https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usTue, 04 Aug 2026 00:49:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-can-i-see-the-printer-driver-version-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-can-i-see-the-printer-driver-version-on-windows.htmlMy problem is that the print is OK on one Windows system and bad on anther system. That I will compare the printer driver versions. Where can i see the driver version of an installed printer drive......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:44:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-i-have-accidentally-duplicated-a-series-meeting-how-do-i-find-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-i-have-accidentally-duplicated-a-series-meeting-how-do-i-find-.htmlI have accidentally duplicated a series meeting invitation. This happened by accidentally pressing Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V. I thought I'd copy and paste things in a different window. Now there are dup......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:40:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-will-not-execute-as-a-ssh-remote-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-will-not-execute-as-a-ssh-remote-command.htmlI'm working on a script that lets me delete old public keys from a server via ssh. The issue seems to come from the formatting of my ssh command here: ssh -qo ConnectTimeout=20 "${user_ssh}@${......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:40:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-manage-the-link-between-a-windows-10-license-and-a-microsoft-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-manage-the-link-between-a-windows-10-license-and-a-microsoft-.htmlIn at least two help pages, Microsoft explains that a Windows 10 license can be linked to a Microsoft account, allowing it to be easily moved between computers: Reactivating Windows 10 after a har......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:35:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-how-can-i-list-files-along-with-their-created-modified-and-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-how-can-i-list-files-along-with-their-created-modified-and-.htmlThe 'dir' command has a /T switch which selects whether to display the creation, access or modification time. However, it doesn't seem to be able to list files along with all three dates for each ......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:35:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/save-window-locations-of-applications.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/save-window-locations-of-applications.htmlI am trying to find a way to have a button or key combination that, when pushed, would rearrange all the windows on the desktop to a pre-determined state. There are five programs that need to be ar......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:34:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-and-paste-in-windows-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-and-paste-in-windows-powershell.htmlHow do I effectively copy and paste input and output in the Windows PowerShell?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:32:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/conditional-formatting-in-excel-with-formula-current-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/conditional-formatting-in-excel-with-formula-current-cell.htmlWhat to put into formula to determine conditional formatting to reference current cell? E.g. I want to make conditional formatting for if cell contains error (#N/A) and use the same rule for the en......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:16:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-manage-to-connect-5-monitors-to-one-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-manage-to-connect-5-monitors-to-one-pc.html(Yes, really) How can I manage to connect 5 monitors on one PC? Up to 4, I can handle it with 2 video cards... Is there any video card out there with 3 video outputs? Is there any motherboard with ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:15:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-would-i-convert-a-windows-exe-to-a-macos-executable-app.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-would-i-convert-a-windows-exe-to-a-macos-executable-app.htmlI am trying to convert a Windows .exe file to a macOS .app or anything that would run on macOS. Problem is the only things I have found require a Mac and I don't have one. I am looking to convert i......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:59:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-untar-an-archive-from-one-directory-to-another-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-untar-an-archive-from-one-directory-to-another-in-linux.htmlI want to untar a package from one directory to another directory, directly from the command prompt. I want to untar the joomla package into the htdocs directory of xampp. How to do that directly f......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:55:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-download-my-whole-repository-from-gitlab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-download-my-whole-repository-from-gitlab.htmlI can't work out how to download my entire repository for a given project. Most of the things I do seem to just download the latest snapshot, e.g. git pull https://gitlab.com/blahblah/MyProject.......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:48:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vmware-invisible-mouse-pointer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vmware-invisible-mouse-pointer.htmlWhen I work remotely and remote desktop from my WinXP machine to a Win7 box everything is fine. When I launch a virtual machine from within that Win7 box and use my mouse pointer it is invisible in......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:32:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/any-method-to-update-a-deprecated-teamviewer-version-on-a-remote-compu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/any-method-to-update-a-deprecated-teamviewer-version-on-a-remote-compu.htmlBackground: I have TeamViewer installed on several Windows PCs (friends, family, former and current coworkers) that I figured I might need remote access to some day. Most of these installs have ol......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:32:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-write-time-in-excel-in-the-format-00-00-00.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-write-time-in-excel-in-the-format-00-00-00.htmlWhen I type my time into Excel what I typed is different from what Excel says I've typed (see orange arrows in image). Does this matter? Will it affect me when it comes to making my table into a gr......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:32:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-word-2016-table-is-splitting-across-pages-even-though-set-not-to.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-word-2016-table-is-splitting-across-pages-even-though-set-not-to.htmlI'm using MS Word 2016 to create a word document that is going to be used as a template. I'm using a fairly small table for the signature block, and I need the rows to not split apart onto a new p......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:25:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-a-good-way-to-install-build-essentials-all-common-useful-co.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-a-good-way-to-install-build-essentials-all-common-useful-co.htmlI want to get some "build essentials" (like gcc, make, etc.) on an empty micro Linux box. Seems inefficient to spend my time trying to try installing one thing, then realize I need gcc, then reali......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:24:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-refreshing-groups-without-having-to-re-login-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-refreshing-groups-without-having-to-re-login-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: Is there a way in Linux to update the user/group properties without having to login again? How does one refresh the groups that a logged-in user is in without having to re-......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:23:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-filter-a-wmic-diskdrive-list.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-filter-a-wmic-diskdrive-list.htmlI'm trying to filter results of a wmic list with where-object but unfortunately this does not seems to work. wmic diskdrive list brief | Where-Object -Property "Caption" -Contains "...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:22:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-error-when-recording-a-macro-in-my-personal-workbook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-error-when-recording-a-macro-in-my-personal-workbook.htmlI've been trying to record a macro in my personal workbook but i keep getting this error. "personal macro workbook in the startup folder must stay open for recording." What am i doing wrong?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:19:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-64-bit-windows-need-a-separate-program-files-x86-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-64-bit-windows-need-a-separate-program-files-x86-folder.htmlI know that on a 64-bit version of Windows the "Program Files" folder is for 64-bit programs and the "Program Files (x86)" folder is for 32-bit programs, but why is this even necessary? By "necess......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:12:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/regex-how-to-remove-empty-spaces-or-newline-character-from-html-tags.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/regex-how-to-remove-empty-spaces-or-newline-character-from-html-tags.htmlI have this kind of html tag, which is interrupted by space at some point after word masuri: <p class="mb-40px">Aceasta este o melodie alcatuita din patru masuri: reluata apoi de ca......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:11:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-fdisk-command-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-fdisk-command-in-windows.htmlIn Linux, there is a useful fdisk command. Is there an analogue for this in Windows? Specifically, I need to use (something like) fdisk -l....Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:06:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wmi-query-local-administrators-including-group-members.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wmi-query-local-administrators-including-group-members.htmlI know how to fetch a list of local administrators on a remote machine via WMI: wmic /Node:"ComputerName" path win32_groupuser where (groupcomponent="win32_group.name=\"administrators\",domain=\"...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:59:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-add-unallocated-space-to-an-existing-partition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-add-unallocated-space-to-an-existing-partition.htmlMy machine is windows 7 ultimate 32-bit with the HDD like this (from left to right); C: / unallocated space (about 40GB) / D: / E: Now I want to add this unallocated space into my E: drive wi......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:36:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-wmi-keeps-returning-access-denied.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-wmi-keeps-returning-access-denied.htmlI'm having trouble in configuring a WMI to work remotely. Every time I try to connect, I keep getting "Access Denied" error. It is a Windows 10 Enterprise, has no domain, operates in work......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:34:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-history-deletion-on-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-history-deletion-on-google-chrome.htmlOne of the guys I'm in charge of hasn't been pulling his weight. His productivity and quality of workmanship are way down and his computer's been getting malware infections lately. You can see wher......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:10:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/stop-alt-shift-5-from-closing-windows-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/stop-alt-shift-5-from-closing-windows-in-windows.htmlAlt-Shift-5 (okay, technically Meta-%) is the Emacs key combo for query-replace. Unfortunately -- though, weirdly, I can't find this documented anywhere -- it also seems to be the Windows key combo......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:58:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/display-cut-off-top-of-the-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/display-cut-off-top-of-the-screen.htmlI am having a problem with my monitor where the Windows desktop has shifted down by 1cm, leaving a black area at the top and the Windows task bar cut off at the bottom. I've tried changing resolut......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:45:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-use-the-command-apt-get-purge-remove-over-apt-get-purge-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-use-the-command-apt-get-purge-remove-over-apt-get-purge-in-linux.htmlI have been uninstalling applications as well as removing or purging their configuration files using the command apt-get --purge remove {package_name}. I have come across several posts on the net ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:33:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-unlock-account-on-ubuntu-18-04-account-locked-due-to-50-fail.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-unlock-account-on-ubuntu-18-04-account-locked-due-to-50-fail.htmlI have a user account on Ubuntu 18.04 which appears to be locked and cannot be unlocked. If I try to use sudo, then I receive an error "incorrect password". I know that I am typing in the ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:26:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wifi-router-039-region-039-setting-what-does-this-affect-transmission-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wifi-router-039-region-039-setting-what-does-this-affect-transmission-.htmlI have a NetGear WGR614 wireless router. There is a 'region' setting in the wireless options. I'm wondering what technical purpose of this setting is? The admin help states: It may not be leg......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:26:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-background-color-of-a-single-page-in-word-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-background-color-of-a-single-page-in-word-2010.htmlI can easily change the page color of every pages in my document thanks to the Page Layout Tab in the Ribbon, but I would like to change the color of a single page. Any idea about how to to this w......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:23:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-file-conversion-with-vlc-media-player.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-file-conversion-with-vlc-media-player.htmlI have to convert a number of video files to audio format but its very painful and time consuming to convert them one by one. Is there a way to convert them in a batch with VLC player?...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:19:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-microwaving-a-flash-drive-destroy-the-data-on-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-microwaving-a-flash-drive-destroy-the-data-on-it.htmlAfter reading the answers on Permanently delete files from a flash drive, where the top rated answer was simply to pulverize it with a hammer, I wondered whether a microwave could be used to the same ...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:01:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-windows-key-from-opening-start-menu-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-windows-key-from-opening-start-menu-in-windows-7.htmlI'd like to be able to stop the Windows Key from activating the Start Menu on Windows 7. I don't want to disable the Windows Key completely. I'd like Ctrl + Esc to still open the Start Menu. I kno......Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/webcam-not-working-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/webcam-not-working-on-ubuntu.htmlI have a Papalook PA452 webcam that I'm trying to use with Ubuntu 18.04. I'm not sure if it will work on Linux (the instructions only talk about Windows and Mac). It's plug and play for Windows and......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:45:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-determine-gateway-address-when-going-from-dhcp-to-static-ip-add.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-determine-gateway-address-when-going-from-dhcp-to-static-ip-add.htmlWhat's the proper way to determine the computer's gateway when going from DHCP to a static IP. Operating system is Mythbunutu with Ububtu desktop installed. I had previously been editing /etc/n......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:43:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/nfs-mount-failed-after-migrating-linux-nfs-server-rpc-rpcbind-failure-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/nfs-mount-failed-after-migrating-linux-nfs-server-rpc-rpcbind-failure-.htmlNFS client: Solaris 8 NFS server: RHEL 7.3 - a virtual machine originally hosted on HyperView, recently migrated to VMWare. NFS used to work well in the previous configuration. With the virtual L......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:32:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-excel-how-do-i-check-if-a-cell-is-in-a-list-of-values-a-range-of-ce.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-excel-how-do-i-check-if-a-cell-is-in-a-list-of-values-a-range-of-ce.htmlI've got a range (A3:A10) that contains names, and I'd like to check if the contents of another cell (D1) matches one of the names in my list. I've named the range A3:A10 'some_names', and I'd lik......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:27:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-get-winevent-to-get-all-information-between-a-specific-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-get-winevent-to-get-all-information-between-a-specific-time.htmlSome background I am encountering some crash and freeze issues I want to get a better handle on. For this, I want to investigate all available event & log information for a specific time period......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:23:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-can-i-find-logged-mount-errors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-can-i-find-logged-mount-errors.htmlWhere's the log where I can read mounting errors?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:22:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-block-the-porn-websites-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-block-the-porn-websites-closed.htmlI am using broadband connection in my home. I have "Tenda F3 300Mbps" router. I want to block all the porn websites or sexual content in the devices which is connected to my router through wifi. ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:20:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vagrant-ssh-fails-with-virtualbox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vagrant-ssh-fails-with-virtualbox.htmlvagrant up fails when it gets to the ssh part: myterminal$ vagrant up [default] VM already created. Booting if its not already running... [default] Running any VM customizations... [default] Clear......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:10:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-to-system-clipboard-instead-of-vim-buffer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-to-system-clipboard-instead-of-vim-buffer.htmlI would like to set Y and P to copy and paste directly to the system clipboard instead of vim buffer. I don't want any additional commands. Just the normal ones, but they should copy to and paste......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:06:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/foobar2000-couldn-039-t-play-a-cue-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/foobar2000-couldn-039-t-play-a-cue-file.htmlI have just installed foobar2000 to play my new album (In a folder there are over 30 flac files, a cue file and other stuff) but it couldn't play the cue file. However, it can play single or multiple ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:02:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/screen-is-terminating-for-non-root.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/screen-is-terminating-for-non-root.htmlWhen I try to run screen as a non-root user I get: screen [screen is terminating] immediately, though it works fine for root ls -alh /usr/bin/screen -rwxr-sr-x 1 root screen 465K Jun 9 20:30 /......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:55:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-access-my-own-web-server-from-my-local-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-access-my-own-web-server-from-my-local-network.htmlI have a web server in my home network and I'm using ZoneEdit for dynamic DNS. It's accessible perfectly to everyone outside of my local network, but since I switched to a Gateway 2Wire DSL modem/r......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:52:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/equivalent-for-filter-formula-in-libre-office.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/equivalent-for-filter-formula-in-libre-office.htmlIn a Google Spreadsheet, I create a report sheet by entering a formula like this in the top left cell. =FILTER(Sheet1!A2:E, Sheet1!E2:E > 0) This gives me all the rows in the Sheet1 from ro......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:52:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-overlay-text-on-adobe-acrobat-pdf-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-overlay-text-on-adobe-acrobat-pdf-file.htmlI have an Adobe Acrobat PDF file on Macintosh OS X Lion that I need to overlay some plain text on top of at a particular position relative to the original PDF. Previously I have created a Microsof......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:42:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-show-list-all-extended-attributes-and-how.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-show-list-all-extended-attributes-and-how.htmlCan you show/list all extended-attributes and how?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:36:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/alt-tab-and-windows-key-not-working-on-a-new-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/alt-tab-and-windows-key-not-working-on-a-new-laptop.htmlI just bought a new laptop (Lenovo T410s), and I notice that the Windows key and ALT-TAB don't function. I imagine some kind of function-lock or setting is causing this, but I haven't been able to ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:25:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-truetype-fonts-to-display-in-xterm-from-a-xresources-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-truetype-fonts-to-display-in-xterm-from-a-xresources-file.htmlI'm trying to get a decent (read: not standard X11 load set) font for using xterm on Mac OS X 10.8. I like Bitstream Vera Mono and it is in a file VeraMono.ttf. I have placed this file in my .fonts ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:57:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cat-command-and-echo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cat-command-and-echo.htmlI'd like to concatenate the output from echo with content of a file. I've tried the following comand: echo "abc" | cat 1.txt > 2.txt but the 2.txt file only contains the content from 1.txt. Why ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:48:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/macro-to-change-powerpoint-presentation-slides-with-random-background-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/macro-to-change-powerpoint-presentation-slides-with-random-background-.htmlIs there a macro that can change the PowerPoint slides to have random background colors? I have looked for the PowerPoint themes, but usually they have few colors scheme. I am looking for a way to ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:45:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rectify-excel-error-we-couldn-039-t-get-the-data-from-table-in-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rectify-excel-error-we-couldn-039-t-get-the-data-from-table-in-.htmlI am dealing with the following problem using MS Excel 2016: The Excel file contains a huge data table and several pivot tables in separate sheets. The current Excel file was saved under a new file ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:38:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/extract-all-files-from-samsung-galaxy-s8-note-no-root.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/extract-all-files-from-samsung-galaxy-s8-note-no-root.htmlI have a Samsung Galaxy S8 Note from a customer who bought it from a "trustable" second-hand shop called asgoodasnew and the smartphone price was paid by rates by the original owner and it ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:18:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-out-the-latest-available-microcode-version-for-an-amd-cpu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-out-the-latest-available-microcode-version-for-an-amd-cpu.htmlWhile for Intel there is information like microcode-update-guidance.pdf and releasenote, I could not find similar information about AMD CPU microcode updates. Is it available anywhere?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:10:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-get-the-sc-openservice-failed-access-is-denied-error-when-using-an-s.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-get-the-sc-openservice-failed-access-is-denied-error-when-using-an-s.htmlI am already running cmd.exe with the highest privilege. Why am I still denied access? Other commands like sc queryex works just fine. I have not tried using the sc config on other services yet. ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:06:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/default-ssh-user-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/default-ssh-user-on-linux.htmlWhat is the entry I should add to my .bashrc file so I can specify a default user for making SSH connections? For example, if I want it to be root and want to SSH to x, if I type ssh x, it should d......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:53:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-039-s-039-draw-eraser-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-039-s-039-draw-eraser-039.htmlHere's where I downloaded the picture on the left. I input 'Draw Eraser' in 'Tell me what you want to do', but nothing resulted. Scott Basham also mentions the 'Eraser' in Word 2019 in easy step......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:17:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-ppc64le-mean.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-ppc64le-mean.htmlWhat does ppc64le mean ? Is it related to Ubuntu only? Why does it affect netbooting and what should I do to enable netbooting with ppc64le? Please someone explain this to me. Thanks....Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:07:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-connect-pci-card-with-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-connect-pci-card-with-laptop.htmlI am working on image-based herbicide applicator. I used LabVIEW software for image processing and PCI card was used and connected CPU. In lab it is working well but, when I was working in the fiel......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:05:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gpu-randomly-stops-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gpu-randomly-stops-working.htmlMy graphics card seemingly stops outputting a signal and I'm forced to restart the computer (replugging the HDMI cable does nothing). I'll be watching Netflix (can't overheat off Netflix!) or playi......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:59:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-3d-plot-with-orthographic-projections-matlab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-3d-plot-with-orthographic-projections-matlab.htmlHow can I generate a 3D plot with the orthographic projections of a parametric curve on the inside walls of the 3D plot, as shown in this youtube video? I can generate a 3D plot of the curve using......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:57:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-the-keywords-039-python-039-and-039-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-the-keywords-039-python-039-and-039-.htmlI've seen two ways to open a python script using the commandline, these are: python foo.py and python3 foo.py I know, there are python2 etc, but what does python without a version do then a......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:56:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/6-6-20-12-51-18-676-pm-cloudpaird-28573-debug-cloudpaird-system-does-n.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/6-6-20-12-51-18-676-pm-cloudpaird-28573-debug-cloudpaird-system-does-n.htmlI am running OS X 10.11.6. I am seeing this warning in my Console system log every 10 seconds. 6/6/20 12:51:18.676 PM cloudpaird[28573]: DEBUG cloudpaird: system does not support Continuity Any ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:39:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-need-to-fix-aliasing-in-text-and-logos-in-media-encoder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-need-to-fix-aliasing-in-text-and-logos-in-media-encoder.htmlI hope someone can help. I need to export an animated logo from AE and then import it to Premiere to add at the end of an edited video and then finally export to .MP4. I'm exporting the logo in A......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:30:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-microsoft-teams-from-converting-smileys-to-emojis.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-microsoft-teams-from-converting-smileys-to-emojis.htmlWhenever I try to type a smiley face in Microsoft Teams, it gets automatically converted into an emoji. This means :) -> 🙂, <3 -> ❤ , etc. Other chat applications like Discord have option......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:34:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-from-vim-to-clipboard-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-from-vim-to-clipboard-on-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI am trying copy text in vim and then i use the *y, but pasting it into a browser does not work. I am using ubuntu with i3 tiling manager. Can someone help with this?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:28:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-cipher-w-fill-up-temporary-files-instead-of-writing-to-the-ra.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-cipher-w-fill-up-temporary-files-instead-of-writing-to-the-ra.htmlThe Windows command cipher /w can be used to securely wipe a hard drive's free space without the use of third-party tools or GUIs: cipher works by creating a folder called EFSTMPWP on the root of ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:07:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/facing-an-issue-in-running-netsh-wlan-show-profiles-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/facing-an-issue-in-running-netsh-wlan-show-profiles-command.htmlNow I want to retrieve password of an old WiFi connection but when I run netsh wlan show profile command it shows There is no such wireless interface on the system I am able to connect to other......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:07:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-log-out-with-http-basic.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-log-out-with-http-basic.htmlBrowsers rarely make it easy to log out of a site once you've logged on with HTTP Basic authentication. How can I do this? (This form of authentication is rarely used on the public web, but the in......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:00:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ublock-origin-filter-to-block-recommended-videos-on-youtube-homepage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ublock-origin-filter-to-block-recommended-videos-on-youtube-homepage.htmlI'm looking for a Ublock Origin custom filter that I can add that will permanently block the recommended videos section from showing on my YouTube homepage? I tried blocking the recommended videos ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:57:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-wsl2-without-distro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-wsl2-without-distro.htmlIn a fresh Windows 11, WSL2 can be installed via command running with privilege mode: c:\> wsl --install Installing: Virtual Machine Platform Virtual Machine Platform has been installed. Install......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:48:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-to-full-windows-8.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-to-full-windows-8.htmlI am currently running an evaluation of Windows 8, as can be seen by the following screenshot of the bottom right hand side of my screen. How can I upgrade to the full, non-evaluation version of W......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:45:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/put-file-with-tftp-client-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/put-file-with-tftp-client-in-linux.htmlI am going to put a new ROM file on a network attached instrument and I need to use tftp. Does anyone know how to do this? I am going to upload two different files and they will go into separate f......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:44:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-paste-into-the-crosh-terminal-in-a-chromebook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-paste-into-the-crosh-terminal-in-a-chromebook.htmlI pressed Ctrl + Alt + t while having Chrome open to open a terminal in my Chromebook. How do I paste content into this terminal copied from another tab in Chrome? I have tried Ctrl + v to no avai......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:37:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/brother-mfc-9460cdn-change-default-scan-folder-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/brother-mfc-9460cdn-change-default-scan-folder-on-mac.htmlHow can I change the default folder where my MFC-9460 saves scanned documents on my Mac when I scan from the Device itself and not via the ControlCenter? Currently, it saves every Document in an ob......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:34:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/logitech-wireless-mouse-m325-won-039-t-turn-on-even-after-replacing-ba.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/logitech-wireless-mouse-m325-won-039-t-turn-on-even-after-replacing-ba.htmlI have a Logitech M325 wireless mouse that recently died. Usually, after replacing the battery, there will be a yellow light indicating that it's on/working. But even after going through an entire AA ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:31:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-urgent-is-a-system-restart-required-for-security.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-urgent-is-a-system-restart-required-for-security.htmlTo learn a bit of server administration I've set up a simple Ubuntu 14.04 server on which I run a personal website. I've set it to automatically install security updates, but leave out the other up......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:02:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-wordpad-open-large-files-so-much-faster-than-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-wordpad-open-large-files-so-much-faster-than-notepad.htmlI thought notepad, being the most simple text reader is also the fastest, but I discovered when I tried to open very large text files that Wordpad opens them much much more quickly. What could be ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:56:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-resolve-localhost-127-0-0-1-or-local-ip-address.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-resolve-localhost-127-0-0-1-or-local-ip-address.htmlIf I try to access localhost or 127.0.0.1 or even my local IP address 192.168.1.14 the browser is unable to resolve this!? (Why it's even trying to resolve it I don't know - I didn't think it would......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:44:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-wake-on-lan-via-wan-needs-port-forwarding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-wake-on-lan-via-wan-needs-port-forwarding.htmlIf yes, how does it work? The pc still has no ip, so where should I forward the port?...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:22:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hide-and-reveal-text-in-pdf-via-adobe-acrobat-other-software.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hide-and-reveal-text-in-pdf-via-adobe-acrobat-other-software.htmlHow can I hide and reveal text in acrobat, so that as e.g. a teacher, one can produce pdf on a topic hide certain items of text in the pdf students can then read the pdf, try to work out the ans......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:01:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/win-10-search-bar-ignores-default-browser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/win-10-search-bar-ignores-default-browser.htmlI am trying to change the browser that opens when performing Internet searches through the Win 10 search bar. I tried: changing default browser in "default apps" https://puu.sh/DrfB8/c6e6d98816.png ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:50:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/realtek-hd-audio-low-and-bad-quality-sound-after-windows-10-upgrade.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/realtek-hd-audio-low-and-bad-quality-sound-after-windows-10-upgrade.htmlI am using Sony Vaio laptop. Yesterday I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. After upgrading, the sound quality of Realtek HD Audio has become very bad and extremely low. There is no bass and......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:44:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/task-scheduler-doesn-039-t-seem-to-be-running-powershell-script-like-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/task-scheduler-doesn-039-t-seem-to-be-running-powershell-script-like-i.htmlI have the following PowerShell script saved as test.ps1: # test script Write-Output "z" >> C:\path\to\log.txt In the Task Schedule I have it set to "Run whether user is logge......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:57:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-save-a-picture-embedded-in-an-excel-document-without-losing-q.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-save-a-picture-embedded-in-an-excel-document-without-losing-q.htmlWhen I right click on the image, there is no option to save picture as... I usually copy and paste the picture into MS Paint and save from there, but at a loss of quality....Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:52:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-compact-hyper-v-dynamic-sized-vhdx-files-for-linux-vms.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-compact-hyper-v-dynamic-sized-vhdx-files-for-linux-vms.htmlI have installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on a Hyper-V VM, everything was fine until I noticed that the VHDX file takes up unusually enormous amount of disk space. From within the VM, you can see that the ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:51:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/insert-chapter-number-in-header-or-footer-in-word-2016.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/insert-chapter-number-in-header-or-footer-in-word-2016.htmlI'd like to have the chapter number in a Word 2016 document's header. I do not see this in the 'Insert Field' options. There is a section number, but I want the header to tell the reader which chap......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:29:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-only-download-is-slow-but-upload-is-fast-on-my-computer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-only-download-is-slow-but-upload-is-fast-on-my-computer.htmlI'm confused about a network problem on my PC. It hasn't had a problem before but suddenly its happening often since a week ago. I tested the Internet speed at speedtest.net. My environment is: OS: ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:18:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sum-a-column-based-on-existance-of-value-in-another-column.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sum-a-column-based-on-existance-of-value-in-another-column.htmlI have the following sheet: I want a sum of individual spending by Frank, John and Nancy in the yellow cells. Each person's spending is denoted by an x. I tried the SUMIF formula, but I don't kn......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:08:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-a-cd-rom-driver-on-ms-dos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-a-cd-rom-driver-on-ms-dos.htmlI have an old MS-DOS computer that I am experimenting with. The computer has an AMD 80386 processor, 1664 KB of RAM, a 50 MB hard drive, and two floppy disk drives: one 3 1/2 inches, the other 5 1/4 ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:06:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/runas-savecred-ask-for-password-if-another-user-runs-the-same-batch-fi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/runas-savecred-ask-for-password-if-another-user-runs-the-same-batch-fi.htmlI have a script in which I have used runas /savecred. First time it asked me for password. Later on it didn't ask me and it was working fine. But if another user logs on to the same server and runs......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:01:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-windows-nt-version-via-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-windows-nt-version-via-command-line.htmlMany times I have to pass the User-Agent in the download headers for the download to be validated and working. I need help finding a easy method to get the Windows NT version(6.1 or 6.2 ....) whic......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:57:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-figure-out-what-ipv6-to-use-if-i-want-to-set-a-static-ip-for.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-figure-out-what-ipv6-to-use-if-i-want-to-set-a-static-ip-for.htmlI recently installed Windows Server 2012 on my desktop. I changed my connection settings to hardcode my internal IP address as 192.168.0.99 (IPv4). Windows Server 2012 warned me that I should also ......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:37:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/critical-error-your-start-menu-isn-039-t-working-we-039-ll-try-to-fix-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/critical-error-your-start-menu-isn-039-t-working-we-039-ll-try-to-fix-.htmlI need help. I see this error message whenever I click start menu icon: Long story short, I am a Windows 10 tinkerer and installed 600+ programs and made numerous tweaks to my Windows 10 operating ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:32:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-word-non-breaking-paragraph-hidden-paragraph-breaks.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-word-non-breaking-paragraph-hidden-paragraph-breaks.htmlOK, I'm writing a scientific report in Word. I have automatic figure numbering active which is being used in a table of figures at the start of the document. Each figure has a label (automatically ...Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:28:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-reminder-for-everyone-in-group.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-reminder-for-everyone-in-group.htmlAt the office we use Office 365 services and have Outlook as our email client. I would like to find a way to have everyone on my team add some kind of shared calendar which would enable group remin......Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:48 -0400