https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usFri, 17 Jul 2026 07:57:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-files-from-linux-server-to-mac-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-files-from-linux-server-to-mac-desktop.htmlI have a folder on a Linux server and I have to transfer that file from there to my Mac desktop. I have never done it. What is the best way to do that? I am trying to use terminal but is there an......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:55:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-automatic-redirects-in-firefox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-automatic-redirects-in-firefox.htmlFirefox used to prevent automatic redirects and have a button you could use to opt-in to a redirect. However, a update a couple of months ago eliminated this feature and now Firefox (version 35) al......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:48:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/second-monitor-looks-awful-aliased-and-the-colors-are-wrong.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/second-monitor-looks-awful-aliased-and-the-colors-are-wrong.htmlI have a computer I built. Two identical monitors are plugged into the motherboard on-board graphics. The two displays are Dell S2340M. The motherboard is GA-Z87X-UD3H and the processor is i7-4770......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:36:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/automatically-save-a-snipped-screenshot-to-disk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/automatically-save-a-snipped-screenshot-to-disk.htmlIn Windows 10 you can press + PrtScn and it will save a screenshot of the whole desktop to disk. This works great. What I'm looking for is this exact functionality but being able to choose a region ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:34:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-difference-between-8-pin-eps12v-and-pci-e-connectors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-difference-between-8-pin-eps12v-and-pci-e-connectors.htmlI was reading this article, and a question came to my mind. 8 pin EPS12V power cable 8 pin PCI Express power cable Besides the name and the color, these 2 connectors look the same. Is there a c......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:29:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-error-cannot-enable-hyper-v-service-in-windows-10-even-though-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-error-cannot-enable-hyper-v-service-in-windows-10-even-though-.htmlGetting error "Cannot enable Hyper V service" in Windows 10, even though I have already enabled it in Program & Features. Computer Management under Services and Applications / Service......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:27:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-sdk-offline-installer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-sdk-offline-installer.htmlIsn't there any offline installer available for the Windows 10 sdk? All I can found is 1.2 MB sized sdksetup.exe file which requires an Internet connection to install. If there available, please pr......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:01:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-core-i7-620m-cpu-work-with-a-single-8gb-ram-or-it-has-to-be-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-core-i7-620m-cpu-work-with-a-single-8gb-ram-or-it-has-to-be-.htmlMy laptop PC has an Intel-Core-i7-620M CPU. Now, I want to upgrade the RAM from 4GB to 8GB. I checked this website to check the compatibility. http://ark.intel.com/products/43560/Intel-Core-i7-620M-...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:45:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-rsync-for-backing-up-at-amazon-s3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-rsync-for-backing-up-at-amazon-s3.htmlI have bought some space from evbackup which provides me FTP, rsync and SSH. But I have also read that Amazon S3 can also be used to backups. So I am really confused that do Amazon give FTP acces......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:19:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-read-a-braces-delimited-text-file-in-a-windows-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-read-a-braces-delimited-text-file-in-a-windows-batch-file.htmlI have the file txt having some lines , and here below is my txt file rule.txt ---------------------------------------- direct replace{100,1011} replace{india,o891} replace{1100,101} ------------......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:08:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gather-complete-historical-windows-update-history-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gather-complete-historical-windows-update-history-in-powershell.htmlI am trying to get a list of all updates that a system has ever installed according to the Settings app using PowerShell, with the end goal being a 1:1 comparison between the two. Lazy tech blogs w......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:04:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-2019-keeps-asking-to-re-enter-credentials-for-azure-devo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-2019-keeps-asking-to-re-enter-credentials-for-azure-devo.htmlI am using the below version of Visual Studio, and I have logged in with my Azure DevOps Credentials. However, again and again, Visual Studio says "We need to refresh the credentials for this ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:55:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-qemu-039-s-performance-still-lag-virtualbox-039-s-and-is-there-a-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-qemu-039-s-performance-still-lag-virtualbox-039-s-and-is-there-a-.htmlI've noticed several articles that have claimed that QEMU is slower than VirtualBox (without hardware assistance) but several are years old, and the newest seemed to be from last year. Is it true ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:51:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/processors-cache-l1-l2-and-l3-are-all-made-of-sram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/processors-cache-l1-l2-and-l3-are-all-made-of-sram.htmlAre Processor caches L1, L2 and L3 all made of SRAM? If true, why L1 is faster than L2 and L2 is faster than L3? I did not understand this part when I read about them....Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:35:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-how-to-move-window-to-other-monitor-by-using-keyboard-short.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-how-to-move-window-to-other-monitor-by-using-keyboard-short.htmlI try to switch a window from my second monitor to the first, because my OS always opens some windows where they were last closed. E.g. if I open up VLC Player to watch a video and then move the wi......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:02:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/trying-to-install-linux-without-usb-dvd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/trying-to-install-linux-without-usb-dvd.htmlI want to install Linux on my laptop (UEFI, Windows 10). This is proving quite difficult. I've seen similar questions, but those are for Windows 7 and below. My computer lacks a DVD drive, I can't......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-copy-id-2nd-key-when-the-server-only-allows-publickey-authe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-copy-id-2nd-key-when-the-server-only-allows-publickey-authe.html[MacOS 10.12.6 host, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS guest] I have a local VM setup to only accept publickey authentication. Until now, I've been using a key that requires a passphrase to be entered, and the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:59:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-to-clean-up-my-yes-no-prompts-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-to-clean-up-my-yes-no-prompts-in-powershell.htmlSo, for work they gave me this "automation" script they wanted to employ. But I've literally never written anything in Powershell so naturally I re-wrote the whole thing from scratch cause it was b......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:56:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-desktop-for-windows-gui-is-not-starting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-desktop-for-windows-gui-is-not-starting.htmlI'm using Docker Desktop for Windows. It "suddenly" does not start. The Docker Desktop.exe process is running idle in the background. But there's no GUI, not even the tray icon. It happened ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:54:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/different-print-page-dimensions-under-same-standard-a4.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/different-print-page-dimensions-under-same-standard-a4.html2 different reputable sources list 2 different A4 page dimensions: 8.27 x 11.69 and 8.27 x 11.7. Furthermore, I have 2 different PDF resize programs. 1 outputs A4 files as 8.26 x 11.69, the other ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:43:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/extracting-a-public-key-from-an-ed25519-private-key-with-openssl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/extracting-a-public-key-from-an-ed25519-private-key-with-openssl.htmlEd25519 private keys can be generated by doing openssl genpkey -algorithm ed25519 -outform PEM -out private.pem. My question is... using OpenSSL is there a way to get the public key from the priva......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:43:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cron-schedule-from-7-15am-to-8-30pm-at-every-minute.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cron-schedule-from-7-15am-to-8-30pm-at-every-minute.htmlI can't find any material on how to create hours with minute components within a single expression....Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:34:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reinstall-osx-with-a-windows-keyboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reinstall-osx-with-a-windows-keyboard.htmlI read that the hotkey to use for reinstalling osx is cmd + r but I have a windows keyboard plugged in and I am wondering what I can do to reinstall osx with this keyboard?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:26:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/lenovo-nas-ix2-ng-setup-copy-firmware.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/lenovo-nas-ix2-ng-setup-copy-firmware.htmlI have a used Lenovo NAS ix2-NG without disk when I connected it to PC I was not able to access it through LAN cable, I came to know that its firmware/OS was on the installed HDD. To setup this dr......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:23:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-frame-rate-without-changing-film-speed-duration.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-frame-rate-without-changing-film-speed-duration.htmlI've made a mistake and I need to re-encode video from 30 fps to 24fps, while maintaining the same speed/duration. Does anyone know how I might do this in FFMPEG? I've tried changing the -r valu......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:16:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-nginx-to-redirect-a-sub-sub-domain-to-a-subdomain-with-wildc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-nginx-to-redirect-a-sub-sub-domain-to-a-subdomain-with-wildc.htmlI want to be able to redirect domains like https://www.*.whanganuionline.com to the same sub domain of https://*.whanganuionline.com. We have a wildcard SSL for the domain *.whanganuionline.com bu......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:15:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sudo-apt-get-remove-package-name-handle-dependencies.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sudo-apt-get-remove-package-name-handle-dependencies.htmlI installed smartmontools and it installed alot of stuff with it like a Postfix mail server/system. I was wondering how Ubuntu handles uninstalls of the side tools and side packages when removing the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:14:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-expose-a-server-on-openwrt-to-wan-or-only-to-lan-with-port-fo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-expose-a-server-on-openwrt-to-wan-or-only-to-lan-with-port-fo.htmlIf I installed a server on a computer behind a router and wanted to allow connection to it from the Internet, I would have to do two things: One, open the firewall on the server machine to allow the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:14:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-delete-files-older-than-x-days-but-keep-at-least-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-delete-files-older-than-x-days-but-keep-at-least-1.htmlI currently backup my switch/router configs automatically every time we write changes... This is done by through ftp sending a text file to a folder. I am trying to write a script that would delete......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:59:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/forcing-color-profile-to-srgb-in-chrome-100.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/forcing-color-profile-to-srgb-in-chrome-100.htmlThe recent Chrome 100 update looks to have removed the #force-color-profile flag. How can I make Chrome 100 always use the sRGB color profile? I searched flags for "color" and "profile&...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:54:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-to-32gb-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-to-32gb-ram.htmlI have lenovo ideapad c340-15iml and my mother board is LNVNB161216 and it says that it only supports 16gb of ram but i want to upgrade it to 32gb. i wonder if i could upgrade it to 32gb ram becaus......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:47:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/desktop-extends-past-tv-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/desktop-extends-past-tv-screen.htmlMONITOR & TV HELP PLEASE: I am trying to connect my tv as a second viewing screen (extended display). The trouble is the display extends past the tv. Which settings do I need to use? Does it h......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:47:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/if-you-connect-directly-to-your-modem-how-does-the-ip-address-get-assi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/if-you-connect-directly-to-your-modem-how-does-the-ip-address-get-assi.htmlFrom my understanding your ISP will assign (sometimes dynamically) an IP address to your router. (Or is it assigned to the modem? [I'm starting to think it is.]) If it is assigned to the router, ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:15:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-wipe-an-encrypted-usb-flash-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-wipe-an-encrypted-usb-flash-drive.htmlMy company has issued an encrypted USB flash drive which I stored my personal data in it. I am resigning from the company and I wanted to wipe the data in the usb drive but I have forgotten the pas......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:58:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-install-json-viewer-extension-for-visual-studio-2019.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-install-json-viewer-extension-for-visual-studio-2019.htmlAfter I upgraded Visual Studio to version 2019, I cannot install the JSON View extension. > 4/10/2019 9:51:09 AM - Skipping 'C:\Users\DELL\AppData\Local\Microsoft > SDKs' as it doesn't exis......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:56:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/permission-denied-in-mounted-docker-volumes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/permission-denied-in-mounted-docker-volumes.htmlI've been playing around with Docker for a while and always having a permission issue with my mounted volumes. In fact, when I run my image in a Docker container using docker-compose, my volumes ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:55:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/c-shell-environment-variable-error-bad-modifier-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/c-shell-environment-variable-error-bad-modifier-in.htmlI am using tcsh and define an environmental variable as follows: setenv mycomp myusername@my.computer.com so that when I need to copy files from the remote my.computer.com, I type the following: ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:53:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-039-roaming-aggressiveness-039-do-on-my-wifi-adapter.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-039-roaming-aggressiveness-039-do-on-my-wifi-adapter.htmlMy Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 adapter has a setting under the Advanced tab called 'Roaming Aggressiveness'. What does this do and is there any benefit to putting this on either Lowest or High......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:50:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/file-name-warning-for-c-program.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/file-name-warning-for-c-program.htmlSince a few weeks I get the error message after login: File Name Warning There is a file of folder on your computer called "C:\Program" which could cause certain applications to not function corre......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:12:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-t-get-httpd-to-start-due-to-server-port-configuration-issue.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-t-get-httpd-to-start-due-to-server-port-configuration-issue.htmlMy httpd.conf shows it's listening on port 80. I think I am supposed to change the IP to IP of my machine, but I am not sure and wisely hesitant. #Listen 12.34.56.78:80 Listen 80 However my virt......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:11:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-md-to-pdf-with-images.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-md-to-pdf-with-images.htmlHow to convert a markdown file to pdf, if it contains images? There are many tools available that perform .md to .pdf conversion, but if there are any images in the markdown, they are not in the fi......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:10:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-the-output-format-of-zsh-039-s-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-the-output-format-of-zsh-039-s-time.htmlI've just switched to zsh. However, I really don't like how the time builtin command also outputs the command that it's timing. I much prefer the bash style output. Anyone know how to switch it o......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:05:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/captcha-required-using-my-static-ip-address.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/captcha-required-using-my-static-ip-address.htmlEverytime I open one of many websites, I have to pass the captcha challenge, I have a static IP address for my Sisco 1900 series fiber optics connection, and another static IP address for the ADSL ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:53:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-wiping-free-space-on-disk-free-any-space.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-wiping-free-space-on-disk-free-any-space.htmlCCleaner has a feature for wiping free space on a disk. CCleaner's documentations says: When you delete a file, Windows removes the reference to that file, but doesn't delete the actual data tha......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:50:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ethernet-cable-too-long.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ethernet-cable-too-long.htmlI have an Ethernet cable running from a Huawei ADSL router to a computer> The total length is 61 meters (200 ft). When connected to the computer, a cycle of identifying, disconnected, identifying, ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:44:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/npm-install-not-works-node-gyp-rebuild-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/npm-install-not-works-node-gyp-rebuild-error.htmlI had the error bellow when I was preparing my blockchaine developmement environement : My environment was under: NodeJs 10.15.3 LTS. npm 8.x npm install not works - node-gyp rebuild error This......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:40:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-size-and-size-on-disk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-size-and-size-on-disk.htmlLooking at the properties for a Windows file I get two attributes, “Size” and “Size on disk,” and "Size on disk" is always larger. What do these two metrics mean?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:34:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wake-on-lan-on-asus-motherboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wake-on-lan-on-asus-motherboard.htmlTrying to enable Wake on LAN on my 5 years old Asus motherboard with integrated NIC. Trying to find and enable this feature in bios, but can't find where it is. I was expecting to find it under ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:07:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-open-a-tar-gz-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-open-a-tar-gz-file.htmlAre there any alternative ways to open a ".tar.gz" file than -xzf or -zxvf or xzvf? I am running Mac OS X 10.7. My command line returns: tar: Unrecognized archive format tar: Error exit delayed f......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:01:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-color-the-terminal-terminator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-color-the-terminal-terminator.htmlSometimes I see terminals colored like this: But mine (terminator on Ubuntu) is just black and white most of the time. How to make it colored like in the example?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:58:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-windows-program-with-flags-parameters.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-windows-program-with-flags-parameters.htmlI have an executable that I would like to run with a flag: C:\path\executable.exe -a-flag=flagstuff I know I am able to make shortcuts and batch files run the executable with flags automatically,......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:34:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/printer-setup-incomplete-because-of-a-metered-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/printer-setup-incomplete-because-of-a-metered-connection.htmlI tried to set up my HP Deskjet 3510 printer on my Dell Inspiron Windows 10 laptop. The printer is connected with the laptop with a USB 2.0 cable. Laptop is connected to a home WiFi network. After ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:22:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-an-optical-drive-function-when-mounted-vertically.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-an-optical-drive-function-when-mounted-vertically.htmlI was looking at the Lenovo ThinkStation P series workstations. Here's an image of the four systems in that line: The last three appear to have their DVD drives mounted vertically. A quick web ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:56:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-turn-off-filevault-when-the-button-is-disabled.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-turn-off-filevault-when-the-button-is-disabled.htmlI'm trying to turn off FileVault so that I can reinstall macOS. However the "Turn Off FileVault..." button is disabled and has remained so since first trying several weeks ago. How migh......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:49:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-run-chkdsk-to-repair-my-laptop-039-s-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-run-chkdsk-to-repair-my-laptop-039-s-hard-drive.htmlMy laptop's hard drive is failing, so I deleted the hard drive and tried to re-install Windows 8.1. It gave me the error code 0x8007045D, so I asked a question and got help to try and fix it with the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:43:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-nc-l-xxxx-not-opening-a-port.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-nc-l-xxxx-not-opening-a-port.htmlI'm trying to get netcat to listen on port 4444, but it doesn't seem to be working. I am checking to see if the port is open using nmap, but it doesn't pick it up and I can't figure out why. I have......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:40:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-scalability-in-intel-cpu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-scalability-in-intel-cpu.htmlSome Intel CPUs have a scalability feature such as i7-4790: Scalability: 1S Only There is no explanation about what this is. Could somebody explain it to me?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:35:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-excel-039-s-auto-fit-row-height-feature-actually-auto-fit-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-excel-039-s-auto-fit-row-height-feature-actually-auto-fit-.htmlFor every generation of Excel I can remember (including 2010, which I'm using now), Excel's "Auto Size Row" features sometimes fails to actually auto size a row when the cell contains wrapped text.......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:34:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-compress-gif-effectively-to-reduce-size.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-compress-gif-effectively-to-reduce-size.htmlWe use gifs for our blog extensively. We used to embed tenor nano gifs(90px height maintaining aspect ratio, used for GIF previews and shares on mobile) in it. Now we wanted to create our own gifs ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:23:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-connect-to-a-wep-secured-wifi-with-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-connect-to-a-wep-secured-wifi-with-windows-7.htmlI brought my work computer home and I cannot connect to my home WiFi. I have a MAC that works on my home WiFi. I am seeing this message: The settings saved on this computer for the network do not ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:22:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-percentages-to-a-simple-bar-chart-in-excel-data-is-a-series.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-percentages-to-a-simple-bar-chart-in-excel-data-is-a-series.htmlI have been trying for hours to find a solution to this, but have not been able to. Let's say I have this simple column in excel (a series of strings): Now, what I want is a simple bar chart out o......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:21:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-a-folder-with-windows-server-2019-that-requires-a-login-t.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-a-folder-with-windows-server-2019-that-requires-a-login-t.htmlI am trying to setup a home network with windows server 2019 as a file server. I made user accounts on the server and setup a shared folder giving access to those user. But when I go to login I get......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:19:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-local-and-remote-ip-forwarding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-local-and-remote-ip-forwarding.htmlWhat is the difference in functionality between the two? I'm a bit confused by it. Local forwarding makes a remote port locally available. Remote forwarding makes a local port remotely available......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:15:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pptp-connection-timeout-sending-config-requests-when-in-eduroam-networ.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pptp-connection-timeout-sending-config-requests-when-in-eduroam-networ.htmltrying to connect to a pptp-vpn from within my university network ('eduroam' standard). connection cannot be established (LCP: Timeout sending Config-Requests). The connection works flawlessly from......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:57:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-many-characters-are-in-one-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-many-characters-are-in-one-line.htmlHy guys. I got a noob question, tried to look on the internet without success. Look the following notice: Linux kernel exceeds 15 million lines of code Now, how many characters are in one line ? I ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:50:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-key-keeps-getting-stuck.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-key-keeps-getting-stuck.htmlI'm using the Windows key quite often in my daily work and it keeps getting "stuck". I tried two keyboards (One USB and one PS/2) I tried to mess with the Sticky Keys definitions. Eventually, whe......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:49:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-force-windows-10-to-see-a-network-as-private.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-force-windows-10-to-see-a-network-as-private.htmlMy laptop has Wi-Fi and Ethernet (when docked). For some reason Wi-Fi comes up as Private network, and docked comes up as Public. In neither case did I set either as Private or Public. Where do I ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:16:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/error-adding-site-in-cloudflare.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/error-adding-site-in-cloudflare.htmlNot sure if my question fits here (please consider flagging it if I violate guidelines). I got the following error while adding a domain to Cloudflare: Failed to lookup registrar and hosting ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:07:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-an-wim-image.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-an-wim-image.htmlIs it possible to boot from a Windows WIM image or is that not possible? What's the difference between ISO and WIM?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:00:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-all-the-settings-for-outlook-in-macos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-all-the-settings-for-outlook-in-macos.htmlI install office preview on Mac, and Outlook just keep crashing every time I start. So I uninstall office preview, reinstall the old Outlook for Mac that I had (which was working). But when I start......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:55:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automatically-join-lines-before-certain-text-in-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automatically-join-lines-before-certain-text-in-notepad.htmlI have text file with bunch of multiple choices questions. The questions format needs to be single lines like this Question A. B. C. However i found some questions containing multiple lines like this ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:54:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tmux-ignores-first-splitw-command-in-tmux-conf.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tmux-ignores-first-splitw-command-in-tmux-conf.htmlset -g history-limit 50000 new -s ds -n WindowName Command neww -n foo/bar foo splitw -h splitw -h splitw -v splitw -v This is my tmux.conf file. I start it by using tmux attach. It does everythin......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:40:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-containers-have-their-own-kernel-or-not.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-containers-have-their-own-kernel-or-not.htmlI see that a lot of docker images in the docker repository are made with an Ubuntu base. What does that mean? Does each container bundle a stripped down version of the Linux kernel? Do containers......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:28:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mesh-network-vs-wireless-ap.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mesh-network-vs-wireless-ap.htmlI am interested if there is any practical difference between a mesh network, and setting the router to Access Point mode as described here: https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_access_po......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:14:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-calendar-see-who-has-accepted-a-meeting-without-being-the-meet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-calendar-see-who-has-accepted-a-meeting-without-being-the-meet.htmlIn Outlook 2010 working against Exchange server, if I am the meeting organizer I have tracking options and at least one other way of seeing, if people have accepted or not. However, when I am NOT ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:09:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-filter-packets-with-distinct-source-address-in-wireshark.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-filter-packets-with-distinct-source-address-in-wireshark.htmlI have a pcap file and I want to wireshark shows me packets with distinct source address. How can I do this in wireshark?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:00:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-slack-app-redirects-to-the-browser-how-can-i-prevent-this.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-slack-app-redirects-to-the-browser-how-can-i-prevent-this.htmlI'm using: Mac OS Catalina: 10.15.5 Slack: 4.8.0 I've previously used the slack desktop app to work with a client and had no problems with it. I've now set up a new instance of slack for a new pr......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:00:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-update-cannot-currently-check-for-updates-because-the-service-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-update-cannot-currently-check-for-updates-because-the-service-.htmlThis morning I attempted to run Windows Update on two of my Windows 7 PCs (both are virtual machines), and I ran into this interesting pop-up error message. I have never encountered this problem b......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:59:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ddr4-ram-speed-compatibility.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ddr4-ram-speed-compatibility.htmlI am building a new gaming/production computer this year and I have found some components that I want to add to the system. This is the list of components so far: CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K GPU: Asus ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:55:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-password-for-file-sharing-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-password-for-file-sharing-in-windows-10.htmlI have file sharing in Windows 10 (version-1909) working well with a password. I set the password sometime ago when there was a UserGroup option, by changing the UserGroup password. Now in recent v......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:53:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/extremely-slow-booting-windows-xp-professional-sp3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/extremely-slow-booting-windows-xp-professional-sp3.htmlThe OS used in my PC is Windows XP Professional SP3, duly updated. Suddenly (starting some days back) the booting process has become extremely slow. It takes 5 to 7 minutes for the PC to become ope......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:50:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-two-python-paths-for-vim-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-two-python-paths-for-vim-in-windows.htmlI wanted to simply :!python % in order to run the file im using in vim, but the obvious conflict is that there's no way for me to distinguish python2 and python3 since including both to $PATH$ would ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:46:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/import-markdown-to-onenote.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/import-markdown-to-onenote.htmlI have a lot of notes in markdown that I would like to import to Onenote. Onenote does a bit of conversion but breaks when code blocks are added. Is there a setting where I can tweak how Onenote ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:31:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-using-homebrew.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-using-homebrew.htmlCan I uninstall something I installed via homebrew using homebrew?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:10:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-can-i-get-the-windows-10-upgrade-advisor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-can-i-get-the-windows-10-upgrade-advisor.htmlBillOer mentioned at Windows 10 Upgrade and Junctions the Windows 10 upgrade advisor Where can I get that standalone upgrade advisor exe, either compatible with all Windows versions or select......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:08:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wsl-2-does-not-have-all-memory-available-to-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wsl-2-does-not-have-all-memory-available-to-it.htmlI know most questions around WSL/2 are about reducing memory usage, but mine is a little different. I have 32 GB available in Windows, but WSL2 is only allowing me to use up to 24 of that. Is there ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:08:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-update-the-password-of-a-password-protected-7z-archive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-update-the-password-of-a-password-protected-7z-archive.htmlHow can I update the password of a password protected .7z archive using the command line ? I have a couple of big 7z archives (several hundred Gb) and would like to strengthen the passwords by upd......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:04:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/password-protect-a-printer-in-the-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/password-protect-a-printer-in-the-network.htmlI have a wireless printer that connects to my wifi router. There is a function in the printer that allow me to lock the printer temporarily so no one can print/scan... and unlock it. The problem is......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/workaround-for-dell-power-supply-not-recognised-issue.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/workaround-for-dell-power-supply-not-recognised-issue.htmlI have a Dell Inspirion and the power supply port appears to be damaged. Basically when I plug it in I get a nice popup telling me that it couldn't detect that its a Dell power supply so it won't ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:48:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-permanently-disable-bing-translator-on-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-permanently-disable-bing-translator-on-chrome.htmlChrome 59.0 64-bit on Windows 10. Recently there has been a change to the international version of Bing. The URL has been removed from global.bing.com/?FORM=HPCNEN&setmkt=en-us&setlang=en-u......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:47:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-dual-antenna-and-triple-antenna-for-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-dual-antenna-and-triple-antenna-for-.htmlMainly, would it contribute to differences in the range and antenna propagation pattern, affecting my signal at my computer points?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:40:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-laptops-drive-external-monitors-at-higher-resolution-than-laptop-m.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-laptops-drive-external-monitors-at-higher-resolution-than-laptop-m.htmlI'm shopping for a new laptop and struggling BIG TIME with the lack of 1920x1200 resolution. I can accept the lame 1920x1080 resolution a little easier if I knew that when docked it could still dri......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:17:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-copy-a-file-from-windows-to-a-vmware-virtual-hard-disk-ubun.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-copy-a-file-from-windows-to-a-vmware-virtual-hard-disk-ubun.htmlI have VMware Player, and I run Ubuntu with it on my Windows 7 system. Now I want to copy some files from my Windows folders into the VMware virtual hard disk, so that I can view these files on Ubu......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:01:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sites-never-load-due-to-fonts-googleapis-com.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sites-never-load-due-to-fonts-googleapis-com.htmlAn issue with loading websites has suddenly developed on my Windows 10 PC. Many sites never load on Chrome because they are Waiting for fonts.googleapis.com forever: one example is Tom's Hardware. ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:59:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-no-more-authentication-methods-to-try-permission-denied-public.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-no-more-authentication-methods-to-try-permission-denied-public.htmlI am trying to connect to server using SSH and getting below error. debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey debug1: Trying private key: /home/etap_automation_user/.ssh/id_dsa debug1: ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:50:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/usr-bin-cd-is-not-working-in-mac-terminal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/usr-bin-cd-is-not-working-in-mac-terminal.htmlI was checking the path of cd command in macOS terminal using which cd, I got /usr/bin/cd, so whenever I use this full path to execute cd it doesn't work as expected. So here are some examples. Any ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:29:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/boot-win10-from-an-iso-image-on-a-certain-partition-using-grub2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/boot-win10-from-an-iso-image-on-a-certain-partition-using-grub2.htmlI have bought a laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad T520) with a locked BIOS. So I can't change the boot order of the laptop. The upmost device in the boot order is the internal HDD. Fortunately there is a wor......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:25:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/increase-keyboard-repeat-rate-beyond-control-panel-limits-in-windows-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/increase-keyboard-repeat-rate-beyond-control-panel-limits-in-windows-1.htmlIt seems there is already an accepted answer for Windows 7 here. Has anyone found a way to increase the keyboard repeat rate for Windows 10 beyond the Keyboard Properties control panel? My setting......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:24:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-and-run-my-own-file-extension.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-and-run-my-own-file-extension.htmlI was checking out the files in a old game called Warcraft III and saw that they had files with their own extension, for example, file name.w3x. How do you make your own file extension and run it?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:19:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/color-highlight-a-select-string-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/color-highlight-a-select-string-powershell.htmlI have a log file(.log) which is huge. I'm trying to find few keywords which need to be highlighted so that I can skip through other lines in the log faster. But, I don't want to filter only the se......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:12:56 -0400