https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usWed, 22 Jul 2026 04:35:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-edit-append-metadata-to-files-in-windows-explorer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-edit-append-metadata-to-files-in-windows-explorer.htmlWindows 7 seems to have all these fancy metadata fields that are viewable in Explorer - but no way to edit all of them! I know you can right click -> properties to edit a few things and to scrub me......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:07:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-shortcut-to-a-vmware-workstation-player-15-vm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-shortcut-to-a-vmware-workstation-player-15-vm.htmlI'd like to start a VMWare Workstation Player specific Virtual Machine from a link, rather than starting VMWare, then double-clicking on the VM. VMWare provides an explanation on this procedure fo......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:03:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-connect-to-virtual-cent-os-server-from-windows-7-virtual-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-connect-to-virtual-cent-os-server-from-windows-7-virtual-mac.htmlI'm completely stumped. I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 as the host. I also have a virtual Cent OS server running in VirtualBox. With a browser on my host (Ubuntu), I can hit the server and see my web pag......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:01:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-which-cumulative-update-a-kb-is-in-or-if-i-have-it-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-which-cumulative-update-a-kb-is-in-or-if-i-have-it-install.htmlI am trying to confirm that a specific KB is installed on my system (as I've found information suggesting that it fixes an issue I'm seeing). Running wmic qfe doesn't list this particular KB (sugge......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:22:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unix-command-line-csv-viewer-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unix-command-line-csv-viewer-closed.htmlIs there a convenient command-line csv viewer, possibly a unix tool or a mod of some tools (e.g. vim or python)? I find it easy to simply edit CSV files by writing it manually (since all you need ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:19:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-between-two-different-3-monitor-setups.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-between-two-different-3-monitor-setups.htmlI am currently working on a fun idea. My current desktop setup has a triple monitor setup, but I had an idea of connecting my TV to my desktop, to have a console like experience without actually ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:15:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-file-creation-time-in-the-different-file-systems.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-file-creation-time-in-the-different-file-systems.htmlIs there a tool that would allow me to change the file creation time and file modified time on a list of files? Must be able to work in the NTFS and FAT32 file systems....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:15:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-backlight-in-older-monitors-worrysome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-backlight-in-older-monitors-worrysome.htmlis the backlight in older monitors worrysome? I'm using a flatron w1934s as my second monitor and I heard that there's some Mercury and I'm afraid of potential leakage. The image has been flickerin......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:03:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-virtual-machine-from-host-machine-039-s-web-browser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-virtual-machine-from-host-machine-039-s-web-browser.htmlI am trying to perform Openstack installation on Ubuntu Server 16.I am using following scenario. Host Machine : Windows 7 ( IP : 192.168.1.15) installed VMWare application in it. Guest Ma......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:02:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/permissions-cannot-be-restored-for-a-tar.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/permissions-cannot-be-restored-for-a-tar.htmltar: .: Cannot utime: Operation not permitted tar: .: Cannot change mode to rwxr-xr-x: Operation not permitted tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors I have my files in Downloads ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hosted-network-not-supported.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hosted-network-not-supported.htmlBack when I had Windows 8, I would run Hosted Networks from my computer all the time using the netsh wlan start hostednetwork code in the command line terminal. However, since I have updated to Win......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:58:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-to-install-sslstrip-in-kali-linux-with-apt-get-install-sslst.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-to-install-sslstrip-in-kali-linux-with-apt-get-install-sslst.htmlI have a kali linux vm provided by my university. It doesn't seem to have sslstrip preinstalled. When I try to install it, I get this error root@kali:~# sudo apt-get update && apt-get ins......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:36:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-calculate-power-consumption-of-my-pc-in-watt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-calculate-power-consumption-of-my-pc-in-watt.htmlHow can I calculate power consumption of my PC in Watts, to prove my House owner (I live on rent), my PC doesn't consume much power? He blames me for huge power bills even though he uses a Fridge, ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:29:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-mean-in-bash.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-mean-in-bash.htmlGave up everything else I have to do today to try to read the Bash script here. What does the "#*" mean instead of an array index in ${line#* } can't find this anywhere and special chara......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:16:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-channel-interleave-and-rank-interleave-settings-mean-in-bios.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-channel-interleave-and-rank-interleave-settings-mean-in-bios.htmlI have motherboard with 6 memory slots, 3 green, 3 black, grouped in 3 pairs black+green. There are two setting in BIOS which are seem to me as related to this: Channel Interleave Setting This fun......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:10:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/onedrive-files-and-folders-extremely-slow-to-open-and-operate-not-abou.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/onedrive-files-and-folders-extremely-slow-to-open-and-operate-not-abou.htmlUpd-2 (2020-11-27): so far so good, everything flies fast. (win 10 pro 20H2 v10.0.19042) No major changes. Possible suspects: I stopped synching photos from iPhone long time ago; minimized number of ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:03:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sort-first-directories-then-files-etc-when-using-ls-in-unix.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sort-first-directories-then-files-etc-when-using-ls-in-unix.htmlI would like to use the ls command to first show directories and then files. I tried: ls -la | sort -k 1 But I got a wrong order....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:58:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/error-code-0x800701e3-while-installing-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/error-code-0x800701e3-while-installing-windows-10.htmlI'm on Windows 8.1, I wanted to clean install Windows 10. So I have downloaded Windows 10 Pro ISO from Microsoft website using download tool, then I made a bootable USB key using rufus. The problem......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:51:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-change-wifi-access-point-at-a-higher-connection-thre.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-change-wifi-access-point-at-a-higher-connection-thre.htmlThe following answer answers nicely how to use multiple APs for a single wireless network How can I get the same SSID for multiple access points? The answer states that your device will change to a ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:38:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-all-gnome-keyring-items-to-a-different-computer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-all-gnome-keyring-items-to-a-different-computer.htmlI keep snapshots of my home directory using rsync (with --link-dest, fyi). I haven't used my desktop in a while, so I used rsync to 'restore' my laptop snapshot over my desktop home directory. I di......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:24:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vlookup-by-second-column-using-table-name-as-range.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vlookup-by-second-column-using-table-name-as-range.htmlUsing the example table below, I can use the formula =VLOOKUP("ABC123456",Table1,3,FALSE) to lookup the Demand value, but I want to do be able to perform the lookup by using the Cust Part field wit......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:48:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-autoconf-automake-and-related-tools-on-mac-os-x-from-so.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-autoconf-automake-and-related-tools-on-mac-os-x-from-so.htmlI want to install autoconf, automake, m4, etc… from the source on a Mac OS X 10.7.2 machine running Xcode 4.2.1. The problem is anything that I try and install I have to rely on autoconf. Therefore......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:47:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-directx-9-0c-is-installed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-directx-9-0c-is-installed.htmlThis is related to this question >> DirectX 11 is installed but programs say DirectX 9.0c is needed But more so that I don't get "errors" saying I don't have DirectX 9.0c installed, but I can't la......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:31:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-lastpass-automatically-prompt-you-for-password-when-firefox-is-fir.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-lastpass-automatically-prompt-you-for-password-when-firefox-is-fir.htmlIs there a way to have Lastpass automatically prompt you for the master password when you open Firefox? Ideally I would like to enter the password once while the user account is still logged in, ev......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:26:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-dell-inspiron-15-3000-series-with-more-than-8gb-of-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-dell-inspiron-15-3000-series-with-more-than-8gb-of-ram.htmlI own a Dell Inspiron 15 3542.It has one SODIMM DDR3L RAM slot with an 8GB chip inside.I read in the manual that only configurations of 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB are offered. Does this mean they just sell ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:17:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-undo-an-accidental-drag-and-drop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-undo-an-accidental-drag-and-drop.htmlThis happens to me in Windows Explorer: I mean to open a folder and manage to move the mouse and accidentally drag the whole folder ... somewhere. Usually I notice, but not always (in which case I......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:09:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-masking-drawing-a-shape-on-top-of-an-image-and-masking-what-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/photoshop-masking-drawing-a-shape-on-top-of-an-image-and-masking-what-.htmlI have an image that I want to turn into a button. I want to draw a rounded rectangle on top of the image. I want to then be able to see the image inside the button, and outside of the button, I ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:04:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/scsi-lsi-logic-vs-sas.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/scsi-lsi-logic-vs-sas.htmlI read that LSI SAS offers better performance than traditional SCSI. While creating a virtual machine in Vmware, i have options to select either Bus Logic, LSI Logic or LSI Logic SAS. However, LSI ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:47:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-download-manager-to-download-from-an-msdn-subscription.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-download-manager-to-download-from-an-msdn-subscription.htmlI'm an MSDN subscriber and I'd like to download a large file from there (~3.5 GB). Downloading straight from FireFox is problematic as it would stop after a few hundred megabytes. Downloading from......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:34:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-an-image-with-a-white-background-and-make-it-transparen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-an-image-with-a-white-background-and-make-it-transparen.htmlI have a png image that has a white background. Is there anyway to take the white and make it transparent....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:30:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-shortcut-to-open-new-tab-in-same-tab-group.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-shortcut-to-open-new-tab-in-same-tab-group.htmlI want to open a new tab to the current tab group I'm in. the hectic way is to right click the tab inside the tab group -> add tab to the right Is there any chrome shortcut available to shorten ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:22:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-completely-messed-up-after-closing-vpn.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-completely-messed-up-after-closing-vpn.htmlI use a VPN from time to time that lets me access certain resources (eg. music sites) that would normally be restricted to the US. I recently got an account for PrivateInternetAccess which works fine ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:22:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/git-is-extremely-slow-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/git-is-extremely-slow-on-windows.htmlI'm not sure what have been changed, but my Git installation started to be extremely slow on an average-sized repository. Others use Git with the same repository on similar machines. Various comma......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:08:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-find-as-you-type-behavior.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-find-as-you-type-behavior.htmlOk, I just need Total Commander 'quick search' feature to be enabled. How can I do it?...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:50:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/conditional-formatting-in-excel-selecting-wrong-rows-when-trying-to-hi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/conditional-formatting-in-excel-selecting-wrong-rows-when-trying-to-hi.htmlI am attempting to highlight cells that are greater than 15. But it's highlighting all of the cells in the row. I have a formula in the row so I do not know if that is messing with it. The formula ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:49:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-play-an-original-dvd-vob-file-in-vlc-after-copying-it-to-my-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-play-an-original-dvd-vob-file-in-vlc-after-copying-it-to-my-pc.htmlI have copied an entire DVD to my PC but when I try to play it in VLC it does not play perfectly and sticks every time. When it is played directly i.e. from the disc, it is played perfectly but in ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:47:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-fix-outlook-ost-synchronization-error-8004011d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-fix-outlook-ost-synchronization-error-8004011d.htmlI cannot send or receive any emails in Outlook because of this error message. The error may be intermittent and Outlook may say Disconnected or Connected....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:44:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-profile-keeps-asking-for-password-but-2fa-doesn-039-t-appear.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-profile-keeps-asking-for-password-but-2fa-doesn-039-t-appear.htmlI have my 365 account signed in to windows and when I initially signed it in to Outlook it asked to verify me by my 2factor app from Microsoft but now it's been a while and I just changed my passwo......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:33:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-windows-xp-service-packs-cumulative.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-windows-xp-service-packs-cumulative.htmlI want to make a slipstreamed, bootable Windows XP installation CD, and I have the original installation CD that comes with no service packs. Are Windows XP service packs cumulative? In order word......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:29:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-sgen-exe-located-the-one-which-is-used-by-visual-studio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-sgen-exe-located-the-one-which-is-used-by-visual-studio.htmlMy Visual Studio 2015 uses "sgen.exe". I didn't find it anywhere in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0" Where is it taken from? I need to know this because Visual Studio doesn't ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:28:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-bios-keeps-resetting-boot-priority-to-windows-boot-manager-before.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-bios-keeps-resetting-boot-priority-to-windows-boot-manager-before.htmlI have gone into F2 BIOS settings and saved Boot Option #1 [UEFI: SanDisk] Boot Option #2 [Windows Boot Manager] However upon rebooting the system (Win10) goes straight to the hard disk ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:18:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/generate-list-of-microsoft-access-database-tables.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/generate-list-of-microsoft-access-database-tables.htmlHow do I have Microsoft Access generate a list of Database tables? I came across an SQL query someone suggested on anther website however Access doesn't seem to have any interface to simply allow ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:11:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bring-to-front-all-windows-for-a-certain-application-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bring-to-front-all-windows-for-a-certain-application-in-windows-7.htmlTrying to find some key+click combination to bring all windows for a given application to the top of z-order. For example, I have several Putty terminal windows open in the stacked taskbar icon and I ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:11:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-license-version-has-an-xp-installed-system-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-license-version-has-an-xp-installed-system-duplicate.htmlMy friend has a notebook with Windows XP Professional installed. I would like to understand which version exactly is and which license type is referred to. The sticker reports an OEM pre-installed XP ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:56:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-use-a-micro-usb-2-cable-in-a-usb-3-portable-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-use-a-micro-usb-2-cable-in-a-usb-3-portable-hard-drive.htmlThe micro-B USB 3 port seems to be somewhat backwards compatible with the old micro-USB 2 standard. I was able to charge a phone that had the micro-B USB 3 port with a micro-USB 2 cable. However, ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:42:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-to-find-logs-for-openvpn-launched-via-kde-connections-on-opensus.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-to-find-logs-for-openvpn-launched-via-kde-connections-on-opensus.htmlOn OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, in the KDE environment, I used KDE's NetworkManager (the "Connections" System Settings Module) to set up an OpenVPN connection. When I connect to it, there are no error mes......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:35:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-router-039-s-setup-page-cannot-be-accessed-when-using-the-router-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-router-039-s-setup-page-cannot-be-accessed-when-using-the-router-a.htmlIf I use two different router in the same network while both are running in the default router mode then we can access the setup page or setup interface from browser just by IP address of correspo......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:29:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shutdown-mac-with-keyboard-only.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shutdown-mac-with-keyboard-only.htmlCan I shut down my mac with the keyboard only? I dont want to force shut down (like holding the power key), I want to shut it down normally....Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:22:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/view-the-content-of-a-bat-file-through-command-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/view-the-content-of-a-bat-file-through-command-prompt.htmlI want to scan the whole desktop for .bat and then view the .bat file's content and delete the file if it includes ipconfig for a project. Is there any way I can do it? I'd like to NOT use third pa......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:22:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-laptop-keyboard-keys-be-removed-and-replaced.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-laptop-keyboard-keys-be-removed-and-replaced.htmlI'm trying to fix a laptop keyboard that has issues with keys on its left side. Just by feel, it's clear that something sticky got under there. There could be something crunchy too, but that migh......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:00:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/downgrade-windows-7-ultimate-to-home-premium-without-a-clean-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/downgrade-windows-7-ultimate-to-home-premium-without-a-clean-install.htmlCurrently I've got an installation of Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I would like to downgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium x64 without a clean install. I've got a (legal) retail disc and tried the following ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:52:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-ok-to-have-an-exhaust-fan-directly-above-the-intake-fan-for-the-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-ok-to-have-an-exhaust-fan-directly-above-the-intake-fan-for-the-.htmlI've been assembling a custom PC, and was wondering if it's OK to have an exhaust fan directly above the intake fan for my heatsink. This is how my system is laid out...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:44:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gigabyte-ga-f2a88xn-no-onboard-video.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gigabyte-ga-f2a88xn-no-onboard-video.htmlSo I've been struggling with this motherboard for like a 3 straight days, and finally figured out the problem is the on board video out would not allow me to post. Well it was posting, I just could......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:43:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/salt-cannot-start-master-errno-98.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/salt-cannot-start-master-errno-98.htmlTitle says it all. I have installed salt on a master and a few minions. On the master I only installed the basic salt components (not including salt-minion) and ran the update. I pointed the minio......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:40:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/power-supply-too-big.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/power-supply-too-big.htmlI replaced my working 350W power supply with a new 500W power supply. My computer would not boot with the new power supply. It would turn on for a few seconds and then turn off. I then tested the new ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:33:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/thunderbird-gmail-78754-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/thunderbird-gmail-78754-error.htmlMozilla Thunderbird is giving me this error when I try to sign into Gmail. Is there a way to fix it? I have tried the Unlock CAPTCHA several times to no avail. I do keep encountering something ab......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:20:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/user-john-kurlak-super-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/user-john-kurlak-super-user.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:10:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-keyword-to-bookmark-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-keyword-to-bookmark-in-chrome.htmlIn Firefox, I had bookmarks with keywords, so I could easily search for stuff. When I imported these bookmarks to Chrome - keywords still work. But when adding new bookmark, I can't find a way to d......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:08:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-or-move-and-rename-multiple-files-from-different-direct.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-copy-or-move-and-rename-multiple-files-from-different-direct.htmlLet's say, under this directory: /home/data/ There are 100 folders, the name of these folders are 24538_7#1, 24538_7#2, 24538_7#3 ... to 24538_7#384. In each folder, there are many files and ...Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:03:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-how-many-bits-my-ssh-key-is.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-how-many-bits-my-ssh-key-is.htmlI already created an ssh key for myself sometime in the past. I don't remember "how many bits" it is. How can I tell? I'm wondering because I'm using hosting at nearlyfreespeech.net and their faq ......Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-an-itp-address.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-an-itp-address.htmlI was watching this video and at the 3:30 mark he discusses ITP addresses or TOR addresses. I understand that TOR is an anonymity network, and the fact he mentions ITP followed by TOR makes me wan......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:57:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-i-store-only-465-gb-in-500-gb-hard-disk-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-i-store-only-465-gb-in-500-gb-hard-disk-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: Why is the effective hard drive size lower than the actual size? If one buys a 500 GB hard disk, why it shows only 465 GB. Where does the extra space go? Same for other sec......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:53:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-converting-png-to-jpg-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-converting-png-to-jpg-in-linux.htmlDoes anyone know a good way to batch-convert a bunch of PNGs into JPGs in linux? (I'm using Ubuntu). A png2jpg binary that I could just drop into a shell script would be ideal....Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:11:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-accounts-for-same-website-in-1password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-accounts-for-same-website-in-1password.htmlThere are websites on which I have multiple accounts, for example Twitter: private account and work account. 1Password lists accounts in a certain order, possibly alphabetical. When I press &#x231......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:02:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-enabled-ftpm-and-now-my-bios-warns-me-ftpm-psp-nv-corrupted-or-struc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-enabled-ftpm-and-now-my-bios-warns-me-ftpm-psp-nv-corrupted-or-struc.htmlI wanted to see if my PC meets the requirements for Windows 11. The only thing I was missing was TPM, so I enabled fTPM on my X570. Now when I boot up, I get the following advice: New CPU installed, ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:59:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/airplane-mode-is-enabled-automatically-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/airplane-mode-is-enabled-automatically-in-windows-10.htmlI can't use any network on my Dell inspiron 15R 5537 laptop. Airplane mode is enabled automatically and it can't be disabled. How can I disable airplane mode permanently? Can I remove the airplane......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:45:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/if-wifi-admin-can-see-what-i-039-m-doing-on-apps.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/if-wifi-admin-can-see-what-i-039-m-doing-on-apps.htmlSo can the wifi admin see what pictures or what I search in apps like Instagram, Twitter, Vine. Here's an example- I search fight videos on Instagram and I end up watching an Instagram video, can m......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:40:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-itunes-taksbar-icon-displaying-with-white-square.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-itunes-taksbar-icon-displaying-with-white-square.htmljust upgraded to Windows 11, but the iTunes taskbar icon looks... bad. Instead of a full icon image it's tiny with an ugly white square surrounding it. Any way to fix? Screenshot...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:31:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-we-need-ip-addresses-to-communicate-within-the-local-network-se.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-we-need-ip-addresses-to-communicate-within-the-local-network-se.htmlBecause MAC addresses are only usable across the local network segment, we use IP addresses to communicate with other segments via routers. Meanwhile, for local targets, ARP is used to translate IPs ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:30:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/home-file-server-using-samba-has-slow-read-and-write-speed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/home-file-server-using-samba-has-slow-read-and-write-speed.htmlI have a machine running Ubuntu Server 12.04. I installed Samba for file sharing on my home network. I have Windows and Linux machine. My server spec are: AMD Phenom 2 x6 1055t 8GB of RAM 10/100/1......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:14:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-database-repeatedly-in-an-inconsistent-state-and-caused-a-serio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-database-repeatedly-in-an-inconsistent-state-and-caused-a-serio.htmlWe have an Access Database that lives on a server in a shared folder. A few months ago the database was unopenable due to error messages like: The document caused a serious error the last time it......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:11:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-disk-management-spanned-volume-vs-striped-volume.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-disk-management-spanned-volume-vs-striped-volume.htmlIm looking for a reason why a person would use a Spanned volume rather than a Striped volume? If my understanding is correct Striped: Faster read/write speed than spanned, but I "assume" more wear+...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:08:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-applications-from-the-terminal-by-only-typing-their-name-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-applications-from-the-terminal-by-only-typing-their-name-in.htmlI want to run Applications in macOS as simple as it is on Linux: just type the app's name in the terminal. What is the best way to do this? Example: I just installed Atom Nightly and would like to ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:03:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-the-blank-column-or-row-in-the-pivot-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-the-blank-column-or-row-in-the-pivot-table.htmlI want my pivot table to auto update/refresh when I add more data to the table that I am generating the pivot table from. In that case I have selected the entire worksheet to generate the pivot tab......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:59:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-skip-expressgate-loading.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-skip-expressgate-loading.htmlI have to install a windows on a laptop which has preinstalled Asus Express Gate on it. The problem is that I am not able to enter the boot settings, so the system would be installed form a flash d......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:52:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-a-whole-line-in-notepad-without-selecting-it-before-with.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-a-whole-line-in-notepad-without-selecting-it-before-with.htmlI would expect pressing Ctrl+C without having selected anything to copy the whole line where the cursor is. Unfortunately this is not the case. Is there a way to change this behaviour? Of course ......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:51:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-on-conversations-view-for-every-single-folder-at-once-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-on-conversations-view-for-every-single-folder-at-once-in.html2021; At work, I've been using Outlook on the web (http://outlook.office.com) for a while now, but we've been recently swtiched to MacOS, so I started using the native Outlook client again: Microsoft ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:24:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-teamviewer-from-displaying-icon-in-the-bottom-of-screen.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-teamviewer-from-displaying-icon-in-the-bottom-of-screen.htmlEverytime I connect to my laptop through TeamViewer I see a small Window that says TeamViewer and other details as well as an inward arrow. When I click that arrow the Window minimizes but doesn't ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:13:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-language-of-fritz-box-from-german-to-international.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-language-of-fritz-box-from-german-to-international.htmlI have a Fritz!Box 7390 I bought while living in Berlin and would like to switch it to English. I've tried using the Recovery Tool, but it rejects updating the device. How can I update the device t......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:07:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-delete-empty-folders-in-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-delete-empty-folders-in-mac-os-x.htmlI would like to delete all empty folders on an external disk. How can I do this?...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:06:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/external-monitors-not-detected-through-docking-station-after-windows-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/external-monitors-not-detected-through-docking-station-after-windows-1.htmlI have a Dell Inspiron 7520 and a Dell D3000 docking station connected through the USB 3.0 port. Before updating to Windows 10 (I was using Windows 7), everything worked fine. Two monitors were con......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:02:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-stop-the-windows-taskbar-from-overlapping-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-stop-the-windows-taskbar-from-overlapping-windows.htmlIf I set the Windows taskbar to auto-hide, then applications realize that they have that extra space and stretch their window a bit to fill the whole screen. However, when I do pull the taskbar up,......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:59:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-ftp-multiple-files-from-the-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-ftp-multiple-files-from-the-command-line.htmlI would like to FTP the contents of a directory, but I can't seem to find the right way to use a wildcard. It seems like this would be a common thing to do; is my whole approach wrong? The command......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:36:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-keyboard-shortcut-to-toggle-fullscreen-in-osx-mountain-lio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-keyboard-shortcut-to-toggle-fullscreen-in-osx-mountain-lio.htmlIf I have a window on my desktop in OSX Mountain Lion, I see an icon in the top right corner o the window, made of two diagonal arrows pointing away from each other. I can click this to put the app......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:34:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/apache-does-not-follow-symlinks-on-windows-403-forbidden.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/apache-does-not-follow-symlinks-on-windows-403-forbidden.htmlI found many similar questions but only for Linux and they did not solve my problem. What I do is: <VirtualHost *:80 *:443> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost ServerName coreshop......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:22:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-log-in-to-the-mysql-server-after-data-dir-changed-cent-os-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-log-in-to-the-mysql-server-after-data-dir-changed-cent-os-7.htmlI am having centos 7 and recently i changed my data directory of mysql from /var/lib/mysql to /test/sql after the migration i am able to login from mysql server through terminal but not able to login ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:09:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-need-to-upgrade-my-laptop-wifi-2-4ghz-frequency-to-5ghz-frequency.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-need-to-upgrade-my-laptop-wifi-2-4ghz-frequency-to-5ghz-frequency.htmlMy university has wifi routers that support both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. My Asus laptop is 802.11b Preamble, therefore I can use only 2.4 GHz. It is too slow to use university wifi. My other friends has w......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:04:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linksys-e2500-terrible-wifi-speed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linksys-e2500-terrible-wifi-speed.htmlI have a Linksys E2500 router that is resulting in terrible WiFi speed. With a wired connection, I have the following results (I pay for 50 Mbps speed): With wireless, at best it reaches 20% on a......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:33:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-safe-is-firefox-password-manager.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-safe-is-firefox-password-manager.htmlI have been using the Firefox password manager for long time, but never checked/verified how secure it is....Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:14:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-uio-pdrv-genirq-module-does-not-create-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-uio-pdrv-genirq-module-does-not-create-device.htmlI would like to expose some IRQ to user-space using uio_pdrv_genirq driver on Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. However, I've faced some problems that the device /dev/uio0 is not created (on first module loa......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:56:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-clone-ssd-with-linux-mint-18-to-a-larger-ssd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-clone-ssd-with-linux-mint-18-to-a-larger-ssd.htmlIs there a way to clone an SSD with Linux Mint 18 system to a larger SSD and have a functioning system? Also, what to do with GRUB? I have multiple machines. And I plan on using one unused Linux M......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:42:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/kernel-processor-power-event-id-37.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/kernel-processor-power-event-id-37.htmlHistory: Recently installed Window 7 Home OEM premium, with ubuntu as dual boot on DELL Latitude 3540. In addition to problem1 in Windows7 & problem2 in ubuntu, below is the new problem on......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:26:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-display-language-with-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-display-language-with-cmd.htmlSo... I have a big big problem guys. I bought windows 8.1 tablet PC in china. And It was chinese single language edition. So i tried to change my tablet PC's display language chinese to English. I ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:59:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/latest-windows-version-that-officially-supports-office-97.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/latest-windows-version-that-officially-supports-office-97.htmlI need to fire up an ancient legacy database that runs within Access '97 and that isn't compatible with any later version of Microsoft Office. What's the latest version of Microsoft Windows on which ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:44:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-openrtsp-to-record-from-eufy-cam-2-pro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-openrtsp-to-record-from-eufy-cam-2-pro.htmlI have a couple of Eufy Cam 2 Pros. I want to record the RTSP streams to my NAS. I have tried the built-in NAS service, which only works with synology, as well as many open source video recording ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:41:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-medium-should-be-used-for-long-term-high-volume-data-storage-arch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-medium-should-be-used-for-long-term-high-volume-data-storage-arch.htmlThis question was inspired by https://superuser.com/questions/374386/how-to-store-and-preserve-lots-of-data. There have been other similar questions, but none with the same criteria. This is two ...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:22:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-use-sudo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-use-sudo.htmlI'm connecting via SSH to a Centos 7 machine. I have a user that cannot perform any command as super user. If I do: $ sudo ls / I get the error: "sudo: unable to fork: Resource temporarily unavai......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:12:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-dvi-carry-audio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-dvi-carry-audio.htmlDoes DVI carry audio? My monitor has 4 HDMI inputs and I am going from a device that only has DVI output will the audio follow on the DVI to HDMI adapter?...Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:05:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rebooting-linux-from-script.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rebooting-linux-from-script.htmlI have a backup script that gets executed daily via a cron job. It's copying from FTP servers, and attached USB harddisks, databases and etc. At the end of the script, I want to reboot the Linux m......Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:52:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-a-script-on-centos-linux-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-a-script-on-centos-linux-startup.htmlI put one script in /etc/init.d/abc.sh. Now I want it to run at startup. How can I do that with chkconfig? chkconfig --add abc.sh But I am not sure how it works....Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:46:45 -0400