https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSun, 26 Jul 2026 03:51:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-print-everything-before-a-match.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-print-everything-before-a-match.htmlAfter I run hostname I get the FQDN like so: $ hostname foo.mydomain.xyz I'd like to only get the short name foo so I can store it as a variable in a script. I've tried some ways with awk by mat......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:48:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-word-is-adding-extra-space-between-words-as-i-type.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-word-is-adding-extra-space-between-words-as-i-type.htmlWord is adding space between words as I type. Here is the layout of my document: It simply consists of two pages with the first page being vertically aligned at the center. In order to allow for a ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:38:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-gedcom-files-produced-by-family-tree-maker-to-pdf.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-gedcom-files-produced-by-family-tree-maker-to-pdf.htmlIs there a program that will allow me to convert Gedcom files to jpeg or pdf? Using a family history program (Family Tree Maker version 9) I have produced the Gedcom file but can't find a way to ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:33:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-a-computer-from-becoming-dusty-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-a-computer-from-becoming-dusty-closed.htmlWhat are your best tips and tricks for keeping your computer from getting dusty? Do you use fans made especially to keep out dust (and do they work?) Do you clean obsessively around your computer to ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:16:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/abnormally-high-memory-usage-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/abnormally-high-memory-usage-on-windows-10.htmlI finished building my first computer and I've had this problem for about 2 months now. I first noticed the high memory usage when I tried playing GTA V. I have 8GB of RAM. I would launch GTA V thr......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:52:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/javaw-is-an-unrecognized-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/javaw-is-an-unrecognized-command.htmlI'm using some Open University software, SB-BASE, that as far as I understand has been written in Java, but the batch file will not run and returns an error stating the "javaw" command is not recog......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:04:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-highlight-colours.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-highlight-colours.htmlI like the highlighting feature in notepad++, but when using certain themes that default purple and yellow make the text unreadable, and it seems I cannot change it through style configurator. Does ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:55:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-slots-are-proper-to-install-2x8gb-of-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-slots-are-proper-to-install-2x8gb-of-ram.htmlTake a look at the image from the manual of the motherbors (Asus h87-e). Am I supposed to install 2x8GB RAM modules into A1&A2 or into A1&B1? Thanks!...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:45:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/stacked-waterfall-chart-with-positive-and-negative-values-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/stacked-waterfall-chart-with-positive-and-negative-values-in-excel.htmlI am trying to create a stacked waterfall chart in Excel that behaves this way when there are positive and negative values: (taken from here: https://peltiertech.com/charts-for-excel/split-bar-wat......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:39:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/troubleshooting-a-win10-bluescreen-with-no-dump-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/troubleshooting-a-win10-bluescreen-with-no-dump-file.htmlThis just started happening a few days ago. The computer briefly pulls up a screen saying it encountered a problem and needs to restart, and then it restarts. I can't read a dump file because &quot......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:37:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-execute-process-in-background.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-execute-process-in-background.htmlI would like to run a process in the background in Vim on Mac OS X (or Unix in general). I would hope and expect the following, or some variant, to accomplish this: execute "!my_command &" o......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:36:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fit-a-polynomial-trendline-such-that-only-the-leading-two-coeff.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fit-a-polynomial-trendline-such-that-only-the-leading-two-coeff.htmlI have data on the displacement of an object over time and a cubic trendline fits it very well. I know that the initial displacement is 0 so I can tick the "set intercept" box. However, I also kno......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:35:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-profiles-in-chrome-all-synced-with-one-google-account.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-profiles-in-chrome-all-synced-with-one-google-account.htmlI essentially want to have different environments set up such as a profile for general browsing with personal bookmarks, a work profile, and one profile for every clients websites I work on. The ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:23:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-convert-a-list-of-names-directly-into-a-pie-chart-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-convert-a-list-of-names-directly-into-a-pie-chart-in-excel.htmlI've asked a group of 50 students who their favourite teacher was. The survey has exported the data and I've sorted it, so the list is now something like: Abrams Abrams Butler Cromwell Cromwe......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:19:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-remove-philips-231p-monitor-smartimage-overlay.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-remove-philips-231p-monitor-smartimage-overlay.htmlI have a Philips Brilliance 231PQPYK IPS LED monitor connected to my desktop. It's worked fine for the past 2.5 years, but all of a sudden yesterday it gave me this strange SmartImage overlay with ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:50:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-windows-command-line-in-windows-task-scheduler-without-opening-a-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-windows-command-line-in-windows-task-scheduler-without-opening-a-c.htmlI set up a windows task schedule to run every 5 minutes. The task start the cmd.exe program and runs a command. The problem is that every 5 minutes a cmd window is opened and its annoying. Is there......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:38:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-edge-dark-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-edge-dark-mode.htmlI know there is now this setting in Microsoft Edge: edge://flags/#enable-force-dark https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/143927-enable-disable-dark-mode-websites-microsoft-edge-chromium.html You can ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:37:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/etc-rc-d-what-does-rc-stand-for-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/etc-rc-d-what-does-rc-stand-for-duplicate.htmlDo anybody have idea about full form of rc.d at? /etc/rc.d It contain scripts to is used to control the starting, stopping and restarting of daemons. But what exactly meaning of rc here, do an......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:33:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-6-0-stopped-working-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-6-0-stopped-working-on-windows-10.htmlStarting fails with this message: Unable to continue because of a hardware or system error. Sorry, but this error is unrecoverable....Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:32:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dosfsck-how-long-does-it-take-to-repair-a-32gb-fat-filesystem-on-a-usb.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dosfsck-how-long-does-it-take-to-repair-a-32gb-fat-filesystem-on-a-usb.htmlI have a 32 GB USB stick with totally corrupted filesystem and a laptop with Ubuntu. I have run the command dosfsck -w -r -l -a -v -t /dev/sdb1 16 days ago and it is still running. It has been usi......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:26:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-downloads-virus-scan-failed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-downloads-virus-scan-failed.htmlChrome just recently updated (Version 24.0.1312.57) and I can't download files no more. I think the latter is the result of the former. Internet Explorer (8) has no problems. OS: Windows XP SP 3. ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:26:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-hyper-v-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-hyper-v-on-windows-10.htmlYes, I know there are already many questions about how to disable hyper-v in windows 10 but none of them seem to work for me. What I tried so far but without success: Disable-Windows-OptionalFeat......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:03:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-update-failure-2021-05-version-20h2-kb5003173.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-update-failure-2021-05-version-20h2-kb5003173.htmlI am updating my Windows 10 PC to v20H2 and it's stuck at 20%, stating it cannot be installed due to error 0x800f0831: CBS Log: Info CBS Store corruption, manifest missing for package: Windows-...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-print-microsoft-word-039-s-gridlines.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-print-microsoft-word-039-s-gridlines.htmlI am trying to print gridlines in Microsoft Word. The gridlines are shown in the document, but I can't print them. They become invisible when print them. Here is what I am trying to print: If I ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:53:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-appearance-changed-new-theme-seems-broken.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-appearance-changed-new-theme-seems-broken.htmlYesterday I got a report that Excel 2019 changed appearance. The green title bar is not there, the icons in the top left changed, the quick access toolbar got turned off, and the ribbon has padding......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:40:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-freeware-for-remote-access-via-web-browser-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-freeware-for-remote-access-via-web-browser-closed.htmlI have a PC at home which I want to access from a web browser at school. I looked for many software solutions but they had at least one of the following problems: Not free Need to install client ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:27:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-split-table-vertically-in-ms-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-split-table-vertically-in-ms-word.htmlI want to create a table with 4 columns and many rows in MS Word 2013. I want to split the table vertically into 4 tables close to each other (e.g. 10 mm distance to each other). I saw some tutoria......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:20:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-spotlight-search-in-time-machine-backup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-spotlight-search-in-time-machine-backup.htmlI'm running Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and am trying to disable Spotlight indexing on my Time Machine hard drive, as the mds and mdworker processes are running wildly through all day at 15-60% of CPU... W......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:18:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-local-disk-and-new-volume.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-local-disk-and-new-volume.htmlWe have a product ,while doing some operation we found this error "Logical disk 'C:' was not found" . When i checked my "C" folder i saw its named as 'New Volume (C:)' , but when i changed to 'Loca......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:06:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-decode-hexadecimal-to-text-ascii-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-decode-hexadecimal-to-text-ascii-closed.htmlHow can I decode hexadecimal to text (ASCII)?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:05:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/fix-gtx-690-missing-dual-gpu-3d-not-detected-vga-pci-driver-issue-wind.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/fix-gtx-690-missing-dual-gpu-3d-not-detected-vga-pci-driver-issue-wind.htmlSTORY/TRIES (See Updates 3 for FIX) I bought a GTX 690 (Dual-GPU), used, and it worked flawlessly until the last few days; story: I tried to install Windows Driver Kit at the same time I was creati......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:50:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-conditionally-add-flags-to-curl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-conditionally-add-flags-to-curl.htmlI'm trying to conditionally add a header to a curl command. This is my initial attempt: # Set Auth Header if [ $IS_PUBLIC == 0 ]; then AUTH_HEADER="-H 'authorization: Bearer $TOKEN'" fi......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:50:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/importing-ip-ranges-list-as-a-text-file-in-angry-ip-scanner.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/importing-ip-ranges-list-as-a-text-file-in-angry-ip-scanner.htmli don't know how to correctly import ip ranges in a text file for angry ip scanner.i did copy the ip ranges from some website and import them in a .txt file like 45.5.0.0-45.5.3.255 45.5.15.0-45.5......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:39:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-mirror-duplicate-mouse-events-on-both-halves-of-my-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-mirror-duplicate-mouse-events-on-both-halves-of-my-screen.htmlIf I have two identical applications side-by-side on my desktop, is there software that exists that will mimic what I do on the left half on the right? Basically, if my screen is 1000x1000 and a cl......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:33:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-the-2-after-the-ssid-on-windows-8-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-the-2-after-the-ssid-on-windows-8-0.htmlI am using Windows 8.0. When I am connected to my wireless router, I see "[SSID] 2" when I hover over the network icon in the desktop tray. I have used netsh wlan delete profile name="[SSID]" to no......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:12:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-cpu-fan-speed-of-3590-rpms-normal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-cpu-fan-speed-of-3590-rpms-normal.htmlAnt pointed me to SpeedFan in this stackoverflow question. I downloaded SpeedFan and it reports that my CPU temperature peaks at about 73C which seems to be normal according to this chart (althoug......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:02:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-the-wechat-chat-logs-stored.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-the-wechat-chat-logs-stored.htmlI'd like to back up my WeChat chat logs, so I tried backing the chat logs up to my computer using the OS X WeChat application. It backed up successfully, but I can't find the chat logs anywhere. I ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:52:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-standard-timeout.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-standard-timeout.htmlWhat is the standard (out of the box) timeout for Chrome? How do I change the timeout settings and have a different timeout for developers and a standard users of my service?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:43:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-how-healthy-my-psu-is.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-how-healthy-my-psu-is.htmlSimple enough question, I have a hunch that my PSU isn't powerful enough based on a couple of clues: One of my screens flickers, and I read on a couple of websites that this could be caused by the ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:43:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-on-my-computer-folder-on-my-mac-and-where-is-local-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-on-my-computer-folder-on-my-mac-and-where-is-local-folder.htmlI just installed Outlook 2011 on my Mac, and I like the look and feel, but find it hard to get around the basics, so I have a couple questions. Where is the "On My Computer" folder or file on my l......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:38:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-downmix-5-1-sound-to-stereo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-downmix-5-1-sound-to-stereo.htmlI usually watching Blu-Rays with PowerDVD 16. For some time now, instead of a monitor and a 5.1 sound system I used before, I use a television via HDMI now. The television only has Stereo. When I ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:38:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/proper-way-to-start-xvfb-on-startup-on-centos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/proper-way-to-start-xvfb-on-startup-on-centos.htmlI'm following this tutorial, and I want to know the equivalent centos-version of this ubuntu-specific step: You may receive a few warnings regarding fonts and such, but it’ll still work despite th......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:02:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/always-use-set-paste-is-it-a-good-idea.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/always-use-set-paste-is-it-a-good-idea.htmlIn a terminal vim, pasting clipboard data often messes up the code indent. I just knew if I uses :set paste the indent is not broken. Though, after pasting data, should I do :set nopaste again? Wha......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:54:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-connect-a-sata-disk-on-a-sas-connector-on-the-motherboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-connect-a-sata-disk-on-a-sas-connector-on-the-motherboard.htmlI have a motherboard with a lot of SAS connectors. The motherboard manual specifies that: these connectors are for the SAS signal cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s of data ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:39:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-up-a-chromecast-without-logging-in-to-google-home.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-up-a-chromecast-without-logging-in-to-google-home.htmlI have a Chromecast audio and the Google Home app now requires location access and for you to log in. I don't want to give it either, and therefore it does not help me set up the device. There is......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:39:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-it-mean-to-have-a-posix-compliant-operating-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-it-mean-to-have-a-posix-compliant-operating-system.htmlWhat does it mean if the operating system is said to be POSIX-compliant?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:28:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-connect-to-host-localhost-port-22-connection-refused.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-connect-to-host-localhost-port-22-connection-refused.htmlIn debian kali I tried to connect ssh and getting the following error : SSH: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused Background : I was trying to connect ssh in debian, I am using ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:27:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-laptop-039-s-fan-is-buzzing-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-laptop-039-s-fan-is-buzzing-duplicate.htmlMy laptop's fan is making a loud sound similar to buzzing and even vibrates. Could someone tell me if I just have to clean the dust inside the laptop box or I have to take it to a specialist?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:22:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/if-and-statement-with-index-matching.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/if-and-statement-with-index-matching.htmlSo I had a very long nested-if statement, and the last nested-IF was an IF/AND statement with index matching. The formula worked fine (or so I thought), until a few weeks later when I needed to add ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:17:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-desktop-background-how-to-have-system-info-displayed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-desktop-background-how-to-have-system-info-displayed.htmlSome Windows machines can be configured with a desktop background that will query the local system for its hardware configuration, OS, configuration, statistics, etc. What program do you need to i......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:06:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-turn-off-039-mouse-keys-enabled-on-sign-in-039-setting-in-wi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-turn-off-039-mouse-keys-enabled-on-sign-in-039-setting-in-wi.htmlIn Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center\Change sign-in settings, the After Sign-in setting for Mouse Keys will not persist when I try to uncheck it. I can go to that page, un......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:56:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-chkdsk-on-windows-xp-when-xp-won-039-t-start.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-chkdsk-on-windows-xp-when-xp-won-039-t-start.htmlMy Gateway running Windows XP attempts to start Windows, but then restarts and won't ever finish loading Windows. I'd like to run CHKDSK to see if its a bad sector. However, since it can't load Wi......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:55:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-dd-conv-sync-noerror-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-dd-conv-sync-noerror-do.htmlWhat's the effect of adding conv=sync,noerror when backing up an entire hard disk onto an image file? Is conv=sync,noerror a requirement when doing forensic stuff? If so, why is it the case with ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:06:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-turn-hundreds-of-text-urls-in-excel-into-clickable-hyperlinks.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-turn-hundreds-of-text-urls-in-excel-into-clickable-hyperlinks.htmlHow do I turn a column of urls into hyperlinks, so that users can click on the url in a cell and have it open in a browser? I pasted 100 urls and each went into its own cell. When I double-click i......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:58:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-start-a-service-using-mac-osx-039-s-launchctl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-start-a-service-using-mac-osx-039-s-launchctl.htmlWhy does my configuration plist file not load as a service using launchctl? I am running OSX Yosemite, and I have read this excellent tutorial on using launchctl http://nathangrigg.net/2012/07/sch......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:40:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/troubleshooting-a-single-website-is-not-accessible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/troubleshooting-a-single-website-is-not-accessible.htmlThere is a specific health related website that I am not able to access from my laptop running windows 10. The error I get in chrome is : This site can’t be reached The webpage at http://www....Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:08:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-undo-a-mistaken-merge-using-tortoisegit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-undo-a-mistaken-merge-using-tortoisegit.htmlI have a TortoiseGit repository locally, which is also pushed to a remote. There are 2 branches - master (the production version), and CodeFirst (a development branch). Today I fixed a minor bug i......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:54:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remotely-access-a-windows-network-share.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remotely-access-a-windows-network-share.htmlI have a Windows (10 Pro, if that matters) machine that has a network share. It (the network share) can be accessed over LAN. However, when I am out, I need a way to access the network share over W......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:42:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/any-way-to-have-notepad-automatically-save-on-exit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/any-way-to-have-notepad-automatically-save-on-exit.htmlIs there any way I can get Notepad++ to save and close under one command? For example on hitting Alt-F4, Notepad++ would not only close the program, but also save the document. (manually editing ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:39:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-flv-using-avidemux-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-flv-using-avidemux-in-windows.htmlI've tried the tutorial but there seems to be a specific file that has to be associated with Avidemux. I'm using version 2.5.1 (r5249)...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:38:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-checksum-like-function-to-check-if-table-copied-correctly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-checksum-like-function-to-check-if-table-copied-correctly.htmlI have the following scenario: I have a spreadsheet A with a large table. I open spreadsheet B and copy the table from A into it. I want to check if I copied the table from A to B correctly. In o......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:32:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-get-virus-by-clicking-zip-file-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-get-virus-by-clicking-zip-file-duplicate.htmlI tried to uncompress a zip file but I get error “The compressed (zip) folder is invalid or corrupted”. Is it possible to get virus just by trying to uncompress the zip? Can zip extension be ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:13:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/daisy-chaining-poe-switches-for-ip-security-camera-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/daisy-chaining-poe-switches-for-ip-security-camera-system.htmlI have a fairly large (for me) security camera system to install and the cost of cabling is keeping this project cost prohibitive. I'll outline what I'd like to do, and welcome comments on the ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:04:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-my-firefox-passwords-saved.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-are-my-firefox-passwords-saved.htmlIn a fear-driven reaction to recent hacking events I thought over my password strategy. The basic question is are my saved passwords in FireFox safe from remote access? I.e. where are they kept, ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:57:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-put-the-computer-to-sleep-from-command-prompt-run-menu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-put-the-computer-to-sleep-from-command-prompt-run-menu.htmlI know that almost everything on Windows, like opening any sort of application, can be done from the command prompt or from the Run menu. How can I put my computer to sleep or shut it down? What i......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:48:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-bash-script-that-accepts-argument-to-zsh-script.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-bash-script-that-accepts-argument-to-zsh-script.htmlI have a bash script that uses hub to create pull-requests easily. In bash it works fine, I just type gpr <base_branch> and does the logic in the code. # git pr function gpr() { # exit i......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:42:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-customize-fonts-color-of-messages.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-customize-fonts-color-of-messages.htmlIn the Mac client for Slack, I'd like to be able to change the fonts and colors for messages (e.g. have all messages / text in the message area be white text on a black background, or be a larger f......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:38:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-read-a-string-from-a-text-file-and-use-in-a-windows-batch-file-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-read-a-string-from-a-text-file-and-use-in-a-windows-batch-file-.htmlWe have a text file that we need containing the following sample. One constant string "D80" followed by another string: D80KAAAAAA D80KBBBBBB D80KCCCCCC We want to extract it using a Wi......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:36:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ie-add-on-for-the-website-failed-to-run-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ie-add-on-for-the-website-failed-to-run-error.htmlBackstory: I've got some antique HVAC equipment that still depends on an old-school Java applet on a special internal webserver (in the HVAC controller itself). So, I have a special VM (Windows Se......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:31:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-would-windows-7-suddenly-show-it-has-a-floppy-drive-that-it-doesn-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-would-windows-7-suddenly-show-it-has-a-floppy-drive-that-it-doesn-.htmlAll of a sudden my Windows 7 machine shows it has a Floppy Disk Drive (A:) although the machine physically doesn't have a floppy drive and never has. What is the reason for this and how can I remo......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:30:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-non-admin-windows-user-install-firefox-to-their-c-users-xx-folde.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-non-admin-windows-user-install-firefox-to-their-c-users-xx-folde.htmlI was under the understanding that installing Firefox wrote to the C:\program files (x86)\ folder and put registry entries into HKLM, therefore on a locked-down workstation a user would have to have ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:22:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-resolve-the-error-callee-rc-regdb-e-classnotreg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-resolve-the-error-callee-rc-regdb-e-classnotreg.htmlI wonder what cause this error, I just run VirtualBox after installation, I tried re-installing, repairing, upgrading version, downgrading version. But this error keeps coming up....Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:09:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/repeat-last-normal-mode-command-including-moves-in-vim.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/repeat-last-normal-mode-command-including-moves-in-vim.htmlIn Vim, with ., I can repeat the last normal mode command; for example: dd. deletes a line twice. But, if I type 5j. the cursor does't move 10 lines down. How do I repeat the last normal mode c......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:03:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/macos-where-are-the-default-dns-settings-for-each-network-interface-de.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/macos-where-are-the-default-dns-settings-for-each-network-interface-de.htmlI'm running macOS 10.14.6. If I do not have ethernet plugged in, and go to Network -> WiFi -> Advanced -> DNS, I have the default DNS servers A.A.A.A and B.B.B.B. These servers are grayed out and I ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:00:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-an-outlook-rule-for-appointment-invitations.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-an-outlook-rule-for-appointment-invitations.htmlIs it possible to make an outlook rule that moves any calendar appointments I receive to a certain folder?...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:00:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/elevated-command-line-prompt-can-039-t-access-shared-drives.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/elevated-command-line-prompt-can-039-t-access-shared-drives.htmlI map a share from another machine using my user account. I launch an elevated command prompt (cmd.exe, right click, Run as administrator). Navigating to shared drive (Z:) results in: The system c......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:51:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/slack-on-macos-keeping-sidebar-open.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/slack-on-macos-keeping-sidebar-open.htmlSlack rolled out a new UX change recently that auto-hides the sidebar (at least on MacOS). Is there any way I can keep it open? I found this in preferences under "sidebar" but it is what to ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:36:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-8-1-with-bing-activation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-8-1-with-bing-activation.htmlYesterday i bought a acer switch 10 and i want to install a clean copy of windows 8.1 to it. There is a product key in the UEFI bios and windows should take the key from it but i tried to install P......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:00:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/exclude-subdirectory-not-working-with-grep-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/exclude-subdirectory-not-working-with-grep-command.htmlThis works for me, in that it excludes the "foo" directory from the root directory of the search: grep -rn --exclude-dir=foo 'custom' However this doesn't work: grep -rn --exclude-dir=fo......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:56:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-computer-components-are-currently-vulnerable-to-magnets.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-computer-components-are-currently-vulnerable-to-magnets.htmlWhen I first started using computers, law of the land in computer class was never bring magnets near anything computer related, lest you lose all your data or screw up your monitor. Now I am prett......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:54:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-optane-memory-compensate-for-less-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-optane-memory-compensate-for-less-ram.htmlI currently have a laptop that is about two years old, and has 8 GB of RAM. I use my laptop for internet browsing, productivity applications, and programming, including data science within Spyder or ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:48:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-disable-auto-connect-vpn-when-using-anyconnect.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-disable-auto-connect-vpn-when-using-anyconnect.htmlI use Cisco AnyConnect (4.2.05015) on Win10 Enterprise to handle my WiFi connections and VPN connections. Currently, whenever AnyConnect connects to WiFi it automatically attempts to connect to one......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:48:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-system-outofmemoryexception.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-system-outofmemoryexception.htmlI want to Get-Content of a large (1GB - 10GB) .txt file (which has only 1 line!) and split it into multiple files with multiple lines, but whenever I try to I end up with a System.OutOfMemoryExcept......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:44:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-mp3-audio-to-aac-m4a-audio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-mp3-audio-to-aac-m4a-audio.htmlIt may be easy, but I'm new to ffmpeg and struggle with converting an mp3 audio to an aac audio file with .m4a file extension using ffmpeg on the command line (Win10). input: Stream #0:0: Audio: mp3, ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:04:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-popup-box-in-bottom-right-corner-of-screen-windows-10-dupl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-popup-box-in-bottom-right-corner-of-screen-windows-10-dupl.htmlRecently every time I move my cursor anywhere near the bottom-right of my screen an irritating popup with news stories etc. appears above my taskbar. It is very distracting and it obscures my scree......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:57:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-windows-7-is-there-a-way-to-snap-a-window-to-a-quarter-of-the-scree.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-windows-7-is-there-a-way-to-snap-a-window-to-a-quarter-of-the-scree.htmlWhen I move a windows by the title bar to the left or side of the screen the windows "snaps" to the side and resizes itself to half the screen size. Is there a way to snap the windows to a quarter ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:42:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/issue-with-cisco-webex-atinst-exe-entry-point-not-found.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/issue-with-cisco-webex-atinst-exe-entry-point-not-found.htmlFor some reason Cisco WebEx client stopped working on my Windows 8.1 Pro x64 machine and it looks as follows whenever I attempt to join the meeting: So it just freeze on 10% and error message says......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:41:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-point-of-right-click-refresh-on-windows-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-point-of-right-click-refresh-on-windows-desktop.htmlI have always wondered why you can do right-click > Refresh. It never seems to do anything. For a millisecond the icons disappear on the desktop and everything else does nothing. Why does windows h......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:40:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-2022-incompatibility-with-gpu-driver-and-directx.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-2022-incompatibility-with-gpu-driver-and-directx.htmlI have a AMD HD 7470 on my a bit old pc, with Core i3-3220 and Win10 x64 OS 20H. I have a problem when I run Ps 2022 on it. When I install last version of video card driver from AMD website (last u......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:32:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-maintain-spell-check-when-copy-and-pasting-into-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-maintain-spell-check-when-copy-and-pasting-into-word.htmlWhenever I screenshot and paste into Word, spell check always turns off. How do I change this so that whenever I paste into Wrrd, spell check does not turn off. Note that I have changed default wra......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:58:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sd-card-write-lock-work-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-sd-card-write-lock-work-duplicate.htmlIs this a software or hardware feature. If it is a hardware feature, what tells the os that it is "write protected"? If it is a software feature, is there anyway to override this? Also, is there an......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:42:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/browser-only-linux-distribution.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/browser-only-linux-distribution.htmlI had set up moodle server for teaching students at my department. We have 2 computer rooms that are used by students for accessing this server and completing quizzes. Currently all computers have ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:42:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-per-app-scaling.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-per-app-scaling.htmlI'm on a 15.6 inch 3840x2160 display, and scaling it at 150% gives me a perfect mix of lots of real estate and readable text size, but non-DPI aware apps have blurry text. Is there any way to sca......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:41:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/network-connection-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/network-connection-name.htmlThe ethernet connection on my laptop shows as Ethernet SONOSWIFI BroadcomNetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Plus About 4 months ago I setup a tiny LAN for a customer on a consumer grade router. It was to......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:32:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ping-a-range-of-ip-addresses-simultaneously-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ping-a-range-of-ip-addresses-simultaneously-closed.htmlI have a bunch of machines on an IP address range which I want to ping simultaneously as a quick and dirty way of telling which ones are switched on. What (free) software can I use to do this? I'm......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:31:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-open-jupyter-notebook-in-the-new-zsh-shell-in-macos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-open-jupyter-notebook-in-the-new-zsh-shell-in-macos.htmlI recently upgraded to macOS Catalina and it prompted me to upgrade to the zsh shell. But now when I try to run jupyter notebook, it says command not found. I tried looking for it in .bashrc but .b......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:21:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/phpmyadmin-default-transformations-for-dateformat-does-not-change-date.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/phpmyadmin-default-transformations-for-dateformat-does-not-change-date.htmlI am using phpmyadmin 4.8.3 running on Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS with Mysql 14.14 Distrib 5.6.42. I wanted to change the default format yyyy-mm-dd to dd-mm-yyyy. Based on my research I can do this using "...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:08:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-change-a-ttf-font-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-change-a-ttf-font-name.htmlHow can I change a font name (not the ttf filename, but the actual font name)? For example, I want to rename "Tahoma" to "Tahoma7". My goal is to rename the Tahoma font installed on Windows 7 and ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:05:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-hard-drive-serial-number-from-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-hard-drive-serial-number-from-command-line.htmlFrom the Windows NT-based (Windows XP and 7 specifically) command prompt, how can I get the serial number of a hard drive as a variable? The one I'm looking at is the serial number of the physical ......Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:00:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-internet-speed-capped-at-half-the-original-speed-on-new-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-internet-speed-capped-at-half-the-original-speed-on-new-pc.htmlI got a new pc, the internet speed is somehow capped at 5 MB/s on every program .. Torrent, steam, chrome downloads and everything. I tried with my laptop and other pc and it's runs all good, no ...Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:57:38 -0400