https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usWed, 29 Jul 2026 03:55:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-at-risk-with-switching-to-zsh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-at-risk-with-switching-to-zsh.htmlMost advice for Mac is written assuming you use the Bash shell. If I switch to zsh, how incompatible do I become with current Bash scripts that I have on my system, and advice people on SU give me?......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:52:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-a2dp-profile-and-poor-sound-quality.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-a2dp-profile-and-poor-sound-quality.htmlI bought a YMB-10 module recently. This is a Bluetooth wireless audio receiver you can connect to your stereo to listen to music played from your mobile or laptop etc. I tried to play some music f......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:45:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-lenovo-ideapad-screen-went-dim-by-accident.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-lenovo-ideapad-screen-went-dim-by-accident.htmlI accidentally pressed the wrong key (not sure which) while typing and my laptop's screen went dim. I can't get it to go back to how it was. (I'm using Windows 7 64 bit.) What should I do?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:43:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dynamically-filtering-data-before-importing-from-sql-server-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dynamically-filtering-data-before-importing-from-sql-server-in-excel.htmlI'm trying to figure out whether there is a way to filter the data from an SQL Server connection before it is imported into Excel. The initial import doesn't matter (when the connection is set up),......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:29:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-edit-local-group-policy-objects-via-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-edit-local-group-policy-objects-via-command-line.htmlIs there a way to change or edit certain group policies via command line? We are currently installing a lot of PCs based on an image. After the install is done, certain group policies need to be c......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:16:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-with-gmail-over-imap-is-missing-all-mail-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-with-gmail-over-imap-is-missing-all-mail-folder.htmlWhen I add my Gmail account to Outlook (2013 or 2016), I don't see the All Mail folder. I have found a couple forums suggesting the following steps, but following these steps doesn't solve the p......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:10:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-039-t-access-a-website-without-subdomain-typing-www-before-it-ne.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-039-t-access-a-website-without-subdomain-typing-www-before-it-ne.htmlI think my site has a problem as I can't access it without subdomain - typing "www" before it. the only way I can access it is: www.mysite.com https:// www. mysite. com then it says &quo......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:00:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wireless-network-speed-is-much-slower-than-wired-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wireless-network-speed-is-much-slower-than-wired-network.htmlI have a 100Mbps internet connection at home. When I connect my laptop direct to internet ethernet port, I get around 90-95Mbps download speed on speedtest. When I place a wireless router(Belkin N ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:40:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-initialize-new-user-account-from-command-line-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-initialize-new-user-account-from-command-line-on-windows.htmlI would like to initialize new user account on Windows 10 without login out from admin and login in again to user. Now I create new account with following command: net user "username" &q......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:35:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-the-039-live-039-mic-sound-playing-through-the-speakers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-the-039-live-039-mic-sound-playing-through-the-speakers.htmlI have an old Toshiba Laptop (Satellite 1900-03) running Windows XP. I recently bought a little microphone to plug into the mic port but discovered that the sound is being fed live through the spea......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:19:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/centos-7-control-idle-screen-blanking-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/centos-7-control-idle-screen-blanking-time.htmlOS: CENTOS 7 / Gnome 3 GUI How do I the time that must elapse until the OS thinks that the computer is idle and blanks out the screen? I am aware of the new Settings | Privacy | Screen Lock featu......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:12:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-my-shell-in-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-my-shell-in-mac-os-x.htmlI know I can set "Shells open with" in the Terminal preferences, but I'm curious if there's any system-wide way of setting this (similar to updating /etc/passwd in some Unixes)....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:03:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/no-corestorage-logical-volume-groups-found.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/no-corestorage-logical-volume-groups-found.htmlI ran the following command on my Mac diskutil corestorage revert BE18BCE1-9DEA-494F-84F0-9EFC34AFB9AE And now running diskutil corestorage list Produces No CoreStorage logical volume groups ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:01:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/force-gpg-agent-to-forget-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/force-gpg-agent-to-forget-password.htmlI am using gpg-agent 2.0.17 with gpg 1.4.11 on ubuntu 12.04 and the Enigmail Addon for Thunderbird. When opening an encrypted email, Enigmail invokes gpg-agent with the associated pinentry program ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:50:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-uncorrectable-ecc-errors-critical-to-hdd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-uncorrectable-ecc-errors-critical-to-hdd.htmlA computer runs a bit slow, so I have decided to check SMART of HDD. All values are OK, except of those which relate to ECC errors. I have found on internet that ECC errors happen when HDD firmwar......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:48:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-windows-version-with-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-windows-version-with-command-line.htmlIf I'm in CMD I can use winver I can see my OS version is 20H2 now. But this is GUI result, I want to use command line to make it. If I use ver Microsoft Windows [版本 10.0.19042.868] If I'm in ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:42:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-dropbox-files-using-wget-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-dropbox-files-using-wget-command.htmlSeems I can only download dropbox files using explorer such as chrome and firefox. If I use wget to download, then I would get a file which is in html format. Why? For example you can open this l......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:34:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-cannot-copy-paste-workaround-solution-here.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-cannot-copy-paste-workaround-solution-here.htmlIt seems this is quite a common problem that you cannot copypaste properly in Outlook 2007, and whenever I've checked for solutions, I haven't found any. Common scenarios where you run into this ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:34:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-access-storage-emulated-0-dcim-on-android-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-access-storage-emulated-0-dcim-on-android-device.htmlI recently lost the contents of a micro-SD card and hadn't backed up the contents recently enough. Luckily, I noticed that the pictures I was missing happen to be in /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/.thumb......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:23:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-a-file-039-s-media-created-date-using-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-a-file-039-s-media-created-date-using-powershell.htmlUsing PowerShell, how do I extract the Media Created date attribute value shown here in file explorer? If possible I'd like to do this for all files in a given directory too....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:03:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/export-excel-graphs-as-vector-graphics-files-e-g-svgs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/export-excel-graphs-as-vector-graphics-files-e-g-svgs.htmlHow can I export a graph generated in Excel as an editable vector graphics file, e.g. a SVG? When I right click on a graph in Excel the 'Save as Picture...' option only gives non-vector formats (l......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:01:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/uninstall-node-js.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/uninstall-node-js.htmlA little while ago, I installed Node.js version 0.2.1 using these commands on Mac OSX: ./configure make sudo make install I recently installed Homebrew, so now my preference is to use it to mana......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:58:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-an-ssd-speed-up-an-atom-based-netbook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-an-ssd-speed-up-an-atom-based-netbook.htmlI have an Asus EEE PC 1000H, which I bought for its light weight and great battery life. However, it is painfully slow. Judging by the constant flickering of the HDD light, disk I/O looks like a ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:36:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-registry-key-or-value-via-a-cmd-script.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/delete-registry-key-or-value-via-a-cmd-script.htmlHow do I edit an already-in-production .cmd script file, in order to have the script delete a certain registry key in the Windows registry? Firstly, is this even possible, and secondly (if that's ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:34:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-net-framework-3-5-requires-net-framework-3-5-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-net-framework-3-5-requires-net-framework-3-5-duplicate.htmlI have a Windows 10 machine that doesn't have Internet access. So I downloaded the .NET 3.5 Framework from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=25150 I copied the install......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:20:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-a-program-to-startup-on-boot-for-all-users-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-a-program-to-startup-on-boot-for-all-users-in-windows-10.htmlI have to start some program when the computer boots, for all users, and possibly before the user login. So how and where does I have to put them?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:08:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-dhcp-provide-dns-addresses-when-ip-is-static.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-dhcp-provide-dns-addresses-when-ip-is-static.htmlIn Windows, when I select static IP (instead of DHCP-assigned one) I have to enter the IP address for DNS servers. Is there a way to manually set IP address yet obtain the DNS addresses from the DHCP ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:03:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-039-s-date-format-without-a-year.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-039-s-date-format-without-a-year.htmlI'm putting in employees' birthdays, but they come without years for sensitivity reasons. But when I put the month and day in, Excel automatically adds 2012 as the year! Obviously this is not right......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:54:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/update-features-of-ms-office-2016.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/update-features-of-ms-office-2016.htmlWe have installed MS Office 2016 using the MSI installer. Our WSUS server currently just provides important and security updates, but we now noticed that some issues we have with the product were f......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:49:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-up-multiple-websites-on-a-server-with-one-static-ip.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-up-multiple-websites-on-a-server-with-one-static-ip.htmlI have a server which has one static IP address (let's say it's x.x.x.x). How can I set up multiple websites on this server? What I can think of is creating multiple website and publish them through ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:33:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2010-add-document-as-appendix-to-another-document.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2010-add-document-as-appendix-to-another-document.htmlI'm working on a large Word document in Word 2010. I need to include an entire document as an appendix, including title page, it's own table of contents, original line numbering, etc. The the main ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:31:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-see-a-list-of-recently-connected-bluetooth-devices.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-see-a-list-of-recently-connected-bluetooth-devices.htmlIs there a way that I can see when a Bluetooth device was last connected to my Windows 10 laptop?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:30:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-windows-xp-32bit-to-windows-7-64-bit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-windows-xp-32bit-to-windows-7-64-bit.htmlIve got a computer with windows XP 32bit installed on it and I want to upgrade/clean install it to Windows 7 64bit. I've tried the following: booting from the CD booting from USB I changed the ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:23:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/no-option-to-burn-iso-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/no-option-to-burn-iso-on-windows-7.htmlFrom what I hear, Windows 7 is able to burn ISO files natively. I should be able to right-click on a given ISO and choose "Burn disk image", but I do not have that option on any ISO I try. I am ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:22:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-be-sure-that-my-psu-is-faulty-in-my-situation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-be-sure-that-my-psu-is-faulty-in-my-situation.htmlYesterday, my computer would not boot anymore and I could not hear the normal beep. Inside the fans seemed to move slower than usual, the cpu fan barely working. And sometimes when pressing the power ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:16:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-ssh-connections-to-the-same-system-is-it-possible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-ssh-connections-to-the-same-system-is-it-possible.htmlI have a linux computer acting as a server which can accept incoming SSH connections. Is it possible to reliably connect multiple devices at the same time, such as my phone and laptop, as well as ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:54:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-of-icmp-packets-tcp-or-udp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-of-icmp-packets-tcp-or-udp.htmlThe ping packet is a type of ICMP packet. Is there any relation between ICMP with TCP? In other words, can we guarantee their arrival in the network? I want to know if ICMP packets in the network a......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:53:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-list-users-and-groups-with-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-list-users-and-groups-with-powershell.htmlHow can I list local groups? PS C:\Users\thufir> PS C:\Users\thufir> Get-WMIObject win32_operatingsystem SystemDirectory : C:\WINDOWS\system32 Organization : Microsoft BuildNumber : ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:51:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/am-i-being-double-natted.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/am-i-being-double-natted.htmlWhen I try to port forward on my router, nothing gets through making me think I am double natted? when I go to www.whatismyip.com I see the public ip referenced below but when I do a tracert, it s......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:43:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dealing-with-whitespace-in-grep.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dealing-with-whitespace-in-grep.htmlI'm trying to figure out how to deal with whitespace in grep. How do I tell grep to find strings containing whitespace or tabs? The manual tells me nothing. \s seems to work for whitespace, and \S ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:41:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-process-name-from-it-039-s-own-description.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-process-name-from-it-039-s-own-description.htmlHow can I get the process name from computer memory by using loop depending on the process description ? Example: My program name is "dev.exe" in memory and its description is "a tool for helping......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:26:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/practical-ocr-solution-for-converting-a-large-book-to-a-digital-format.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/practical-ocr-solution-for-converting-a-large-book-to-a-digital-format.htmlI was over by my grandparent's place this past weekend. My grandmother pulled out this giant (~1400 page) book of her family history going back to 1630 or so. Giant nerd that I am, I thought it wou......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:24:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-where-is-the-windows-calculator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-where-is-the-windows-calculator.htmlI am trying to create a shortcut for the windows 10 default calculator. I have tried to use open file location from the task explorer but it won't let me access the location....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:19:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/deluge-not-connecting-to-trackers-sometimes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/deluge-not-connecting-to-trackers-sometimes.htmlNot really sure how to diagnose this problem. I'm using deluge running on a seedbox (I guess they call it), and deluge gui on a laptop. A torrent has been added to deluge that doesn't seem to be ab......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:18:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-find-a-usb-c-hub-with-multiple-usb-c-ports-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-find-a-usb-c-hub-with-multiple-usb-c-ports-closed.htmlMy computer only has one USB-C port and I want to connect multiple USB-C devices to it. I have trawled through Amazon but am amazed that I cannot find a single one. There are many hubs that have U......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:11:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-back-to-firefox-039-old-style-of-tabs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-back-to-firefox-039-old-style-of-tabs.htmlThe recent update (89 I think) causes all tabs to render in the same continuous shading, which makes it somehow more difficult to spot each tab's start and end (regardless of the favicon, I'm sorry, ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:54:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/add-options-to-right-click-menu-of-mac-finder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/add-options-to-right-click-menu-of-mac-finder.htmlIn Mac's finder, I want to right click on a file and hit one letter to automatically open the file in an editor (regardless of file extension). For example, currently in Finder, I can right click a......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:12:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-horizontal-split-that-takes-full-width-of-the-window-in-vi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-horizontal-split-that-takes-full-width-of-the-window-in-vi.htmlI'm opening terminal in most of my project. I want to open the terminal in full width when there is already a vertical split in the window. It would be awesome If it can work with Nerdtree so It do......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:08:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-for-a-file-in-war-ear-and-jar-files-recursively-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-for-a-file-in-war-ear-and-jar-files-recursively-in-linux.htmlI need to search for a file (logo.png), in a folder that contains war, ear, and jar archive files. Can anyone help me with the command?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:45:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/questions-tagged-xbox-game-dvr.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/questions-tagged-xbox-game-dvr.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:45:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/apply-autounattend-xml-after-deploying-image-with-dism.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/apply-autounattend-xml-after-deploying-image-with-dism.htmlI am looking for a way to apply an autounattend.xml/unattend.xml after the image has been deployed with Dism to bypass OOBE: I have deployed a Windows image with Dism, adding the autoattend.xml to ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:43:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-win-v-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-win-v-on-windows.htmlI've been using Win+V for a long time with PureText. My Windows version is 1809 (OS Build 17763.439) Now all of a sudden windows has stolen the shortcut for its own clipboard history. Window show......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:35:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-slows-down-when-plugged-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-slows-down-when-plugged-in.htmlRecently, whenever I plug in my laptop, the CPU slows down severely. Also, it isn't charging, as it says "plugged in, not charging". The CPU drops from 2200 Mhz, to 500 Mhz. I've changed the advanced ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:29:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-outlook-out-of-office-reply-go-to-mailing-lists.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-outlook-out-of-office-reply-go-to-mailing-lists.htmlI subscribe to mailing lists, and have rules that route them to folders under my inbox. Will setting up an out-of-office auto-reply send a message to the public list for every incoming message?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:10:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gmail-label-like-behavior-for-outlook-mail-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gmail-label-like-behavior-for-outlook-mail-folder.htmlAt work, I have to use mail via Outlook. I'm not fond of the way my Outlook mail can only be reside in one folder. I miss Gmail lable a lot while using Outlook. Is there any way to turn Outlook fo......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:08:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-how-can-i-jump-to-end-of-file-with-a-new-line-appended.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-how-can-i-jump-to-end-of-file-with-a-new-line-appended.htmlHere's an answer I want about 5 times a day. In vi, the command to go to the end of the file is G. But that always leaves me at the start of the last line of the file, if files don't have a blan......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:47:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/python3-7-bad-interpreter-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/python3-7-bad-interpreter-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlI installed Python, pip3, and virtualenv as in this guide for TensorFlow: brew install python pip3 install -U virtualenv Then I was able to create a virtual environment with: virtualenv --system......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:42:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/openoffice-org-mouse-wheel-one-row-at-a-time-possible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/openoffice-org-mouse-wheel-one-row-at-a-time-possible.htmlI noticed this in Excel, now in OpenOffice.org calc. One small change in mouse wheel leads to 3 rows (line) change. Is it possible to change in Calc OR/AND in Excel? EDIT: Yes, I know about system......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:29:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-display-settings-could-not-be-saved-preventing-multiple-mon.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-display-settings-could-not-be-saved-preventing-multiple-mon.htmlI've had a three monitor setup for more than a month now. Once I get it initially working, it is quite reliable. It seems that every time I need to reboot my computer for one reason or another all ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:29:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-around-a-can-not-verify-rule-set-jar-error-when-accessin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-around-a-can-not-verify-rule-set-jar-error-when-accessin.htmlI keep encountering the following error when attempting to visit a website. What would be the best way to get around it? From what I've read online it looks like the recommendation is to import thi......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:03:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-gives-illegal-byte-sequence-error-when-trying-to-replace-a-charact.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-gives-illegal-byte-sequence-error-when-trying-to-replace-a-charact.htmlI am using the “Terminal” in Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and I am trying to delete all occurrences of a from a file, by using sed: sed 's/a//g' file Which gives me the following error: sed: RE err......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:59:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-backup-and-emulate-an-usb-stick-e-g-including-its-se.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-backup-and-emulate-an-usb-stick-e-g-including-its-se.htmlI have a notsocheap software here sitting on a really cheap usb stick and I don't really trust this stick especially because it's in every days use an many changing machines. The software on the st......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:37:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-some-torrent-files-are-split-into-many-small-rar-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-some-torrent-files-are-split-into-many-small-rar-files.htmlWhy some torrent files are split into many small rar files? Does this improve the download speed? Or is it better for the trackers? What's the rationale behind this?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:35:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-download-scanning-protection-of-new-chrome-17.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-download-scanning-protection-of-new-chrome-17.htmlIn recent update of Google Chrome internet browser (in stable channel), there is a new security/privacy option: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/02/faster-browsing-safer-downloading.html In add......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:33:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-align-text-boxes-in-a-straight-line-in-m-s-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-align-text-boxes-in-a-straight-line-in-m-s-word.htmlSuppose I have five text boxes(Insert > Text > TextBox > Draw a Text Box) in word document. Suppose there is a line on the page. Each box should be on that line. So these boxes look like t......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:26:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-to-load-failed-to-load-module-canberra-gtk-module-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-to-load-failed-to-load-module-canberra-gtk-module-039.htmlI am trying to follow this question so as to find out how to prevent my terminal from telling me every time I open a PDF that I have failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module", however a......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:25:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/d-drive-partition-of-ssd-not-showing-up-in-windows-10-shows-as-unnamed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/d-drive-partition-of-ssd-not-showing-up-in-windows-10-shows-as-unnamed.htmlI am using an Inland 1TB SSD that I have slotted into my motherboard, which is an ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi). As a part of my Windows 10 install, I created a partition for Windows, wanting t......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:21:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-get-the-bonjour-service-name-from-a-single-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-get-the-bonjour-service-name-from-a-single-device.htmlI have two types of device that I want to machine over Ethernet to a host. I want to know which of those two device types is connected. Both devices use Avahi/Bonjour and have what they call a "Bo......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:20:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-a-micro-sd-card-inside-a-usb-2-0-adapter-that-is-not-workin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-a-micro-sd-card-inside-a-usb-2-0-adapter-that-is-not-workin.htmlI have a Micro SD card inside a USB 2.0 adapter that is not working.  I have tried a few different methods to fix my flash drive with no results. The micro SD card is 32 GB inserted into a USB 2.0 ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:07:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/output-list-of-user-039-s-groups.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/output-list-of-user-039-s-groups.htmlWhile easy on Linux, not as easy on Windows from what I've been able to gather so far. I've found the command that kinda does what I want which is: net user username /domain However I wish to str......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:06:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-video-overdrive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-video-overdrive.htmlMy monitor's on screen menu has some mysterious settings, one being "Video Overdrive". I tried it, but saw no obvious difference. What is it? The monitor is an HP ZR24w. However, the term seems......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:03:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-benefit-of-specifying-a-branch-for-a-submodule.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-benefit-of-specifying-a-branch-for-a-submodule.htmlReading the documentation of the git submodule command I found out that you can specify a branch for a submodule using git submodule set-branch -branch <branch name> -- <submodule path>......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:01:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/printing-only-dates-in-ms-project-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/printing-only-dates-in-ms-project-2010.htmlIs it possible to print only the days, start and completion dates in MS Project, omitting the Gantt chart? I'm trying to print all tasks on a neat single page, but the Gantt chart messes up the la......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:53:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-ping-windows-10-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-ping-windows-10-pc.htmlWhile trying to solve a more complicated networking problem, I noticed that for some reason I was getting no response to a ping from my Windows 10 computer. I read that it might be a problem with the ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:46:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-autosuggestions-get-next-previous-suggestion.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-autosuggestions-get-next-previous-suggestion.htmlWhen using zsh-autosuggestions, is it possible to see more than one suggestion by rolling to the next/previous suggestion? i.e. if I type: ls I might get ls -l as a suggestion - is there a keyboard ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:22:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-easiest-way-to-save-a-gifv-as-a-simple-gif.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-easiest-way-to-save-a-gifv-as-a-simple-gif.htmlUsually I open the context menu right clicking on the image. Now theres no option for "save image as", just options for the WEBM/MP4 format....Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:20:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ftp-server-hanging-when-using-ls-command-consider-using-pasv.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ftp-server-hanging-when-using-ls-command-consider-using-pasv.htmlI'm trying to use "ls" command on a anonymous FTP session, but when I'm typing the "ls" command I get: 200 PORT command successfull. Consider using PASV. And it hangs like this (no return to th......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:18:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cygwin-cygdrive-paths-and-windows-command-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cygwin-cygdrive-paths-and-windows-command-prompt.htmlI'm having a weird issue with cygwin acting inconsistently between installations, specifically scp. I have c:\cygwin\bin in my Windows PATH in both cases. When I run the following command from a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:18:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-in-an-excel-reference-mean.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-in-an-excel-reference-mean.htmlI'm learning how to use Excel by fire. I have been given a spreadsheet. In that spreadsheet is a formula that looks like this: =(($J$1 + $L$2)*$D$5 I'm not familiar with that syntax. Is that the ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:06:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-motherboard-affect-internet-speed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-motherboard-affect-internet-speed.htmlIn a conversation with our ISP today, I decided to upgrade our 50mbps connection to 150mbps. However, the ISP representative warned me that the age of our motherboards may limit our service to 100m......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:59:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-open-the-terminal-on-an-imac-g3-mac-os-8-5.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-open-the-terminal-on-an-imac-g3-mac-os-8-5.htmlIs there even a Terminal? I can't seem to find one anywhere in Applications or Utilities....Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:56:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/force-unmount-of-a-device-how-to.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/force-unmount-of-a-device-how-to.htmlI've mounted a block device (internal hard disk) to say ~/HD, and I'm trying, ~# umount ~/HD It answers, umount: device is busy. Now I kill all processes manually by examining ~# fuser -m ~/HD......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:53:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hidpi-support-with-wine-applications-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hidpi-support-with-wine-applications-closed.htmlI'm thinking of buying an HP Spectre x360 13" laptop with QHD display and installing Mint on it and using Wine to run some Windows apps. I was wondering if anyone had experience with Wine's support......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:41:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/selecting-text-in-tmux-copy-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/selecting-text-in-tmux-copy-mode.htmlI run Tmux in Vi mode. Vi-like navigation in copy mode works fine. However, I can't select any text. Neither v nor V switches to Vi-like text selecting mode. What am I missing? By the way, is it ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:11:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wrong-value-from-atan2-function-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wrong-value-from-atan2-function-in-excel.htmlI am trying to calculate the angle between two latitudes and longitudes but I am getting wrong result of atan2(X,Y) when used on Excel. β = atan2(X,Y) = atan2(0.05967668696, -0.00681261948) It sh......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:03:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-how-to-set-default-color-on-search-based-syntax-highlighting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-how-to-set-default-color-on-search-based-syntax-highlighting.htmlCurrently my /etc/vimrc file is set to the following: ( if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running") syntax on set hlsearch endif filetype plugin on if &term=="xterm" set t_Co=8 set t_Sb=^[[......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:00:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/junk-mail-folder-missing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/junk-mail-folder-missing.htmlAlthough you may wonder why I would miss it, I can't see my Junk E-Mail folder in Outlook 2013. If I sign in to my account through Outlook Web Access I can see that it is present and has a number of ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:59:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-use-start-over-call-when-using-batch-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-use-start-over-call-when-using-batch-files.htmlIt appears that I can use either start or call to execute batch files however am unsure why you would use one over the other. What are the benefits?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:38:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/node-gyp-error-on-running-npm-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/node-gyp-error-on-running-npm-install.htmlError on running npm install C:\cygwin64\home\kjeeva\ANSYSDev\Licensing194\LicensingPortal\node_modules\strong-ursa>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_module......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:34:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/scan-to-email-functionality-on-hp-printers-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/scan-to-email-functionality-on-hp-printers-not-working.htmlAt my work, we have several networked HP printers that employees use to scan documents to email via a document feeder. This morning when I arrived to work, a co-worker told me that he couldn't get......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:23:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/a-drawing-tablet-combined-with-a-dual-monitor-system-issue.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/a-drawing-tablet-combined-with-a-dual-monitor-system-issue.htmlI have an Aiptek Media Tablet which I've used on my old computer for creating digital art. For about a month now, I also have a new Quad-core Windows Vista 64-bits system with plenty of disk space ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:22:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/your-webcam-is-currently-being-used-by-another-application.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/your-webcam-is-currently-being-used-by-another-application.htmlMy Goal I am trying to use a webcam for my Windows 10 x64 Desktop. However, when I try to use a program that uses a webcam, such as Skype, I get the message "Your webcam is currently being used by ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:20:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/after-performing-a-platter-swap-hard-drive-repair-it-seems-like-the-is.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/after-performing-a-platter-swap-hard-drive-repair-it-seems-like-the-is.htmlThis question isn't mainly about recovering the data. I just don't understand how to interpret my observations. Initial situation: So I have this old 320 GB 2.5" hard drive which wouldn't get ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:14:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-format-of-a-date-in-a-pivot-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-format-of-a-date-in-a-pivot-table.htmlI'm having an issue in my pivot table (Excel 2016). My source data contains actual dates (generated with EOMONTH function), in a standard YYYY-MM-DD format: However, my pivot table is showing a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:02:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-a-graphics-card-supports-two-monitors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-a-graphics-card-supports-two-monitors.htmlI am looking for a quiet, low-power, budget video card that supports two 24" monitors (1900 x 1280?) for a Windows XP system (PCI and PCIe slots). In particular, I find it hard to tell whether a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:53:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-how-to-run-python-script-on-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-how-to-run-python-script-on-startup.htmlLinux Ubuntu 14.04 Have a script in ~/app/serve.py Need to run it in this folder. In shell I may do > cd ~/app && python serve.py and it runs a server Need to run it on servers boot in ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:33:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-using-plink-to-localhost-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-using-plink-to-localhost-on-windows.htmlCurrently im using following command (in cmd) to tunnel using PuTTY, and its working fine: putty.exe mylinuxuser@10.24.0.5 -P 22 -L 10.24.0.200:2022:localhost:22 10.24.0.5 = my application server (...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:30:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-off-laptop-039-s-fan-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-off-laptop-039-s-fan-in-windows-10.htmlMy Lenovo laptop used to turn off its fan in Windows 7, this would save a lot of energy and battery would last maybe about 2 times more. After upgrading to Windows 10 however it never turns off. I ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:12:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-the-equivalent-of-apachectl-configtest-with-apache-for-win.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-the-equivalent-of-apachectl-configtest-with-apache-for-win.htmlI am puzzled that I am unable to find the answer anywhere. I have Apache 2.2 for Windows installed on my laptop. This enables server-side includes to function when I work on my sites - even when ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:11:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-all-my-excel-2016-files-open-to-the-size-of-a-postage-stamp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-all-my-excel-2016-files-open-to-the-size-of-a-postage-stamp.htmlThe start of each day all my Excel files open very small. After I maximize them, they will open and close just fine for the rest of the day. But the next day they all open small again. Here are some ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:05:01 -0400