https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSun, 26 Jul 2026 18:01:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-new-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-new-hard-drive.htmlMy desktop computer is 11 years old, running Windows XP. The hard disk was crashing periodically, so I decided to buy and install a new hard drive. The computer design uses the Parallel ATA (=IDE) ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:57:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-the-ip-of-a-network-printer-from-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-the-ip-of-a-network-printer-from-command-line.htmlHow can I ping (from command prompt) a printer without knowing it's IP. How can I find the printer IP in the command prompt?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:44:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/youtube-settings-language-new-layout-autoplay-reset-once-in-a-while.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/youtube-settings-language-new-layout-autoplay-reset-once-in-a-while.htmlEvery once in a while my settings from youtube just dissappear and revert back to normal(?). My autoplay gets turned off and the new (experimental) layout resets or the dark theme in the new (...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:37:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-right-click-send-to-mail-recipient-send-to-gmail-via-chrome-in-wi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-right-click-send-to-mail-recipient-send-to-gmail-via-chrome-in-wi.htmlI have recently decided to use Windows 10 rather than MacOS as my main OS (for many reasons, which I could go into somewhere else), and find that occasionally I would like to send a file to someone......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:34:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-expired-kasperksky-without-required-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-expired-kasperksky-without-required-password.htmlMy colleage's PC has Kaspersky software that is expired. And he want to remove the software - I help him to uninstall it but the software requires some password that nether of us knows what it is. A ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:22:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/function-keys-on-logitech-craft-keyboard-do-not-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/function-keys-on-logitech-craft-keyboard-do-not-work.htmlI have a Logitech Craft keyboard. The Function Keys (F1 - F12) don't work as they should on other Keyboards in Windows. How can I make them work (and how can I configure them with my own custom fea......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:13:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-make-outlook-close-to-the-system-tray-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-make-outlook-close-to-the-system-tray-duplicate.htmlWhen I close a window in Outlook, I want the program to minimize to the taskbar so I can continue receiving email notifications as I work. I know it's possible to have Outlook minimize to the system ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:13:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/an-application-tells-me-i-need-net-framework-2-0-50727.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/an-application-tells-me-i-need-net-framework-2-0-50727.htmlWhen trying to install an application, it is asking for .NET Framework 2.0.50727. Where do I get the right installer?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:01:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-excel-how-to-set-039-not-equal-to-039-in-the-range-criteria.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-excel-how-to-set-039-not-equal-to-039-in-the-range-criteria.htmlSuppose you have a list of records: +-----+-----+-----+ | | A | B | +-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 100 | x | +-----+-----+-----+ | 2 | 50 | x | +-----+-----+-----+ | 3 | 30 | y | ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:01:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/skip-dropbox-indexing-on-windows-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/skip-dropbox-indexing-on-windows-startup.htmlWindows 7 starts up very quick (it’s installed on an SSD with an i7 processor and 16GB of RAM, and all services I don’t use are disabled), but then Dropbox starts and begins indexing files which ar......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:00:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-switch-user-button-on-windows-7-lock-screen-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-switch-user-button-on-windows-7-lock-screen-duplicate.htmlIs there a way to remove the "switch user" button shown in the photo below? Thanks!...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:43:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-windows-password-when-in-multiple-rdp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-windows-password-when-in-multiple-rdp.htmlI run a VM on my local PC to sandbox a VPN connection, I then RDP from this VM into the PC I use for work. I need to change the password but CTRL+ALT+END brings up the menu for the 1st VM. How can I ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:30:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-lavf58-29-100-and-lavc58-134-100-eac3-e.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-lavf58-29-100-and-lavc58-134-100-eac3-e.htmlWhat is the difference between Lavf58.29.100 and Lavc58.134.100 eac3 encoding using H265 in ffmpeg? I created a mkv file using ffmpeg and handbrake software but both using different encoding, handb......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:20:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-the-bios-the-mouse-is-stuck.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-the-bios-the-mouse-is-stuck.htmlI wanted to install SteamOS to try it, but I'm experiencing an issue. Before the last bios update, everything worked fine. But after... The mouse is stuck: when I try to move it, it moves for some ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:12:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/create-a-bootable-usb-of-windows-pe-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/create-a-bootable-usb-of-windows-pe-on-linux.htmlHow can I create a bootable USB using Windows PE ISO on linux? Note - Any Windows PE ISO available on web which supports creating a bootable USB from linux will be helpful (please mention the ste......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:03:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-read-only-attribute-from-folder-after-windows-reinstall.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-read-only-attribute-from-folder-after-windows-reinstall.htmlI reinstalled a fresh copy of Windows 8.1 on my laptop after formatting drive C. Then I tried to access my Photos folder on drive D and got the error Access is denied It turned my folder into a......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:51:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/temp-folder-filling-up-with-appx-files-and-canot-be-stopped.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/temp-folder-filling-up-with-appx-files-and-canot-be-stopped.htmlYesterday I found my C: drive had suddenly filled up due to 80 GB appearing in C:\Window\TEMP. There were three types of files and about 13,000 of each of them. AppXDeploymentServer_B1874DF3-7BCE-......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:48:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tiworker-exe-very-high-cpu-usage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tiworker-exe-very-high-cpu-usage.htmlI have a laptop running Windows 8. Although it originally ran well, it started having very bad performance issues. I decided to perform some research into the topic. Opening up Task Manager, I disc......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:25:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-permanently-turn-the-volume-up-on-a-wav-file-to-use-it-on-my-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-permanently-turn-the-volume-up-on-a-wav-file-to-use-it-on-my-.htmlI want to use some wav files as my ringtone/text tone but a lot of them have a very low volume. I know my phone can be louder because I have put other files in it that are. Is there any way to make......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:16:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-fiber-optical-extension-you-can-buy-move-your-fttp-point-cl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-fiber-optical-extension-you-can-buy-move-your-fttp-point-cl.htmlI want to move my BT Openreach fiber box so it's running from my UPS. Issue is the fiber cable into the building is 10 meters away from I need it to be. Is there a fiber / optical extension you ca......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:14:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-recommended-to-partition-an-external-drive-used-as-storage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-recommended-to-partition-an-external-drive-used-as-storage.htmlI'm going to buy a 1TB external hard drive to use it as storage (not backup) and I'm not quite sure if any partitioning at all would be good in this case (i.e. System/Data scheme does not apply). ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:06:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-an-usb-without-acces-to-the-bios.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-an-usb-without-acces-to-the-bios.htmlI've got here a laptop which has the BIOS protected by a password. I neither can't sign in any user from the system (Windows 10). How can I boot an USB with a Windows 10 iso and reinstall the system?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:06:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/importing-an-eps-vector-file-to-microsoft-word-without-losing-quality.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/importing-an-eps-vector-file-to-microsoft-word-without-losing-quality.htmlIf I import an .eps picture to Microsoft Word as normal, the quality of the vector picture comes down (the image gets rasterised. In this case, the EPS was produced with the pgfplot package and ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:53:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-aes-encrypted-m3u8-using-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-aes-encrypted-m3u8-using-ffmpeg.htmlI tried to download a m3u8 video that seems to be AES encrypted using ffmpeg. I tried several method and could not figure out how to download it, eg this method: How to download aes encrypted m3u8 ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:35:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/calculate-the-difference-in-hours-from-now-and-next-workday-039-s-9am.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/calculate-the-difference-in-hours-from-now-and-next-workday-039-s-9am.htmlHow do I calculate the difference in hours from now and the next workday's 9am? If NOW() is Thursday 6pm and the next workday is Friday, the function would then return 15. If NOW() is Friday 5pm ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:21:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-calculate-percentage-with-a-sql-statement-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-calculate-percentage-with-a-sql-statement-closed.htmli have two sql tables i want to compare two tables ..comparing two tables is done now what i want is how many records are matched and not matched in the form of percentage .is it possible to write a ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:15:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-drops-frames-when-encoding-a-png-image-sequence-into-an-x264-mp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-drops-frames-when-encoding-a-png-image-sequence-into-an-x264-mp.htmlI'm trying to encode an image-sequence (frame0001.png, frame0002.png, ... , frame0160.png) into an x264 video using the following command: ffmpeg -i frame%04d.png -sameq -r 24 out.mp4 After encod......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:08:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/if-i-click-on-2nd-monitor-while-gaming-on-fullscreen-the-game-closes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/if-i-click-on-2nd-monitor-while-gaming-on-fullscreen-the-game-closes.htmlThe title basically says it all, while I'm gaming, CSGO for example, if I click on something on the second monitor, the game is minimized. I want to know how I can fix this WITHOUT having to put my......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:50:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-ftp-connection-from-home-where-server-only-accepts-local-ips.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-ftp-connection-from-home-where-server-only-accepts-local-ips.htmlI need to access an FTP server at work but the server will only accept local IPs. I cannot access it from my home machine. I have been able to ssh into my Unix work machine through PuTTY and from t......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:35:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssl-certificate-issue-in-tortoise-git.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssl-certificate-issue-in-tortoise-git.htmlI have tried to pull the code from bitbucket repository. But i got the SSL certificate error unable to access 'https://bitbucket.com/scm/tcc/customer-care-portal.git/': SSL certificate problem: una......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:27:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-replicate-gmail-039-s-archive-behavior-in-microsoft-outlook-2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-replicate-gmail-039-s-archive-behavior-in-microsoft-outlook-2.htmlI have some emails in Outlook which I want to remove from my Inbox without deleting. In Gmail, there's a single dedicated button for archiving messages: In Outlook, Microsoft's official instructi......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:18:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-ip-based-video-conferencing-and-how-can-i-do-it-from-home.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-ip-based-video-conferencing-and-how-can-i-do-it-from-home.htmlA company wants to interview my neighbour. They say they will do it via IP based video conferencing (and said she must go to a reliance webworld center - which apparently has that facility in our c......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:15:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-merge-two-tables-in-ms-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-merge-two-tables-in-ms-word.htmlI would like to merge 2 tables together in Microsoft Word. I have attempted to do the usual drag and drop, but I'm out of luck! I don't know if my mouse is the problem, but even if I use the touch......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:02:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/grub-boot-from-iso.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/grub-boot-from-iso.htmlHow can I boot into an ISO file in GRUB? The ISO file is on a reiserfs partition and GRUB can access it (already tested that)....Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:41:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-format-selected-java-code-in-sublime-text-txt-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-format-selected-java-code-in-sublime-text-txt-file.htmlIs there any extension or technique for formatting java code in sublime text? For example, I have this code: static void test() { Pair<Integer, Integer>[] intPairArr = new Pa......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:13:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-gci-access-denied.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-gci-access-denied.htmlTrying to see my files larger than 500mb inside C:\users Get-ChildItem C:\users\cata\ -recurse | where-object {$_.length -gt 500mb} | Sort-Object length | ft fullname, length -auto FullName ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:00:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-chrome-to-launch-and-close-developer-tools-on-mac-like-f.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-chrome-to-launch-and-close-developer-tools-on-mac-like-f.htmlHow can I get Chrome to launch and close "developer tools" on Mac (like Firebug with F12 & Ctrl+Shift+C)? It was so convenient in Firefox/Firebug to just hit F12 followed by "toggle inspect mod......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:41:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/word-won-039-t-paste-images-from-web.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/word-won-039-t-paste-images-from-web.htmlI had to rub my eyes. But Word will not accept copy pasted images from the web. I've scoured the internet and done everything here: http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/InvisibleGraphics.htm Naturally noth......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:41:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/group-policy-to-grey-out-macros-security-setting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/group-policy-to-grey-out-macros-security-setting.htmlI am after GPO to prevent Microsoft Office macro security settings to be changed by users i.e. restricting my users from being able to mock around with Macro Settings in: Options > Trust Center >......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:34:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/all-files-in-my-pc-are-stuck-on-read-only-even-as-the-only-admin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/all-files-in-my-pc-are-stuck-on-read-only-even-as-the-only-admin.htmlWindows 7, 32-bit: There is 1 user account in this PC, and that is my account. What I do is, I right click to a folder and uncheck the read only option, apply, close. After when I reopen the fold......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:32:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-wd-mybook-live-duo-from-going-to-sleep.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-wd-mybook-live-duo-from-going-to-sleep.htmlI have an issue of my WD MyBook Live Duo going into some kind of low power standby mode when it hasn't been accessed for awhile. When I try accessing the drive it takes a minute or two to become ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:18:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-way-to-make-outlook-search-folders-return-archived-emails.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-way-to-make-outlook-search-folders-return-archived-emails.htmlMy Outlook Search Folders (e.g. for all messages with a certain category) only show me messages that are in my main mailbox and not those that have been auto-archived because they're too old. Is t......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:50:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-firefox-update-notifications.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-firefox-update-notifications.htmlI have Firefox 56, the last good version of the browser, where things I need in terms of performance, and functionality both still work. I'm not going to update, EVER. There are other browsers out ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:41:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-fonts-are-installed-on-centos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-fonts-are-installed-on-centos.htmlQuestion-1: Is there a way to know what all fonts are installed on the CentOS 6.2 through command-line? I have checked the fonts with the following command ls /usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:41:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-launch-remote-desktop-via-url.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-launch-remote-desktop-via-url.htmlIs it possible to have a URL that launches a remote desktop session? I realize it may be considered a security vulnerability for some, but the convenience would really save me a lot of time. I ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:38:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-email-address-from-to-cc-bcc-field-only-copies-name-address-no.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-email-address-from-to-cc-bcc-field-only-copies-name-address-no.htmlA salesperson at work asked me to help her copy email addresses from an Outlook bcc field. She sends out emails to various subgroups of her clients, in groups of several hundred. She wants to save ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:27:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-profile-message-when-opening-files-in-adobe-photoshop-cs6.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-profile-message-when-opening-files-in-adobe-photoshop-cs6.htmlI'm getting this message on almost every file I open with Photoshop CS6 (I had CS5.5 and this never happened). Besides not being sure if any one of the options could screw up my file, which worri......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:11:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-tab-group-migration-sync.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-tab-group-migration-sync.htmlSince Google rolled out the grouping of tabs feature, I have made heavy use of it. It has helped me reduce the number of Chrome windows I need open as I can shrink the group to reduce the number of......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:11:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-code-completion-in-emacs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-code-completion-in-emacs.htmlI know that emacs supports code completion. But to be honest I have never been a good FAQ reader, at least for something that I'm completely new to. So I wonder what I need to download and how to m......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:08:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/baseline-duration-vs-duration-vs-actual-duration-vs-schedule-duration.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/baseline-duration-vs-duration-vs-actual-duration-vs-schedule-duration.htmlI am still not fully certain on the definitions of these terms, not as they relate to project but what they really mean. Please can someone explain?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:51:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-double-ethernet-cable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-double-ethernet-cable.htmlI have a cable modem in the living room. I have ethernet running out of the cable modem to an Apple Airplay, then back out of the Airplay to a 4 port switch so that I can hardwire all my consoles.......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:22:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-runtime-error-1004-unable-to-get-match-property-of-the-woksh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-runtime-error-1004-unable-to-get-match-property-of-the-woksh.htmlI am trying to create a userform where I can edit a project-entry in a large database. The idea is that when you click on the button "Edit Project" in excel, it opens a userform. This use......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:52:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-extend-the-cursor-crosshairs-in-photoshop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-extend-the-cursor-crosshairs-in-photoshop.htmlI'm trying to draw a marquee around an image so I can cut it out, but it's near-impossible to accurately get the first corner aligned properly with the boundaries of the area I'm trying to select. ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:50:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-memory-clear-functionality-mean-in-asus-motherboards.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-memory-clear-functionality-mean-in-asus-motherboards.htmlIn my MB's UEFI settings, there's this option called Memory Clear, under North Bridge Settings. Possible values are Enabled and Disabled. Some models featuring this option: ASUS CROSSHAIR V FORMU......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:49:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-detected-that-the-efi-system-partition-was-formatted-as-ntfs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-detected-that-the-efi-system-partition-was-formatted-as-ntfs.htmlCurrent Setup /dev/sda - Secondary internal disk (despite the a). /dev/sda1 - Old ESP, not actually used. /dev/sda2 - An unused Linux, for backup purposes. /dev/sda3 - Swap partition. /dev/sda4 - ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:48:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/it-is-possible-to-change-windows7-64bit-to-32-bit-without-re-install-w.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/it-is-possible-to-change-windows7-64bit-to-32-bit-without-re-install-w.htmlPossible Duplicate: Windows 7 and Vista Activation FAQ: how do language, version, 64-bit or 32-bit, and source affect ability to install and transfer Windows licenses? It is possible to change ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:18:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-drive-device-from-event-log.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-drive-device-from-event-log.htmlI have a messages about drive errors in the Windows Event log, like this: Bad Block On Device \Device\Harddisk0\DR0 I have two hard drives in the system. How can I know which one causes these e......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:16:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/daisy-chain-two-dell-monitors-using-usb-c-to-displayport-macbook-pro-2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/daisy-chain-two-dell-monitors-using-usb-c-to-displayport-macbook-pro-2.htmlIs it possible to Daisy Chain two Dell u2715h monitors connected to a MacBook Pro 2017? So the setup would be USB-C to DP cable from the MacBook to first monitor and then the first monitor connect......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:16:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-meaning-of-i-and-in-vi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-meaning-of-i-and-in-vi.htmlWhen I try to use Context.write(k,v) in MapReduce(using Java) to write data to a file ,I find the following contents in file(opened with vi, have :set list): ^@R^@u^@n^@^I1$ ^@a^@c^@c^@e^@s^@s^@^I......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:52:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/quickly-toggle-microphone-playback-sidetone.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/quickly-toggle-microphone-playback-sidetone.htmlfirst post here. I would like to quickly be able to toggle microphone playback through speakers (side tone). The specific steps and settings I am referring too can be seen here: https://superuser.c......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:50:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-os-over-network-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-os-over-network-closed.htmlRecently I read some articles, in this article told install OS over network. How can do this? So I had three doubt. My question is Is it possible to install OS from server to all system? if it ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:37:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-20-04-server-not-recognising-ethernet-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-20-04-server-not-recognising-ethernet-connection.htmlI have an ubuntu 20.04 server. When installing I connected an ethernet cable to the motherboard ethernet port. I am certain that it is connected to the internet but it won't connect. I have tried ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:21:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-htop-on-mac-os-x-require-root-privileges-to-see-data-for-all-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-htop-on-mac-os-x-require-root-privileges-to-see-data-for-all-.htmlI use htop all the time when I'm working on Linux system. I've installed htop-osx through Homebrew on my Mac, but in order to see all data for all processes, the formula tells me that I need to run......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:06:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ieee-registration-authority-mac-prefix.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ieee-registration-authority-mac-prefix.htmlI'm analyzing a big list of devices, and trying to detect the type of each one of them using different data. one of the data types I have is MAC Address, and i encountered the following mac address ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:47:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-insert-an-image-sequence-into-blender-039-s-video-sequence-e.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-insert-an-image-sequence-into-blender-039-s-video-sequence-e.htmlI just started to play with Blender's Video Sequence Editor. I see I can add Image(static) and Movie. Can I add an Image Sequence ? If so how ?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:43:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-outlook-search-for-messages-with-subject-039-starting-with-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-outlook-search-for-messages-with-subject-039-starting-with-0.htmlI can't figure out how to set up a simple search. I am trying to find all messages that 'start with' a particular string. Here is an example of 4 message 1) Subject: ABC DEF 2) Subject: ABC XYZ 3) ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:41:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/calculate-full-months-between-dates-in-excel-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/calculate-full-months-between-dates-in-excel-2010.htmlI have dates in two columns and I would need to calculate amount of full months between two dates. I export the spreadsheet from SAP ERP in .xls format but opening with Excel 2010. DATEDIF functio......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:41:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-remmina-sharing-folder-work-can-i-access-linux-folder-from-wi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-remmina-sharing-folder-work-can-i-access-linux-folder-from-wi.htmlI frequently use my Ubuntu and access my Windows through Remmina (remote desktop). On Remmina, I can set to share a local Linux folder to Windows so that Windows shows the shared folder as a disk d......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:20:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-fonts-in-website-using-inspect-element-of-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-fonts-in-website-using-inspect-element-of-google-chrome.htmlYou see website such as facebook for some unknown reason has different font such as what is being used in the options because when I tried using inspect elements it always has different font becaus......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:15:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-it-matter-what-udp-port-a-wol-signal-is-sent-to.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-it-matter-what-udp-port-a-wol-signal-is-sent-to.htmli have seen many WOL instances use port 7 and many use port 9, does it matter? Isn't it just looking for a WOL packet at layer 2 or ethernet?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:07:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-the-private-ssh-subkey-from-gpg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-the-private-ssh-subkey-from-gpg.htmlI'm able to export the public key using gpg2 --export-ssh-key 15EDA5801C8D18FF. How do I get the private SSH subkey? Asked this question way too complicated here as well...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:56:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-export-all-email-addresses-i-have-sent-to-from-outlook-or-an.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-export-all-email-addresses-i-have-sent-to-from-outlook-or-an.htmlI would like to export a list of email addresses of people I have previously sent mail to. I don't think there is a way to do this without an add-in. I tried a tool called Gwabbit and it did not d......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:48:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-install-micro-focus-alm-microsoft-excel-add-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-install-micro-focus-alm-microsoft-excel-add-in.htmlUnable to install HP ALM Microsoft Excel Add-in. I am using ALM 12.60.  I need to upload test cases from Excel to ALM; for that I have to install HP ALM Microsoft Excel Add-in. Please find the ver......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:45:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-server-vm-copy-paste.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-server-vm-copy-paste.htmlI've installed Ubuntu Server under Virtualbox just to get a nice little shell. I've also installed the VirtualBox "Guest Additions" and set "Shared Clipboard: Bidirectional". I still can't seem to......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:44:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-delayed-start-do-in-startup-type-for-a-windows-service.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-delayed-start-do-in-startup-type-for-a-windows-service.htmlWhat is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other? Running ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:30:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-reset-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-back-to-defaults-d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-reset-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-back-to-defaults-d.htmlHaving played with WSL over several releases, I find that I'm getting various strange errors and inconsistencies. I would like to reset the WSL environment back to defaults - what is the best way?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:19:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/xps-8920-crashes-after-windows-10-update-page-fault-in-nonpaged-area.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/xps-8920-crashes-after-windows-10-update-page-fault-in-nonpaged-area.htmlThis happens after a quality update as well as a feature update to 21H2, the system won't boot and blue screens with the error (where the fault happened isn't shown on the blue screen). These are the ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:10:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/comparing-similar-text-strings-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/comparing-similar-text-strings-in-excel.htmlI am currently trying to reconcile “Name” fields from two separate data sources. I have a number of names that are not an exact match but are close enough to be considered matched (examples below)......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:56:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-remove-external-from-appearing-on-office-microsoft-365-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-remove-external-from-appearing-on-office-microsoft-365-.htmlI have access to our Office 365 / Microsoft 365 admin portal. Some emails appear prefixed with [External] on the subject line. This prefix causes issues, and I have been asked to remove that. How......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:51:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unknown-software-exception-error-every-time-i-turn-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unknown-software-exception-error-every-time-i-turn-on.htmlrecently, every time I start up my HP all-in-one running Windows 10, I get an error message that reads: Hidden Window: HPSystemEventUtilityHost.exe - Application Error The exception unknown software ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:47:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-worst-that-can-happen-when-you-visit-a-sketchy-site.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-worst-that-can-happen-when-you-visit-a-sketchy-site.htmlAlthough this doesn't happen very often, on occasion, whenever I visit a new website when looking for information, it turns out to be one of those malevolent ones that attempts to open up several p......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:35:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-block-others-from-connecting-to-my-google-home.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-block-others-from-connecting-to-my-google-home.htmlI just moved into my dorm for college and I brought a Google Home with me this year. It's a good speaker and alarm. Plus it's great for checking the news or weather. Anyways, it's connected to th......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:30:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tftp-timeout-with-no-apparent-cause.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tftp-timeout-with-no-apparent-cause.htmlSo basically I need to run a TFTP server in order to update and host firmware for a few devices in my network. From what I've read tftpd-hpa is the best option, but I have tried the older tftpd using ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:20:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zoom-meetings-how-to-eliminate-gray-boxes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zoom-meetings-how-to-eliminate-gray-boxes.htmlI'm a Zoom host, using Windows 10 Home on a laptop. Sometimes my participants complain about seeing solid gray rectangles on their screen. This happens when I share a process that is showing an ima......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:10:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dns-resolution-through-a-proxy.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dns-resolution-through-a-proxy.htmlI am behind a very capricious proxy (squid) and it seems only http requests made with a particular user-agent are allowed. When fetching google.com from Google Chrome, I can see a HTTP GET on Wir......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:08:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-netgear-ac750-wifi-extender-connecting-at-780-mbps-when-it-s.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-netgear-ac750-wifi-extender-connecting-at-780-mbps-when-it-s.htmlI have a Netgear wifi extender EX3700 AC750. The images attached are the current screenshots of the Entender's configuration page. The product features sheet states that "Connection speed: 2.4......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:04:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-r-recursive-necessary-when-copying-a-directory-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-r-recursive-necessary-when-copying-a-directory-in-linux.htmlMy question is why is it required to use the -r (recursive) flag when making a copy of a directory? I.e., why do this: $ cp -r dir1 copyDir1 When would I not want this behavior when copying a ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:02:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-image-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-image-name.htmlWhat exactly is image name? For example, tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq myapp.exe" 2>NUL | find /I /N "myapp.exe">NUL if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" echo Programm is running I googled can't seem to fi......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:55:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-another-use-for-port-8080-8443-other-than-a-proxy.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-another-use-for-port-8080-8443-other-than-a-proxy.htmlI see alot of servers with port 8080 open. Most times I am able to connect to the proxy server, but the majority are unable to make requests outside the network, or internally. What is the purpose......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:53:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-print-everything-before-a-match.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-print-everything-before-a-match.htmlAfter I run hostname I get the FQDN like so: $ hostname foo.mydomain.xyz I'd like to only get the short name foo so I can store it as a variable in a script. I've tried some ways with awk by mat......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:48:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-word-is-adding-extra-space-between-words-as-i-type.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-word-is-adding-extra-space-between-words-as-i-type.htmlWord is adding space between words as I type. Here is the layout of my document: It simply consists of two pages with the first page being vertically aligned at the center. In order to allow for a ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:38:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-gedcom-files-produced-by-family-tree-maker-to-pdf.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-gedcom-files-produced-by-family-tree-maker-to-pdf.htmlIs there a program that will allow me to convert Gedcom files to jpeg or pdf? Using a family history program (Family Tree Maker version 9) I have produced the Gedcom file but can't find a way to ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:33:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-a-computer-from-becoming-dusty-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-a-computer-from-becoming-dusty-closed.htmlWhat are your best tips and tricks for keeping your computer from getting dusty? Do you use fans made especially to keep out dust (and do they work?) Do you clean obsessively around your computer to ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:16:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/abnormally-high-memory-usage-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/abnormally-high-memory-usage-on-windows-10.htmlI finished building my first computer and I've had this problem for about 2 months now. I first noticed the high memory usage when I tried playing GTA V. I have 8GB of RAM. I would launch GTA V thr......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:52:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/javaw-is-an-unrecognized-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/javaw-is-an-unrecognized-command.htmlI'm using some Open University software, SB-BASE, that as far as I understand has been written in Java, but the batch file will not run and returns an error stating the "javaw" command is not recog......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:04:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-highlight-colours.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-highlight-colours.htmlI like the highlighting feature in notepad++, but when using certain themes that default purple and yellow make the text unreadable, and it seems I cannot change it through style configurator. Does ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:55:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-slots-are-proper-to-install-2x8gb-of-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-slots-are-proper-to-install-2x8gb-of-ram.htmlTake a look at the image from the manual of the motherbors (Asus h87-e). Am I supposed to install 2x8GB RAM modules into A1&A2 or into A1&B1? Thanks!...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:45:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/stacked-waterfall-chart-with-positive-and-negative-values-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/stacked-waterfall-chart-with-positive-and-negative-values-in-excel.htmlI am trying to create a stacked waterfall chart in Excel that behaves this way when there are positive and negative values: (taken from here: https://peltiertech.com/charts-for-excel/split-bar-wat......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:39:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/troubleshooting-a-win10-bluescreen-with-no-dump-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/troubleshooting-a-win10-bluescreen-with-no-dump-file.htmlThis just started happening a few days ago. The computer briefly pulls up a screen saying it encountered a problem and needs to restart, and then it restarts. I can't read a dump file because &quot......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:37:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-execute-process-in-background.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-execute-process-in-background.htmlI would like to run a process in the background in Vim on Mac OS X (or Unix in general). I would hope and expect the following, or some variant, to accomplish this: execute "!my_command &" o......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:36:30 -0400