https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usThu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/crontab-run-a-job-once-on-sunday-and-twice-on-the-other-week-days.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/crontab-run-a-job-once-on-sunday-and-twice-on-the-other-week-days.htmlThere is a way to run cron jobs on different days of the week, for example 0 8,16 * * 1-6 runs a job at 8:00 and 16:00 Monday to Saturday. What if the job should run on Sunday as well, but only ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:54:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-there-no-wireless-switches.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-there-no-wireless-switches.htmlI know that we all are now using wireless routers, but why are there no wireless switches? What's the problem we are facing in introducing that technology or are these wireless switches not needed ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:53:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-and-edge-duplicating-bookmarks.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-and-edge-duplicating-bookmarks.htmlThis problem started a few days ago for no apparent reason (no change to the system). I usually use Chrome and it started sort of duplicated my bookmarks, not an exact duplication but the bookmarks ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:47:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/script-with-export-command-in-a-crontab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/script-with-export-command-in-a-crontab.htmlI have this in cron tab: * * * * * /root/attente.sh and attente.sh : export attente=$(cat /root/switchboard.txt) If I run export attente=$(cat /root/switchboard.txt) in a shell it works but not in......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:35:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-multiple-desktops-different-resolutions-one-monitor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-multiple-desktops-different-resolutions-one-monitor.htmlGoogling around has led me on a rather wild goose chase (particularly, lots of "multiple monitors" articles crop up). So, I want to run multiple desktops on my laptop here - one for playing a low-......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:17:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/transferring-windows-10-to-new-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/transferring-windows-10-to-new-hard-drive.htmlI got a new laptop and it's got Windows 10 pre installed...and before I even so much as access the internet I want to rip out the HDD and install a Solid State drive I have coming...so what should ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:01:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-the-eye-symbol-from-password-fields-in-windows-8.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-the-eye-symbol-from-password-fields-in-windows-8.htmlWhile I was entering my password in Gmail and other mail accounts, I could see a symbol of an "eye" in the text box. This is really dangerous because once you click on the eye, your password is re......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bsod-unable-to-verify-timestamp-for-ntoskrnl-exe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bsod-unable-to-verify-timestamp-for-ntoskrnl-exe.htmlRecently, my Dell desktop has been randomly crashing when left running for an extended period of time. The following information was written to the dump file: Unable to load image \SystemRoot\...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:57:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/metasploitable-network-configuration.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/metasploitable-network-configuration.htmlI am using VirtualBox v5.2.4. When I set metasploitable to NAT/NAT Network/Host-only adapter I cannot reach it when I ping from Kali. However, when I set it to bridged, I am able to reach it. I do ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:56:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-should-i-use-to-access-nfs-from-console-without-mounting-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-should-i-use-to-access-nfs-from-console-without-mounting-it.htmlNetwork file access | Console program | mounting option ------------------------------------------------------------ HTTP | wget / curl | httpfs FTP | ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:38:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/viewing-extended-file-properties-via-command-line-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/viewing-extended-file-properties-via-command-line-in-linux.htmlIn Windows it is possible to open explorer and add columns to view additional information about a file. For example in the image below, I added the columns for Company, Copyright and Description: I ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:28:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/set-dropbox-to-only-use-lan-sync-dont-allow-web-sync.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/set-dropbox-to-only-use-lan-sync-dont-allow-web-sync.htmlIs it possible to set Dropbox to only use LAN sync and compeltly ignore the external web sync - ie. back to the server and then the server pushses the changes to the other machines....Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:01:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-is-there-a-keyboard-shortcut-for-find-text-in-an-email.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-is-there-a-keyboard-shortcut-for-find-text-in-an-email.htmlPressing "Ctrl+F" would forward the message. Then, is there a keyboard shortcut for finding text in an email? (Think Adobe PDF Ctrl+F or Word Ctrl+F)...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:00:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/join-skype-meeting-links-no-longer-work-with-my-skype-for-business.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/join-skype-meeting-links-no-longer-work-with-my-skype-for-business.htmlI have Skype for Business on Windows 7. For a long time I've always been able to click these "Join Skype Meeting" links in e-mails and calendar appointments from co-workers. Starting last week these ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:44:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-just-run-ova-file-without-importing-it-into-virtualbox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-just-run-ova-file-without-importing-it-into-virtualbox.htmlI have downloaded Sage 6.3 for Windows and it is provided in OVA format. It is said in manual, that to run Sage, one should: First, start VirtualBox. To start the Sage notebook server, power on ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:41:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/folder-comparisons-in-windows-with-command-line-under-cmd-exe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/folder-comparisons-in-windows-with-command-line-under-cmd-exe.htmlI want to compare two folders on Windows (Vista, XP) which have large number of huge files. If I use Beyond Compare or such tool to compare the folders, it is taking a lot of time if I do it manual......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:40:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-windows-from-linux-using-wimapply.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-windows-from-linux-using-wimapply.htmlI am looking for way to install Windows 10 from the Linux (I am currently using Arch Linux here) without having to create the bootable USB disk. I noticed that there are an utility called wimapply ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:38:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-re-enable-a-network-that-has-been-temp-disabled-in-wpa-supplica.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-re-enable-a-network-that-has-been-temp-disabled-in-wpa-supplica.htmlIn wpa_suppicant, a network can receive a sort of temporary "blacklisting" whereby wpa_supplicant won't try to connect to it. This happens in particular if authentication to the AP fails several ti......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:21:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-mint-panel-management.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-mint-panel-management.htmlIs there a primer on Linux Mint panel management? Problems: The panel does not resize dynamically (like in Windows) - If I add too many apps the panel just overflows off the end and some apps are not ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:21:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-the-first-value-of-autonumber-in-access.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-the-first-value-of-autonumber-in-access.htmlI don't need to reset the AutoNumber value like this question, but rather would like to first set the number to: 1001 Which then increments like normal: 1001 1002 1003 ... ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:17:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-an-isp-see-private-ip-addresses.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-an-isp-see-private-ip-addresses.htmlI know there are two IP addresses: the public IP address, which is given by the Wi-Fi router and is the same for all the devices connected to it and is the IP address visible to websites; and the p......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:50:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-dev-sdx-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-dev-sdx-work.htmlSorry if I don't have the correct terminology, I am still somewhat a linux novice. I have a computer with four hard drives (sda, sdb, sdc & sdd) in it. I am going to add a fifth (sde) which w......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:31:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rdp-alternate-shell-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rdp-alternate-shell-not-working.htmlI've been trying to use the "alternate shell" option of RDP to start a remote program immediately after clicking in the .RDP file, but it isn't working for me: after starting the RDP session, the ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:31:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-see-a-page-039-s-referrer-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-see-a-page-039-s-referrer-in-chrome.htmlI've read the "answers" on this question, which is pretty much what I'm asking, but no one actually provides an answer. Nowhere in the Developer Tools (that I can see, anyway) is there a clear indi......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:29:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-filezilla-so-that-view-edit-opens-html-in-notepad-not-fi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-filezilla-so-that-view-edit-opens-html-in-notepad-not-fi.htmlCurrently Firefox is set by Windows to open .html files. I'm hoping I can sort of override this in FileZilla so I can do quick edits and then upload them to the server....Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:22:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-chrome-sign-in-as-popup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-chrome-sign-in-as-popup.htmlWhen I'm using Google Chrome and visit a website where I have more than one password stored, it shows a pop up that saying "sign in as". It's getting annoying, especially when you only go to check......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:49:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-volume-in-dockerfile-and-v-as-docker-run-parameter.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-volume-in-dockerfile-and-v-as-docker-run-parameter.htmlCould some one help me to understand the difference between: VOLUME command in dockerfile (image building layer) and -v paramter when issuing docker run-v /xyz/bla` command (container building l......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:46:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-homebrew-how-to-check-if-a-software-package-is-installed-and-if-not.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-homebrew-how-to-check-if-a-software-package-is-installed-and-if-not.htmlI'd like to check programmatically if a software is installed via Homebrew, then install it only if it is NOT already installed. Here is the command I came up: brew list gimp >/dev/null 2>&am......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:35:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ram-unit-of-measurement-for-size.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ram-unit-of-measurement-for-size.htmlJust need it clarified with some references if possible, when I buy 2GB DDR2 RAM. Is the GB measured as gigabyte or gigabit?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:27:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-daemon-in-software.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-daemon-in-software.htmlCould you please explain to me what daemon is? For instance, Docker Daemon. In Plain English. How can I think about it using real world things/objects to understand its functionality? What's the best ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:11:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automatically-rename-tmux-window-to-an-aliased-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automatically-rename-tmux-window-to-an-aliased-command.htmlI have set up multiple aliases to ssh to different servers alias sa="ssh user1@server1" alias sb="ssh user2@server2" alias sc="ssh user3@server3" When I run these com......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:04:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-web-application-detect-browser-proxy-settings.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-web-application-detect-browser-proxy-settings.htmlCan a website or web application detect whether or not proxy settings have been specified in the browser?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:55:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-toggling-uac-on-off-quickly-eg-using-command-line-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-toggling-uac-on-off-quickly-eg-using-command-line-in-windows-7.htmlI'm writing codes which relates to UAC and need to turn it on/off very often. So that I'm looking for a way to turning it on/off quickly, prefer to use command line. Please share if you know how......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:52:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/exclude-a-directory-from-ls-r-command-in-freebsd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/exclude-a-directory-from-ls-r-command-in-freebsd.htmlI want to list all of my files in a directory in FreeBSD 9.2, but I don't want to include a specific directory. I checked both -I and --ignore parameters for ls, but I only ignores superuser mode a......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:52:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/creating-references-that-are-bracketed-numbers-not-citation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/creating-references-that-are-bracketed-numbers-not-citation.htmlI am writing up a report in Microsoft Word and I need to include references. However, the style I am writing in requires that the references be written like: ...which is why they decided to atta......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:29:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-cpu-power-limit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-cpu-power-limit.htmlI see in HWinfo this but on Google I can't find an explanation of what these are, can someone help me to understand? The Intel explanation isn't very clear. CPU PL1 should be equal to TDP, but it's......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:13:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-replace-pc3-5400-memory-with-pc2-5300.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-replace-pc3-5400-memory-with-pc2-5300.htmlI have an old socket 775 motherboard, currently running DDR2-667 PC3-5400 chips. I want to rip them out and replace them with 2x2GB PC2-5300 blocks, but the manufacturer's QVL for memory does not......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:09:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gnu-parallel-pipe-doesn-039-t-process-stdin-by-lines.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gnu-parallel-pipe-doesn-039-t-process-stdin-by-lines.htmlI'm super confused about how to use GNU parallel to pass stdin to the job command. I have what I imagined to be a really common use case. I have some process xxd that does something with stdin and ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:40:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tar-c-with-a-wildcard-file-pattern.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tar-c-with-a-wildcard-file-pattern.htmlCan I use the tar command to change directories and use a wildcard file pattern? Here is what I am trying to do: tar -cf example.tar -C /path/to/file *.xml It works if I don't change directory (......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:36:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-backup-the-windows-recovery-partition-or-recreate-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-backup-the-windows-recovery-partition-or-recreate-it.htmlMy friend got a Sony Vaio laptop. Soon, I will install him Linux. But I want to back up the Windows 7's recovery partition that came pre-installed. But on laptop, normally, when we boot up, they a......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:27:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-rj11-to-ethernet-cable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-rj11-to-ethernet-cable.htmlCan I convert this funny cable with 4 wires into an ethernet cable for connecting my laptop to the internet? The cable currently has a white/yellow banded wire, a white/blue banded wire, an orange......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:10:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-simulated-keystrokes-in-bash.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-simulated-keystrokes-in-bash.htmlI've recently been trying to write a script that can be used to automate my c++ program in bash. If you know AutoIt, I can simply show you an example of what I am trying to do: send("1{enter}") or ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:04:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dragging-windows-10-window-anywhere.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dragging-windows-10-window-anywhere.htmlIs there a way in Windows 10 to drag a window by clicking anywhere on it? In Linux it's possible to do this by holding Alt? I'm used to this from Linux and really like that feature. It seems I can ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:01:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-such-a-virus-brick-a-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-such-a-virus-brick-a-pc.htmlConsider a virus that has access to everything (boot sector, files, everything in the PC), but cannot physically damage equipment (EG: Overheat), and the virus is executed in a PC initially with th......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:49:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-8-restore-default-task-manager.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-8-restore-default-task-manager.htmlDoes anyone know how to restore the default task manager in Windows 7/8? I've installed a 3rd party Task Manager (Process Hacker) but I want to switch back and I can't figure out how....Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:37:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/memory-percentage-in-top-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/memory-percentage-in-top-linux.htmlJust wondering (1) is the memory percentage in top for a process is relative to memory or relative to memory+swap? (2) if it is the former, how can I get the latter? Vice versa. (3) To determi......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:34:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-this-symbol-with-vim.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-this-symbol-with-vim.htmlI have some files that are corrupted with this symbol: ^@ It's not part of the string; it's not searchable. How do I substitute this symbol with nothing, or how do I delete this symbol? Here ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:49:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-set-up-a-touchscreen-as-the-non-primary-monitor-in-a-dual-mo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-set-up-a-touchscreen-as-the-non-primary-monitor-in-a-dual-mo.htmlI have been looking for information about using a second monitor, and thought of using a touchscreen. Will a touchscreen monitor work in a dual setup if it is not the main monitor? I haven't found ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:42:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/display-is-stretched-in-strange-ways-how-to-fix.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/display-is-stretched-in-strange-ways-how-to-fix.htmlA friend lent me a newish PC. (Windows 10, with NVIDIA GeForce gtx 550 Ti) I hooked it up to my old monitor that I always used without problem on my old PC, but on this new PC the display is messed......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:41:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-500-500mbps-internet-actually-mean.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-500-500mbps-internet-actually-mean.htmlI know this may be a really noob question, but does 500mbps up & down mean I can successfully open 500 browser instances and allow 500 outgoing connections? To make it more simple, I want to kn......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:38:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-am-told-to-unhide-my-workbook-when-i-want-to-delete-a-macro-but-appa.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-am-told-to-unhide-my-workbook-when-i-want-to-delete-a-macro-but-appa.htmlI am using Excel 2013 on a macbook air. When I go to delete a macro I get the following error: Cannot edit macro on a hidden workbook. Unhide the workbook using the unhide command. I right-......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:36:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-connection-only-100mbps.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-connection-only-100mbps.htmlWe recently have installed Cat6 cabling in our walls using Cat5e jacks (Could not find any other type). From research, this seems to be a working method, however the connection is auto-negotiated b......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:05:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-disk-write-caching-on-or-off-in-windows-10-8-7-with-a-reg-key-com.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-disk-write-caching-on-or-off-in-windows-10-8-7-with-a-reg-key-com.htmlAccording to Microsoft, in Windows 10/8/7, to Turn Disk Write Caching On or Off: Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. Expand D......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:59:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/fonts-not-working-in-adobe-illustrator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/fonts-not-working-in-adobe-illustrator.htmlAll my fonts work perfectly in Photoshop, but when I open Illustrator and try to use them, lots of them are not working. If I select the first font in Illustrator, and press the down arrow to scrol......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:47:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-would-it-take-to-transfer-1tb-over-usb-2-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-would-it-take-to-transfer-1tb-over-usb-2-0.htmlThis might be a completely stupid question because it is conceivably highly dependent on the respective disk speeds. But I am thinking that there is a speed cap that is specific to USB 2.0 that wou......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:46:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bin-sh-1-syntax-error-redirection-unexpected-in-crontab-039-s-outputs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bin-sh-1-syntax-error-redirection-unexpected-in-crontab-039-s-outputs.htmlIn crontab I have this job script : 0 5 * * * /home/user/job_h.bash > /home/user/log_h.log > 2&1 where the job_h.bash contains : #!/usr/bin/env bash set -e source /home/user/pyenv/test/......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:17:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-php-cli-on-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-php-cli-on-mac-os-x.htmlI'm running Mac OSX 10.8.2. I'm also quite new to Mac OSX -- previously the only Mac I understood was the Classic Mac. My other workstations are Windows and Linux. What's the technique to install ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:15:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-on-client-error-couldn-039-t-agree-a-key-exchange-algorithm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-on-client-error-couldn-039-t-agree-a-key-exchange-algorithm.htmlMy issue is that I have a putty client on a windows machine, trying to ssh to a Linux server (CentOS). The putty version is very old and it is NOT possible to take a newer version. I would like to ......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:10:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-039-m-upgrading-my-ram-and-have-conflicting-results-from-cpu-z-and-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-039-m-upgrading-my-ram-and-have-conflicting-results-from-cpu-z-and-c.htmlI figured it out! I managed to get under my keyboard finally, and indeed, I only have two DIMM slots. I will soon purchase 2x8GB RAM. I'm upgrading my Sager NP6165 from 8GB to 16GB RAM (see ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:03:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/deleting-unwanted-rows-in-excel-worksheet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/deleting-unwanted-rows-in-excel-worksheet.htmlIn an Excel 2010 file, there are about 100 rows containing data, but the whole work sheet displays 1048576 blank rows (making the file about 2.5 mb). I need to delete blank rows after the data. But ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:01:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-size-of-a-file-and-save-it-to-a-variable-in-windows-console.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-size-of-a-file-and-save-it-to-a-variable-in-windows-console.htmlI'm making a windows batch script, I need to get the specific size of a file so I can Insert that and other values I already got to a database, but I just can't figure out the proper way to do it. ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:59:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/record-multiple-tracks-from-multiple-audio-sources-at-once.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/record-multiple-tracks-from-multiple-audio-sources-at-once.htmlI’m looking for a software that is able to record multiple audio sources at once in realtime. I have three sound sources (two sound cards, and one loopback source) I want to record from and mix them ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:57:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-port-forwarding-and-what-is-it-used-for.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-port-forwarding-and-what-is-it-used-for.htmlThere are a lot of questions on 'port forwarding', but there doesn't seem to be one that clearly states what it is and what it's used for. So: What is port forwarding? What is it used for, and why......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:56:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/drag-and-drop-doesn-039-t-work-between-host-and-virtualbox-on-windows-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/drag-and-drop-doesn-039-t-work-between-host-and-virtualbox-on-windows-.htmlMy host is 64 bit Windows 7 bit where my VirtualBox is running 32 bit Windows 7. I have installed guest services and I have enabled drag and drop in Settings >> General >> Advance to bidirectional.......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:55:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ublock-origin-allow-youtube-ads.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ublock-origin-allow-youtube-ads.htmlI tried allowing YouTube Ads with no-cosmetic-filtering: youtube.com true but it seems like that it still blocks Ads (At least I don't see any Ads on YouTube anymore) Does anyone know what I'm doing ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:10:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-out-when-windows-was-last-restarted.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-out-when-windows-was-last-restarted.htmlHow can I know when my computer running Windows 7 was last restarted? I prefer a solution that doesn't involve searching the event log, but something like wmic or maybe cmd commands....Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:04:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-overwrite-file-using-echo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-overwrite-file-using-echo.htmlWhen using echo "foo">> bar.txt more than once it appends to the end of a file. How to overwrite bar.txt each time?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:04:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-wrap-text-around-grouped-images-in-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-wrap-text-around-grouped-images-in-word.htmlWhen I paste two images into Microsoft Word and I set Wrap Text To Square: and then group them so they stick nicely together, I can no longer Wrap Text around this newly grouped image. Any explan......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:02:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-hdmi-to-dvi-monitor-not-working-no-signal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-hdmi-to-dvi-monitor-not-working-no-signal.htmlI have a laptop (dell inspiron 7537) with an hdmi output and I would like to connect it to a monitor (Samsung PPM42S3Q ) which has only VGA and DVI input. I bought a dvi to hdmi adapter (hdmi fema......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:50:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/should-the-default-rdp-port-be-open-for-both-outgoing-and-incoming-con.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/should-the-default-rdp-port-be-open-for-both-outgoing-and-incoming-con.htmlThe context is a company network needing to connect to virtual machines in the cloud via RDP but never receiving any RDP connections itself. So the company network only has RDP clients but no RDP s......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:44:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-an-editable-text-file-saved-on-computer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-an-editable-text-file-saved-on-computer.htmlI know that there are two main types of memory (RAM and ROM), data on ram is lost when there is power off, but on rom data is still kept but can't be removed and can only be read. So where is a text ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:41:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/need-to-animate-an-object-from-one-place-to-another-in-powerpoint.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/need-to-animate-an-object-from-one-place-to-another-in-powerpoint.htmlI want to animate an object from one place to another in powerpoint. I can displace it between two points, but not more than that. Can someone tell me how to accomplish this:...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:39:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/moving-2tb-10-mil-files-dirs-what-039-s-my-bottleneck.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/moving-2tb-10-mil-files-dirs-what-039-s-my-bottleneck.htmlBackground I ran out of space on /home/data and need to transfer /home/data/repo to /home/data2. /home/data/repo contains 1M dirs, each of which contain 11 dirs and 10 files. It totals 2TB. /home/...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:24:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-tap-adapter-what-does-it-do-and-how-does-it-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-tap-adapter-what-does-it-do-and-how-does-it-work.htmlI am currently using NordVPN on my Windows 10 system, and during the course of uninstalling an unrelated program, I came across something called 'TAP - NordVPN 9.21.2' on the Uninstall/Change list. ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:19:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-gho-image-files-created-by-norton-ghost-v11-5.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-gho-image-files-created-by-norton-ghost-v11-5.htmlIn the past I had a Ghost Explorer single-file .exe that could show everything that was in a .gho image. Which version of Ghost Explorer can open .gho image files that were created by Norton Ghost......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:02:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-powershell-desktop-and-powershell-co.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-powershell-desktop-and-powershell-co.htmlAs the title says: What's the difference between PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:50:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/router-wan-speed-limitation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/router-wan-speed-limitation.htmlI intend to buy a new router, this one in particular. It says, it supports 802.11n protocol, so it could allow the transfer speed up to 300 Mbps between wireless devices. Strangely, the WAN speed......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:29:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-pass-multiple-files-to-zip-in-a-single-command-using-7-zip.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-pass-multiple-files-to-zip-in-a-single-command-using-7-zip.htmlI have one folder which will contain below mentioned files: destiny.txt destiny1.txt destiny2.txt destiny3.txt destiny4.txt destiny5.txt destiny6.txt destiny7.txt Out of which destiny1.txt, desti......Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:19:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-convert-a-bash-array-variable-to-a-string-delimited-with-newl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-convert-a-bash-array-variable-to-a-string-delimited-with-newl.htmlI want to write out a bash array variable to a file, with each element on a new line. I could do this with a for loop, but is there another (cleaner) way to join the elements with \n?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:17:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-documents-with-039-docx-039-and-039-dotx-039-filena.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-documents-with-039-docx-039-and-039-dotx-039-filena.htmlI know that .docx is a Microsoft Word document format and .dotx is a Microsoft Word template format. But what's the difference for the end user? From my own experience I can say that opening a .dotx ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:10:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/including-sender-email-address-when-forwarding-emails-with-outlook-200.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/including-sender-email-address-when-forwarding-emails-with-outlook-200.htmlWhen forwarding an email in Outlook (I have 2007), the header of the previous email shows. Sometimes it may show as follows: From: Joe Shmoe Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:01 PM To: Roee Adler ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:07:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-a-service-when-access-is-denied.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-a-service-when-access-is-denied.htmlSome services sometime cannot be disabled in Windows 7, even though I think they could be (such as annoying antiviruses). When I try to do so from services.msc, there's an "Access is denied" error.......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:22:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-test-fix-my-usb-port-from-frying-whatever-gets-plugged-into-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-test-fix-my-usb-port-from-frying-whatever-gets-plugged-into-i.htmlI built my PC over 6 years ago, and within the first year the front case USB 2.0 connectors haven't been operable due to frying whatever gets plugged into them. This did not appear to happen until ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:09:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-an-executable-and-data-file-format.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-an-executable-and-data-file-format.htmlA few quick things out of the way as I know these type of questions often have a malicious background. I am not trying to execute something in a file format (jpg) I am not trying to simply achie......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:06:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-way-i-can-test-the-capabilities-of-a-usb-c-cable-perhaps-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-way-i-can-test-the-capabilities-of-a-usb-c-cable-perhaps-.htmlI have a USB-C cable that has absolutely no markings on it. I don't know where it came from, so I don't know what kind of cable it is. I think it's a Thunderbolt 3 cable, but I'm not sure. It doesn't ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:01:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-location-of-brave-browser-executable-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-location-of-brave-browser-executable-in-windows-10.htmlEarlier when I used Brave browser almost a year back, on a Windows 10 system the executable (brave.exe) was located at: C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe Now, ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:58:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-update-16bit-application-to-64bit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-update-16bit-application-to-64bit.htmlI am trying to run a 16bit application on windows 10 64bit but it is giving this error. I want to know that, How can we convert or update this application in 64bit. PS: I have source file of this ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:58:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-fsck-on-an-external-drive-with-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-fsck-on-an-external-drive-with-os-x.htmlI'm getting this error when trying to repartition an external drive: "". I want to run fsck -fy on the drive, but don't know the proper syntax for doing it on an external drive? Can anyone h......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:37:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-memory-size-units-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-memory-size-units-in-windows-10.htmlJust as the title implies, how can you change the unit sizes displayed in Windows? Instead of displaying files like this: +--------+---------------+ | Name | Size | +--------+----------......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:32:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-install-packages-with-apt-get.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-install-packages-with-apt-get.htmlI was trying to install vim and g++ but I couldn't. Presently I'm using Ubuntu 10.10. I tried all that I went through the net, but no use. This how it appears every time I do. root@ubuntu:~# apt-......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:07:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-an-email-from-python-using-local-python-smtp-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-an-email-from-python-using-local-python-smtp-server.htmlI have a server running Raspbian Jessie from which I want to send emails using Python. I have seen two modules that might work including smtpd and smtplib. I've seen lots of examples, some including ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:06:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-the-recovery-partition-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-the-recovery-partition-in-windows-10.htmlI need to convert the disk containing my operating system to a dynamic disk (from a basic disk). Unfortunately there is no room on the disk to convert the drive from basic to dynamic. Microsoft ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:00:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-synchronise-two-folders-in-real-time-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-synchronise-two-folders-in-real-time-in-windows-7.htmlI want to synchronise two folders in real time under Windows 7. Basically, I want to monitor a folder and synchronise each change (new files, changed files, deleted files) to another drive. It has......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:55:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-make-curl-fail-with-an-exitcode-different-than-0-if-the-http-sta.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-make-curl-fail-with-an-exitcode-different-than-0-if-the-http-sta.htmlI was always assuming that when curl got an HTTP 500 response it was returning an exit code that meant failure (!= 0), but that seems to be not the case. Is there a way I can I make cURL fail with......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:28:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-i-delete-massive-amounts-of-email-from-outlook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-i-delete-massive-amounts-of-email-from-outlook.htmlOur production servers went into a spam-frenzy yesterday and I now have literally hundreds of thousands of emails strewn throughout my Outlook folders. I gave up even displaying one of the folders ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:28:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-still-possible-to-lock-or-password-protect-chrome-profiles.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-still-possible-to-lock-or-password-protect-chrome-profiles.htmlWhen Google Chrome profiles were introduced in 2014 they had a Lock feature where you'd need to enter a password to use that profile. My workplace has a number of shared machines (e.g. conference ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:27:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-turn-off-windows-narrator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-turn-off-windows-narrator.htmlAs a software developer I want to test my app under a variety of settings, so I played around with the Ease of Access settings on my Surface RT. Now I have the Narrator on and I cannot figure out h......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:23:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-openoffice-writer-how-to-populate-a-column-of-a-table-with-a-sequen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-openoffice-writer-how-to-populate-a-column-of-a-table-with-a-sequen.htmlI am using OpenOffice Writer. In it I have a table for a time sheet. The first column is for the dates which begin from eg. 01/01/2014 and should end in eg. 20/07/2014. These dates are not already ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:20:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-7-without-a-dvd-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-windows-7-without-a-dvd-drive.htmlI want to install Windows 7 on a computer, currently running Windows XP, that doesn't have a DVD drive. I know that I can do that from USB, but I only have 1 GB flash drives. I found a question her......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:12:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/limiting-web-access-using-router-039-s-whitelist-feature.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/limiting-web-access-using-router-039-s-whitelist-feature.htmlThis setup has failed twice for me; for two different routers. Now I hear that this might be a problem with HTTPS rather than the routers. I'd love to hear from experts about a potential solution f......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:05:18 -0400