https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSat, 18 Jul 2026 00:04:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/real-time-loopback-interface-packet-capture-on-windows-with-rawcap-wir.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/real-time-loopback-interface-packet-capture-on-windows-with-rawcap-wir.htmlAfter stumbling across another Super User post about loopback packet capture on Windows, I was directed to RawCap, a utility that provides pseudo-capture of loopback packets. RawCap writes to libp......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:56:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vscode-disable-autocomplete-only-for-backspace-key-and-delete.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vscode-disable-autocomplete-only-for-backspace-key-and-delete.htmlWhenever I type the quotation marks " VSCode automatically inserts two of them. E.g. "<CURSOR_HERE>". Which I think is fine. But whenever I delete one of the quotation marks, it ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:38:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-delete-some-files-when-defragmenter-is-running.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-safe-to-delete-some-files-when-defragmenter-is-running.htmlCan i delete some files or programs while defragmenting? Is it gonna cause some problems or slowdowns? EDIT: Slowdowns referring to the defragmenter taking more time....Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:29:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-surge-protection-actually-needed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-surge-protection-actually-needed.htmlAm I am an idiot for not using a surge protected powerboard? Does this mean my computer gets fried in a power outage? Which particular parts of the computer are most vulnerable to damage if I get a '...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:15:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reset-chrome-039-s-open-link-with-setting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reset-chrome-039-s-open-link-with-setting.htmlI clicked a link in a site that would open an external app. I want this. However, I accidentally clicked "Don't open", and the "Don't ask me again" checkbox was checked. Now, I don't know how to ge......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:05:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/any-simple-way-to-add-putty-settings-to-kitty.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/any-simple-way-to-add-putty-settings-to-kitty.htmlI'd like to use Kitty, but I have a lot of settings for Putty already set up. I read that there is no way to "export settings" with Putty since they are made with registry entries, and there is pr......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:48:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-assign-a-hotkey-to-enable-disable-focus-assist-on-windows-10-11.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-assign-a-hotkey-to-enable-disable-focus-assist-on-windows-10-11.htmlTo my surprise, there seems to not be a Windows hotkey for enabling/disabling Focus Assist on Windows 11. Is there a way to force such a hotkey, even if it requires the use of third-party software ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:48:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-odbc-driver-can-039-t-find-oracle-instant-client.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-odbc-driver-can-039-t-find-oracle-instant-client.htmlI have an old 32-bit software program that connects to an Oracle database but only works with the Microsoft ODBC driver for Oracle. It does not work with the more up-to-date native Oracle ODBC dri......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:01:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-would-like-my-wifi-to-turn-on-and-off-at-certain-time-each-day.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-would-like-my-wifi-to-turn-on-and-off-at-certain-time-each-day.htmlI would like my WI-fi to turn on and off at a set schedule, so the kids don't use it all night. I have unplugged the modem, hidden the modem all attempts have failed. How can I do this through the ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:00:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-duplicate-onedrive-folders.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-duplicate-onedrive-folders.htmlAfter having some sync-issues with OneDrive I unlinked my computer from OneDrive > Settings > Account and re-synced from the browser office-portal. Since then I have more OneDrive folders and......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:48:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-second-wsl2-ubuntu-distro-fresh-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-second-wsl2-ubuntu-distro-fresh-install.htmlI have an existing Ubuntu distro, I want a 2nd one that is a fresh Ubuntu image. I suspect I can: export my existing distribution to tar with wsl.exe --export unregister my existing distro with ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:37:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-svchost-exe-localsystemnetworkrestricted-when-i-see-it-in-the-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-svchost-exe-localsystemnetworkrestricted-when-i-see-it-in-the-.htmlSometimes, when my computer is frozen and just about unusable, it seems that the cause is some heavy background processing. Sometimes, I can catch who is using all my disk-bandwidth using Resource ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:21:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-insert-an-excel-chart-in-word-as-editable-graphics.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-insert-an-excel-chart-in-word-as-editable-graphics.htmlI would like to rework Excel Charts as simple shapes as can be created by hand in Word. The only options to paste a chart to Word seems to be by embedding and linking, and they remain Excel object......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:14:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-devices-connected-to-router-if-my-computer-is-connected-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-devices-connected-to-router-if-my-computer-is-connected-.htmlI really don't know what to search for this problem (anything I search gives me 'How to connect to internet articles). Here is a 'diagram' of my network: I want to print and scan from the printer ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:13:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/o365-multifactor-auth-access-authentication-phone-via-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/o365-multifactor-auth-access-authentication-phone-via-powershell.htmlIs is possible to get/set Authentication Phone via Powershell? I found some old documentation that says this is possible via the old MSOnline module but I cannot find anything in the new AzureAD mo......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:55:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-4-0-and-transfer-speeds-of-usb-dongles.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bluetooth-4-0-and-transfer-speeds-of-usb-dongles.htmlI have a general question about hardware here, specifically Bluetooth 4.0. I've been looking to upgrade my little Bluetooth USB dongle from an earlier version (I think it's ~2.1) to something newer......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:54:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-e-reader-for-o-039-reilly-books.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-e-reader-for-o-039-reilly-books.htmlMost of my programming books are from O'Reilly. Several of them need to be updated, and I'm thinking of going for an e-reader this time. O'Reilly sell their e-books as a multi-format bundle (PDF, E......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:52:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ssh-into-chrome-os.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ssh-into-chrome-os.htmlI can ssh from my Google Pixel Slate to any other computer. No problem. I cannot ssh from any other computer into Chrome OS. I think it's because the shell is run as a VM and it even has its own s......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:37:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-rating-1-5v-can-i-use-a-1-2v-rechargeable-battery-safely.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-rating-1-5v-can-i-use-a-1-2v-rechargeable-battery-safely.htmlMy mouse rating is 1.5V, I've been using it with alkaline AAA batteries which provide 1.5V. My question is, if I have a 1.2V rechargeable battery, is it going to work anyways without issues? I'm just ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:31:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-use-the-windows-d-shortcut-for-one-monitor-only.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-use-the-windows-d-shortcut-for-one-monitor-only.htmlI have a dual monitor setup, I also like to use the Windows + D keyboard shortcut to bring the desktop into view. When I use this shortcut the windows open in both monitors minimize and the desktop......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:24:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-bad-to-overclock-all-the-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-bad-to-overclock-all-the-time.htmlIf I enable overclocking and never turn it off, how will that affect my CPU? IIRC overclocking only kicks in when your CPU actually needs the extra processing power. Overclocking doesn't take af......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:23:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-services-like-discord-prevent-ip-grabbing-when-embedded-videos-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-services-like-discord-prevent-ip-grabbing-when-embedded-videos-.htmlPretend I have posted an image or a video that is hosted on my private server to the discord channel. Then someone else in that discord server clicks to play the video, or view the embedded message......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:12:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unmount-busy-filesystem.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unmount-busy-filesystem.htmlI'm trying to unmount a backup filesystem that I don't need anymore. When I run the "umount" command, system says: umount: /backup: target is busy And following commands does not work and same re......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-mysql-workbench-to-always-show-the-result-grid.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-mysql-workbench-to-always-show-the-result-grid.htmlWhen I execute a SELECT query in the MySQL workbench, the result grid appears. Then, when I execute an UPDATE, the grid disappears. Then when I run a SELECT again to view the changes, it reappear......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:50:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/kvm-with-ddm-and-2-x-displayport.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/kvm-with-ddm-and-2-x-displayport.htmlI'm currently looking for a KVM that supports two monitors with a resolution of 2560 × 1440 and has DDM or at least Semi-DDM for input devices. DVI ist not an option, even if Dual-Layer is suppo......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:44:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-hosts-localhost-and-connection-local.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-hosts-localhost-and-connection-local.htmlRunning the task on the localhost can be achieved in different ways. I do not understand if there is a difference between the way the two tasks are executed below or if they are exactly the same th......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:41:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-wav-to-pcm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-wav-to-pcm.htmlI have WAV files and need to convert them to PCM (44,1k, 16bit, Mono) format. How can I do this from the DOS console?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:18:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-win-10-lets-finish-setting-up-your-device-and-other-advertisin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-win-10-lets-finish-setting-up-your-device-and-other-advertisin.htmlWin 10 has some default enabled advertising 'features': Show me the windows welcome experience after updates Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device Show suggested Apps in Start menu These......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:06:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-ycbcr444.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-ycbcr444.htmlI just brought home my first HD monitor, a ViewSonic VX2753mh, hooked it up, and began looking at the settings. Immediately, I noticed a very distinct "washed-out" feel to the colors. Googling arou......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:22:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-it-mean-for-software-to-run-natively.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-it-mean-for-software-to-run-natively.htmlI've been wondering what it means for software to run natively. What exactly is such software and how is it different from software that does not run natively? How can I tell if a given peice of so......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:54:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-scan-multiple-pages-into-a-single-pdf-in-windows-10-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-scan-multiple-pages-into-a-single-pdf-in-windows-10-closed.htmlIt can't be so difficult! There are similar questions in this forum but they're years old. Anyone has any smart solution on how to do this in a simple way? I've tried Windows Fax and Scan and the ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:54:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-should-i-understand-current-pending-sector-count-in-crystaldiskinf.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-should-i-understand-current-pending-sector-count-in-crystaldiskinf.htmlMy USB disks keeps showing (after each Check Disk pass) keeps informing me about new clusters added to Bad Clusters File: but it does not list them as "damaged sectors" in disk summary: and thus ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:44:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-pgp-public-key-block.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-pgp-public-key-block.htmlThere's PGP public key block posted on some websites (eg. http://phrack.org/index.html). It's not hex code. it uses much more alphabet characters. What is it? Why is this information posted? how ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:16:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-chrome-extension-in-chrome-web-store-by-id.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-chrome-extension-in-chrome-web-store-by-id.htmlIn the chrome extension developer dashboard, there is an option to share the extension with tester accounts as documented here: https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/publish#publishing-to-test-acc......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:12:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-to-load-resource-net-err-file-not-found-nodejs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-to-load-resource-net-err-file-not-found-nodejs.htmlI am in a mind boggling problem, unable to decipher whether or not the way how Windows and Ubuntu manages files had anything to do with socket.io in particular. I obtained the failed to load resou......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:02:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/recover-a-corrupted-exfat-volume-under-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/recover-a-corrupted-exfat-volume-under-os-x.htmlI have a external drive that is formatted as exFAT. It does not show up on my system when I plug it in. When I run Disk Utility, the drive appears on my system but I get the following message: Upd......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:33:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vertical-and-horizontal-slicer-boxes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vertical-and-horizontal-slicer-boxes.htmlI had to go back to Office 2010 from Office 365 in order to create a PowerPivot table for a user who has Office 2010. I had the thing running on 365 but it would not run on 2010. So I uninstalled O......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:28:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-increase-the-font-size-of-outlook-2003.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-increase-the-font-size-of-outlook-2003.htmlThe font is super tiny, and I could have sworn that Ctrl+mouse wheel changed the font size. It does that for regular websites, but for some reason it isn't working when I try to do it now, so I am......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:13:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-type-home-end-pageup-pagedown-on-a-macbook-pro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-type-home-end-pageup-pagedown-on-a-macbook-pro.htmlWhat combination of keys (fn, control, option, command, arrow keys) is the equivalent of the Home key on a MacBook Pro? What about End/PageUp/PageDown?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:51:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-keys-to-save-as.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shortcut-keys-to-save-as.htmlIs there a shortcut key that will automatically "Save As" a file from a certain URL like below? I know Alt + o opens a file but I need a shortcut key that will "Save As" the file, and not "Save"...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:34:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/reallocate-sector-count-do-i-need-to-worry-crystal-disk-info.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/reallocate-sector-count-do-i-need-to-worry-crystal-disk-info.htmlI recently installed an SSD as my primary boot drive and changed my existing HDD for mass storage. out of curiosity I installed CrystalDisk just to check the TBW of the SSD and noticed this(refer to ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:27:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/should-wifi-routers-be-set-to-a-channel-or-choose-automatically.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/should-wifi-routers-be-set-to-a-channel-or-choose-automatically.htmlThis question is about scenarios where many other independent routers are nearby, like in apartment buildings etc. There are many articles online (like this one on lifewire) showing how to manuall......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:52:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-copy-and-paste-is-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-copy-and-paste-is-not-working.htmlWhen I open vi/vim in conemu I am unable to paste text from clipboard (mouse right button), and unable to copy file to clipboard (mark text). However in git bash everything works fine. Any clues?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:51:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-windows-7-scheduled-task-running-hidden.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-windows-7-scheduled-task-running-hidden.htmlI am migrating a system from XP to Windows 7. I ported a scheduled task that worked fine under XP to the Windows 7 environment by re-creating the job in the new scheduled tasks manager, and calling......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:32:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cisco-anyconnect-vpn-error-failed-to-initialize-connection-subsystem.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cisco-anyconnect-vpn-error-failed-to-initialize-connection-subsystem.htmlMy Cicso AnyConnect VPN client on Windows 7 suddenly started giving the error: Failed to initialize connection subsystem. Rebooting didn't help. How can I resolve this?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:57:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/high-cpu-usage-by-service-host-local-system-win10-64-bit-ntoskrnl-exe-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/high-cpu-usage-by-service-host-local-system-win10-64-bit-ntoskrnl-exe-.htmlHere are screen-shots from Process Explorer which identifies ntoskrnl.exe!KeSynchronizeExecution as one of the ever-running processes: I don't know what to do with this info and cursory google sea......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:44:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-scrollbars-be-made-visible-in-adobe-reader-xi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-scrollbars-be-made-visible-in-adobe-reader-xi.htmlDue to some reason*, I would need to display vertical and horizontal scrollbar in Adobe Reader XI. (My installed version is 11.0.10.) I think I checked all preferences and did not find way to turn......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:36:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-hal-dll-while-installing-windows-xp-after-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-hal-dll-while-installing-windows-xp-after-windows-7.htmlI installed Windows 7 and then tried to install Windows XP. However whenever I'm trying to boot from a USB disk to install XP it says hal.dll is missing from my computer. I have to restart the PC ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:30:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/free-download-manager-issue-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/free-download-manager-issue-in-chrome.htmlSo Im not really sure why/how/when this happened, but just today, every time I try to download something from the web using Chrome, I am getting this page: Free Download Manager is not properly ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:02:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-docker-on-windows-7-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-docker-on-windows-7-machine.htmlMy OS is supporting windows 7 and i need to install docker for my hyperledger project. Apparently, docker is available for windows 10. What should i do in this case, because upgrading my OS version......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:01:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/synergy-key-mapping.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/synergy-key-mapping.htmlI'm running a Synergy server on Ubuntu and a Synergy+ client on OSX. The server has a standard windows keyboard with shift, ctrl, windows, and alt keys. My MacBookPro has shift, fn, control, alt/...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:59:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-the-difference-between-new-netroute-and-route-add.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-the-difference-between-new-netroute-and-route-add.htmlI have Windows Server 2012R2 with VPN Server (RRAS) When some user connected I want setup routing to his network. Everything work fine when I use route add, but when I use New-NetRoute routing do......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:45:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-change-default-language-in-ms-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-change-default-language-in-ms-word.htmlI have tried many way but Word just refuse to change its default proofing language. This is the screen shot. As you can see, the Normal style was selected. the language in Normal Style is Vietname......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:39:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ics-not-working-after-reboot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ics-not-working-after-reboot.htmlI'm on the latest version of Windows 10. I'm using my huawei E3272 to share Mobile connection to the router. This works great until I reboot my computer. Sharing option is still checked, but sharin......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:38:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-usb-webcam-by-serial-number-from-the-linux-command-lin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-usb-webcam-by-serial-number-from-the-linux-command-lin.htmlHow do you get a USB webcam’s serial number from the Linux command line? I have multiple USB webcams connected to an Ubuntu machine. They all show up as /dev/video0, /dev/video1, /dev/video2, etc,......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:22:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-paste-something-in-the-first-position-character-of-a-succession-of-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-paste-something-in-the-first-position-character-of-a-succession-of-.htmlI would like to yank one character and paste it in the first position of the succession of lines. For example, I need to add a "#" in the front of 7 lines of a file. Someone can help me?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:22:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-create-tactile-bumps-on-your-keyboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-create-tactile-bumps-on-your-keyboard.htmlI have a laptop keyboard that has some of the functional keys on the right side kind of mixed in with the rest of the keys, so I have to look down to set my hand. For instance, I want to be able to......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:13:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-open-source-software-which-is-to-process-monitor-what-process.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-open-source-software-which-is-to-process-monitor-what-process.htmlProcess Hacker is an open source alternative to the famous Process Explorer by Mark Russinovitch. Is there in the same vein a piece of open source software that can be a serious alternative to P......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:06:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/connection-refused-to-aws-instance.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/connection-refused-to-aws-instance.htmlI am trying to connect my AWS instance from my Linux box but getting "ssh: connect to host ec2-18-112-897-24.ap-south-1.compute.amazonaws.com port 22: Connection refused" this error all the ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:05:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-would-i-replace-a-tab-in-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-would-i-replace-a-tab-in-notepad.htmlI'm attempting to format a giant list. Each entry in the list is separated by a tab. I'd like to replace it with a \r\n in Notepad++. How would I go about this?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/nslookup-and-dig-error-connection-timed-out-no-servers-could-be-reache.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/nslookup-and-dig-error-connection-timed-out-no-servers-could-be-reache.htmlI'm on Ubuntu 18.04.3 and my internet suddenly stopped working. I can ping local and WAN ip addresses and I have already restarted the network: sudo service network-manager restart These commands: ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:18:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automatically-run-commands-on-ssh-login.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-automatically-run-commands-on-ssh-login.htmlWhenever I login to my Linux server I'd like to have several commands run automatically (set some variables, change location, etc.) This needs to be done on user login, not on system start. How c......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:15:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-modern-day-equivalent-of-firesheep.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-modern-day-equivalent-of-firesheep.htmlFiresheep came out on the scene in 2010 and rocked the world... and never made it to version 1.0. Mozilla has since released 15 major versions of Firefox and is incompatible with the extension. Is ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:06:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hdmi-needs-reset-after-boot-surface-pro-dock-w-projector.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hdmi-needs-reset-after-boot-surface-pro-dock-w-projector.htmlI have a Surface 7 Pro with the Microsoft Dock. Plugged into the two video ports are a projector and a monitor. The monitor always works, never any issues. The Epson projector almost always needs m......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:52:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-doesn-039-t-post-after-enabling-secure-boot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-doesn-039-t-post-after-enabling-secure-boot.htmlI wanted to enable Secure Boot to check if my PC Is compatible with Windows 11, and in order to do that, the UEFI firmware asked me to choose a Protocol/Publisher/Platform key (I don't remember exa......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:36:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-my-profile-picture-in-outlook-for-mac-2011.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-my-profile-picture-in-outlook-for-mac-2011.htmlHow do I set my profile picture so that people can see my smiling face when they read e-mail messages from me? I've tried Outlook > Preferences > Accounts, but there are no options for a photo in ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:19:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unplugging-disk-during-error-checking.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unplugging-disk-during-error-checking.htmlI'm currently running a check disk on my external hard drive, and it's in phase 4 with no visible progress on the progress bar. Unfortunately, I have to turn off the computer that's running the test. ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:13:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-a-user-person-from-chrome-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-a-user-person-from-chrome-desktop.htmlCurrently under the "People" tab at the top i have a person that i added by mistake the "x - DNU" person in the attached screenshot. Any idea how i can delete this "user / person" from from Chrome ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:57:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/brand-new-laptop-making-an-electrical-sizzling-noise-when-opening-prog.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/brand-new-laptop-making-an-electrical-sizzling-noise-when-opening-prog.htmlI just bought the Acer V17 Nitro VN7-792G-705X. The processor is the Intel i7-6700HQ. I noticed that when I open a program, say google chrome, you can distinctly hear a sizzling noise coming from......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:50:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tee-command-show-both-stdout-outputs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tee-command-show-both-stdout-outputs.htmlI would like to show the content of a file and also the calculated cksum of the file at once, why does the following command only output the file - but not the cksum? sudo cat filename | tee cksum......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:44:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-chipset-and-motherboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-chipset-and-motherboard.htmlWhat is the difference between chipset and motherboard? Can I use chipset instead of the motherboard? Any disadvantage in using chipset?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:34:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/launch-chrome-full-screen-to-a-specific-url-using-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/launch-chrome-full-screen-to-a-specific-url-using-powershell.htmlHow do I launch a Chrome browser in a full screen window with a specific URL as the webpage to open using PowerShell? start "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:32:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/synchronized-video-playback-over-the-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/synchronized-video-playback-over-the-network.htmlI would like to play the same video on two different computers, and synchronize them approximately over the internet. I'd like to watch videos together with my friend while talking on Skype. It'd......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:22:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-explorer-11-dark-theme-and-dark-mode-for-websites.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-explorer-11-dark-theme-and-dark-mode-for-websites.htmlIs there a way to enable dark theme (for the browser itself) and dark mode/night mode for the actual websites in Internet Explorer 11?...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:16:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-if-my-laptop-039-s-displayport-will-support-dual-monito.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-if-my-laptop-039-s-displayport-will-support-dual-monito.htmlI have a single display port on my HP laptop. Currently, I have a DisplayPort -> HDMI adaptor plugged into it that works perfectly and gives me fantastic 3840 x 2160 resolution on my 4k monitor. ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:16:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-automatically-detect-a-new-network-card-in-centos-6-redhat.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-automatically-detect-a-new-network-card-in-centos-6-redhat.htmlI'm using CentOS 6 in a virtual environment. When cloning a virtual version of CentOS, the old eth adapters are "removed" and replaced with new ones and net MAC addresses. However, the ifcfg-ethn f......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:09:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-install-location-for-the-microsoft-access-runtime.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-install-location-for-the-microsoft-access-runtime.htmlI've seen several references online that suggest various locations for where the Access Runtime is installed - but no definitive answer that gives install locations for each version. I'm interested......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:07:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-a-device-given-a-physical-device-object-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-a-device-given-a-physical-device-object-name.htmlI have a physical device object name, e.g. "\Device\0000007c". In Windows 7, how do I find what device corresponds to that ID short of going through every device in my system in Device Manager, on......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:04:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cpu-fan-is-loud-but-the-temperature-is-ok-i-think.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cpu-fan-is-loud-but-the-temperature-is-ok-i-think.htmlI recently find that my CPU fan is getting louder and louder. It is now so loud that I bother to type up a question on it. The first thing I check is the temperature using Core Temp, it seems that......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:02:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-9-10-technika-h16wc-01-webcam.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-9-10-technika-h16wc-01-webcam.htmlI know this is a lame cheap web camera, thus making it all the harder for me to find information about it. Ubuntu seems to recognise it, putting it in as /dev/video0 Skype is able to see that the ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:54:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/import-xml-or-json-data-into-excel-using-url-from-a-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/import-xml-or-json-data-into-excel-using-url-from-a-cell.htmlI have an API call to make from my Excel spreadsheet that will have various parameters depending on the data entered in the spreadsheet. I have formatted the URL properly and have it in a cell that......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:53:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-view-source-in-outlook-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-view-source-in-outlook-2010.htmlThis question has already been asked here; but the answer only gives advice on how to view the email header not the actual html source of the email. There is another question here, which I think m......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:51:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-test-apps-on-emulators-in-visual-studio-without-including-the.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-test-apps-on-emulators-in-visual-studio-without-including-the.htmlI am creating a Xamarin.UITest automation project using the template 'Xamarin.UITest Cross-Platform Test Project'. I will be automating an app developed by a 3rd party so I don't have the option of ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:25:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-ros-melodic-with-python-3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-ros-melodic-with-python-3.htmlHow can we work ROS Melodic with Python3? I have already installed ROS Melodic into my Ubuntu 18.04. It already using Python 2.7. But I need to use it with Python 3.6. I'm trying to have a new vers......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:08:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/passing-a-non-contiguous-range-as-a-single-function-argument-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/passing-a-non-contiguous-range-as-a-single-function-argument-in-excel.htmlI hope this image explains the problem (see error in bottom right.) I need to pass B3:D3 plus E4:G4 as a single range to the FORECAST.LINEAR function. I thought making a named range might help, but......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:06:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-files-from-linux-server-to-mac-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-files-from-linux-server-to-mac-desktop.htmlI have a folder on a Linux server and I have to transfer that file from there to my Mac desktop. I have never done it. What is the best way to do that? I am trying to use terminal but is there an......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:55:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-automatic-redirects-in-firefox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-automatic-redirects-in-firefox.htmlFirefox used to prevent automatic redirects and have a button you could use to opt-in to a redirect. However, a update a couple of months ago eliminated this feature and now Firefox (version 35) al......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:48:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/second-monitor-looks-awful-aliased-and-the-colors-are-wrong.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/second-monitor-looks-awful-aliased-and-the-colors-are-wrong.htmlI have a computer I built. Two identical monitors are plugged into the motherboard on-board graphics. The two displays are Dell S2340M. The motherboard is GA-Z87X-UD3H and the processor is i7-4770......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:36:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/automatically-save-a-snipped-screenshot-to-disk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/automatically-save-a-snipped-screenshot-to-disk.htmlIn Windows 10 you can press + PrtScn and it will save a screenshot of the whole desktop to disk. This works great. What I'm looking for is this exact functionality but being able to choose a region ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:34:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-difference-between-8-pin-eps12v-and-pci-e-connectors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-difference-between-8-pin-eps12v-and-pci-e-connectors.htmlI was reading this article, and a question came to my mind. 8 pin EPS12V power cable 8 pin PCI Express power cable Besides the name and the color, these 2 connectors look the same. Is there a c......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:29:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-error-cannot-enable-hyper-v-service-in-windows-10-even-though-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/getting-error-cannot-enable-hyper-v-service-in-windows-10-even-though-.htmlGetting error "Cannot enable Hyper V service" in Windows 10, even though I have already enabled it in Program & Features. Computer Management under Services and Applications / Service......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:27:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-sdk-offline-installer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-sdk-offline-installer.htmlIsn't there any offline installer available for the Windows 10 sdk? All I can found is 1.2 MB sized sdksetup.exe file which requires an Internet connection to install. If there available, please pr......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:01:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-core-i7-620m-cpu-work-with-a-single-8gb-ram-or-it-has-to-be-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-intel-core-i7-620m-cpu-work-with-a-single-8gb-ram-or-it-has-to-be-.htmlMy laptop PC has an Intel-Core-i7-620M CPU. Now, I want to upgrade the RAM from 4GB to 8GB. I checked this website to check the compatibility. http://ark.intel.com/products/43560/Intel-Core-i7-620M-...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:45:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-rsync-for-backing-up-at-amazon-s3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-use-rsync-for-backing-up-at-amazon-s3.htmlI have bought some space from evbackup which provides me FTP, rsync and SSH. But I have also read that Amazon S3 can also be used to backups. So I am really confused that do Amazon give FTP acces......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:19:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-read-a-braces-delimited-text-file-in-a-windows-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-read-a-braces-delimited-text-file-in-a-windows-batch-file.htmlI have the file txt having some lines , and here below is my txt file rule.txt ---------------------------------------- direct replace{100,1011} replace{india,o891} replace{1100,101} ------------......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:08:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gather-complete-historical-windows-update-history-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gather-complete-historical-windows-update-history-in-powershell.htmlI am trying to get a list of all updates that a system has ever installed according to the Settings app using PowerShell, with the end goal being a 1:1 comparison between the two. Lazy tech blogs w......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:04:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-2019-keeps-asking-to-re-enter-credentials-for-azure-devo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/visual-studio-2019-keeps-asking-to-re-enter-credentials-for-azure-devo.htmlI am using the below version of Visual Studio, and I have logged in with my Azure DevOps Credentials. However, again and again, Visual Studio says "We need to refresh the credentials for this ...Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:55:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-qemu-039-s-performance-still-lag-virtualbox-039-s-and-is-there-a-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-qemu-039-s-performance-still-lag-virtualbox-039-s-and-is-there-a-.htmlI've noticed several articles that have claimed that QEMU is slower than VirtualBox (without hardware assistance) but several are years old, and the newest seemed to be from last year. Is it true ......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:51:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/processors-cache-l1-l2-and-l3-are-all-made-of-sram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/processors-cache-l1-l2-and-l3-are-all-made-of-sram.htmlAre Processor caches L1, L2 and L3 all made of SRAM? If true, why L1 is faster than L2 and L2 is faster than L3? I did not understand this part when I read about them....Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:35:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-how-to-move-window-to-other-monitor-by-using-keyboard-short.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-how-to-move-window-to-other-monitor-by-using-keyboard-short.htmlI try to switch a window from my second monitor to the first, because my OS always opens some windows where they were last closed. E.g. if I open up VLC Player to watch a video and then move the wi......Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:02:25 -0400