https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usThu, 16 Jul 2026 11:05:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-update-intellij-idea-in-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-update-intellij-idea-in-mac-os-x.htmlI recently got a error about update IntelliJ IDEA. The error as follows: IDEA does not have write access to /Volumes/IntelliJ IDEA 14/IntelliJ IDEA 14.app/Contents. Please run it by a privileged ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:04:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-limit-the-number-of-decimal-places-in-an-excel-spreadsheet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-limit-the-number-of-decimal-places-in-an-excel-spreadsheet.htmlFor example, I'll have Excel calculate a value based on two other cells, and then have it displayed in another. This is working fine, but how would I limit the number of decimal places it shows?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:50:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-adobe-039-s-temp-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-adobe-039-s-temp-folder.htmlAdobe's temp folder (.../adobeTemp) is taking up a large amount on my C: drive (which is a low storage SSD reserved for Windows 10 and a small amount of programs), and I am wondering how I change the ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:32:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-an-asterisk-to-make-a-bullet-point-in-a-slack-message.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-an-asterisk-to-make-a-bullet-point-in-a-slack-message.htmltl;dr Can I use Markdown's asterisk symbol (*) to make a bullet point list in Slack? Slack's documentation says that yes. But it is the only source where I found this. And this simply isn't working......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:19:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powerpoint-how-to-insert-document-property-aka-039-field-039-in-slide.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powerpoint-how-to-insert-document-property-aka-039-field-039-in-slide.htmlHow can I insert a document property (e.g. the author's name) in a slide in PowerPoint 2007? I know this can be done in Microsoft Word, but I can't find how to do it in PowerPoint. (The idea is that ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:13:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-keyboard-layout-in-i3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-keyboard-layout-in-i3.htmlI am using 'i3` window manager on Fedora 25. I've already uninstalled GNOME Desktop. I want to change keyboard layout and set it to languages other than English, and desirably also to set it as Alt......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:57:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/running-windows-disk-defragmentation-on-boot-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/running-windows-disk-defragmentation-on-boot-in-windows-10.htmlMy PC shows that the system reserved and the windows partitions are fragmented above 10%. I kept the defrag option running within Windows but there is no impact on the fragmentation percentage. I......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:36:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-a-laptop-as-an-external-storage-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-a-laptop-as-an-external-storage-device.htmlI want to use my laptop as an external storage device with my PC. Is this possible? Is there a way to keep a backup of a file on my laptop hard drive and is there any software that can keep the bac......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:36:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-xml-files-in-outlook-owa.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-xml-files-in-outlook-owa.htmlWe are using O365 subscription and the outlook web client (owa) for our mail. It feels somewhat strange to me, that by default all xml files are blocked to user. Even if I'm administrator, it show......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:32:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-make-a-custom-prompt-for-fish-shell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-make-a-custom-prompt-for-fish-shell.htmlI'm using fish 2.0 in #! Linux, but this might be an installation error, since my ~/.config/fish/config.fish is empty....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:32:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-that-opens-a-command-prompt-and-runs-an-application.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-that-opens-a-command-prompt-and-runs-an-application.htmlI know how to make a shortcut to cmd.exe and set the start-location to my target directory. But I would like the shortcut to run an application in the console window... basically my application run......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:42:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-r-run-command-to-open-network-connections-dialog.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-r-run-command-to-open-network-connections-dialog.htmlFind myself constantly changing NIC properties every day (switch, router, etc. config). Any happy fun command to open this dialog (.cpl or .msc) from the Run dialog?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:40:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gnu-screen-not-to-change-my-window-titles.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gnu-screen-not-to-change-my-window-titles.htmlI set meaningful names to new windows I create in gnu screen, but then when I 'cd' or open vim that name gets changed to 'pwd' for instance. Is there a way to prevent screen from changing the title......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:33:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-httpd-running-under-mac-os-x-10-11-el-capitan-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-httpd-running-under-mac-os-x-10-11-el-capitan-server.htmlI am using OS X El Capitan with the Server (app) configured to allow me VPN access to my home network. Unfortunately, the Server app has decided to start a bunch of httpd processes, which are now ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:32:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-undo-desktop-changes-if-i-accidently-moved-folders-files-arou.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-undo-desktop-changes-if-i-accidently-moved-folders-files-arou.htmlI was cleaning my keyboard and accidently "sorted" the folders/files on my desktop. Is it possible to undo those changes?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:31:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-area-code-of-this-phone-number-17-170-or-1702-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-the-area-code-of-this-phone-number-17-170-or-1702-closed.htmlThis isn't really an application question, but StackExchange doesn't really have a VoIP/Phone forum from what I can see. Anyways, I have an Asterisk server setup at our office and its just on a no......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:29:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-clone-an-entire-drive-or-partition-to-a-smaller-drive-or-par.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-clone-an-entire-drive-or-partition-to-a-smaller-drive-or-par.htmlI have a 1TB hard disk which is set up as MBR with 3 primary partitions. The sizes of the partitions are exactly 250GiB, 250Gib, and 192GiB, respectively. The remainder of the drive is unallocated ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:18:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linksys-spa-3102-password-reset.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linksys-spa-3102-password-reset.htmlI've got a Linksys 3102 voice gateway router from a street market very cheap, but it has admin password. I've tried the combination ***-> 73738# using a phone connected to the FXS port as pointe......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:15:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-function-keys-on-external-keyboard-only.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-function-keys-on-external-keyboard-only.htmlI'm using a Chromebook Pixelbook attached to a standard external keyboard. The top-row keys on the Pixelbook keyboard have special functions, eg. change volume or brightness etc. This is great on the ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:11:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-windows-nt-kernel-system-constantly-making-connections-to-local.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-windows-nt-kernel-system-constantly-making-connections-to-local.htmlI have GlassWire installed on my PC in order to monitor incoming and outgoing network connections, and I also use a VPN regularly (these 2 details seem irrelevant but will become useful later), Very ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:04:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-windows-10-to-index-mapped-network-drives.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-windows-10-to-index-mapped-network-drives.htmlI have three network drives (S:, U: and Z:) mapped to a Synology NAS. They are all online and read/write accessible. Without installing additional software or making the files available offline, ho......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:51:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-check-if-nvidia-or-intel-graphics-is-being-used-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-check-if-nvidia-or-intel-graphics-is-being-used-closed.htmlI have a laptop with nvidia graphic. How can I find if the program is running with nvidia graphics card or with the intel graphics.I searched for this query but could not find the suitable answer?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:25:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-on-a-service.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-on-a-service.htmlIf you look on Regedit for HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services there are a lot of key, one of them if "Type", that assumes a range of values (0x1, 0x10, 0x16, etc), someone know what is this?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:19:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-host-web-server-without-tunneling-or-port-forwarding-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-host-web-server-without-tunneling-or-port-forwarding-closed.htmlI have a local web server that I would like to make public but our ISP doesn't allow port forwarding and conventional tunneling services (ngrok, proxylocal, etc.) are much slower than port forwardi......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:19:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wi-fi-works-fine-on-phone-but-not-on-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wi-fi-works-fine-on-phone-but-not-on-laptop.htmlMy Wi-Fi works fine on my phone without any issues, but if I try to connect the same Wi-Fi on my laptop it says "No Internet Connection". And if I open HotSpot from my phone which is connected to the ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:37:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-a-plain-list-of-computer-names-on-the-network-from-net-v.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-a-plain-list-of-computer-names-on-the-network-from-net-v.htmlI am using the net view command. It displays the users on the network in big and ugly UPPERCASE letters and has columns etc., for example: Server Name Remark -----------------------......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:36:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-convert-docx-files-to-pdf.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-convert-docx-files-to-pdf.htmlI have many DOCX files (of Office 365) that I need to convert to PDF. I can open each one of them and export to PDF, but I am looking for a faster solution that can run in a batch file. One option......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:21:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pc-speakers-misplaced-power-adapters.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pc-speakers-misplaced-power-adapters.htmlThe goal: I need to be able to play sound on some computers, but the quality doesn't matter much. The situation: Somehow in our office move, the power adapters for two different sets of speakers got ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:56:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mapping-an-entire-network-drive-not-a-folder-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mapping-an-entire-network-drive-not-a-folder-duplicate.htmlI click on the 'Map network drive' button on my server's 'Computer'. There is a line asking for the 'folder' or essentially the network drive location. I have another server running on the IP 10.......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:55:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enter-admin-password-when-prompted-by-runas-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enter-admin-password-when-prompted-by-runas-cmd.htmlI'm installing a remote control application on about 100+ machines The current logged in users can not "Run As Administrator" I'm using the runas command to run as the local admin but it ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:49:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-the-text-color-in-gimp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-the-text-color-in-gimp.htmlIn GIMP, I accidentally made my text pink and I need it to be black. How do I change it back?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:49:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-switch-between-languages-on-windows-10-like-i-do-in-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-switch-between-languages-on-windows-10-like-i-do-in-os-x.htmlOS X has this really nice feature when you have 3+ keyboard input sources (languages) and press Cmd + Space you switch between only two of them. If you want to switch to another (third) language you ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:45:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-sh-script-throws-bin-sh-not-found.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-sh-script-throws-bin-sh-not-found.htmli have a script #!/bin/sh # Automatically remove a torrent and delete its data after a specified period of # time (in seconds). TARGET=/var/www/transmission/completed USER=name PASS=pass BIN="/u......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:43:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-tests-are-there-for-a-damaged-gpu-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-tests-are-there-for-a-damaged-gpu-in-ubuntu.htmlDue to a freezing problem I've had on Ubuntu, I want to test the GPU in detail because I think it is connected to my problem. I've tried the Phoronix Test Suite but I don't think that the three ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:42:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-ssh-key-passphrases-from-being-remembered-by-mac-os.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-remove-ssh-key-passphrases-from-being-remembered-by-mac-os.htmlMac OS X (Snow Leopard). I accidentally selected the "remember password in my keychain" option when providing the ssh private key passphrase when connecting to a remote server. Now, when I ssh......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:35:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/calculating-hard-disk-size.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/calculating-hard-disk-size.htmlI have a Seagate 1000GB SATA hard drive. The logical geometry of the hard drive is 16,383 cylinders, 16 heads and 63 sectors per track. To my knowledge, Capacity = Number of cylinders × number of ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:33:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-excel-to-graph-multiple-series-where-series-are-mixed-in-a-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-excel-to-graph-multiple-series-where-series-are-mixed-in-a-.htmlI've got a table that contains multiple data series - and they aren't uniformly distributed either. Example below. As you can see there are multiple series here: Income, Short-Term Capital Gain, ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:33:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-simply-rename-a-jfif-file-to-jpg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-simply-rename-a-jfif-file-to-jpg.htmlI downloaded several images that are are .jfif files. I have various enhancements (e.g. context menus) and processing scripts that are keyed to *.jpg files and would like to use these with the new ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:25:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-official-index-of-ie-11-patches-and-corresponding-builds.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-an-official-index-of-ie-11-patches-and-corresponding-builds.htmlOur software lists IE 11 as supported software, but with the expectation that we only test against the latest available build of the product. I cannot find anything from Microsoft that indexes th......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:06:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-devtools-in-opera.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-devtools-in-opera.htmlHow can I quickly access DevTools in Opera? When I open DevTools > Settings > Shortcuts in Opera and scroll to the bottom of this page, you'll see a link "Full list of DevTools keyboard shor......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:42:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-thunderbolt-docking-station-for-mini-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/usb-thunderbolt-docking-station-for-mini-pc.htmlDoes a docking station work without problems with a Mini PC -- something like Intel Skull Canyon? The reason I ask is because usually docks are associated with laptops only....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:31:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-dimensions-of-a-ssd-with-x-inch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-dimensions-of-a-ssd-with-x-inch.htmlI've measured that my OCZ Vertex 2 SATA II SSD has a diagonal of 17 cm. The Google calculator says that 17 cm is 6.69 inch, not even near to 2.5 or 1.8 inch. The OCZ product page says that the driv......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:17:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-login-resolution-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-login-resolution-in-ubuntu.htmlHow do you change the resolution of the login screen in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)? Edit: keep in mind that I need to change the resolution of the login screen, as explained below....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:16:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/permission-issues-with-var-www-html-user-cannot-edit-or-access.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/permission-issues-with-var-www-html-user-cannot-edit-or-access.htmlI'm setting up my local development host and this time I do not want to edit files with sudo as I used to do before, but after installing the Apache virtual host, I'm facing problems with permissi......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:14:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/avoiding-process-completed-prompt-after-terminal-script-ends-on-mac-os.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/avoiding-process-completed-prompt-after-terminal-script-ends-on-mac-os.htmlIn my text editor, I have bound a shortcut key to deploy my code by invoking a command like /usr/bin/open /Users/blahblah/run_deploy That deploy script uploads my code to my server etc. I am using "...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:04:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-decrypt-from-stdin-public-key-decryption-failed-inappropriat.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-decrypt-from-stdin-public-key-decryption-failed-inappropriat.htmlIf I execute gpg foo.gpg I'm given a dialog that looks like: ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Please enter the passphrase to unlock the OpenPGP secret key:......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:01:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-source-and-destination-stand-for-in-qos-settings.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-source-and-destination-stand-for-in-qos-settings.htmlI have had to deal with QoS several times but in this modem I have this complex options page: Interface: Protocol: Src IP: Src Mask: Dest IP: Dest Mask: Src Port: Dest Port: Speed (kb/s): I have ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:58:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-processes-if-any-exist-between-pids-0-and-4-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-processes-if-any-exist-between-pids-0-and-4-on-windows-7.htmlJust out of curiosity what are the processes between 0 and 4, and also between 4 and 200 something....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:07:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-equivalent-of-the-039-head-c-039-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-equivalent-of-the-039-head-c-039-command.htmlI have a unix command that does the following: head -c 2048 > test.txt basically its taking first 2kb of the test.txt file. Can we do something similar in windows cmd prompt?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:05:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/moving-the-the-very-bottom-of-the-file-with-vi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/moving-the-the-very-bottom-of-the-file-with-vi.htmlNo, I'm not talking about vim, I'm talking about old-school vi; because in vim you can actually issue a :bot and it'll move to the bottom of the file....Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:44:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/keyboard-layout-qwertty-or-qwertz-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/keyboard-layout-qwertty-or-qwertz-closed.htmlI notice that the Dell website only offers their 3000 series Inspiron desktops with a QWERTZ keyboard (i.e. QWERTY costs extra !). On querying this, Dell tell me that (quote) "QWERTZ is the normal ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:26:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pfsense-slow-connection-to-internet-from-wired-network-but-not-from-wi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pfsense-slow-connection-to-internet-from-wired-network-but-not-from-wi.htmlsummary: internet speed tests indicate that the connection to the internet from my wired network is very slow, while speed tests from a device on my wifi network gets the expected (much faster) res......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:07:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-stream-a-video-stored-on-my-pc-to-my-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-stream-a-video-stored-on-my-pc-to-my-laptop.htmlI have a collection of .mkv files stored on my PC's hard drive that I'd like to watch on my laptop (without having to transfer any files) so I can keep working on my PC while watching them. Both are ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:04:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reduce-the-size-of-a-huge-mp4-video.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reduce-the-size-of-a-huge-mp4-video.htmlI have a 4GB MP4 video file that I shot with the HD Flip Mino. How do I reduce it to no more than 1GB without losing too much quality?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:12:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-the-paper-clip-test-on-an-old-psu-with-20-pin-connector.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-the-paper-clip-test-on-an-old-psu-with-20-pin-connector.htmlI have a power supply unit (PSU) of the old type with a 20-pin main power connector for the motherboard. Unlike most of the newer units with the 24-pin power connector this one does not have a green "...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:12:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/e-mail-spam-content-related-to-browser-history.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/e-mail-spam-content-related-to-browser-history.htmlI have experienced some strange things about an email address which is in use for about ten years. The address is connected to all of my shopping accounts and Paypal; getting 1-2 spam mails per day......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:01:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cat-proc-meminfo-what-do-all-those-numbers-mean.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cat-proc-meminfo-what-do-all-those-numbers-mean.htmlIn reading the man page on the free command in Linux. I found that is gets its info from /proc/meminfo. I understand a few of the entries, like MemTotal and MemFree. What do the rest mean. cat......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:55:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/arctis-7-steel-series-headphones-balance-sound.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/arctis-7-steel-series-headphones-balance-sound.htmlSo I bought the SteelSeries Arctis 7 headphones but the sound is not balanced, the left side is slightly louder than the right side. For some reason I can not find a way to balance them in Windows ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:50:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/week-by-week-random-lists-without-repeats.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/week-by-week-random-lists-without-repeats.htmlDefinition of problem: I have a main list of 30 names. I want to allocate these names into 5 groups of two or three on a weekly basis so that: Each of the 30 names is randomly allocated to each gr......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:49:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/file-not-found-but-the-file-is-there.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/file-not-found-but-the-file-is-there.htmlrunning an Ubuntu 14.04 x64, I like to execute an binary file. This one: $ ls -la /opt/android-sdk-linux/tools/emulator -rwxrwxr-x 1 tho tho 35640 Nov 19 14:46 /opt/android-sdk-linux/tools/emulato......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:48:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-my-symbolic-link-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-my-symbolic-link-work.htmlI'm trying to better understand symbolic links... and not having very much luck. This is my actual shell output with username/host changed: username@host:~$ mkdir actual username@host:~$ mkdir pro......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:29:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-run-minecraft-java-edition-on-a-surface-pro-x-16gb-r.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-run-minecraft-java-edition-on-a-surface-pro-x-16gb-r.htmlI would like to run Minecraft Java edition on my Surface pro X (16GB RAM, SQ2 processor) without a VM. Is there a way? Thanks!...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:16:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/port-forwarding-to-a-vmware-workstation-virtual-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/port-forwarding-to-a-vmware-workstation-virtual-machine.htmlI am running VMware Workstation 8 (build 471480). I want to setup a small content server, mainly for images and such for my website, on my desktop in a virtual server (just for the heck of it)... I......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:10:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zip-multiple-folders-indvidually-automatically.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zip-multiple-folders-indvidually-automatically.htmlI have folders full of photos within category folders eg holidays spain france italy family son daugher christmas 2010 2011 ... except much longer ... there are about 100 folders. I need to ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:58:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-meaning-of-link-4-in-mac-039-s-route-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-meaning-of-link-4-in-mac-039-s-route-table.htmljichaodeiMac:~ jichaoyang$ netstat -r Routing tables Internet: Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire default openwrt.lan UGSc ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:55:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-want-my-primary-selection-back.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-want-my-primary-selection-back.htmlI've been using the primary selection since I installed my very first Linux on a Computer in 1994. It's so simple: Select text, change window, middle-click, happy With the latest updates - it st......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:32:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/toggle-caps-lock-when-you-press-the-key.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/toggle-caps-lock-when-you-press-the-key.htmlHOw do I turn off the CAPS LOCK when the key is pressed? it's currently set to turn off on release...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:30:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-loop-through-files-named-in-a-text-file-windows-server-2012.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-loop-through-files-named-in-a-text-file-windows-server-2012.htmlWindows Server 2012 cmd.exe box I need to make a batch file, call it get.bat, to process all directories listed in dlist.txt which is in the same dir as get.bat. Directory names are one per line in......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:26:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-bring-an-application-to-the-front-with-a-batch-script-in-win.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-bring-an-application-to-the-front-with-a-batch-script-in-win.htmlLike if it's no open, start the application otherwise bring the application to the front. I already have this script but i need it to bring it to the front: @echo off tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:08:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-adgroupmember-for-multiple-groups.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-adgroupmember-for-multiple-groups.htmlHow do I check if the mentioned security groups exists or not? I would also want the exported .csv to mention 'No members' instead of skipping it. Also, how do I refine below script? And I would li......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:03:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-vhdx-files-in-virtualbox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-vhdx-files-in-virtualbox.htmlI used disk2vhd by microsoft so I tried to create a new virtualbox using it and I got this error Failed to open the hard disk C:\Users\user\Documents\Virtual Box Images\win7vir.VHDX Could not ope......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:54:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/keyboard-shortcuts-within-context-menus-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/keyboard-shortcuts-within-context-menus-windows-10.htmlSo I just created a file on my desktop with a new extension, and this is what its context menu looks like: I can bring up the context menu with the menu key on my keyboard, and I can actually select ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:46:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adding-computer-039-s-description-to-bginfo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adding-computer-039-s-description-to-bginfo.htmlIs it possible to add the computer description value to BGInfo? The closest information I've found so far is the <Host Name> (available in the defaults field) but I guess I would have to writ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:45:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-website-know-about-my-browsing-history.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-website-know-about-my-browsing-history.htmlWhen I visit a website it sometimes puts cookies on my browser. Usually cookies keep track of browsing info from that particular site. If I don't delete those cookies and browse other websites, wil......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:43:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-map-a-network-drive-with-password-so-it-stays-mapped-after-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-map-a-network-drive-with-password-so-it-stays-mapped-after-a.htmlI mapped a network drive to a location that needs a password. Now whenever my computer starts up, it tells me that it could not connect to that network drive because a password is needed. How do ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:40:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-secure-boot-and-verified-boot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-secure-boot-and-verified-boot.htmlAs I understand it, both "Secure Boot" and "Verified Boot" work in the same way. In particular: on boot, the first thing that runs is code found in ROM. This ensures that it can be "trusted" the ROM ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:20:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-upload-a-file-using-curl-instead-of-the-form.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-upload-a-file-using-curl-instead-of-the-form.htmlI have a client who's customer uses a third party clearinghouse to receive invoices. We can do this manually by exporting our data to XML, going to a particular website, and uploading the file. The ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:19:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-excel-to-summarize-credit-and-debit-category-columns-and-a-singl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-excel-to-summarize-credit-and-debit-category-columns-and-a-singl.htmlI'm working on a personal worksheet to summarize my adventures on the altcoins universe. I would like to keep track of: how much real money I deposited on each exchange the current altcoin amount ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:11:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/typing-numbers-on-a-macbook-pro-with-azerty-keyboard-with-caps-lock-po.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/typing-numbers-on-a-macbook-pro-with-azerty-keyboard-with-caps-lock-po.htmlI have a Belgian AZERTY keyboard on my MacBook Pro. Sadly, it appears to be impossible to use Caps Lock to type numbers — I still need to hold Shift for every number I want to type. Is it possible to ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:41:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ftp-or-samba-for-a-college-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ftp-or-samba-for-a-college-network.htmlHow do I choose a multi-platform (Linux, Windows, Mac) file sharing solution? if there is a need of secure and reliable file sharing from a Linux server on college network. Which can be the best ch......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:33:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-insert-a-new-line-in-a-cmd-exe-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-insert-a-new-line-in-a-cmd-exe-command.htmlI'm trying to execute a command on cmd.exe, with a line break or new line as part of the command, like below: command -option:text whatever But every new line executes the command, instead of ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:29:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/formatting-code-with-line-numbers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/formatting-code-with-line-numbers.htmlLooking for a way to format my code in MS Word I found this question on Stack Overflow and combined the two high rated answers to create an openDocument with the code keeping its formatting: Go to......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:14:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-keyboard-shortcut-to-focus-to-address-bar-in-mac-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-keyboard-shortcut-to-focus-to-address-bar-in-mac-chrome.htmlIn Windows Chrome, alt + d is the shortcut. What is it in Mac Chrome?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:58:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-wsl-not-opening-gui-in-my-ubuntu-shell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-wsl-not-opening-gui-in-my-ubuntu-shell.htmlI am running windows 11 and have updated my ubuntu instalation to wsl2. whenever I try to run something like xclock the it looks like it is running in the command line but no gui opens up. I've tried ...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:54:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-on-mic-only-when-key-is-pressed-like-a-global-push-to-talk-window.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-on-mic-only-when-key-is-pressed-like-a-global-push-to-talk-window.htmlIs there a built in way in windows 10 to have the Mic off until I press a designated key? If not, how can I achieve this?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:50:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-to-system-path-environment-variable-in-windows-10-via-cmd-n.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-to-system-path-environment-variable-in-windows-10-via-cmd-n.htmlBy using setx "%path%;c:\whateverFolder I just copy system path variable to users one, therefore duplicating it, and only after it the required folder is added. Is it possible to add it to SYSTEM p......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:46:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/way-to-limit-bandwidth-of-programs-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/way-to-limit-bandwidth-of-programs-on-windows.htmlIs there a technique in Windows that can selectively limit bandwidth of a running process?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:25:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/live-resize-of-a-gpt-partition-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/live-resize-of-a-gpt-partition-on-linux.htmlOn Linux I used to resize MBR partitions using fdisk, even on live filesystems, and then issue a resize2fs/pvresize/... (depending on fs type) to get the new space allocated. Lately I've been usin......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:21:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-a-half-space-between-words-using-word-365-and-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-a-half-space-between-words-using-word-365-and-windows-10.htmlHow do I add a half-space between words using Word 365 and Windows 10?...Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:16:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/jnlp4-connect-error-connection-closed-before-acknowledgement-sent.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/jnlp4-connect-error-connection-closed-before-acknowledgement-sent.htmlThis seems very similar to a recently closed #57143. We have spent quite a bit of time troubleshooting it though not able to find the root case. We had nginx and replace that by elb and both cases ......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:12:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/murrine-engine-on-gtk3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/murrine-engine-on-gtk3.htmlI'm trying to use a GTK theme which requires the Murrine engine, so I installed gtk2-engines-murrine from apt-get. It works fine in most apps, but some such as nm-applet segfault as soon as I try t......Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:06:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-auto-login-after-connecting-via-rdp-mstsc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-auto-login-after-connecting-via-rdp-mstsc.htmlAfter Upgrading 2 of my PCs (same LAN network) to Windows 10 (coming from Win8.1) i tried to setup my old Remote Configurations. When i connect via rdp (mstsc.exe) I'm getting the active session o......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:53:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/the-cryptographic-services-service-failed-to-initialize-the-catalog-da.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/the-cryptographic-services-service-failed-to-initialize-the-catalog-da.htmlIn Event Viewer ( eventvwr ), I noted there is a repeating error: The Cryptographic Services service failed to initialize the Catalog Database. The ESENT error was: -583. Log Name: Application ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:33:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-a-windows-service-from-the-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-a-windows-service-from-the-command-line.htmlI want to disable a Windows service but I don't want to: Open the "Services" management console Scroll to the name of the service Right-click Properties (or double-click) Change the Startup Type:......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:31:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cut-out-of-a-shape-using-an-object.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cut-out-of-a-shape-using-an-object.htmlI'm new to Illustrator and I'm trying to do something which I would think would be relatively simple. I essentially have a red square and a "W" text layer above it. I'd simply like to cut out/des......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:30:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/couldn-039-t-find-valid-filesystem-superblock-while-adjusting-ext4-fil.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/couldn-039-t-find-valid-filesystem-superblock-while-adjusting-ext4-fil.htmlI've a shiny new Ubuntu 11.04 installation. In addition to the system disk, I've added a 2TB drive (/dev/sda) for data. System monitor reports 1419.5 GiB "Free" and 1326.3 "Available". Reading ar......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:23:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-macros-after-message-box-closes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-macros-after-message-box-closes.htmlIs there a way to enable Macros after the message bar with the Enable Macros button has closed? I opened the Excel file and immediately went to edit the VBA. When I went to run the VBA, it state......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:07:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/use-wireless-router-to-receive-wifi-and-send-via-ethernet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/use-wireless-router-to-receive-wifi-and-send-via-ethernet.htmlI go to a school that only has wireless internet. My desktop doesn't have a wireless card. I do have a wireless router (netgear wgt624 v3). I was wondering if I could use the router to receive the ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:54:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-my-hard-drive-failing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-my-hard-drive-failing.htmlI'm beginning to worry about my ~3yr old WD Green drive. In the last few days i've noticed that my media player is acting weird, it won't move to the next track after a song has finished and also w......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:47:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-excel-is-changing-cell-values.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-excel-is-changing-cell-values.htmlThree cells in a spreadsheet are deliberately changing their values (rounding off, essentially). For e.g., a cell which is supposed to read 9969001500006276 gets converted to 9969001500006270, late......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:37:53 -0400