https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usFri, 24 Jul 2026 10:43:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/problems-with-x11-forwarding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/problems-with-x11-forwarding.htmlI am trying to do some X11 forwarding from my windows machine. I have tried: Mingw64 Cygwin64 putty In both Mingw and cygwin I run I get these results: $ ssh -X bongioc@ncp-cb-1.nintextest.com ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:40:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zoom-suppresses-all-audio-during-zoom-meeting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zoom-suppresses-all-audio-during-zoom-meeting.htmlSince a couple months ago, I've noticed that, during zoom meeting, no audio is coming through from Chrome and media player despite audio is working fine in zoom. To put in a another way, I can't se......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:11:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-close-all-open-windows-at-once.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-close-all-open-windows-at-once.htmlHow do I close all opened windows at once?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:58:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/retrieve-decrypt-windows-7-product-key-from-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/retrieve-decrypt-windows-7-product-key-from-linux.htmlI accidentally disconnected my hard drive while it was still running and corrupted my Windows 7 installation; I am now completely unable to boot into Windows. I have tried everything to try and rep......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:55:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-know-if-a-flashdrive-has-formatting-for-fat32.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-know-if-a-flashdrive-has-formatting-for-fat32.htmlwhat size flashdrive do I need for my freeview? I brought a 8 gb and it not working, is that too small? Information I have found says it needs FAT32. How do I know if a flashdrive has that option?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:36:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-okay-to-keep-washing-and-reusing-microfiber-cloths-for-cleaning-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-okay-to-keep-washing-and-reusing-microfiber-cloths-for-cleaning-.htmlI've read in multiple places that microfiber cloths are one of the few materials safe enough to clean monitors without risk of scratching, so I use those whenever I need to clean the outside of any ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:34:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sort-files-in-windows-explorer-in-custom-order.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-sort-files-in-windows-explorer-in-custom-order.htmlI have a great deal of folders. Each contains more than 30 files. I’d like to sort these files in a custom order. How do I create a custom order and have it sorted out the files the way I want? I was ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:20:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-does-badblocks-take-on-a-1tb-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-long-does-badblocks-take-on-a-1tb-drive.htmlI'm running badblocks (or rather "e2fsck -c") on a 1TB drive and if the progress indicator is any indication (no pun intended), it's going to take almost forever to complete. Right now it says 0.01% ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:05:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-r-3-5-2-under-ubuntu-jni-h-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-r-3-5-2-under-ubuntu-jni-h-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlI have a problem with installing the newest version of R, an error "fatal error: jni.h: No such file or directory" that I don't understand appeared. Here is what I did before getting an error in the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:37:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffserver-ffmpeg-stream-mjpeg-from-webcam-logitech-c930e-to-mjpeg-forma.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffserver-ffmpeg-stream-mjpeg-from-webcam-logitech-c930e-to-mjpeg-forma.htmlI have premium webcam from Logitech (C930e) and this camera support mjpeg built in processing directly in the camera it self. My purpose is to get that stream with ffmpeg and pipe it to ffserver so......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:13:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/iexplorer-unable-to-start-the-iphone-listener-process-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/iexplorer-unable-to-start-the-iphone-listener-process-error.htmlWhen I install iExplorer 3.0.1.9 (and run as admin) on Windows 7 I get this error message: Unable to start the iPhone listener process. This error may occur because iTunes is not installed. ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:13:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/extract-values-following-specific-substrings-in-string-containing-spac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/extract-values-following-specific-substrings-in-string-containing-spac.htmlI have this single line string. WordPress version: 5.5.3 Database revision: 48748 TinyMCE version: 4.9100 (49100-20200624) Package language: en_US I would like to extract 5.5.3 and en_US This is the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:05:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hidden-folder-called-tmp-drivedownload-keeps-getting-bigger.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hidden-folder-called-tmp-drivedownload-keeps-getting-bigger.htmlThis hidden folder named ".tmp.drivedownload" - which seems to be used by Google Drive's Backup and Sync desktop app - is taking up quite a bit of space on my SSD and with files as old as 2001. Thi......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:50:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pin-windows-sticky-notes-on-top.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pin-windows-sticky-notes-on-top.htmlHow can I make the Sticky Notes pin on top of everything else? They don't seem to be real windows. There is no way to cascade/tile them either....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:33:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-saved-username-password-filled-in-incognito-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-saved-username-password-filled-in-incognito-mode.htmlIf I open an incognito window in Google Chrome and go to a webpage where Chrome has a saved username and password from (for example the login form on http://gmail.com), I see that my username and ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:28:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-so-many-netbooks-have-a-base-resolution-of-1024-x-600.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-so-many-netbooks-have-a-base-resolution-of-1024-x-600.htmlI'm running a piece of software the requires a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768. I was thinking about getting a netbook, but many of the netbooks I have looked at have a resolution of 1024 ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:20:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-amd-graphics-driver.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-amd-graphics-driver.htmlI had AMD graphics installed on my windows 7 laptop. Last week, I performed a clean install of windows 8.1 and since I could not change brightness and other display settings (well, I could change the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:14:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-limit-a-process-to-a-single-cpu-core.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-limit-a-process-to-a-single-cpu-core.htmlHow do you limit a single process program run in a Windows environment to run only on a single CPU on a multi-core machine? Is it the same between a windowed program and a command line program? U......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:58:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-tcpdump-bypass-iptables.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-tcpdump-bypass-iptables.htmlI mistakenly setup open resolver DNS server, which was soon used for a bunch of DDoS attacks originating somewhere from / to Russia. For that reason I completely blocked port 53 on both DNS servers......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:45:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/could-not-load-file-or-assembly-039-cefsharp-core-dll-039-or-one-of-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/could-not-load-file-or-assembly-039-cefsharp-core-dll-039-or-one-of-it.htmlI have created a WPF C# project. IN which I am using CSharp dlls. This project has successfully built and also running fine. I need to use the setup .exe of the project to direct run the applicat......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:38:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-color-vibrance-saturation-with-intel-graphics-on-m.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-color-vibrance-saturation-with-intel-graphics-on-m.htmlThe nVidia control panel has an option to adjust the saturation and other properties of the image shown on the screen. Is there any way to do this with the Intel Graphics driver? My laptop model is a ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:31:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/exposing-another-port-for-nginx-in-dockerfile.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/exposing-another-port-for-nginx-in-dockerfile.htmlI'm new to DockerFile. I want Nginx to be listening on port 8080. so I've written the dockerFile in this way: FROM nginx:1.11-alpine COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html EXPOSE 8080 CMD ["nginx"......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:28:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-enter-formula-for-entire-column.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-enter-formula-for-entire-column.htmlI know if I select the entire column and then enter the formula in first column and then press ctrl+enter, it would be taken care of. However, my first row is title row. How else should I do it?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:24:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-installation-path-for-packages-installed-through-apt-get-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-installation-path-for-packages-installed-through-apt-get-i.htmlI have been installing python modules using apt-get which works great using the console or launching files from the command line. However I am using Eclipse for easier organisation of files. Eclipse ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:24:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-mklink-d-and-j-symbolic-link-and-junction.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-mklink-d-and-j-symbolic-link-and-junction.htmlI have a SSD, and a RamDisk in other disc drive. I use MKLINK /D to move Google Chrome cache, from my SSD to my RamDisk. Please, my questions are: With MKLINK /D, where physically is my cache? SSD? ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:14:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reinstall-a-package-using-039-apt-get-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reinstall-a-package-using-039-apt-get-039.htmlIt seems that my aptitude is somehow broken: sudo aptitude update 0% [Working]Segmentation fault dmesg [223282.616599] aptitude[30972]: segfault at 67707f ip 7f954dcfae5d sp 7ffff5a5f950 error 4 in ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:11:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-wsl2-virtual-machine-platform-vs-windows-subsystem-for-linu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-11-wsl2-virtual-machine-platform-vs-windows-subsystem-for-linu.htmlTraditionally (Windows 10) I've installed WSL and WSL2 via enabling both "Windows Subsystem for Linux" and "Virtual Machine Platform" but in the instructions from Ubuntu, they'r......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:28:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/explain-the-output-of-icacls-exe-line-by-line-item-by-item.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/explain-the-output-of-icacls-exe-line-by-line-item-by-item.htmlWhat does this mean: C:\foo\> icacls . . NT AUTHORITY\IUSR:(M) BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS:(M) BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS:(OI)(CI)(M) NT AUTHORITY\IUSR:(OI)(CI)(M) BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX) NT ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:12:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-ntfs-encryption-protect-against.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-ntfs-encryption-protect-against.htmlI have encrypted a folder from the (Properties>Advanced>Encrypt contents to secure data). However when I change my user profile to another one which is also an administrator the folder seems to be ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:10:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/file-too-large-for-the-destination-file-system-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/file-too-large-for-the-destination-file-system-duplicate.htmlTrying to copy an 11.3G file to a brand new 65G flash drive. Keep getting error message "the file is too large for the destination file system. It is a brand new flash drive formatted to fat32. On ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:10:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/firefox-hide-everything-except-content-area-of-the-browser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/firefox-hide-everything-except-content-area-of-the-browser.htmlIs there a possibility to hide all borders and bars in firefox like address bar, navigation bar, window title and tabs, so the remaining area is just the content area of the browser? I would like......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:08:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-unhide-column-a-in-excel-and-google-doc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-unhide-column-a-in-excel-and-google-doc.htmlLet's say I hide column A in excel or in google doc, how can I unhide it (show column A again). Column A is the most left column. I have column B,C and D etc......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:08:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/opera-folder-keeps-popping-up-in-downloads-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/opera-folder-keeps-popping-up-in-downloads-folder.htmlAbout a month ago while installing software, I was inattentive and reckless and accidentally pressed the "Install Opera" Option on during the Software install. After noticing, I immediately ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:55:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-print-pdf-for-book-like-binding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-print-pdf-for-book-like-binding.htmlHow to print (PDF) for book-like binding? This means, that pages should be reordered complex way and located on sheets appropriately, according to folding and gathering (into sections or quires)? ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:53:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-box-with-rightward-arrow-symbol-in-ms-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-box-with-rightward-arrow-symbol-in-ms-word.htmlI tried searching all the symbols in character map and in Microsoft word's symbol section for the following symbol but couldn't find it. Box with rightward arrow: People usually use this for ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:28:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-chrome-extensions-from-one-computer-to-another.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-chrome-extensions-from-one-computer-to-another.htmlHas anyone successfully downloaded Google Chrome apps (or extensions or whatever they are called) from another browser and then installed them on Chrome? Google Web Store and Google Play are blocked ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:21:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/characters-are-overlapping-when-working-with-document.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/characters-are-overlapping-when-working-with-document.htmlI was using Word 2010 to create a DOCX document. Before Christmas, Office 2016 was installed on my PC but I'm still using Word 2010 to edit the document. After working 10 to 20 minutes on the docu......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:21:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-public-ip-address-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-public-ip-address-closed.htmlSo I want to know every way to change an external/public ip address. The ways I have found so far are: reset router go to isp and change it vpn Are there any other ways to change it? (Like command ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:14:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-files-with-an-option-for-skipping-stuck-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-files-with-an-option-for-skipping-stuck-files.htmlI have a corrupted CD from which I want to copy files. The problem is that the default Windows 7 copy utility gets completely stuck when it encounters a corrupted sector of the CD. Can you recommend ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:58:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/want-to-create-an-ext4-partition-from-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/want-to-create-an-ext4-partition-from-windows-10.htmlI want to create ext4 partition in my internal hard disk from windows 10. I have seen many questions but all of them mention to partition with external hard disk.I wanted partition in internal hard......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:40:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-monitor-all-outgoing-http-calls-from-my-debian-linux-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-monitor-all-outgoing-http-calls-from-my-debian-linux-server.htmlI'm using a service to manage my users who charges me per api call. Lately the api calls has increased greatly and I want to log to file or to sttout all the outgoing http calls from the server (...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:39:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-hp-laptop-battery-plugged-in-not-charging.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-hp-laptop-battery-plugged-in-not-charging.htmlAfter installing Windows 10 on my HP Pavilion g6-2197sa laptop, I have had problems charging the battery. The battery icon reports something like "79% available (plugged in, not charging)." I can, ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:32:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unpairing-an-already-paired-apple-wireless-keyboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unpairing-an-already-paired-apple-wireless-keyboard.htmlI have a Bluetooth Apple Wireless Keyboard that is paired to a machine I cannot currently access to unpair the keyboard. I would like to unpair it from this computer to use it with another machine.......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:30:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-039-t-uninstall-the-ask-toolbar-updater-despite-having-admin-acc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-039-t-uninstall-the-ask-toolbar-updater-despite-having-admin-acc.htmlI'm going through my installed programs clearing out stuff I don't use and came across an "Ask Toolbar Updater". Now I don't recalling ever installing the Ask Toolbar so I want to get rid of this. ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:29:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-ram-just-go-bad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-ram-just-go-bad.htmlI was wondering if your brand new sticks of RAM DD3 could go faulty after a hard shut down of a PC? No power surge and did not turn it back on immediately UPDATE: Computer turns on but does not P......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:23:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/f8-not-showing-advanced-boot-options-on-a-windows-7-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/f8-not-showing-advanced-boot-options-on-a-windows-7-pc.htmlBackground I'm working on dis-infecting a Windows 7 PC where the user opened a ZIP email attachment. All the symptoms exactly match this description of the "Data Recovery" scareware, incl......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:19:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-format-of-ms-word-bibliography.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-format-of-ms-word-bibliography.htmlI'm using Word 2013's built-in citation management using the IEEE style, and including a built-n bibliography generated from the citations in my document. Unfortunately, the first column of the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:18:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-just-spilt-coffee-on-my-laptop-what-should-i-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-just-spilt-coffee-on-my-laptop-what-should-i-do.htmlI have just dropped a half full latté on my company laptop and am not sure what to do. Is there a way I can make sure that my laptop is usable again? What steps must I go through to improve it's ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:06:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-revert-to-one-line-terminal-in-new-kali-linux-2020-04.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-revert-to-one-line-terminal-in-new-kali-linux-2020-04.html┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~] └─$ I want this to be in one line on terminal like it was before I updated kali. I tried changing bashrc on kali user and on root user there was no update....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:03:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-which-app-is-using-isight-the-imac-camera.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-which-app-is-using-isight-the-imac-camera.htmlHow do I find out which application has the camera open on an iMac (Running Leopard)? The green light is on indicating the camera is in use as well as photo booth can't connect to the camera. The......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:02:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/stopping-creation-of-localized-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/stopping-creation-of-localized-files.htmlSome folders on my new Mac has .localized files in them. I know they are related to localization (duh), but I don't need that, in fact I specifically want everything file system related to be displ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:58:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/localhost-phpmyadmin-downloads-inddex-php-file-ubuntu-16-04.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/localhost-phpmyadmin-downloads-inddex-php-file-ubuntu-16-04.htmlI have install apache2, mysql and all the neccesary thngs and then install phpmyadmin in my ubuntu 16.04. It worked that day, but now, when I open localhost/phpmyadmin it downloads the index.php f......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:44:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-use-username-on-bitbucket-any-more-how-to-update-on-sourcetree.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-use-username-on-bitbucket-any-more-how-to-update-on-sourcetree.htmlI used to be able to use my username (not email) on bitbucket to access: https://thisisme@bitbucket.org/thisisme/somerepo.git Now I can no longer use my username, but must login via my email and ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:42:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/open-source-free-fla-file-editor-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/open-source-free-fla-file-editor-closed.htmlIs there any free software to edit .fla file? Platform: Linux or Windows will do....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:39:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-crashes-when-i-type-in-a-url-with-something-already-in-t.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-crashes-when-i-type-in-a-url-with-something-already-in-t.htmlWhenever I try to add a / to the end of a URL in Google Chrome the browser crashes and asks if I want to restore it. It can be anything. Not just the slash. I have no problem when I simply open a......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:29:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-enable-pretty-printing-in-chrome-manually.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-enable-pretty-printing-in-chrome-manually.htmlThere are some great Chrome extensions around for pretty-printing JSON (great SU question here: Google Chrome Plugin for JSON Reading), but they all seem to depend on detecting whether the incoming ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:20:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ssh-from-my-virtual-machine-to-the-local-host.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ssh-from-my-virtual-machine-to-the-local-host.htmlHow can I ssh from my virtual machine to the local host? I need exact details please. Note: Virtual machine = Ubuntu 14 Host machine = Ubuntu 16 Thanks....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:06:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mini-displayport-to-usb-3-0-is-it-possible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mini-displayport-to-usb-3-0-is-it-possible.htmlI think not. But maybe yes... Is it possible to make USB port from mini displayport in laptop by adapter or something? I know it is possible in reverse, but is it possible this way? I have mini ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:49:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-hbaked-and-hbaked-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-hbaked-and-hbaked-files.htmlWhenever I notice my storage go down, I use WinDirStat to see what is taking up space. I have noticed that the WinSxS folder always takes up a lot of space. I looked deeper into the folder and saw a ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:40:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ups-turning-on-and-off-repeatedly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ups-turning-on-and-off-repeatedly.htmlI'm using an Intex Protector UPS. When I push the power button it starts with a beep, which is normal, I know. But when the beep ends, the light which shows power turns off and button remains press......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:40:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-a-pdf-document-to-png.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-a-pdf-document-to-png.htmlIs there a free way to convert a PDF document to a PNG image?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:22:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-uefi-bootloader.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-uefi-bootloader.htmlI was under the assumption that UEFI is a spec/implementation. Therefore you package it with another bootloader (e.g. Grub2). There's no such thing as a singular UEFI bootloader. In essence U-bo......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:12:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-we-use-hex-so-much-when-there-are-enough-letters-to-use-base-32.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-we-use-hex-so-much-when-there-are-enough-letters-to-use-base-32.htmlYou can have 0-255 in hex, stored in 2 characters, so it kind of compresses the data, and is used for all sorts of things including colour, IP and MAC addresses. My question is why did they stop a......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:56:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pgp-do-i-share-my-public-key-or-fingerprint-or-keyid.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pgp-do-i-share-my-public-key-or-fingerprint-or-keyid.htmlI have seen people on Twitter posting a relative short key format. The actual Public Key is very long. What is that they share - Fingerprint or Key ID? How can I identify and Verify that person w......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:47:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-should-i-use-exfat-over-ntfs-on-removable-media.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-should-i-use-exfat-over-ntfs-on-removable-media.htmlSo, basically I always format my removable mass storage devices as NTFS by default, but someone told me I was better off using exFAT. Now I've been looking around google, but can't find any good re......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:37:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-create-new-partition-on-an-unallocated-space-using-diskpart.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-create-new-partition-on-an-unallocated-space-using-diskpart.htmlI want to install windows 7 on an unallocated space made by shrinking an extended partition. the problem is that windows setup can't create new partition on unallocated space. how I can create a ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:29:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-cannot-connect-to-linux-samba-shares-except-from-smb1-cifs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-cannot-connect-to-linux-samba-shares-except-from-smb1-cifs.htmlI have an issue under Windows 10 to access some Linux Samba shares with following error: Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To try to identify and ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:27:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-err-insufficient-resources-requests-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-err-insufficient-resources-requests-in-chrome.htmlThe page makes about 40 navigator.sendBeacon() calls to the same endpoint during and before rendering of the body, but sometimes a number of them result in a failed request with timing as "stalled"......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:14:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-trim-exactly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-trim-exactly.htmlFrom the Wikipedia page of TRIM I get the impression that TRIM was introduced to lower the writes to a SSD, but letter the file system taking case of which blocks are unused. If that is correct, d......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:08:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-file-not-found-mean-on-a-web-page.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-file-not-found-mean-on-a-web-page.htmlWhen I access certain HTTP URLs, such as http://www.ssa.gov/framework/images/icons/png/ in Firefox (running on Linux), I surprisingly get a "Problem loading page" browser error, containing the "Fil......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:07:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-68-not-secure-how-to-make-it-in-red-color.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-68-not-secure-how-to-make-it-in-red-color.htmlChrome 68 new security feature I absolutely love the new feature which is showing: on all non-HTTPS sites as of Chrome version 68. Though, I would like it in red color for my mother to see clearly ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:05:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-there-netcat-like-tools-for-windows-which-are-not-quarantined-as-m.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-there-netcat-like-tools-for-windows-which-are-not-quarantined-as-m.htmlI used to use netcat for Windows to help track down network connectivity issues. However these days my anti-virus software (Symantec - but I understand others display similar behaviour) quarantines ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:04:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-keep-failing-the-proctoru-testing-your-equipment-test-and-i-don-039-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-keep-failing-the-proctoru-testing-your-equipment-test-and-i-don-039-.htmlI am trying to test my equipment on Firefox to make sure I can take the LSAT through ProctorU, but ProctorU gives me this message when I test: CPU model name: Your CPU Model Name could not be found......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:02:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-t100-not-turning-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-t100-not-turning-on.htmlI have an Asus T100 transformer tablet with Windows 8.1. I plugged it in to charge and now it won't turn on. The red charging light is on, and if I hold the power button in for about 10 seconds, this ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:50:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-a-command-every-week-with-cron.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-a-command-every-week-with-cron.htmlSimple question- what would a crontab entry look like for a command I want to run every week on Saturday at 8:05 AM?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:28:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-see-the-history-of-crontab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-see-the-history-of-crontab.htmlI've read a few posts on the web, gone and looked for the file they are mentioning and haven't found it. I'm in Ubuntu 11 and trying to troubleshoot a cron job that isn't running, even though I hav......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:17:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-execute-a-bat-file-using-the-relative-path-to-it-on-windows-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-execute-a-bat-file-using-the-relative-path-to-it-on-windows-.htmlI mean, if i'm in the folder foo, and within it there's another folder called bar, and whithin bar folder, there's a file.bat. In this scenario, i can't just type foo/bar/file.bat. I have to type ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:16:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-python-pip-with-yum.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-python-pip-with-yum.htmlI am trying to install python-pip in a centos7 docker container, but I think I may be missing some package or something. [root@aasdfasdfa /]# yum -y install python-pip Loaded plugins: fastestmi......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:06:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-resize-a-qemu-disk-image.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-resize-a-qemu-disk-image.htmlIf possible, what happens to the partitions within it? Are they automatically resized as well (doubtful), or is there just a new block of unused space following them?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:59:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/truly-delete-all-traces-of-a-vagrant-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/truly-delete-all-traces-of-a-vagrant-machine.htmlHow do I remove all traces of a Vagrant box without having to go into the file system manually? I am creating a custom box using Packer, building and destroying a lot of test cases. When finished......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:52:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-add-default-route-rtnetlink-answers-network-is-unreachable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-add-default-route-rtnetlink-answers-network-is-unreachable.htmlOn an Ubuntu 14.04 server (3.16.0-30) I'm trying to add a default route and getting error as follows: ip route add default via 172.16.111.99 dev bond0.11 RTNETLINK answers: Network is unreachable ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:32:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/untrusted-connection-error-on-chrome-and-firefox-when-opening-https-we.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/untrusted-connection-error-on-chrome-and-firefox-when-opening-https-we.htmlSince a few days ago - I believe it started after the Daylight Saving Time change - I can't open websites that use HTTPS connections, such as Yahoo, Facebook and Youtube, on Chrome or Mozilla Firef......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:04:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-worry-about-high-ssd-temperature.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-worry-about-high-ssd-temperature.htmlI am using a new ssd and I installed CrystalDiskInfo, it shows good as health status but the temperature is very high it is 95 degree C. Should I worry about that and how can I solve this problem?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:55:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-copy-as-image-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-copy-as-image-in-excel.htmlRecently it seems Excel has made copy-as-image default behaviour for the Ctrl+C hotkey (actually it seems to put the formatted text, table cell data, and a print-view image on the clipboard ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:49:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-move-or-force-a-program-installation-to-another-location-eve.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-move-or-force-a-program-installation-to-another-location-eve.htmlI have an SSD as my main Windows drive, with a 640GB 2.5" HDD, partitioned to store programs and user settings, and also to act as backup (it's the only thing I had lying around at the time of buil......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:41:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-connection-specific-dns-suffix-is-only-default-available-for-wired.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-connection-specific-dns-suffix-is-only-default-available-for-wired.htmlI understand what and how to set "Connection-specific DNS suffix", and I mostly understand the purpose. My question is just about why only certain network connection/adapter has it by default (even......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:40:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-easily-find-the-command-prompt-equivalent-of-a-conte.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-easily-find-the-command-prompt-equivalent-of-a-conte.htmlFor example, Comodo Internet Security has added two items to my right-click menu, "Scan with Comodo" and "Run in Comodo Container." I don't particularly want both of them to be there clogging up my ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:35:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-time-error-1004-on-excel-for-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-time-error-1004-on-excel-for-mac.htmlI am way out of my wheelhouse here but I was hoping I could get some help figuring out why I receive a "run time error 1004 unable to get OLEObjects property of the worksheet class" anyti......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:20:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-a-vpn-encrypt-traffic-between-the-vpn-server-and-the-internet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-a-vpn-encrypt-traffic-between-the-vpn-server-and-the-internet.htmlBetween the client and VPN server is a tunneled and encrypted connection, but is the connection from here to the internet encrypted? Example of what I found on PIA's site: Its has an encrypted ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:11:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-mysql-service-from-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-mysql-service-from-windows.htmlI've removed all MySQL programs from my Win7 64bit desktop and I still have the MySQL service.How can I remove it? MySQL programs I removed: MySQL Community Server 5.1 MySQL Community Server 5.5 ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:44:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-to-see-a-list-of-all-the-tabs-open-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-to-see-a-list-of-all-the-tabs-open-in-chrome.htmlYou know how when you get to 10+ tabs open in your browser (in this case Chrome) and you can't tell which tab is which anymore? I'm sure there are some good extension or something - what's the best ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:32:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-uptime-of-a-linux-process.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-uptime-of-a-linux-process.htmlHow do I find the uptime of a given linux process. ps aux | grep gedit | grep -v grep gives me a whole lot of information which includes the time at which the process was started. I am specifically ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:31:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-merge-2-outlook-archives-together.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-merge-2-outlook-archives-together.htmlI have 2 outlook archives (.pst files) that I wish to merge together. How do I do that?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:27:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-cloning-a-hard-drive-and-copying-all.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-cloning-a-hard-drive-and-copying-all.htmlWhat's the difference between cloning a hard drive and copying all the data (files and folders) from one drive to another? Is there invisible system data that you can't transfer?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:16:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-differences-between-primary-and-logical-partition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-differences-between-primary-and-logical-partition.htmlWhat are the major differences? Which is more preferable? Are there any OS specific advantages for one over the other?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:08:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-file-path-on-a-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-file-path-on-a-mac.htmlWindows refugee here. On Windows you can easily copy the path and paste it elsewhere to get to the directory. Here is the situation on the Mac. I am in the Finder 20 folders down and I see the f......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:07:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zip-extractor-for-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zip-extractor-for-mac.htmlDoes anyone have a recommendation for a free zip extractor for Mac? I've tried Zipeg but it doesn't seem to be supported by Catalina at present. The others I've looked at seem a little sketchy....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:05:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/expanding-wireless-coverage-what-are-the-differences-between-lan-to-la.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/expanding-wireless-coverage-what-are-the-differences-between-lan-to-la.htmlI'm trying to link two wireless routers with an Ethernet cable in order to expand my wireless network. Both routers need to provide wired and wireless Internet access. I'd like to know the differe......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:59:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-sfproc-exe-silent-app-possibly-from-timedoctor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-sfproc-exe-silent-app-possibly-from-timedoctor.htmlI was asked by my employer to download and install an exe. They didn't gave me much detail. But from the onset it looked like time doctor. I work from a home pc and I thought the version I was give......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:48:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-flip-x-and-y-axes-in-excel-scatter-chart-with-more-than-one-ser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-flip-x-and-y-axes-in-excel-scatter-chart-with-more-than-one-ser.htmlI don't understand how to perform a simple 90 degree axis manipulation in Excel. Here is my data: ╔════╦══════╦═══════╗ ║ Y ║ X1 ║ X2 ║ ╠════╬══════╬═══════╣ ║ 1 ║ 0.00 ║ -1.00 ║ ║ 2 ║ 0.......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:47:55 -0400