https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usTue, 21 Jul 2026 06:20:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wired-network-connection-unstable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wired-network-connection-unstable.htmlFor months, I've been using a wireless LAN USB driver on my desktop computer and had no problems with high latency or any errors in the network. But then, I switched to using the ethernet port. I......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:54:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/snippingtool-exe-not-located-where-it-appears-to-be.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/snippingtool-exe-not-located-where-it-appears-to-be.htmlI just bought a new SteelSeries mouse. I'm trying program button 6 to launch "SnippingTool.exe". SnippingTool.exe appears to be located at "C:\windows\system32\SnippingTool.exe" or at least it sho......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:50:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-green-check-marks-from-onedrive-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-green-check-marks-from-onedrive-windows-7.htmlCan someone please tell me if I'm able to remove the green check marks in OneDrive for Windows 7? It just looks annoying to see all the green check marks. Thanks, David...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:39:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/find-out-what-is-setting-local-storage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/find-out-what-is-setting-local-storage.htmlI have noticed today that in every site I visit there is a new key value pair called randid in my local storage in chrome. I searched it but I couldn't find anything on it. I noticed it as I was ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:31:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-delete-a-file-on-a-windows-usb-flash-drive-on-a-mac-locked-as-y.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-delete-a-file-on-a-windows-usb-flash-drive-on-a-mac-locked-as-y.htmlI copied a movie on to a USB flash drive from my Windows computer. Now I am using that USB flash drive on my Mac and I am unable to delete that file. The file info looks like this Any idea how I can ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:29:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rdesktop-aborts-due-to-untrusted-certificate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rdesktop-aborts-due-to-untrusted-certificate.htmlI have rdesktop v1.9.0. I'm trying to connect to remote Win10 host. rdesktop aborts with following error: rdesktop -v -x -z -E -d domain -u user user.domain.com Autoselecting keyboard map 'en-us' ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:13:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-extract-all-the-external-links-of-a-web-page-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-extract-all-the-external-links-of-a-web-page-duplicate.htmlHow do I extract all the external links of a web page and save them to a file? If there is any command line tools that would be great. It was quite the same question here, and the answer worked ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:13:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-ulimit-not-limiting-the-memory-usage-as-i-expect.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-ulimit-not-limiting-the-memory-usage-as-i-expect.htmlI am trying to limit the memory usage of a process $ulimit -m 2 $/usr/bin/time -l ./myProcess arg1 arg2 The process run without being killed until time outputs 7.00 real 4.83 use......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-powershell-command-from-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-powershell-command-from-cmd.htmlhow i can run this command from cmd : powershell.exe "(get-process | ? {$_.Description -eq "Sysinter Process Explorer"}) | select processname | out-file $env:APPDATA\example.txt" i still ge......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:46:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/audio-doesn-039-t-works-after-i-mute-and-unmute-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/audio-doesn-039-t-works-after-i-mute-and-unmute-it.htmlSo when I use the mute button to mute all the audio it works as expected but when I try to unmute it I see all the visual signals that states that I have unmuted the device (laptop - windows 10) bu......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:46:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sound-mixer-on-windows-to-mix-sound-over-several-output-devices.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sound-mixer-on-windows-to-mix-sound-over-several-output-devices.htmlI am looking for software that primarily let me mix sound over all devices, sound-cards etc. For example to have sound mixed over a blue-tooth headset and laptop speakers. It should also be possi......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:43:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/fill-effect-gradient-greyed-out-options.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/fill-effect-gradient-greyed-out-options.htmlIn Format Cells dialog box > Fill tab > Fill Effects > Gradient, there are two grayed out options in Colors group named "One color" and "Preset". Why they are grayed out and is there a way to act......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:40:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-should-the-size-of-the-page-file-increase-the-more-memory-you-have.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-should-the-size-of-the-page-file-increase-the-more-memory-you-have.htmlI think I understand the purpose of the page file; if the computer runs out of physical memory, the page file is needed to have additional (virtual) memory - very simply said. Since Windows 2000 I ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:39:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-adapter-not-detected-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-adapter-not-detected-on-linux.htmlI've been using Arch Linux for a while and bluetooth has been working without issues. Now, for no explicable reason, Arch doesn't detect my bluetooth adapters anymore. I tried doing: $ sudo system......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:31:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-m3u8-into-mkv-which-utilizes-separate-mp4-m4a-reference.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-m3u8-into-mkv-which-utilizes-separate-mp4-m4a-reference.htmlThe .m3u8 file calls out multiple mp4.m3u8 files (with varying resolution) and two m4a.m3u8 file (audio aac, high & low resolution); when I attempt to convert I am losing the audio.. if I conv......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:23:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/green-outlines-appearing-around-links-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/green-outlines-appearing-around-links-in-chrome.htmlI started noticing green lines appearing around links, search bars, and drop down menus in Chrome. Restarting my computer did not fix the problem. I'm running Windows 10. I've noticed this problem on ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:06:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-equivalent-of-ls-asterisk-directory-wildcarding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-equivalent-of-ls-asterisk-directory-wildcarding.htmlAnother question from an long-time Unix/Linux user who finds himself in a Windows world. First let me explain exactly what I'm trying to do. I'm using the Windows cmd.exe shell, and I want to lis......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:04:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/clone-the-git-repo-git-directory-into-an-existing-working-directory-no.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/clone-the-git-repo-git-directory-into-an-existing-working-directory-no.htmlI did a backup of my “Code“ folder while switching computers and my (custom) backup tool didn’t copy .git folders. So I have folders with an (usually) up-to-date working directory, but that aren’t ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/client-server-runtime-process-and-desktop-window-manager-consumes-my-g.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/client-server-runtime-process-and-desktop-window-manager-consumes-my-g.htmlHere is it Why and how to retake my GPU bak for me? :)...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:51:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-an-email-alias-for-a-group-of-people.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-an-email-alias-for-a-group-of-people.htmlI want to create a simple email alias for parents in my daughter's school. I thought that would be easy - just create something like parents@something.com and then be able to send emails to this si......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:45:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bios-not-working-after-dual-boot-with-pop-os.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bios-not-working-after-dual-boot-with-pop-os.htmlAcer Nitro 5 515-44 can't boot to BIOS Hello Everyone!!! I've just installed Pop OS (Dual boot with Windows) on my Acer Nitro 5 515-44 and after installation I've found a problem: When I'm turning......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:45:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-create-a-project-from-existing-code-in-visual-studio-code.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-create-a-project-from-existing-code-in-visual-studio-code.htmlI am working on an application on a remote host. I am trying to use Visual Studio Code for debugging the application and have been asked to 'Create a Project from Existing Code' in Visual Studio. I......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:45:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-convert-my-bash-script-output-to-json-and-save-it-as-json-fi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-convert-my-bash-script-output-to-json-and-save-it-as-json-fi.htmlHere is my script: Get System info #!/bin/bash readarray -t array <<< "$(df -h)" var=$(echo "${array[1]}"| grep -aob '%' | grep -oE '[0-9]+') echo "${array[3]:$......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:29:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/user-seiyria-super-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/user-seiyria-super-user.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:14:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-get-around-using-pip-install-cert.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-get-around-using-pip-install-cert.htmlTrying to figure out if there is a way that I can avoid using the --cert flag to pip when I am installing packages at work. There is some issue with the proxy that only allows me to download the ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:04:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-365-how-to-fill-a-calendar-with-data-from-a-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-365-how-to-fill-a-calendar-with-data-from-a-table.htmlSo this is going to probably be a bit confusing, but I will try to explain the best I can. I have a workbook that is intended to keep track of tasks, due dates, and assignees over seven projects.......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:44:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-execute-remote-command-using-putty-over-telnet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-execute-remote-command-using-putty-over-telnet.htmlI was created a .bat file to run PuTTY and it successfully runs. The problem now is, the command line I was key in were not executed, any solution for this? My .bat command is: putty -telnet -P 1......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:44:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reset-kali-linux-password-in-windows-subsystem-for-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reset-kali-linux-password-in-windows-subsystem-for-linux.htmlI have installed Kali Linux subsystem on windows. And now I have forgotten the root password in Kali, there is just the terminal of Kali Linux and nothing else. How can I reset my password safely? ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:34:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-audio-in-safe-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-audio-in-safe-mode.htmlI would like to listen to music while in safe mode. I have tried to start the audio service manually, but it returns error code 1068. I would also accept a solution in C or C++ if programming is ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:32:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-journalctl-logs-for-a-unit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-journalctl-logs-for-a-unit.htmlWhile I'm debugging a systemd error in my system, I noted the that journalctl -u doesn't do what I expected. For example, I want to see logs about systemd-modules-load unit. Here are two ways I did......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:32:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/incremental-backup-with-7zip-follow-up-clarifications-seeked.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/incremental-backup-with-7zip-follow-up-clarifications-seeked.htmlFor anyone Googling to get a working, complex, 7-zip differential backup going from the cmd.exe prompt... Here is my wallets backup script "C Backup Wallets (7zip) (Differential).bat". It will sear......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:14:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualbox-windows-xp-has-no-local-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualbox-windows-xp-has-no-local-network.htmlI’m trying to set up a Windows XP VirtualBox (with Oracle’s VirtualBox) yet it seems I don’t have drivers. In the guest Windows XP, the network section is empty, typing ipconfig in command prompt d......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:05:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-arrows-to-visio-activity-diagram-connector.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-arrows-to-visio-activity-diagram-connector.htmlHow do you add arrows to the connectors in a Visio Activity Diagram? As per the picture, explicitly setting an arrow doesn't work. Unlike the "UML" Use Case Diagram, the Activity Diagram doesn't ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:56:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-md5-hash-be-reversible-or-crack.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-md5-hash-be-reversible-or-crack.htmlI try this link (https://md5.gromweb.com/) to hash some keys (lets say key A) and reverse it back which MD5 not suppose to be reversible right? Somehow, this website can do it easily. So, I found......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:45:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-out-who-is-ddosing-you.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-out-who-is-ddosing-you.htmlSo I (had) a friend who now hates me and he said he would take me offline if I blocked him on Skype. I did not believe him and I said "I don't care, do your worst". Big mistake - he found out my IP ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:32:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-change-display-numbers-identity.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-change-display-numbers-identity.htmlI can get to the display setting where I can re-order displays: But is it possible to actually re-number them as well? The reason simply re-ordering doesn't fit my use case, is because other ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:21:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/utilities-for-finding-x-y-screen-coordinates.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/utilities-for-finding-x-y-screen-coordinates.htmlI have an application that needs the user to enter the x and y location of a couple of items on the screen. [Yes, this is crap and I'll replace it, but for now...] On Mac OS X, I'm using Snapz Pro......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:11:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-from-a-bootable-iso-with-the-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-from-a-bootable-iso-with-the-command-line.htmlI have a CD that's created from an ISO file which I use to install a custom version of Ubuntu via plop linux. The cd works fine but I'd like to use a bootable USB drive instead. I used the command......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:01:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sudo-su-ask-target-user-039-s-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sudo-su-ask-target-user-039-s-password.htmlsudo su asks for invoking user's password as default sudo behaviour. With Defaults rootpw it will ask root's password. But is there a way, to make sudo su behave like su? Like it'll ask password......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:55:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-on-mac-conditional-formatting-only-works-until-other-condition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-on-mac-conditional-formatting-only-works-until-other-condition.htmlExcel's driving me crazy again... I'm trying to do conditional formatting with 3 conditions - Yes should be green, No should be red and any other text should be yellow. For this, I have (please not......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:51:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-kill-all-processes-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-kill-all-processes-in-linux.htmlI want to kill all processes on my computer. Which command can I use to do so?...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:49:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remap-fn-to-another-key.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remap-fn-to-another-key.htmlI got a keyboard (Logitech Wave, pictured below) which I'm very happy with. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has changed the button for right-click for a FN key. Is there any program to remap the F......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:42:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-3-e-d-c-keys-stopped-working-on-my-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-3-e-d-c-keys-stopped-working-on-my-laptop.htmlMy 3, E, D and C keys stopped working on my laptop. What could I do to try and fix this? Edit: I have taken the keys off and cleaned under them and used a can of air on them. I am using Windows Vi......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:50:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-my-games-slower-on-battery-power-even-with-the-power-plan-set-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-my-games-slower-on-battery-power-even-with-the-power-plan-set-.htmlMy laptop is capable of running most games on high settings at decent frame rates. However, if the power cable gets unplugged while I'm playing, the game immediately starts slowing down, even if I'm ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:49:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-trackpad-when-mouse-is-connected-dell-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-trackpad-when-mouse-is-connected-dell-laptop.htmlWhen typing on the keyboard of my Dell laptop, my palm occasionally slips over the trackpad, moving the cursor to another position in the text or putting focus on another window. I'd like to find ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:48:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sync-windows-10-clock-to-internet-from-commandline.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sync-windows-10-clock-to-internet-from-commandline.htmlI would like to be able to synchronize my windows 10 computer clock when it goes out of sync... From the commandline with 1 command. This solution shows how to do it via settings. https://superuse......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:46:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-difference-between-the-alt-7-or-alt-0149-bullet-symbol.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-difference-between-the-alt-7-or-alt-0149-bullet-symbol.htmlIf I hold Alt, and press 0, 1, 4, then 9, I get a bullet (•). If I hold Alt, then press 7, I get a bullet (•). I've been doing it the first way, but recently came across the second keyboard shortcut. ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:45:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cacls-recursive-wildcard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cacls-recursive-wildcard.htmlI have a user named foo and I want him to have only read permission over all files and folders in folder D:/bar Inside the folder I have a lot of folders and there are .dbf files scattered. I wan......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:45:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rename-file-extension-name-in-mac-os.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rename-file-extension-name-in-mac-os.htmlI never thought I'd ask a dumb question like this. I was trying to change a .css file to .scss, so in the contextual menu I select rename and change the extension name fro css to scss, after I cl......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:38:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-create-a-link-like-this-ln-nsf.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-create-a-link-like-this-ln-nsf.htmlWhat does this do? ln -nsf I know ln -s creates a symbolic link, not a hard link which means you can delete it and it won't delete the think that it's linking to. But what do the other things mea......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:37:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/raspberry-pi-zero-saying-no-wireless-lan-interface-found.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/raspberry-pi-zero-saying-no-wireless-lan-interface-found.htmlI am working with others and I need to connect the Raspberry Pi Zero to my WiFi then give it a static IP so that we can SSH into it. The others in the group have successfully done so. I started by ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:28:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/fritzbox-7490-handing-out-a-secondary-internal-dns-via-dhcp-impossible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/fritzbox-7490-handing-out-a-secondary-internal-dns-via-dhcp-impossible.htmlI have a Fritz!Box 7490 residential DSL/Modem/Router by AVM. Additionally I run a DNS server at 192.168.178.5 (actually a Pi-hole Ad Blocker) which I have set in the Fritz!Box's DHCP settings as t......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:24:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-ends-a-tcp-stream.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-ends-a-tcp-stream.htmlI am using WireShark and went to google.com. I got 23 TCP streams,23 TCP conversations, 23 handshakes right? I know that the TCP streams end with FIN Flag and that TCP segments are encapsulated in ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:00:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ip6tables-dnat-on-openwrt-is-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ip6tables-dnat-on-openwrt-is-not-working.htmlI configure ipv6 dnat using ip6tables on my openwrt router: ip6tables -t nat -I PREROUTING -p udp --dport 5100 -j DNAT --to-destination fdca:3aae:fe2e::1:53 # fdca:3aae:fe2e::1 is my router address ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:59:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-weylus-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-weylus-on-windows-10.html(replicated from a post asked by me on Reddit) Hi, So I learned about Weylus when researching ways to turn my iPad into nothing short of an intuos. I tried running Weylus on my pc but this is what ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:56:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-apt-dist-upgrade-and-apt-upgrade.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-apt-dist-upgrade-and-apt-upgrade.htmlWhat exactly is the difference between apt dist-upgrade vs. just apt upgrade? Which one should I use?...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:49:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-gt-stand-for-as-in-gt1-gtx-graphics-core-nomenclatures.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-gt-stand-for-as-in-gt1-gtx-graphics-core-nomenclatures.htmlDoes GT stand for anything? If not, does anyone know the historical context/origination of this? Some say, it stands for GigaTransfers. But I don't think GT1 means 1 Giga Transfers and surely GTX ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:42:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-word-doc-to-pdf-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-word-doc-to-pdf-in-linux.htmlI have a set of files in .doc format, that need to be converted to .pdf format. I am using Ubuntu linux....Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:27:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powerlevel10k-prompt-not-getting-correctly-formatted-in-tmux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powerlevel10k-prompt-not-getting-correctly-formatted-in-tmux.htmlI am using oh-my-zsh shell and powerlevel10k theme on my system. I recently installed tmux. But for some reason the prompt of tmux is not getting correctly formatted. Here is my .tmux.conf file: se......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:20:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/desktop-will-not-boot-not-even-to-the-bios.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/desktop-will-not-boot-not-even-to-the-bios.htmlMy desktop, assembled back in December 2011, specs are: Gigabyte H61M-S2P-B3 rev1.0 Intel i7 2600 3.4GHz Kingston DDR3 4GB 1333MHz Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM Windows 10 x64 Pro updated to ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:12:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-chrome-use-nvidia-card-instead-of-integrated-one-for-hardware-acc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-chrome-use-nvidia-card-instead-of-integrated-one-for-hardware-acc.htmlSo I have an Asus laptop with an Intel integrated GC and an nVidia GC. Intel's drivers behave badly and like to crash on occasion which leads to problems (PC starts being really slow after the driv......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:06:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-firewire-to-usb-3-is-it-theoretically-possible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-firewire-to-usb-3-is-it-theoretically-possible.htmlI am in the process of buying a new laptop for video capture / editing, and it's proving difficult to find one at a decent price / spec that includes Expresscard for Firewire connectivity (which I ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:01:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-rsync-to-skip-files-on-a-damaged-hard-drive-block-instead-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-rsync-to-skip-files-on-a-damaged-hard-drive-block-instead-.htmlI am trying to recover files from a disk that has hardware errors. The disk was repaired by disk utility, but it told me that the disk is damaged, so I need to backup everything before a failure w......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:38:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tp-link-tl-wr841n-sun-light-symbol-meaning.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tp-link-tl-wr841n-sun-light-symbol-meaning.htmlI'm asking this out of pure curiosity. Could you explain what the "sun" symbol/light on the router means - not all of them have it, it seems - for example the one (the exact same model number) on TP ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:17:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-procmon-on-windows-xp-get-an-error-about-initializesrwlock.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-procmon-on-windows-xp-get-an-error-about-initializesrwlock.htmlWhen running procmon on Windows XP Pro SP3 I get this error: Procmon.exe - Entry Point Not Found The procedure entry point InitializeSRWLock could not be located in the dynamic link library ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:10:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/set-one-background-to-stretch-across-multi-monitor-display.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/set-one-background-to-stretch-across-multi-monitor-display.htmlI have two monitors and my coworker has three. We were wondering if there was a way to set a single background image to stretch across all the monitors. Right now it's the same image but repeated,......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:51:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-could-cause-ping-command-to-respond-from-a-different-ip-address-o.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-could-cause-ping-command-to-respond-from-a-different-ip-address-o.html(This issue is on a 64-bit Windows 7 Professional) This is similar to this other question, but in my case I was not preceding any of the IP-address numbers with a zero (so the answer from that que......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:45:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/search-and-replace-newline-in-windows-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/search-and-replace-newline-in-windows-notepad.htmlNormally I'd do a search and replace for "\n" but that doesn't seem to work. I think it might by ^(something) but can't remember what. Note this is question is directed at Notepad, not Notepad++......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:33:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-show-word-header-and-footer-in-web-layout-view.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-show-word-header-and-footer-in-web-layout-view.htmlIn Word 2013 or Word 2016, how does one view the header and footer in the Web layout view? I see it in the Print layout view. That's no problem. But no such luck in the Web layout view? Was the Web ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:25:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/do-nvidia-039-s-new-gpus-support-g-sync-monitors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/do-nvidia-039-s-new-gpus-support-g-sync-monitors.htmlNvidia's new Turing GPUs, such as the RTX 2070, RTX 2080, and RTX 2080 TI are different from their Pascal GPUs, such as the GTX series. On Nvidia's official website, the RTX GPUs are not listed as ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:23:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-login-to-phpmyadmin-for-default-user-password-in-wamp-serve.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-login-to-phpmyadmin-for-default-user-password-in-wamp-serve.htmlI understand that I need to log in to wamp server in order to create a database. My problem is that the phpmyadmin page opens without asking me to log in. So, I presume that I am not logged in. ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:19:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/strg-key-is-pressed-all-the-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/strg-key-is-pressed-all-the-time.htmlI need to spam the left STRG-Key a few times to get it to work normally again. This is happening since a little water spill. Everything else works perfectly fine exept this one Key? Is there a fix to ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:14:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/macos-big-sur-handling-time-machine-backups-with-tmutil.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/macos-big-sur-handling-time-machine-backups-with-tmutil.htmlTime Machine on Big Sug an APFS changed many things. See https://eclecticlight.co/2021/03/25/time-machine-to-apfs-maintenance-and-repair/ for some information. For the death of me, I cannot handle, ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:53:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/privoxy-filter-to-block-youtube-ads-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/privoxy-filter-to-block-youtube-ads-closed.htmlIs there any filter for Privoxy to block Youtube video ads? I've searched the whole web, but found nothing....Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:49:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-move-the-page-file-to-another-physical-disk-location.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-move-the-page-file-to-another-physical-disk-location.htmlI would like to know exact instructions for moving the page file from 1 disk location to another disk in Windows 7. I.e. from an SSD to a non-SSD drive. I've spent about two hours searching - Goo......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:39:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-auto-close-download-bar.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-auto-close-download-bar.htmlHaving to hit the X to close out that bar over and over is such a pain. When a download completes, I want to have the bar clear itself and leave the bottom of the screen, similar to the way Download ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:37:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automate-windows-update-with-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automate-windows-update-with-powershell.htmlWhy I want to do this: When Windows Update ran without warning, hogged resources and rendered my computer nearly unusable for a long time, I had used: net stop wuauserv wmic service where name=&q......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:37:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/snipping-tool-saves-screen-shots-to-random-temp-folder-how-is-this-use.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/snipping-tool-saves-screen-shots-to-random-temp-folder-how-is-this-use.htmlIf I configure the Snipping Tool (11.2109.37.0) to "Save snips" it doesn't let me configure the path, or even tell me what it is. Using the Everything search tool, I determined that they ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:36:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-script-convert-string-to-number.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-script-convert-string-to-number.htmli need to change a string to interger, because i check the size of file (extract with : stat -c%s $filename) with a number, follow the complete script : #!/bin/bash # Variable that contain path ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:29:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-insert-formula-in-between-sentences.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-insert-formula-in-between-sentences.htmlHow do I insert formula in between sentences? For example, in A1 i want to write: Welcome =C1 So =C1 will replaced with anything in C1 cell. If in A1 I write Welcome, then in B2 I write =C1 then I ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:19:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-print-out-entire-excel-sheet-on-zoom-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-print-out-entire-excel-sheet-on-zoom-mode.htmlI am trying to print an entire excel sheet on a single page, larger than normal size, but my system print dialog does not have the ZOOM and Print Options. How can I have a single page (zoomed out)......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:17:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-near-simultaneously-make-use-of-2-different-dns-systems-serve.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-near-simultaneously-make-use-of-2-different-dns-systems-serve.htmlI often have to switch what IP a name resolves to in order to do certain tasks when constructing or more specifically moving websites/web apps, to a new platform/server. Many times I have to go bac......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:11:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-extract-highlighted-text-only-from-pdf-files-in-adobe-acrobat.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-extract-highlighted-text-only-from-pdf-files-in-adobe-acrobat.htmlI'm reading a lot of pdf articles in Adobe Acrobat Pro and highlighting specific sections. I would like to know if it is possible to extract just the text I highlighted from these pdf files?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:52:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/solve-wifi-bluetooth-frequency-conflict.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/solve-wifi-bluetooth-frequency-conflict.htmlWhen I connect my Bluetooth sound speaker my WiFi slows down. Sometimes it doesn't open anything anymore. I read it's a conflict due to radio frequency but I couldn't find any settings to change it......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:49:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/open-sharepoint-word-file-in-users-desktop-app-by-clicking-on-direct-h.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/open-sharepoint-word-file-in-users-desktop-app-by-clicking-on-direct-h.htmlIn our web application, we have direct link to word document in SharePoint site. So when user clicks on the hyperlink, I would like to open that in users local desktop word application. But I am un......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:44:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-concatenate-video-files-with-command-line-tools-ffmpeg-and-powe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-concatenate-video-files-with-command-line-tools-ffmpeg-and-powe.htmlHow to concatenate two or more video files using ffmpeg from Windows command line or Powershell?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:35:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pi-hosted-samba-share-will-not-mount-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pi-hosted-samba-share-will-not-mount-on-mac.htmlI am unable to mount the samba share. I installed the server through the dietpi-software tool. I have to believe there is a problem in my configuration. Perhaps the firewall on the pi side is caus......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:21:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/counting-items-from-a-drop-down-list.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/counting-items-from-a-drop-down-list.htmlI’m trying to make an exercise spreadsheet to count sets for a certain muscle group. I organized movements into muscle groups. Then, I wanted an user-facing input section like this, where the user......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:16:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/downloading-windows-10-21h2-wrong-build.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/downloading-windows-10-21h2-wrong-build.htmlI'm trying to download Windows 10 21H2, which carries the build number 19044. However, when I try to download Windows 10 via microsoft's website, it's downloading version 10.0.19041.1288, which is ......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:12:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-bing-have-advanced-search-operators-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-bing-have-advanced-search-operators-closed.htmlI'm interested in search operators you can type in the search box, not the Advanced Search interface. Does bing have search opeartors? Where's the documentation for them?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:12:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-local-file-transfers-slower-than-1gbps-100mbps.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-local-file-transfers-slower-than-1gbps-100mbps.htmlI have 2 computers both with 1Gbps ethernet cars (PCI) and are connected to a 1Gbps capable Switch with Cat 5e ethernet cable. Why are file transfers so much slower than 100Mbps let alone 1Gbps. (n......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:11:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/kali-linux-won-039-t-boot-to-gui.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/kali-linux-won-039-t-boot-to-gui.htmlMy Kali Linux will not boot to GUI. It only brings me to the terminal interface. I've tried: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade / and Sudo apt-get upgrade -y sudo apt-get install -f......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:52:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-do-math-with-row-or-column-indexes-to-create-cell-referen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-do-math-with-row-or-column-indexes-to-create-cell-referen.htmlI have the following values in my excel: shift 2 data 131 12 55 23 45 11 23 45 119 77 I would like to define a formula which refers to the n-th cell......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:46:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/logging-in-out-of-windows-subsystem-for-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/logging-in-out-of-windows-subsystem-for-linux.htmlI hit Ctrl-D in WSL (Ubuntu 18.04) and the window closed. Now when I try to re-enter WSL, I get a blank window with a flashing cursor and nothing else. Ctrl-C closes the window, and Ctrl-F pops up a ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:09:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-to-usr-bin-directory.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-to-usr-bin-directory.htmlNew to using Linux and trying to install software called PrinceXML in the /usr/bin directory. I've logged in as the root user, used wget to download the package, ran tar and followed the steps to ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:08:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-check-which-ports-are-busy-and-which-ports-are-free-on-my-li.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-check-which-ports-are-busy-and-which-ports-are-free-on-my-li.htmlIs there any command line command or any other way to find and list out the busy and free port numbers on my Linux machine?...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:03:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-yellow-points-to-elbow-connector-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-yellow-points-to-elbow-connector-in-excel.htmlThe same question exists on the microsoft website but the answers given there are inadequate. The two options offered are to place connectors end-to-end or use a scribble line. In the first case t......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:56:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-8-hyper-v-can-039-t-bridge-wifi-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-8-hyper-v-can-039-t-bridge-wifi-connection.htmlSo I have an odd issue that I can't quite figure out... I am running Windows 8 Enterprise on a Dell 6420 laptop. I have a Broadcom 802.11n wireless adapter. I am connected to an home router (Netg......Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:55:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-039-cut-039-command-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-039-cut-039-command-on-windows.htmlI am trying to run this command line on Windows (I've installed GNU coreutils 8.24) echo android:versionCode="3267" | cut -d \" -f 2 Expected output: 3267 However, I am getting error: cut: the ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:48:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-the-recovery-partition-in-windows-8-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-the-recovery-partition-in-windows-8-1.htmlI have a small eMMC in my notebook and need space for Linux. The recovery partition is good at taking it up. I created a recovery drive. I copied the recovery partition to the HDD embedded into the ...Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:47:19 -0400