https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usThu, 23 Jul 2026 15:57:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/fail2ban-404-bruteforcing-sharex.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/fail2ban-404-bruteforcing-sharex.htmlI use my own server (nginx, I use https://yunohost.org as a CP) as a screenshot uploader with ShareX (https://getsharex.com/). During the upload process of the screenshots the filenames are randomi......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:49:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-use-the-keyboard-to-choose-how-to-paste-text-in-ms-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-use-the-keyboard-to-choose-how-to-paste-text-in-ms-word.htmlWhile using a word processor I prefer to user the keyboard almost exclusively, but when pasting text in MS Word I seem forced to use the mouse. I can find no way to specify how to treat formatting ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:47:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-connect-to-chrome-200-ok-server-from-another-network-d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-connect-to-chrome-200-ok-server-from-another-network-d.htmlI use the 200 OK Web Server extension for Chrome, which serves web pages from a local folder over the network, using HTTP. I can access the server normally from the browser of the computer that run......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:40:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dns-server-at-router-level-vs-computer-level.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dns-server-at-router-level-vs-computer-level.htmlI've three questions. Is it better/faster/optimal to set up your server's preferred and alternate DNS servers in your OS's network settings or in your router settings? Will it cause problems if it......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:32:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-all-files-from-an-http-folder-location-to-a-local-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-all-files-from-an-http-folder-location-to-a-local-folder.htmlI'm a student and need to pull down lots of stuff from my professor’s website, preferably retaining some of the folder structure. I'm working on Windows boxes and have access to Windows XP, Window......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:18:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-install-the-java-development-kit-jdk-on-a-windows-machine-if.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-install-the-java-development-kit-jdk-on-a-windows-machine-if.htmlI'm currently working in a controlled environment where I don't have administrator rights. I am looking for some way to install the Java Development Kit (JDK) on this machine anyway. Is this poss......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:18:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/smart-value-for-ecc-recovery-is-both-increasing-and-decreasing-what-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/smart-value-for-ecc-recovery-is-both-increasing-and-decreasing-what-do.htmlI'm seeing the counter for Hardware_ECC_Recovered both increasing, and decreasing in the SMART stats for a hdd and I'm confused. I'd expect it'd increase each time a error is detected (and correct......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:56:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-ping-google-com-to-test-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-ping-google-com-to-test-connection.htmlSince the internet connection in our house does break down from time to time I set up a little experiment: For the last two month, one of my machines is pinging google.com on an half-hourly basis.......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:41:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-hdmi-cable-to-transfer-files-between-notebooks.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-hdmi-cable-to-transfer-files-between-notebooks.htmlHDMI 1.3 bandwidth is over 10G. Notebook nowadays has HDMI port available. Is that possible that we use HDMI cable to hook up 2 notebook and perform file copy operation?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:23:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-all-files-of-a-certain-type-into-a-folder-from-command-pro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-all-files-of-a-certain-type-into-a-folder-from-command-pro.htmlI want to copy all files of a certain type (like .docx, .pdf, etc) on my PC into a folder. How can I do that?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:07:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-swap-audio-output-of-the-left-and-right-speakers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-swap-audio-output-of-the-left-and-right-speakers.htmlI have two speakers stereo speakers but when I use the sound control panel applet to test my audio configuration I get sound in the right speaker when the user interface indicates the right speaker......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:54:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-a-cracked-version-of-deep-freeze-standard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-a-cracked-version-of-deep-freeze-standard.htmlMy laptop was broken so we went to a repair shop and got it fixed (not actually fixed) and the repair guy installed Deep Freeze Standard (Version: 7.22.020.3453) that is cracked (not original). Be......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:46:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/deployment-and-application-do-not-have-matching-security-zones.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/deployment-and-application-do-not-have-matching-security-zones.htmlI am trying to install a piece of software from a Application Manifest. I get an error of the following: Application cannot be started. Contact the application vendor. After contacting the vend......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:42:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-best-way-to-run-a-very-large-storage-array-100tb-on-old.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-best-way-to-run-a-very-large-storage-array-100tb-on-old.htmlI have a number of high-capacity hard drives lying around as well as an old computer from around 2010 which has only 4GB of RAM. Is it possible to use this limited hardware to run a very large sto......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:35:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-the-oldest-file-in-a-directory-tree.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-the-oldest-file-in-a-directory-tree.htmlI'm looking for a shell one-liner to find the oldest file in a directory tree....Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:32:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-graph-survey-results-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-graph-survey-results-in-excel.htmlI would like to graph my survey results with the numerical values of the responses listed on the vertical axis and the questions listed on the horizontal axis. For example, I imagine the questions ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:27:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-zsh-equivalent-of-bash-039-s-prompt-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-zsh-equivalent-of-bash-039-s-prompt-command.htmlBASH supports a $PROMPT_COMMAND environment variable that defines a command to be executed before any first-level interactive prompt. I'm looking for a ZSH equilvalent of that. The documentation s......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:11:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/certain-websites-keep-logging-me-out-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/certain-websites-keep-logging-me-out-chrome.htmlI use Chrome on a personal PC on which I am the only user. I am logged into several websites, all of them with the "stay logged in" tickbox checked. Even so, very often when I go back to ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:06:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/creating-automatic-hyperlinks-in-outlook-for-specific-words.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/creating-automatic-hyperlinks-in-outlook-for-specific-words.htmlDoes anyone know how to create an automatic hyperlink in Outlook so when I type in that specific word a hyperlink will automatically attach itself to that word?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:58:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vscode-unable-to-generate-assets-to-build-and-debug-omnisharp-server-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vscode-unable-to-generate-assets-to-build-and-debug-omnisharp-server-i.htmlI have a problem and searched over the internet and tried their solutions but nothing happend. When i try to debug my code in VSCode , nothing happens. I found in Debug menu there is no configurat......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:50:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tortoisesvn-overlay-icons-do-not-appear-when-installed-by-a-different-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tortoisesvn-overlay-icons-do-not-appear-when-installed-by-a-different-.htmlI've installed TortoiseSVN on my work Windows XP machine as the administrator. When I login in as a standard user my working copies do not display the overlay icons in Windows Explorer. I found th......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:39:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-vnc-server-is-compatable-with-realvnc-viewer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-vnc-server-is-compatable-with-realvnc-viewer.htmlI have RealVNC Client on my mobile phone , and am not able to get the RealVNC server running on my windows 7 (tried some fixes , no luck) . So am wondering if it is possible to download other vnc s......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:31:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-connect-a-vga-input-to-my-pc-so-that-it-shows-up-as-a-video-d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-connect-a-vga-input-to-my-pc-so-that-it-shows-up-as-a-video-d.htmlThis is the Windows/PC counter part of this question. I want to clarify that I am not talking about connecting a VGA monitor to a computer. I'm referring to plugging in a VGA output in to my comput......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:29:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-macbook-pro-13-a1502-2015-retina-screen-compatible-with-pro-13-a170.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-macbook-pro-13-a1502-2015-retina-screen-compatible-with-pro-13-a170.htmlA client just called for a screen replacement enquiry. They have a MacBook Pro 13 A1706 2016 (touch bar) I would assume. Can't find one at other local repair shops. I have a Screen from MacBook Pro......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:28:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-error-can-039-t-share-your-screen-with-google-meet-in-googl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-error-can-039-t-share-your-screen-with-google-meet-in-googl.htmlI am using a Lenovo Thinkpad laptop with operating system loaded Windows 8.1 Pro and using Google Chrome version 84.0.4147.89 (Official Build) (64-bit). I am able to use Hangouts / Google Meet / Go......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:23:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/keyboard-shortcut-for-creating-a-new-folder-or-file-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/keyboard-shortcut-for-creating-a-new-folder-or-file-windows.htmlDoes anybody know if there's a keyboard shortcut equivilant to the right click -> New context menu in explorer? Given that I suspect that there isn't, does anybody know of an explorer extension t......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:12:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-remove-similar-cells-within-the-same-column.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-to-remove-similar-cells-within-the-same-column.htmlI have a problem on Excel 2010. I have a column which lists the names of manufacturers', like so: Manufacturer Company 1 Ltd Company 2 Ltd Company 3 Ltd My problem is when there's a spelling mis......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:08:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-telnet-into-my-favourite-web-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-telnet-into-my-favourite-web-server.htmlI'm reading a book about programming, and I want to check an HTTP response message. The book is instructing me to telnet into your favorite Web server. Then type in a one-line request message fo......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:03:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-bittorrent-and-p2p-services-like-napster-limewire-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-bittorrent-and-p2p-services-like-napster-limewire-c.htmlWhat's the difference between torrents and P2P files transfering by Napster, Limewire or Ares? The torrent servers are storaging the files? How do seeds and peers act?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:03:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/analog-rca-splitter.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/analog-rca-splitter.htmlWe just got an Airport Express to use AirPlay on our stereos. Now our most 'advanced' stereo system we want to connect has a single analog RCA input for audio. This is of course bullshit. The ster......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:01:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-populate-a-list-from-a-repeating-section-content-control-form.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-populate-a-list-from-a-repeating-section-content-control-form.htmlSo I have a repeating section content control (RSCC) with two text content controls in it. One is a plain text content control for the name of an item, and one is a rich text content control for a ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hard-drive-enclosure-for-single-sata-drive-that-has-usb-and-ethernet-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hard-drive-enclosure-for-single-sata-drive-that-has-usb-and-ethernet-c.htmlDoes anyone know where I could get a hard drive enclosure for 1 SATA drive that has USB 2 and Ethernet connectivity? Im looking to have a hard drive connected directly to my Samsung TV but also ha......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:53:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-right-gauge-wire-for-the-incoming-dsl-phone-line-to-my-rou.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-right-gauge-wire-for-the-incoming-dsl-phone-line-to-my-rou.htmlLast year I built my house and I have lots of conduit and wiring throughout. Everything works great except for one nagging issue. My DSL router's connection seems to degrade over time. It gets to ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:53:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-windows-see-ssd-as-an-external-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-windows-see-ssd-as-an-external-drive.htmlSo whenever I plug my Samsung 850 EVO into any computer with a SATA to USB 3.0 adapter, the PC recognizes it as an internal drive. This makes it impossible to just right click it and "Eject" when ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:26:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mounted-filesystem-without-journal-opts-null-while-mounting-ext4-fs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mounted-filesystem-without-journal-opts-null-while-mounting-ext4-fs.htmlI am using Beaglebone black with NFS, I have formatted internal eMMC with ext4 filesystem, when i mount the file system using following command message popups telling filesystem is mounted without ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:15:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-pst-file-error-we-didn-039-t-find-anything-to-show-here.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-pst-file-error-we-didn-039-t-find-anything-to-show-here.htmlJust used the export feature of MS Outlook 2016 to backup my emails. Created a PST file and dragged items into the data file. The file has a nice size (+120 MB). I closed down MS Outlook and......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:07:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/inkscape-rounding-corners-of-shapes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/inkscape-rounding-corners-of-shapes.htmlIn Inkscape, rounding the corners of a rectangle is easy - you select the object, press F4 (rectangle tool), and drag the circular nodes. How do you do that for more complex shapes? "Dynamic offs......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:06:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-transfer-pictures-from-onedrive-to-my-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-transfer-pictures-from-onedrive-to-my-laptop.htmlHow do I transfer my pics from one drive into my laptop? I tried downloading but it didn't work and there are too many to do one at a time....Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:04:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-append-text-to-existing-number-at-the-end-of-a-cell-in-a-column.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-append-text-to-existing-number-at-the-end-of-a-cell-in-a-column.htmlI am trying to figure out how to append text at the end of cells in a column that has a number. Some cells do not have anything so I don't want to copy the word into those cells. If I have column ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:03:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-zsh-history-search-behave-like-bash-reverse-i-search.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-zsh-history-search-behave-like-bash-reverse-i-search.htmlIn bash, pressing [CTRL]+[r] will open the reverse-i-search prompt. How can I search the zsh history in a similar way? Note: The search query will hit the middle of the full command only, instead of ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bind9-cannot-resolve-external-dns-queries.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bind9-cannot-resolve-external-dns-queries.htmlFirst of all, I am not experienced in this field. Therefore, the question may be nonsensical. I have installed BIND9 on my server machine (Ubuntu 16.04). DNS forwarding does not work if the client ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:54:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-sudo-password-in-mac-os-x-lion-10-7-3.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-sudo-password-in-mac-os-x-lion-10-7-3.htmlI'm using Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 desktop. I don't know my sudo password so I'm unable to do sudo operations. How do I find my password or change it?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:50:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-insert-key-anti-functionality-accidentally-triggers-how-to-sto.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-insert-key-anti-functionality-accidentally-triggers-how-to-sto.htmlWe all use editing facilities to change a line of text as we are entering it. There are two principal editing modes within a line, a) "insert mode" which inserts non-editing characters at the point......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:42:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/openssh-config-file-on-windows-proxycommand-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/openssh-config-file-on-windows-proxycommand-not-working.htmlI am trying to use OpenSSH ProxyCommand on Windows to connect to device2 through device1. Device2 requests xxxxx port forwarding and connection without ProxyCommand works fine (but requires first ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:09:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/modding-new-style-039-buttonless-039-touchpads.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/modding-new-style-039-buttonless-039-touchpads.htmlI'm looking to buy a new laptop, and perhaps I'm old-fashioned, but I really hate these new button-less touchpads that seem to be on 90% of current machines. E.g. My biggest peeve with these thing......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:55:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-wifi-aware-on-windows-or-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-wifi-aware-on-windows-or-linux.htmlI am currently doing research on the topic of WiFi-Aware which is supported on Android since Oreo. While doing so I struggle to find any information concerning the following question: Is there any......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:54:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-correct-term-for-the-mouse-pointer-nipple-joystick-thingy-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-correct-term-for-the-mouse-pointer-nipple-joystick-thingy-.htmlI want to call it a "mouse nipple" or maybe a "joystick", although I know these are not correct. It's different from the touchpad, which is below the keyboard and has dedicated click buttons. Inst......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:47:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-must-i-use-ssh-agent-everytime-i-want-to-pull-push-from-a-git-remo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-must-i-use-ssh-agent-everytime-i-want-to-pull-push-from-a-git-remo.htmlEach time I want to pull or push to a remote Gitlab repository, it gives me the following error: **> sign_and_send_pubkey: signing failed: agent refused operation Permission denied (publickey).......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:41:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/alternatives-to-oracle-jre-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/alternatives-to-oracle-jre-closed.htmlI would like to uninstall as many Oracle products from my computer as possible because I don't like that company. However, I require Java for some of my applications, e.g. Eclipse. What alternati......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:21:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-equivalent-of-rm-rf-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-equivalent-of-rm-rf-in-powershell.htmlAs we all know, on a *nix system, rm -rf some_directory removes some_directory and all files beneath it recursively, without asking for confirmation. What is the equivalent of this command in ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:17:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/print-nightmare-patch-kb5004947-for-windows-10-ltsb-and-ltsc-versions.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/print-nightmare-patch-kb5004947-for-windows-10-ltsb-and-ltsc-versions.htmlrecently Microsoft officially published patches to heal a severe vulnerability in the PrintSppoler Service called "PrintNightmare" in the media. These patches can be found here on the off......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:10:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-around-resistfingerprinting-setting-my-preferred-firefox-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-get-around-resistfingerprinting-setting-my-preferred-firefox-.htmlIn Firefox, I want to have both browser.in-content.dark-mode and privacy.resistFingerprinting set to true. However, the latter setting, as discussed in this issue, masks this setting and sets the ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:04:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-combo-chart-in-excel-with-4-data-series.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-a-combo-chart-in-excel-with-4-data-series.htmlI have created this chart in Excel, but want to add another line to the secondary axis - I cannot see a way of doing this in Create Custom Combo Chart which seems to accept a maximum of 3 data seri......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:50:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vlc-not-working-well-black-screen-with-sound-for-videos-while-other-pl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vlc-not-working-well-black-screen-with-sound-for-videos-while-other-pl.htmlI use VLC for years in Windows and never had that problem. I also use it since my fresh Win10 install last year (by "fresh" I mean it wasn't an update installation but a pure installation after for......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:34:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-use-the-first-or-last-address-in-a-subnet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-use-the-first-or-last-address-in-a-subnet.htmlI have network with a range 10.0.0.0/24. This means I have 10.0.0.0 to 10.0.0.255, however I cannot use 10.0.0.0 or 10.0.0.255, but I can use anything between that. Why is this? The mask 255.255.2......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:30:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-upload-a-file-to-an-ftp-server-using-a-batch-script.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-upload-a-file-to-an-ftp-server-using-a-batch-script.htmlI have created a batch file called FTP_automation.bat which contains the code below. SET MyPath=E\PGP\test_pg ftp open 142.245.30.165 21 TESTA9MS test11 binary put %MyPath% quit Pause When I am r......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:27:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/execute-a-remote-script-on-a-remote-computer-via-ssh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/execute-a-remote-script-on-a-remote-computer-via-ssh.htmlI have a bash script on Machine B which I want to run on Machine B. I am using Machine A right now. Is this possible? So far I've only managed to do it if the script lives on Machine A using the ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:26:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-extend-primary-partition-dev-sda1-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-extend-primary-partition-dev-sda1-in-linux.htmlIm having a problem, my primary partition is running out of space. Due to this, I can't access linux machine remotely (through vncserver). I have another drive (/dev/sdb) having much more free spac......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:18:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-not-working-without-vpn-or-hotspot-shield.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/internet-not-working-without-vpn-or-hotspot-shield.htmlI can not browse internet without hotspot shield. Whenever I turn on hotspot shield, everything gets fine. Without it I get "no internet connection" error. On mobile and other computers (over wifi) ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:02:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-displayport-to-vga-adapter-downscales-resolution.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-displayport-to-vga-adapter-downscales-resolution.htmlI have a GTX 1060 Zotac, that only supports HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI-D. I have a HDMI monitor hooked up, then another that only supports VGA. To hook up the VGA monitor, I got a DisplayPort to VGA ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:35:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-max-line-in-cat-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-max-line-in-cat-command.htmlin grep command I can set max line to output with parameter -m. How I can specify max line in cat command ?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:12:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-dvi-to-hdmi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-dvi-to-hdmi.htmlI have a graphics card with a VGA and DVI-I Dual-Link ports but my monitor/screen only supports HDMI. I've searched over the Web about pictures and I got a lot of images of DVI to HDMI adapters bu......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:03:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-windows-10-file-explorer-not-show-thumbnails-for-mp4-video-fi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-windows-10-file-explorer-not-show-thumbnails-for-mp4-video-fi.htmlI'm 99% sure they used to show screenshots of whatever the videos are. Now they just show the orange traffic cone icon, which I think is because I use VLC as my media player. Why did File Explorer......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:55:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-computer-run-basic-display-without-any-gpu-of-any-type.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-computer-run-basic-display-without-any-gpu-of-any-type.htmlI'm planning on getting a basic Calculation setup including the following: Intel Xeon E3-1220V5: https://goo.gl/iEOxoW Gigabyte or ASUS H170M motherboad: https://goo.gl/5WaCZB As you see, none of......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:26:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualenv-can-039-t-find-039-main-039-module.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualenv-can-039-t-find-039-main-039-module.html$ virtualenv --system-site-packages -p python3 ~/PyVEnv Running virtualenv with interpreter /usr/bin/python3/usr/bin/python3: can't find '__main__' module in '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:23:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-batch-convert-csv-to-xls-xlsx.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-batch-convert-csv-to-xls-xlsx.htmlI am looking for a way to quickly convert a directory of .csv files into the .xls or .xlsx format (would be nice if I could do either/or). Is there an easy way to do this or do I need to install a......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:20:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/iis-and-users-group.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/iis-and-users-group.htmlIn Windows Server 2012 R2 IIS is running as a web server under usual conditions. The web content however is not from c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ but from some other folder. The web applications are still r......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:14:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-a-sas-drive-as-an-external-hard-disk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-a-sas-drive-as-an-external-hard-disk.htmlI am not a server guy. I have few external hard disks lying around. Googling around I found those are SAS drives. I want to convert it into an external hard drive for personal use (I'm planning to ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:14:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/stopping-microsoft-search-from-eating-my-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/stopping-microsoft-search-from-eating-my-hard-drive.htmlI have Windows Vista on a machine and I noticed quite a bit of hard drive was disappearing. I ran a utility to show me where it all went. I found the following directory consumes over 2GB of spac......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:12:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rhel-8-and-import-mysqldb.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rhel-8-and-import-mysqldb.htmlI have a .py-file saying import MySQLdb. pip3 install MySQL-python says ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ConfigParser' even when pip3 install ConfigParser says "Requirement already satisf......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:11:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-customise-bookmark-icons-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-customise-bookmark-icons-in-chrome.htmlSo I have these bookmarks in Chrome, and some web pages will not actually set an icon: Is there anyway to assign a small icon to them manually?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:07:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-secret-behind-the-non-volatile-effect-of-the-flash-memorie.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-secret-behind-the-non-volatile-effect-of-the-flash-memorie.htmlAs wikipedia and other sources say: "Flash memory is a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. It was developed from EEPROM (electrically erasable ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:06:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/accessing-a-url-on-ssh-without-using-a-web-browser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/accessing-a-url-on-ssh-without-using-a-web-browser.htmlI would like to find a way to open a URL without using a web browser (which makes my computer system run very slow). Is there an easy way to achieve this on a command prompt using SSH to access an......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/custom-keyboard-shortcut-to-paste-a-pre-defined-text.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/custom-keyboard-shortcut-to-paste-a-pre-defined-text.htmlI've been working on several website designs lately, and it looks like I'll be making a lot more in the near future. I find myself browsing to lipsum.com and copying a handful of paragraphs of random ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:59:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-a-msc-file-extension-using-regedit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-run-a-msc-file-extension-using-regedit.htmlscenario I have an .msc file associated to a command of a personalized contextmeni item , which is stored in a reg value as a context menu option?. This is the registry script: Windows Registry ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:35:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/opening-file-links-in-explorer-through-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/opening-file-links-in-explorer-through-chrome.htmlI'm switching our company's preferred browser from IE to Chrome and I've run into a problem. When opening file:// links on our intranet, they open in chrome rather than explorer. Is there any way......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:13:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/possible-cause-of-display-corruption.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/possible-cause-of-display-corruption.htmlSo, I've been acting as local tech support for a friend (mostly software stuff - removing toolbars), but I'm stumped with a hardware issue; the screen on her Acer Aspire 5253 randomly becomes corru......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:52:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-dns-round-robin-traffic-percentage-with-bind9.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-set-dns-round-robin-traffic-percentage-with-bind9.htmlbind9 allows you to configure DNS round-robin to multiple different IPs like: server A 10.10.10.1 server A 10.10.10.2 And it'll return 50%/50% approximate. However, I need it to return, for exampl......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:47:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-chromeos-linux-to-play-nicely-with-localhost-virtualhost.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-chromeos-linux-to-play-nicely-with-localhost-virtualhost.htmlI'm pretty new to Linux and using localhost having really only developed using a self hosted, browser based IDE on a live site up until now. Using a Chromebook(v84, regular channel, Debian 10 Buste......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:40:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-power-query-how-to-repeat-block-of-code-for-each-row-in-a-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-power-query-how-to-repeat-block-of-code-for-each-row-in-a-table.htmlI have JSON in format like this: { "data": [ { "date": "2021-01-01", "data": 10 }, { "date": "2021-01-02"......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:40:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/understanding-mac-os-x-indexing-using-mdutil-e-i-off.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/understanding-mac-os-x-indexing-using-mdutil-e-i-off.htmlTwo questions about mdutil and indexing: What is the -E option? It seems to me that it means something like "reindex" however the following bash command does not make sense to me mdutil -E -i off......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:29:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssl-cert-does-not-work-with-ip-address-for-san.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssl-cert-does-not-work-with-ip-address-for-san.htmlI am trying to create an SSL certificate for a server which will work internally without giving warnings in Chrome. I've created it using SAN with multiple Subject Alt Names of localhost and the IP ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:25:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-trend-line-from-a-power-bi-line-chart-with-continuous-x-axis.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-trend-line-from-a-power-bi-line-chart-with-continuous-x-axis.htmlI need to remove the trend line from my Power BI line chart. The trend line was automatically generated and is not meaningful in my data analysis. I can't find an option to remove it. The trend line ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:24:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/not-able-to-execute-sage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/not-able-to-execute-sage.htmlI've downloaded the precompiled binary for sagemath 9.1(sage-9.1-Ubuntu_18.04-x86_64.tar.bz2), I'm on ubuntu 20.04. After extracting the file when I run ./sage in the terminal it says bash: ./sage: ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:06:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gaming-over-lan-vnc-alternative.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gaming-over-lan-vnc-alternative.htmlOkay, I've done more than a little homework about this and am starting to think that the world is somehow opposed to this idea. I have a laptop in my house, SB Core i3 with a GMA HD GPU which is ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:57:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-7-zip-right-click-option-in-the-version-of-7-zip-18-5-us.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-7-zip-right-click-option-in-the-version-of-7-zip-18-5-us.htmlI have captured 7-zip 18.5 application using ThinApp 5.2.3 version. After registering ThinApp It doesn't appear 7-zip option on right click of folder. I have tried below methods I checked before ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:55:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-solarized-dark-theme-looks-weird-on-iterm2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-solarized-dark-theme-looks-weird-on-iterm2.htmlI just installed the solarized colorscheme following instructions on the project's page. This is what it looks like now: which is not like those screenshots on the official page. Any idea how ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:37:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-restart-audio-without-restarting-a-windows-7-compute.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-restart-audio-without-restarting-a-windows-7-compute.htmlSometimes, when I start my machine, the volume control is set to 100, but it plays relatively quiet. I can fix it by rebooting my machine. Is there a way to restart audio devices, without rebooting......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:30:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/brother-hl-l2300d-cups-shows-print-jobs-complete-nothing-gets-printed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/brother-hl-l2300d-cups-shows-print-jobs-complete-nothing-gets-printed.htmlI'm trying to set up a Raspberry Pi 2B print server for a Brother HL-L2300D printer. I've done the following: Installed Raspbian (Debian-Stretch-based version) Installed a bunch of packages inclu......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:09:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-upload-files-using-the-command-line-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-upload-files-using-the-command-line-on-windows.htmlWhat are the FTP commands for uploading files to a server using the Windows command prompt?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:05:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-laptop-touchpad-into-a-drawing-pad-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-laptop-touchpad-into-a-drawing-pad-in-windows.htmlHow can turn my laptop touchpad into a drawing pad. I search a lot for this but the only thing I found was a software called Inklet the problem I have is that this software is for Mac only. So is t......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:58:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-won-039-t-wake-from-sleep-for-remote-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-won-039-t-wake-from-sleep-for-remote-desktop.htmlWindows 10 also won't run scheduled backups if it's sleeping. RDP and Acronis work properly if the computer is not asleep. Wake on LAN is enabled....Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:52:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-extension-to-read-the-js-console-logs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-extension-to-read-the-js-console-logs.htmlimaging googling for the words 'developing google chrome extension to read JS console logs' therefore am asking the question here. I need to write an extension to read the JS console logs. I have a......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:39:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adding-programs-to-winpe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adding-programs-to-winpe.htmlI'm trying to figure out a way to add an application into WinPE so that I can run it from the command line (specifically, Firefox though I will probably have to add IE as well). I've read through ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:39:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-home-in-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-home-in-powershell.htmlHow do I change my default home directory to "C:\Users\khornsby" for every time I open powershell? I am running Windows 7. Below is info about the state of my environment. Windows PowerShell Copy......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:17:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-an-usb-to-ethernet-adapter-work-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-an-usb-to-ethernet-adapter-work-closed.htmlHow does such adapter work? I am using this kind of adapter right now. It came with a cd with an installable driver. On windows XP I had to install the driver in order for it to work. On Linux ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:06:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-wget-for-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-install-wget-for-windows.htmlI downloaded Wget from here, and got a file named wget-latest.tar.gz, dated 22-Sep-2009. I saved it into one of the folders on my D: drive and unzipped it. I read through the READ ME file, but didn't ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:56:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-subscript-x-n-1-in-microsoft-word-equation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-subscript-x-n-1-in-microsoft-word-equation.htmlI am writing my report and this equation is quite tricky to write which has 'x' and in subscript 'n+1'. I try to do x_n+1 inside equation, but this doesn't work. How to I subscript sequence of lett......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:51:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-open-file-in-a-new-tab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-open-file-in-a-new-tab.htmlI would like to do this - Open a file, say a.txt in vim. Then, do ctrl+z, which will take me back to the terminal, and hide vim in background. While I am in the terminal, now I would like to open......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:48:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gpt-partition-type-for-ext4-filesystem.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gpt-partition-type-for-ext4-filesystem.htmlMy disk is formatted using GPT. I created a new partition and by default it was create as 'Linux filesystem' (gdisk code 8300). When I am trying to mount it via fstab /dev/sda4 /vmguests ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:37:36 -0400