-from-another-user-039-s-home-directory-in-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-a-file-folder-from-another-user-039-s-home-directory-in-.htmlI want to copy a file/folder from another user's home directory to my home directory in Linux. I cannot access his directory, because it says permission denied. I'm 100% sure that a file can be co......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:48:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-gnome-desktop-in-kubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-gnome-desktop-in-kubuntu.htmlI am trying to install gnome desktop from kubuntu. So I did this : sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop It ran well but now I am getting this error: sudeep@sudeep:~$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-des......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:28:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-ok-to-over-tighten-laptop-heat-sink-screws-is-it-ok-for-one-scre.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-ok-to-over-tighten-laptop-heat-sink-screws-is-it-ok-for-one-scre.htmlI have the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-53. I have a screw that is tightened but may not be tightened ALL the way since the head is stripped, and I don't want to get a new one until I have to open my laptop ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:23:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/overwrite-folder-with-xcopy.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/overwrite-folder-with-xcopy.htmlI have a backup folder that i should copy it weekly , so i use a batch file in the task sheduler of Windows contains this line xcopy /s "C:\backupMai" "\\myserver\backup$\logFile\c02......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:19:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/anything-wrong-with-disabling-the-windows-search-process.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/anything-wrong-with-disabling-the-windows-search-process.htmlI noticed the 'Windows search filter host' running strong on my CPU at random times, 'indexing' files - not sure what that means really - so I googled a bit and apparently some people actually disa......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:16:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-supposedly-installed-mysql-server-but-can-t-seem-to-find-it-on-macos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-supposedly-installed-mysql-server-but-can-t-seem-to-find-it-on-macos.htmlI have a new MacBook Pro, with macOS Mojave (iOS 10.14.1). I downloaded the MySQL Community Server for the Mac, latest version (8.0.13). I opened up the installation package, clicked on it to insta......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:14:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-my-apache-logs-show-two-timezones.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-my-apache-logs-show-two-timezones.htmlDates from my apache log are correct(ish) but in two different time zones. For example... 10.3.1.1 - - [26/Jan/2011:10:57:34 +0200] "GET /html/js/jquery/jquery.bidi.js HTTP/1.1" 200 4328 "http://......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:10:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/give-a-group-write-permission-to-a-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/give-a-group-write-permission-to-a-folder.htmlI need help understanding how giving write permission to a group, works in Ubuntu. I am logged in as root and have a www-data:www-data and ftpuser:ftpuser (user:group). I add the ftpuser into the www-...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:06:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-simple-password-for-root-user-on-centos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-simple-password-for-root-user-on-centos.htmlI have a machine with CentOS and I want to enable a simple password for the root user. Something like 7 characters with 2 numbers or so... But I'm getting this error: BAD PASSWORD: it is based on......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:04:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-ejects-every-cd-dvd-i-put-into-the-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-ejects-every-cd-dvd-i-put-into-the-drive.htmlI have tried to install Need for Speed Most Wanted (the first one) or Need for Speed Underground 2 or GTA Vice City from CD/DVD on my Windows 10. However, when I close the DVD tray, I get this: ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:27:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-only-open-the-tcp-port-25565-for-multiple-minecraft-servers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-only-open-the-tcp-port-25565-for-multiple-minecraft-servers.htmlI want to create multiple Minecraft servers that will run on multiple servers in my network. The main objective is to only have a single port (TCP 25565) facing the Internet, and then pass the requ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:23:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-an-acpi-bios-configure-during-boot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-an-acpi-bios-configure-during-boot.htmlWhen a PC boots with an ACPI BIOS, what does it exactly do? I understand that the point of ACPI is to allow the OS to control hardware resources and power management but before the OS is loaded ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:14:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/import-csv-with-powershell-using-a-variable-path.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/import-csv-with-powershell-using-a-variable-path.htmlI am trying to import a CSV file with powershell in a database, with the path defined in a variable. But it doesn't seem to work. $path = "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\TestFolder\file.txt" Import-CSV -...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:47:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-update-wsl2-kernel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-update-wsl2-kernel.htmlI try to run wsl --update in cmd (my current version is 4.19.104), but I can't update to newest version 4.19.121 which is needed for GPU support because it says there is no available update. Windows ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:46:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/undo-mark-all-as-read-in-outlook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/undo-mark-all-as-read-in-outlook.htmlI was recently in Outlook in my Inbox, and did a search (default: Current Mailbox). Most results were things I'd sent, and so were marked unread. A bit later, I returned to the search results, but ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:38:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-single-hdmi-port-be-used-for-two-external-displays.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-single-hdmi-port-be-used-for-two-external-displays.htmlIs it posssible to connect two external monitors using a single HDMI port, perhaps using a special adapter/splitter? The two displays are currently connected to a desktop using VGA and DVI....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:18:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/toshiba-satellite-l75-won-039-t-boot-up.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/toshiba-satellite-l75-won-039-t-boot-up.htmlI turn on my Toshiba Satellite L75 and after the Toshiba... Leading Innovation screen it goes right into a Black screen with a light gray-blue box that says "Enter Password" I have no password and ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:10:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pattern-matching-in-bash-to-use-in-case-statements-instead-of-regex.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pattern-matching-in-bash-to-use-in-case-statements-instead-of-regex.htmlI have coded one of my first bash scripts. My goal is to make my office "paper-free". I have a lot of scanned documents, that I want to save with the date (usually found at the top of each document......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:06:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/stop-xbox-one-controller-from-controlling-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/stop-xbox-one-controller-from-controlling-windows-10.htmlI have an Xbox One Elite controller and today I noticed moving the stick scrolls in default windows apps. I have no apps installed that would allow this behavior (xpadder, joy2key, gopher, etc). ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:01:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-login-to-network-share-when-microsoft-account-is-tied-to-window.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-login-to-network-share-when-microsoft-account-is-tied-to-window.htmlI have windows 8.1 and its tied to my Microsoft login. I only vaguely remember setting this option up during the installation of windows. When I try to use these credentials to connect to my netw......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:42:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/debugger-doesn-039-t-work-on-vsc-the-prelaunchtask-terminated-with-exi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/debugger-doesn-039-t-work-on-vsc-the-prelaunchtask-terminated-with-exi.htmlI'm creating an app with ionic 4 and SQLite on VSC. I can't access to my db. When I use the debugger, I have the following errors : I have a first "alert window" (I don't know what's the real name) ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:32:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/instruction-set-and-pseudo-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/instruction-set-and-pseudo-command.htmlI use 'objdump' on linux in a variety of binaries and it returns their assembly. The commands that I receive is 'real' commands or pseudo-command? I have read that there are some commands which are a ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:30:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-a-server-with-domain-name-in-ssh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-a-server-with-domain-name-in-ssh.htmlHow I can access a server with domain name like 'ssh domainname\username@hostname' Above one is not working? Please suggest correct syntax...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:23:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shell-special-chars-blowing-up-regexp-s-in-all-sed-g-awk-and-perl-clos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shell-special-chars-blowing-up-regexp-s-in-all-sed-g-awk-and-perl-clos.htmlI would like to change the PS1 in my ~/.bashrc programmatically with any of the the most popular regexp tools { sed, awk or perl }. However, I have problems with special characters. Note that in the ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:12:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adding-a-constant-in-libreoffice-calc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adding-a-constant-in-libreoffice-calc.htmlHow do you add a constant to a group of cells in LibreOffice Calc? For example, here are four cells: 47 28 35 62 Now add 3 to each cell: 50 31 38 65...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:53:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-doesn-039-t-find-network-drives-or-computers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-doesn-039-t-find-network-drives-or-computers.htmlI just upgraded my computer from Windows 7 Ultimate to Win 10 Pro. After the process all my network drives have been disconnected and no longer appear under Network along with the other computers ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:42:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/nvidia-control-center-only-lists-3d-settings.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/nvidia-control-center-only-lists-3d-settings.htmlMy NVIDIA Control Panel seem to have a lack of settings other than the 3D Settings; I searched around a bit and found some similar problems on other websites which seemed to either have solutions ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:24:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-create-an-image-of-a-windows-xp-install-then-use-it-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-create-an-image-of-a-windows-xp-install-then-use-it-.htmlThe hard drive is failing on my old PC which is running Windows XP. I'd like to create a verbatim image of the hard drive, move that image onto a new hard drive, and then put that new hard drive in......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:10:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ip-command-in-mac-os-x-terminal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ip-command-in-mac-os-x-terminal.htmlI use the command ip link in Linux. Now I want it on Mac OS X, but the Mac OS X terminal doesn't have ip. What should I use instead?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:50:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/struggling-to-enable-hyper-v-on-windows-10-amd-ryzen-a-hypervisor-has-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/struggling-to-enable-hyper-v-on-windows-10-amd-ryzen-a-hypervisor-has-.htmlGigabyte Aorus X470 Gaming 7 WIFI AMD Ryzen 2700X Windows 10 Pro 64-bit v. 1903 BIOS F31 AMD Chipset driver v. 19 I have enabled SVM in the BIOS. I have installed Hyper-V in Windows components. I'm ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:46:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-blocks-links-opened-in-new-tab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-blocks-links-opened-in-new-tab.htmlIn Google Chrome, if I ctrl-click on a link to open it in a new tab, it is blocked by the Pop-Up blocker. How can I disable this behavior? EDIT: I am not talking about disabling Pop-Up-Blocking in ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:03:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/greasemonkey-for-ie-8-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/greasemonkey-for-ie-8-closed.htmlI've been searching some of the morning today and am unable to find a 'Greasemonkey' type program for IE8. I have a horrendous 'Incident Monitor' ticket app at my company and it looks like it was ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:01:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reset-another-user-s-password-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reset-another-user-s-password-on-windows-10.htmlI’m troubleshooting a standard user’s account. She has forgot her password and I’m trying to change the password but there’s no options My method was Home > Control Panel > User Accounts > User ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:25:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-can-i-replace-a-dell-t5500-psu-with.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-can-i-replace-a-dell-t5500-psu-with.htmlIs the PSU included with the T5500 ATX compatible? I am looking to make my recently purchased Dell T5500 more quiet. One of the loud annoying noises is coming from a PSU unit. Can I replace this PSU ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:24:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-undo-mark-partition-as-active-using-gparted-linux-live-cd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-undo-mark-partition-as-active-using-gparted-linux-live-cd.htmlIn the process of trying to shrink my hard drive partition, I marked my C: drive (the only drive I have) as “active” in Windows’s “Disk Management” software. When I rebooted, it said something like......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:15:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/characters-missing-from-files-created-with-windows-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/characters-missing-from-files-created-with-windows-notepad.htmlPlain text files that I have previously saved, and not modified or moved, using Windows Notepad, now have characters missing. The URL in each .txt file has the same characters missing, the colon and ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:15:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-open-with-notepad-portable-to-windows-context-menu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-open-with-notepad-portable-to-windows-context-menu.htmlI think that the title says it all. I use the portable version of Notepad++ and would like to have a menu on the Windows 10 right click context menu which allows me to edit files with it....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:10:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-resolve-a-growing-series-of-403-response-incidents-accessing-we.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-resolve-a-growing-series-of-403-response-incidents-accessing-we.htmlI am having significant troubles accessing https web pages from home on any device. Initially it was just usps.com but it has grown to Bed Bath and Beyond and AA.com. Specifically from any device......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:04:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-have-different-text-in-the-footer-on-every-page-of-a-word-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-have-different-text-in-the-footer-on-every-page-of-a-word-do.htmlIs there an easy way to add different text in footer on every page of a word document?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:52:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-access-nas-over-wifi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-access-nas-over-wifi.htmlI have a WD MyCloud NAS wired to my Aztech router, which I must use as it provides IPTV from Singtel. This is what I can do with with the NAS. I can: access the cloud functionality into the NAS ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:42:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-data-type-of-a-cell-or-group-of-cells.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-data-type-of-a-cell-or-group-of-cells.htmlI have a large spreadsheet of data which stubbornly will not change data type. when I run the type() formula on a cell, it returns the value 1, and it will not change no matter what I have tried. ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:17:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-losslessly-compress-mjpeg-to-mp4.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-losslessly-compress-mjpeg-to-mp4.htmlI have a few digital camera movies recorded in MJPEG that are taking a few GB of storage space. I would like to better compress them, but losing as little detail as possible, or none. Since MJPEG ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:16:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-running-sudo-chmod-r-664-cause-me-to-get-access-denied-on-all.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-running-sudo-chmod-r-664-cause-me-to-get-access-denied-on-all.htmlI have a project folder which has messy permissions on all files. I've had the bad tendency of setting everything to octal permissions 777 because it solved all non security related issues. Then FTP ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:58:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/terminating-cat-6-at-patch-panel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/terminating-cat-6-at-patch-panel.htmlMy patch panel does not have pin marking so I am not sure what pins 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. This is what my panel patch looks like: This is termination that was already done in the house but from ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:43:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/programmatically-check-if-a-windows-server-2008-feature-is-installed-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/programmatically-check-if-a-windows-server-2008-feature-is-installed-a.htmlI'd like to be able to detect in a script whether a Windows Server 2008 installation has specific Windows features enabled, and install them if necessary. I do not simply want to use a "try to ins......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:39:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-wget-a-file-with-correct-name-when-redirected.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-wget-a-file-with-correct-name-when-redirected.htmlSo after some time of searching on Google and Super User (and scanning man pages) I was unable to find an answer to something that (I think) should be simple: If you go here: http://www.vim.org/s......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:37:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/saying-039-yes-to-all-039-using-rm-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/saying-039-yes-to-all-039-using-rm-i.htmlSay I wanted to make sure I'm removing the right files first, so I did something like: rm -i * just to make sure that I'm okay with the files that I am removing. So this will ask me for each file. ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:22:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2016-run-a-script-option-missing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2016-run-a-script-option-missing.htmli tried to add my script to auto download attachments which were coming to me to a specific folder which will be further processed by Excel Macro. but i don't any option to add script in rules. May......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:21:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-view-print-job-history-on-a-shared-network-printer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-view-print-job-history-on-a-shared-network-printer.htmlI have a printer that is shared over my network from my Windows 7 PC. Several other computers in the network print to it, and I would like to be able to go back and see what they've printed. I kno......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:14:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-start-pxe-over-ipv4-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-start-pxe-over-ipv4-error.htmlI've had This problem when that I have seen a lot of answers to on the internet but none of the worked for me. When I boot I get a black screen that says like initialisation complete or something ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:12:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-find-cause-of-transparent-box-with-border-on-deskop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-find-cause-of-transparent-box-with-border-on-deskop.htmlWhat is causing this transparent box with a border to appear on my desktop and how do I prevent it from coming back? I have tried dragging it, changing the background, and anything I can think of t......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:58:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/freenas-sshd-port-forward-open-failed-administratively-prohibited.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/freenas-sshd-port-forward-open-failed-administratively-prohibited.htmlI have a freenas server with an ssh port open to the internet. I want to access a server within the network the nas is in, so I used an ssh port forward like this: ssh -N -L 8080:host:80 root@freenas....Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:37:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-case-is-breaking.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-case-is-breaking.htmlMy laptop casing at both corners are falling apart. I can not buy a new one now. Can someone suggest me a good solution for this?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:31:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-sql-server-management-studio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-sql-server-management-studio.htmlHow do I open SQL Server Management Studio? I installed it but I don't see where I can open it....Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:11:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dhcp-option-252-what-is-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dhcp-option-252-what-is-it.htmlAll over the internet I see example of how to set up dhcpd with WAPD proxy auto configuration using DHCP. In the /etc/dhcpd.conf file there are statements like this: option wpad code 252; "http:......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:05:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-is-denied-when-executing-application-from-command-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-is-denied-when-executing-application-from-command-prompt.htmlToday when I tried to run an old DOS utility from the Windows XP Command prompt, I got the error message "Access is Denied." Then I found that most of the DOS utilities would not run, even ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:01:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-a-300-gig-file-between-two-ext-hard-drives-via-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-a-300-gig-file-between-two-ext-hard-drives-via-laptop.htmlI have two external hard drives and a laptop. I want to copy a single very large file, which is around 300 GB, from one of the external hard drive to the other. What is a practical way to do that......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:56:40 -0400