https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usFri, 31 Jul 2026 05:52:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-select-the-client-certificate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-select-the-client-certificate.htmlI am using Chrome and Edge to visit a web site that requires client certificate (mTLS). For the first time, both Chrome and Edge pops up a panel that asks me to select a certificate. There was only......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:33:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-hyperlink-only-and-not-text-to-another-cell-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-hyperlink-only-and-not-text-to-another-cell-duplicate.htmlI have a spreadsheet where column A displays names. There are a few hundred names and each has a different hyperlink (which links to that person's web page). I want to transfer those hyperlinks acr......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:21:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/systemd-cpu-usage-of-services.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/systemd-cpu-usage-of-services.htmlI'm running systemd 229-3 on an up-to-date Arch Linux installation. Lightdm is launched on startup, and starts my XFCE desktop environment. Furthermore, laptop-mode-tools is installed and run on st......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:43:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-of-two-aps-i-am-connected-to.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-of-two-aps-i-am-connected-to.htmlI have two acess points on my LAN. I suspect that sometimes, when I am far from one AP and close to another, my computer is connected to the furthest one. I judge this by very low signal quality. ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:38:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/oh-my-posh-won-039-t-activate-when-starting-up-terminal-but-if-i-refre.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/oh-my-posh-won-039-t-activate-when-starting-up-terminal-but-if-i-refre.htmlUpon starting the terminal: But if I run .bashrc it works: I'm not sure why when .bashrc runs on startup it doesnt work, but if I run it myself it works. Edit : I found a solution that worked I was ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:33:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/accidently-deleted-registry-key-039-wow6432node-039-from-039-hklm-soft.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/accidently-deleted-registry-key-039-wow6432node-039-from-039-hklm-soft.htmlI was installing/uninstalling some software and found some leftovers in the Registry, and thinking wow6432node was also a leftover, clicked delete. It said unable to delete and I Ignored it, but th......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:30:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-subwoofer-039-s-magnet-damage-laptop-039-s-hard-drives.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-subwoofer-039-s-magnet-damage-laptop-039-s-hard-drives.htmlMy laptop (one ssd, one hdd) sits on the (turned off) subwoofer. Does the speakers' magnet shorten the lifespan of my storage devices? Cheers, Dominic...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:25:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-epub-or-mobi-files-safe-to-open.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-epub-or-mobi-files-safe-to-open.htmlI am wondering about the scripting and such capabilities within epub and mobi files. I see that there are free programs to open them such as Calibre or in a web browser. Is it similar to a pdf, whe......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:23:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-bounds-of-excel-file-embedded-in-powerpoint.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-bounds-of-excel-file-embedded-in-powerpoint.htmlWhen I embed an excel files into powerpoint, I'm having two issues. On some of the spreadsheets, empty columns are displayed on the right hand side of the powerpoint slide On other spreadsheets th......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:16:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-grep-and-print-the-next-n-lines-after-the-hit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-grep-and-print-the-next-n-lines-after-the-hit.htmlI would like to grep for an occurrence in a text file, then print the following N lines after each occurrence found. Any ideas?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:57:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-reset-the-local-area-connection-errors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-reset-the-local-area-connection-errors.htmlI'm getting errors saying Reset the Local Area Connection - doesn't have a valid configuration or No Internet Access or Reset Network Adapter on Windows 7. Microsoft solves the problems, then in c......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:31:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/permissions-0777-for-039-id-key-039-are-too-open.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/permissions-0777-for-039-id-key-039-are-too-open.htmlI keep an SSH private key file on a separate USB thumb drive (encrypted), but when I try to use it to connect to my remote host I get an error: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:22:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-location-of-the-downloads-folder-on-a-chromebook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-location-of-the-downloads-folder-on-a-chromebook.htmlI just downloaded a chrome app called 'Terminal' so that I can connect to a remote server via SSH. This works perfectly, but when I need to use a .pem file to connect to an AWS instance, I need to ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:19:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-kill-process-on-specific-port.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-kill-process-on-specific-port.htmlHow to kill a process if its port is known? For example if a process is running at port 12345 then how it can be terminated in linux/ubuntu....Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:13:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-removal-of-special-characters-from-file-names-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-removal-of-special-characters-from-file-names-in-windows.htmlI am very new to batch scripting. There are solutions regarding this for linux and macos, but I need it for windows. I have the following, which only works on special characters !@#$%^&*~ etc. ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:08:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pdf-has-garbled-text-when-copy-pasting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pdf-has-garbled-text-when-copy-pasting.htmlI'm trying to copy and paste text from a PDF file. However, whenever I paste the original text it is a huge mess of garbled characters. The text looks like the following (this is just one small e......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:07:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cpu-temperature-spikes-over-75c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cpu-temperature-spikes-over-75c.htmlI've a PC with Windows 10, CPU: AMD FX-3870 8-Core 4GHz, air-cooled by Arctic Freezer A11 (non-stock), and GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 ... I'm trying to figure what exactly is considered damaging ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:06:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/logitech-options-not-saving-preferences.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/logitech-options-not-saving-preferences.htmlI recently came across a most annoying issue where my Logitech Options application is not saving my preferences that are made in the application. I use this application to change settings for my ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:51:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-how-to-extract-audio-from-mkv-to-ogg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-how-to-extract-audio-from-mkv-to-ogg.htmlffmpeg how to extract audio from mkv to ogg. My mkv file have 2 audio track. I use this command. ffmpeg -i test.mkv -vn -acodec copy audio.ogg It show error like this. [ogg @ 00000186dcba1040] ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:41:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-run-aws-cli-importerror-cannot-import-name-039-docevents-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-run-aws-cli-importerror-cannot-import-name-039-docevents-039.htmlNew to linux, I just installed AWS CLI alongside Python3 and boto3 but I get this error when I tried running AWS CLI. fdostuni@PG022:~$ sudo ./aws/install You can now run: /usr/local/bin/aws --vers......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:40:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/memory-limits-in-16-32-and-64-bit-systems.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/memory-limits-in-16-32-and-64-bit-systems.htmlThe theoretical memory limits in 16, 32 and 64 bit machines are as follows: 16 bit = 65,536 bytes (64 Kilobytes) 32 bit = 4,294,967,296 bytes (4 Gigabytes) 64 bit = 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 (16 ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:32:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/scp-copy-has-error-ambiguous-target.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/scp-copy-has-error-ambiguous-target.htmlI try to copy files from a linux (ubuntu) machine to an external hard drive mounted on a mac but got an error message : scp: ambiguous target What I did is, I'm on a mac, ssh to the linux machine......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:26:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/system-went-read-only-suddenly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/system-went-read-only-suddenly.htmlMy web server (Linux, Debian Wheezy) has suddenly gone read-only, MySQL have crashed (but Apache didn't) - giving errors when pressing tab to complete file name as: bash: cannot create temp file......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:10:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/extracting-a-zip-file-with-japanese-filenames.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/extracting-a-zip-file-with-japanese-filenames.htmlI'm trying to extract files from a zip file on Windows 7. The filenames are in Japanese, but they just look like éñé▀é─é±é─ü[é╓é┐éσèGòùé▄é╟é⌐üÖâ}âMâJâZâbâg20110423. They include a 3D model file and......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:06:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-port-8080-on-windows-10-configure-firewall-and-any-other-s.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-port-8080-on-windows-10-configure-firewall-and-any-other-s.htmlI have a Windows 10 computer. I am attempting to get my WAMP web server on the web but have been and continue to be unsuccessful. I believe I narrowed it down to windows though. My Motorola Cable M......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:06:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-file-explorer-working-on-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-file-explorer-working-on-it.htmlDoes anybody know how to get rid of the annoying "Working on it ..." Message in the Windows 10 File Explorer. It stays there (on the right side) for a few seconds to many seconds when opening the ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:38:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-max-memory-size-on-the-new-intel-core-i3-i5-i7-cpu-039-s.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-max-memory-size-on-the-new-intel-core-i3-i5-i7-cpu-039-s.htmlI just noticed in the specs of the new Intel Core i-series processors that there is a "Max Memory Size" that is usually pretty small -- anywhere from 8GB to 24GB. See here: http://ark.intel.com/Pro......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:32:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-if-i-checked-the-box-compress-this-drive-to-save-disk-space-on-an.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-if-i-checked-the-box-compress-this-drive-to-save-disk-space-on-an.htmlI was wondering how it would effect an SSD if this was checked: I was just curious whether it would save my SSD disk space?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-robocopy-logs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-robocopy-logs.htmlI have a robocopy job that is controlled by Windows Task Scheduler to run every 15 minutes to move files from one server to another. According to Windows Task Scheduler, the job is running fine. ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:55:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/running-a-torrent-client-in-a-vm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/running-a-torrent-client-in-a-vm.htmlMy OS and apps are on a SSD, data files are on HDD. Does it make sense to set up up a torrent client in a vm, and configure it to always run via a vpn: the intention is to be able to run torrents ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:54:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-and-find-all-the-files-with-particular-name-using-batch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-and-find-all-the-files-with-particular-name-using-batch.htmlI am running a following command, @echo off cls for /r D:\ %%a in (*) do if "%%~nxa"=="new.txt" set p=%%~dpnxa if defined p ( echo File found its path - %p% pause ) else ( echo File not found ! pa......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:46:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-windows-feature-net-framework-features-in-docker-image.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-windows-feature-net-framework-features-in-docker-image.htmlI'm trying to make a docker image out of a local build environment that uses .NET 3.5. I try enable the feature but get an error. This is my minimalized docker file for reproducing the problem: F......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:45:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-desktop-pc-internet-connection-with-a-connected-windows-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-desktop-pc-internet-connection-with-a-connected-windows-1.htmlI am trying to find the right way to share my w10 pro desktop internet connection with my w10 pro tablet via a USB 3.0 port. The tablet-netbook is an ASUS Transformer Book. I do not want to use et......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:34:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-different-ip-address-between-virtual-machine-and-your-lapto.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-different-ip-address-between-virtual-machine-and-your-lapto.htmlHow to use different ip address between virtual machine and laptop. For laptop, my os is mac. And within my laptop, i run a virtual machine (vbox). The os within vbox is ubuntu 11. Thank you....Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:24:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-list-all-ips-in-the-connected-network-through-terminal-prefe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-list-all-ips-in-the-connected-network-through-terminal-prefe.htmlUsing Ubuntu 10.10 command line, how can I list all IPs connected to my home network? Ideally, it needs to be a CLI command as I will be running it from C++....Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:06:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-use-a-regular-marker-sharpie-etc-to-write-on-a-cd-r-disc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-use-a-regular-marker-sharpie-etc-to-write-on-a-cd-r-disc.htmlIn the past I've used a special CD-R marker to write on CD-R's. But I'm wondering if it's OK to just use a regular felt-tip marker (Sharpie, etc.). (Obviously, a pen that you have to use pressure ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:02:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-an-asus-rt-ac87u-to-extend-range-of-existing-rt-ac87u.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-an-asus-rt-ac87u-to-extend-range-of-existing-rt-ac87u.htmlI have two ASUS RT-AC87U routers. One(alpha) is connected to my Google Fiber modem. The other(bravo) is in another building across the street (110 feet away). I would like to use bravo to exten......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:01:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-share-an-individual-google-chrome-bookmarks-folder-with-someo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-share-an-individual-google-chrome-bookmarks-folder-with-someo.htmlHow do I share an individual Google Chrome Bookmarks folder with someone else? I have a folder full of articles I wish to send to someone one, without opening them up individually and sending each......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:55:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-install-internet-explorer-on-windows-11.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-install-internet-explorer-on-windows-11.htmlIs it possible to run Internet Explorer on Windows 11? Possibly, I need to run the full internet explorer, not just a compatibility mode. Thank you!...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:48:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-a-custom-search-engine-to-firefox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-a-custom-search-engine-to-firefox.htmlIs there a way I can add a custom search URL to the Firefox search bar? e.g. I'd like to provide a URL such as http://blahblah.com?search=%s, where Firefox replaces the %s with the content of the s......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:46:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-remove-the-m-from-my-file-in-sublime-text-3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-remove-the-m-from-my-file-in-sublime-text-3.htmlWhen I do a git diff in my branch I see that line endings have the characters ^M: I want to replace these with Unix line endings before committing my changes. I am using Ubuntu 14.04, git and subl......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:41:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gimp-does-not-delete-section-why-how-to-resolve.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gimp-does-not-delete-section-why-how-to-resolve.htmlI try to delete a selected area from a png picture in GIMP 2.10.24 (using Ubuntu Linux). (I've done that countless times, and it always worked! I don't know what makes the current png different...)......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:40:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-how-to-automatically-format-json-when-opening-the-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-how-to-automatically-format-json-when-opening-the-file.htmlI work with many JSON files. It would be useful to automatically format JSON when opening the file in Notepad++. At the moment, I'm using JSON viewer plugin. I have to select the text and choose Pl......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:02:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-kindle-paperwhite-into-secondary-display.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-kindle-paperwhite-into-secondary-display.htmlCould be interesting if kindle paper white can be used as secondary display to extend the screen . There is a simple browser implemented into kindle that may help. I don't want to jailbreak my kind......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:58:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-access-to-user-appdata-local-folder-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-access-to-user-appdata-local-folder-in-windows-7.htmlWe are building an application for Windows 7 that creates some data files that the user will occasionally want to review and a log file that we might need for support. Our first version is writing......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:47:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-save-changes-after-editing-vi-etc-hosts.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-save-changes-after-editing-vi-etc-hosts.htmlI am doing a Linux installation. I installed the system fine and am trying to change the vi /etc/hosts file. I have edited the file but am not sure how to save it. I have --INSERT-- showing at the ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:46:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/booting-into-uefi-shell-with-qemu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/booting-into-uefi-shell-with-qemu.htmlI've set up an environment in QEMU, but I'm having some troubles booting into the UEFI console. I'm running QEMU v 5.0.1 and am running Ubuntu 16.04 using edk2 for my UEFI environment with MdeModul......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:44:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hyper-v-virtual-switch-not-showing-as-adapter-in-vm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hyper-v-virtual-switch-not-showing-as-adapter-in-vm.htmlI am trying to share the network connection from the host (windows 10 pro) but without any luck. I have created a 'Virtual network switch' to the active wired connection on my Windows 10 PC (an in......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:17:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-understand-which-xorg-conf-d-is-actually-used-by-the-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-understand-which-xorg-conf-d-is-actually-used-by-the-system.htmlIf I run in Ubuntu 17.04 locate xorg.conf.d | grep d$, here is what I get: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d Is it normal to have two folders like these, or is it some side-effect of ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:12:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/public-key-always-asking-for-password-and-keyphrase.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/public-key-always-asking-for-password-and-keyphrase.htmlI am trying to SSH from a NAS to a webserver using a public key. NAS user is 'root' and webserver user is 'backup' I have all permissions set correctly and when I debug the SSH connection I get: (......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:11:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-install-the-powershell-module-for-skypeforbusiness.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-install-the-powershell-module-for-skypeforbusiness.htmlTrying to install the PowerShell module called "SkypeforBusiness" The PowerShell module is installed on the server where Skype is currently running but I want to install the module on a different ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:01:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-the-default-command-line-shell-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-the-default-command-line-shell-in-windows.htmlSuppose I (or any running process) wanted to launch a shell in Windows (7) and issue a command, there are a number of options available. For example, one could: Bring up the start menu, type cmd, ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:50:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/do-i-have-to-initialize-my-new-ssd-before-performing-backup-and-partit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/do-i-have-to-initialize-my-new-ssd-before-performing-backup-and-partit.htmlI bought a new NVME SSD to use as my primary/boot drive. My old SSD is going to still be in my PC and be used as extra storage. I installed the NVME SSD into my PC. It doesn't show up in my file ex......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:48:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/keyboard-numbers-vs-numeric-keypad-keys.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/keyboard-numbers-vs-numeric-keypad-keys.htmlThis is a 2 part question: What is the difference between keyboard numbers and numberpad keys. I understand they must be treated at least slightly differently since shift + 5 on the keypad doesn't......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:46:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/discord-says-your-message-could-not-be-delivered-when-i-try-to-write-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/discord-says-your-message-could-not-be-delivered-when-i-try-to-write-a.htmlI'm having some difficulty sending messages to a server I was invited to. The message I get when I try to write anything is Your message could not be delivered. This is usually because you don't s......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:41:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/nginx-proxy-pass-upstream-replace-with-variables.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/nginx-proxy-pass-upstream-replace-with-variables.htmlmy upstream: upstream upstream_**uba1**_console_f485c00e45256742e2cc641db834b150 { ip_hash; server 192.30.56.172:39443; check interval=2000 rise=1 fall=3 timeout=3000; } upstream ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:26:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-indesign-ctrl-tab-039-ing-can-you-make-it-cycle-in-tab-order-ins.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-indesign-ctrl-tab-039-ing-can-you-make-it-cycle-in-tab-order-ins.htmlIn InDesign, I often want to quckly Ctrl+Tab back and forth between two documents side-by-side (using, of course, Ctrl+Shift+Tab to go the other way). But I might have four documents open, in total......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:21:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/command-line-not-letting-me-type-password-in-putty.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/command-line-not-letting-me-type-password-in-putty.htmlA picture of the screen that I am stuck at: Operating System: Windows 7 Port: 27880 I have been setting up SSH in PuTTY to make my wiki family work, and I have experienced some problems typing the ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:13:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bin-bash-resource-temporarily-unavailable-in-docker-when-running-chrom.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bin-bash-resource-temporarily-unavailable-in-docker-when-running-chrom.htmlI have a Docker container running Redhat: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.2 (Santiago) Host OS is Linux Mint: Linux Mint 19 Tara When I run certain commands in it and Chrome is runnin......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:07:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-install-programs-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-install-programs-on-windows-7.htmlNot sure when this started happening, but I can't seem to install programs anymore on my machine. I ran the Microsoft FixIt tool, which helped people with similar situations, but it didn't find any......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:45:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/set-bootable-flag-on-usb-from-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/set-bootable-flag-on-usb-from-windows.htmlI wanted to install windows 7 on my laptop, so I used Microsoft 's tool to burn the iso but it seems it couldnt set the bootable flag for some reason. I can't retry the process atm, but I have the ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:34:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/printer-not-printing-because-of-wrong-size-paper.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/printer-not-printing-because-of-wrong-size-paper.htmlOur company recently upgraded its "bizhub" Konica Minolta printer to the latest version and this printer has been one hassle after another. Today, I tried to print a normal document and the printer......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:33:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-risks-of-hosting-my-own-website-with-wamp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-risks-of-hosting-my-own-website-with-wamp.htmlI already know everything I should do to, but most of the guides out there just state that opening port 80 is very risky. What are those risks, in practice? I would use WAMP and WordPress, do the......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:14:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-message-all-your-photo-sources-are-hidden-to-show-some-change-your.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-message-all-your-photo-sources-are-hidden-to-show-some-change-your.htmlI cannot display the screen. Maybe because every time I try to open a picture, I get the above message. I saw a "solution" on youtube, but going to settings does not give me and "options" option.......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:05:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-32-bit-task-manager-in-windows-7-64-bit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-32-bit-task-manager-in-windows-7-64-bit.htmlI read in this answer that Windows 7 has two versions of the task manager, one being 64-bit and the other being 32-bit. How do I go about running this 32 bit version of the task manager in Windows......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:04:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-way-to-list-all-existing-repositories-using-git.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-way-to-list-all-existing-repositories-using-git.htmlIn order to clone a git repository one must have the name of the repository. When working with many repositories it can be hard to remember all the different names, so now I'm wondering if there is ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:51:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-systemroot-in-env-path-different-when-ac-elevated.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-systemroot-in-env-path-different-when-ac-elevated.htmlI have a strange behavior with the environment variables at my Windows XP SP3. When I logon as Administrator, the %SystemRoot% strings in PATH are substituted to C:\WINDOWS, the value of the varia......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:47:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/robocopy-what-039-s-the-total-time-to-run-the-copy.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/robocopy-what-039-s-the-total-time-to-run-the-copy.htmlRobocopy shows what seems to be the time it took to do the copy...but it shows two, which of the two is the right one?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:43:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-a-partial-screenshot-when-rdp-ing-on-the-remote-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-a-partial-screenshot-when-rdp-ing-on-the-remote-machine.htmlOk, so the normal way to do what I want to do locally is Win+shift+s. I found these instructions To use Windows keyboard shortcuts, follow these steps: Open Remote Desktop Connection by clicking ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:23:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-word-equations-don-039-t-permit-subscripts-or-superscripts.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-word-equations-don-039-t-permit-subscripts-or-superscripts.htmlI am using Word in MS Office Professional Plus 2016. I am able to create an equation by clicking on the equation icon in the "insert" tab of the ribbon. But once inside the equation box, subscrip......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:10:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-upload-files-via-ftp-on-mac-os.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-upload-files-via-ftp-on-mac-os.htmlI can access, read and download from host via FTP, but can't upload files. I tied to use Transmit (on Mac) and Filezilla also, but no success. Then tried same on a different host and got the same ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:53:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-039-ve-reset-this-pc-in-a-macos-bootcamp-installation-of-windows-and.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-039-ve-reset-this-pc-in-a-macos-bootcamp-installation-of-windows-and.htmlAfter installing Windows 10 on my Macbook via Bootcamp, I've "Reset this PC" while in Windows, and now I'm no longer able to reboot into macOS. I'm not concerned with losing any files on ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:52:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-truecrypt-algorithm-is-the-safest.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-truecrypt-algorithm-is-the-safest.htmlIf performance is of no concern, which TrueCrypt algorithm is the safest to use? AES Serpent Triple DES Twofish AES-Twofish AES-Twofish-Serpent Serpent-AES Serpent-Twofish-AES Twofish-Serpent...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:32:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-an-hdmi-output-to-my-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-an-hdmi-output-to-my-pc.htmlI'm moving, and am going to buy a new HDTV for the apartment. I'm thinking about connecting my self-built PC to the TV. The only thing is that my PC has only one PCIx16 2.0 slot. The card in that s......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:22:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-a-file-truly-read-only-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-a-file-truly-read-only-in-windows-7.htmlIn Linux it is pretty straightforward to give the ownership of a folder and a file within and all their permissions to the root account, then giving users read-only access to the file. This means u......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:16:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-offline-in-disk-management-actually-turn-off-spin-down-the-disk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-offline-in-disk-management-actually-turn-off-spin-down-the-disk.htmlThere is "Offline" menu in Disk Management. If I click that, the disk becomes offline and not accessible. My question is that, does "offline" actually turn off (spin down) the disk for good (until ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:07:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-delete-fwbootmgr-and-system-will-default-to-bootmgr.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-delete-fwbootmgr-and-system-will-default-to-bootmgr.html{Fwbootmgr} skips {bootmgr} I used bcdboot C:\Windows /l en-gb /s B: /f ALL from bootable USB when ASUS K55A - HI5014L magically corrupted boot information when multiple f1-12 keys were pressed at a ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:04:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-last-modified-date-or-time-via-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-last-modified-date-or-time-via-powershell.htmlIs it possible to change a file or folders last modified date/time via PowerShell? I have a folder folder1/ and I want to change the last modified date and time of that folder and it's contents via ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:48:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-this-direct-link-for-office-2019-download-legitimate-and-safe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-this-direct-link-for-office-2019-download-legitimate-and-safe.htmlIs link below official/legitimate direct download link for Office 2019 professional plus? https://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60/media/en-us/ProPlus2019Retail.img...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:31:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-print-to-a-doc-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-print-to-a-doc-file.htmlI've used programs that add a PDF Printer to the print menu allowing me to output my printed document into a PDF document. I'd like to do the same thing but output to a .doc, docx or .rtf format. ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:28:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-directory-are-spooled-print-files-written-to-in-windows-xp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-directory-are-spooled-print-files-written-to-in-windows-xp.htmlI just need to know where the temporary files are written to when a printer is configured to spool before printing....Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:05:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-multi-line-editing-in-atom-editor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-multi-line-editing-in-atom-editor.htmlI've been reading all over and I can't find anything on how to do this in Atom on Windows? And by multi-line editing, I mean being able to expand your cursor across multiple-lines, and being able t......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:58:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/onenote-2013-merging-multiple-pages-or-switching-continuous-viewing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/onenote-2013-merging-multiple-pages-or-switching-continuous-viewing.htmlI'm using OneNote 2013. I have used the 'Print to OneNote' facility to import a bunch of textbooks that I'm working with. At the time I didn't know about the advanced option to import large docum......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:48:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-to-the-windows-update-files-once-the-update-is-applied.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-to-the-windows-update-files-once-the-update-is-applied.htmlAfter watching almost 2 gigabytes of updates being applied to a new system, I'm curious.. Does Windows Update remove or delete the updates it has successfully downloaded and installed, or is that ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:48:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-sed-commands-in-bash.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-sed-commands-in-bash.htmlI have a a file usernames and passwords in JSON format that I want to convert to process. I have used sed in different commands to process it but what I would like to know is how to lump all three ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:46:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-shutdown-restart-from-the-command-line-without-elevation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-shutdown-restart-from-the-command-line-without-elevation.htmlHas something changed in Server 2019? Under Server 2016 I was able to run this command in a non-elevated prompt: shutdown /r /t 0 In Server 2019, however, when I attempt to do so I get: Access is ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:37:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-fuzzy-lookup-company-names-in-the-same-list.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-fuzzy-lookup-company-names-in-the-same-list.htmlI have a list of company names - I've done a lot of cleaning up to get to this list. Some of the company names are slightly different like 2J Antennas, s.r.o. and 2J Antennas USA, Corporation or a......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:25:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-dhcp-and-nat-are-they-mutually-exclu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-dhcp-and-nat-are-they-mutually-exclu.htmlI know this is a rather basic question, but I'm struggling to find sources online to clarify it. As I understand it, in NAT, the router which connects the private network to the public internet ha......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:16:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-isp-in-suriname-does-not-provide-a-public-ip-address-how-can-i-host.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-isp-in-suriname-does-not-provide-a-public-ip-address-how-can-i-host.htmlI'm running a Filemaker Pro application on my Mac mini. Filemaker uses Web Direct to generate a web UI for me - I don't have to do anything about that, and I don't even know how I should do that my......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:10:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/incorrect-result-of-formula-being-displayed-on-excel-worksheet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/incorrect-result-of-formula-being-displayed-on-excel-worksheet.htmlThe formula in the image below in cell D25 is=IF(B25,C25, 0), and the formula is copied to the other cells in that column. This means cells in the D column should take on the value in the C column......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:06:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-backspace-inserts-a-small-box-instead-of-erasing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-backspace-inserts-a-small-box-instead-of-erasing.htmlWhen I press Ctrl+Backspace, sometimes a small square is inserted, instead of the entire word being erased. The problem only happens in some text boxes; in others the shortcut works like it should. ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:41:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-start-explorer-process-using-command-line-vista.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-start-explorer-process-using-command-line-vista.htmlIs there a way to start windows "explorer" process from command line? Because of some problem in my Vista OS, explorer process crashes frequently (i can not see TaskBar after that) but using the o......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:30:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-folders-from-visual-studio-code.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-folders-from-visual-studio-code.htmlHow can I remove folders from Visual Studio Code folder directory?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:26:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-set-custom-page-size-in-mac-printer-driver.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-set-custom-page-size-in-mac-printer-driver.htmlI have a Konica Minolta bizhub printer and it has a bypass tray that can accommodate all sorts of custom paper sizes. But I can't seem to make the Mac Driver reflect that paper size, so when it get......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:05:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-cpu-usage-high-for-explorer-exe-and-dwm-exe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-cpu-usage-high-for-explorer-exe-and-dwm-exe.htmlI'm using Windows 7 Ultimate. I get a problem with two processes: explorer.exe and sometimes dwm.exe. The two processes tend to have a CPU usage between 20-30%. It only occurs when I play games on......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:46:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remotely-close-kill-application-on-ms-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remotely-close-kill-application-on-ms-windows.htmlI wonder is it possible to turn off/kill/close an application on ms windows xp. On linux machine I've alway login by ssh and the use shell command. How it works on windows? Is there any ssh build in ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:17:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-purpose-of-desk-cpl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-purpose-of-desk-cpl.htmlWhat is the purpose of Desk.cpl, when all the parts I see are in different files to this. Control panel is explorer.exe Display properties (title) is a shell32 string The window is probably drawn......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:13:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dell-latitude-e6430-not-booting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dell-latitude-e6430-not-booting.htmlOne morning I woke up and my laptop was not able to turn on. Laptop's fan doesn't make sound, there's no display, power button is lighting and caps lock is flashing. Tried switching RAM, hold power ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:51:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2016-check-spelling-without-checking-grammar.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2016-check-spelling-without-checking-grammar.htmlIn Word 2016, how do I check spelling without checking grammar? I am virtually never interested in checking the grammar of my documents. When I look in the Review pane, I only find the choice Spel......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:51:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-largest-reg-sz-value-that-regedit-can-edit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-largest-reg-sz-value-that-regedit-can-edit.htmlI came across a large string value (REG_SZ) in the Registry and I want to copy it. As I double clicked the value, the textbox was empty. What is the largest REG_SZ value that Regedit can edit in its ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:36:54 -0400