https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usTue, 28 Jul 2026 23:53:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/update-features-of-ms-office-2016.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/update-features-of-ms-office-2016.htmlWe have installed MS Office 2016 using the MSI installer. Our WSUS server currently just provides important and security updates, but we now noticed that some issues we have with the product were f......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:49:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-up-multiple-websites-on-a-server-with-one-static-ip.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-up-multiple-websites-on-a-server-with-one-static-ip.htmlI have a server which has one static IP address (let's say it's x.x.x.x). How can I set up multiple websites on this server? What I can think of is creating multiple website and publish them through ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:33:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2010-add-document-as-appendix-to-another-document.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/word-2010-add-document-as-appendix-to-another-document.htmlI'm working on a large Word document in Word 2010. I need to include an entire document as an appendix, including title page, it's own table of contents, original line numbering, etc. The the main ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:31:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-see-a-list-of-recently-connected-bluetooth-devices.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-see-a-list-of-recently-connected-bluetooth-devices.htmlIs there a way that I can see when a Bluetooth device was last connected to my Windows 10 laptop?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:30:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-windows-xp-32bit-to-windows-7-64-bit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/upgrade-windows-xp-32bit-to-windows-7-64-bit.htmlIve got a computer with windows XP 32bit installed on it and I want to upgrade/clean install it to Windows 7 64bit. I've tried the following: booting from the CD booting from USB I changed the ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:23:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/no-option-to-burn-iso-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/no-option-to-burn-iso-on-windows-7.htmlFrom what I hear, Windows 7 is able to burn ISO files natively. I should be able to right-click on a given ISO and choose "Burn disk image", but I do not have that option on any ISO I try. I am ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:22:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-be-sure-that-my-psu-is-faulty-in-my-situation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-be-sure-that-my-psu-is-faulty-in-my-situation.htmlYesterday, my computer would not boot anymore and I could not hear the normal beep. Inside the fans seemed to move slower than usual, the cpu fan barely working. And sometimes when pressing the power ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:16:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-ssh-connections-to-the-same-system-is-it-possible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/multiple-ssh-connections-to-the-same-system-is-it-possible.htmlI have a linux computer acting as a server which can accept incoming SSH connections. Is it possible to reliably connect multiple devices at the same time, such as my phone and laptop, as well as ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:54:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-of-icmp-packets-tcp-or-udp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-type-of-icmp-packets-tcp-or-udp.htmlThe ping packet is a type of ICMP packet. Is there any relation between ICMP with TCP? In other words, can we guarantee their arrival in the network? I want to know if ICMP packets in the network a......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:53:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-list-users-and-groups-with-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-list-users-and-groups-with-powershell.htmlHow can I list local groups? PS C:\Users\thufir> PS C:\Users\thufir> Get-WMIObject win32_operatingsystem SystemDirectory : C:\WINDOWS\system32 Organization : Microsoft BuildNumber : ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:51:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/am-i-being-double-natted.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/am-i-being-double-natted.htmlWhen I try to port forward on my router, nothing gets through making me think I am double natted? when I go to www.whatismyip.com I see the public ip referenced below but when I do a tracert, it s......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:43:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dealing-with-whitespace-in-grep.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dealing-with-whitespace-in-grep.htmlI'm trying to figure out how to deal with whitespace in grep. How do I tell grep to find strings containing whitespace or tabs? The manual tells me nothing. \s seems to work for whitespace, and \S ......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:41:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-process-name-from-it-039-s-own-description.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-process-name-from-it-039-s-own-description.htmlHow can I get the process name from computer memory by using loop depending on the process description ? Example: My program name is "dev.exe" in memory and its description is "a tool for helping......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:26:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/practical-ocr-solution-for-converting-a-large-book-to-a-digital-format.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/practical-ocr-solution-for-converting-a-large-book-to-a-digital-format.htmlI was over by my grandparent's place this past weekend. My grandmother pulled out this giant (~1400 page) book of her family history going back to 1630 or so. Giant nerd that I am, I thought it wou......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:24:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-where-is-the-windows-calculator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-where-is-the-windows-calculator.htmlI am trying to create a shortcut for the windows 10 default calculator. I have tried to use open file location from the task explorer but it won't let me access the location....Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:19:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/deluge-not-connecting-to-trackers-sometimes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/deluge-not-connecting-to-trackers-sometimes.htmlNot really sure how to diagnose this problem. I'm using deluge running on a seedbox (I guess they call it), and deluge gui on a laptop. A torrent has been added to deluge that doesn't seem to be ab......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:18:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-find-a-usb-c-hub-with-multiple-usb-c-ports-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-find-a-usb-c-hub-with-multiple-usb-c-ports-closed.htmlMy computer only has one USB-C port and I want to connect multiple USB-C devices to it. I have trawled through Amazon but am amazed that I cannot find a single one. There are many hubs that have U......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:11:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-back-to-firefox-039-old-style-of-tabs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-back-to-firefox-039-old-style-of-tabs.htmlThe recent update (89 I think) causes all tabs to render in the same continuous shading, which makes it somehow more difficult to spot each tab's start and end (regardless of the favicon, I'm sorry, ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:54:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/add-options-to-right-click-menu-of-mac-finder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/add-options-to-right-click-menu-of-mac-finder.htmlIn Mac's finder, I want to right click on a file and hit one letter to automatically open the file in an editor (regardless of file extension). For example, currently in Finder, I can right click a......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:12:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-horizontal-split-that-takes-full-width-of-the-window-in-vi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-open-horizontal-split-that-takes-full-width-of-the-window-in-vi.htmlI'm opening terminal in most of my project. I want to open the terminal in full width when there is already a vertical split in the window. It would be awesome If it can work with Nerdtree so It do......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:08:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-for-a-file-in-war-ear-and-jar-files-recursively-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-for-a-file-in-war-ear-and-jar-files-recursively-in-linux.htmlI need to search for a file (logo.png), in a folder that contains war, ear, and jar archive files. Can anyone help me with the command?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:45:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/questions-tagged-xbox-game-dvr.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/questions-tagged-xbox-game-dvr.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:45:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/apply-autounattend-xml-after-deploying-image-with-dism.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/apply-autounattend-xml-after-deploying-image-with-dism.htmlI am looking for a way to apply an autounattend.xml/unattend.xml after the image has been deployed with Dism to bypass OOBE: I have deployed a Windows image with Dism, adding the autoattend.xml to ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:43:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-win-v-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-win-v-on-windows.htmlI've been using Win+V for a long time with PureText. My Windows version is 1809 (OS Build 17763.439) Now all of a sudden windows has stolen the shortcut for its own clipboard history. Window show......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:35:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-slows-down-when-plugged-in.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-slows-down-when-plugged-in.htmlRecently, whenever I plug in my laptop, the CPU slows down severely. Also, it isn't charging, as it says "plugged in, not charging". The CPU drops from 2200 Mhz, to 500 Mhz. I've changed the advanced ...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:29:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/will-outlook-out-of-office-reply-go-to-mailing-lists.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/will-outlook-out-of-office-reply-go-to-mailing-lists.htmlI subscribe to mailing lists, and have rules that route them to folders under my inbox. Will setting up an out-of-office auto-reply send a message to the public list for every incoming message?...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:10:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gmail-label-like-behavior-for-outlook-mail-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gmail-label-like-behavior-for-outlook-mail-folder.htmlAt work, I have to use mail via Outlook. I'm not fond of the way my Outlook mail can only be reside in one folder. I miss Gmail lable a lot while using Outlook. Is there any way to turn Outlook fo......Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:08:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-how-can-i-jump-to-end-of-file-with-a-new-line-appended.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vi-how-can-i-jump-to-end-of-file-with-a-new-line-appended.htmlHere's an answer I want about 5 times a day. In vi, the command to go to the end of the file is G. But that always leaves me at the start of the last line of the file, if files don't have a blan......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:47:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/python3-7-bad-interpreter-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/python3-7-bad-interpreter-no-such-file-or-directory.htmlI installed Python, pip3, and virtualenv as in this guide for TensorFlow: brew install python pip3 install -U virtualenv Then I was able to create a virtual environment with: virtualenv --system......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:42:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/openoffice-org-mouse-wheel-one-row-at-a-time-possible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/openoffice-org-mouse-wheel-one-row-at-a-time-possible.htmlI noticed this in Excel, now in OpenOffice.org calc. One small change in mouse wheel leads to 3 rows (line) change. Is it possible to change in Calc OR/AND in Excel? EDIT: Yes, I know about system......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:29:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-display-settings-could-not-be-saved-preventing-multiple-mon.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-display-settings-could-not-be-saved-preventing-multiple-mon.htmlI've had a three monitor setup for more than a month now. Once I get it initially working, it is quite reliable. It seems that every time I need to reboot my computer for one reason or another all ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:29:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-around-a-can-not-verify-rule-set-jar-error-when-accessin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-around-a-can-not-verify-rule-set-jar-error-when-accessin.htmlI keep encountering the following error when attempting to visit a website. What would be the best way to get around it? From what I've read online it looks like the recommendation is to import thi......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:03:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-gives-illegal-byte-sequence-error-when-trying-to-replace-a-charact.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sed-gives-illegal-byte-sequence-error-when-trying-to-replace-a-charact.htmlI am using the “Terminal” in Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and I am trying to delete all occurrences of a from a file, by using sed: sed 's/a//g' file Which gives me the following error: sed: RE err......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:59:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-backup-and-emulate-an-usb-stick-e-g-including-its-se.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-backup-and-emulate-an-usb-stick-e-g-including-its-se.htmlI have a notsocheap software here sitting on a really cheap usb stick and I don't really trust this stick especially because it's in every days use an many changing machines. The software on the st......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:37:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-some-torrent-files-are-split-into-many-small-rar-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-some-torrent-files-are-split-into-many-small-rar-files.htmlWhy some torrent files are split into many small rar files? Does this improve the download speed? Or is it better for the trackers? What's the rationale behind this?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:35:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-download-scanning-protection-of-new-chrome-17.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-download-scanning-protection-of-new-chrome-17.htmlIn recent update of Google Chrome internet browser (in stable channel), there is a new security/privacy option: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/02/faster-browsing-safer-downloading.html In add......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:33:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-align-text-boxes-in-a-straight-line-in-m-s-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-align-text-boxes-in-a-straight-line-in-m-s-word.htmlSuppose I have five text boxes(Insert > Text > TextBox > Draw a Text Box) in word document. Suppose there is a line on the page. Each box should be on that line. So these boxes look like t......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:26:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-to-load-failed-to-load-module-canberra-gtk-module-039.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-to-load-failed-to-load-module-canberra-gtk-module-039.htmlI am trying to follow this question so as to find out how to prevent my terminal from telling me every time I open a PDF that I have failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module", however a......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:25:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/d-drive-partition-of-ssd-not-showing-up-in-windows-10-shows-as-unnamed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/d-drive-partition-of-ssd-not-showing-up-in-windows-10-shows-as-unnamed.htmlI am using an Inland 1TB SSD that I have slotted into my motherboard, which is an ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi). As a part of my Windows 10 install, I created a partition for Windows, wanting t......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:21:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-get-the-bonjour-service-name-from-a-single-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-get-the-bonjour-service-name-from-a-single-device.htmlI have two types of device that I want to machine over Ethernet to a host. I want to know which of those two device types is connected. Both devices use Avahi/Bonjour and have what they call a "Bo......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:20:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-a-micro-sd-card-inside-a-usb-2-0-adapter-that-is-not-workin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-a-micro-sd-card-inside-a-usb-2-0-adapter-that-is-not-workin.htmlI have a Micro SD card inside a USB 2.0 adapter that is not working.  I have tried a few different methods to fix my flash drive with no results. The micro SD card is 32 GB inserted into a USB 2.0 ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:07:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/output-list-of-user-039-s-groups.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/output-list-of-user-039-s-groups.htmlWhile easy on Linux, not as easy on Windows from what I've been able to gather so far. I've found the command that kinda does what I want which is: net user username /domain However I wish to str......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:06:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-video-overdrive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-video-overdrive.htmlMy monitor's on screen menu has some mysterious settings, one being "Video Overdrive". I tried it, but saw no obvious difference. What is it? The monitor is an HP ZR24w. However, the term seems......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:03:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-benefit-of-specifying-a-branch-for-a-submodule.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-benefit-of-specifying-a-branch-for-a-submodule.htmlReading the documentation of the git submodule command I found out that you can specify a branch for a submodule using git submodule set-branch -branch <branch name> -- <submodule path>......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:01:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/printing-only-dates-in-ms-project-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/printing-only-dates-in-ms-project-2010.htmlIs it possible to print only the days, start and completion dates in MS Project, omitting the Gantt chart? I'm trying to print all tasks on a neat single page, but the Gantt chart messes up the la......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:53:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-ping-windows-10-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-ping-windows-10-pc.htmlWhile trying to solve a more complicated networking problem, I noticed that for some reason I was getting no response to a ping from my Windows 10 computer. I read that it might be a problem with the ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:46:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-autosuggestions-get-next-previous-suggestion.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-autosuggestions-get-next-previous-suggestion.htmlWhen using zsh-autosuggestions, is it possible to see more than one suggestion by rolling to the next/previous suggestion? i.e. if I type: ls I might get ls -l as a suggestion - is there a keyboard ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:22:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-easiest-way-to-save-a-gifv-as-a-simple-gif.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-easiest-way-to-save-a-gifv-as-a-simple-gif.htmlUsually I open the context menu right clicking on the image. Now theres no option for "save image as", just options for the WEBM/MP4 format....Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:20:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ftp-server-hanging-when-using-ls-command-consider-using-pasv.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ftp-server-hanging-when-using-ls-command-consider-using-pasv.htmlI'm trying to use "ls" command on a anonymous FTP session, but when I'm typing the "ls" command I get: 200 PORT command successfull. Consider using PASV. And it hangs like this (no return to th......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:18:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cygwin-cygdrive-paths-and-windows-command-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cygwin-cygdrive-paths-and-windows-command-prompt.htmlI'm having a weird issue with cygwin acting inconsistently between installations, specifically scp. I have c:\cygwin\bin in my Windows PATH in both cases. When I run the following command from a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:18:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-in-an-excel-reference-mean.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-in-an-excel-reference-mean.htmlI'm learning how to use Excel by fire. I have been given a spreadsheet. In that spreadsheet is a formula that looks like this: =(($J$1 + $L$2)*$D$5 I'm not familiar with that syntax. Is that the ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:06:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-motherboard-affect-internet-speed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-motherboard-affect-internet-speed.htmlIn a conversation with our ISP today, I decided to upgrade our 50mbps connection to 150mbps. However, the ISP representative warned me that the age of our motherboards may limit our service to 100m......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:59:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-open-the-terminal-on-an-imac-g3-mac-os-8-5.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-open-the-terminal-on-an-imac-g3-mac-os-8-5.htmlIs there even a Terminal? I can't seem to find one anywhere in Applications or Utilities....Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:56:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/force-unmount-of-a-device-how-to.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/force-unmount-of-a-device-how-to.htmlI've mounted a block device (internal hard disk) to say ~/HD, and I'm trying, ~# umount ~/HD It answers, umount: device is busy. Now I kill all processes manually by examining ~# fuser -m ~/HD......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:53:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hidpi-support-with-wine-applications-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hidpi-support-with-wine-applications-closed.htmlI'm thinking of buying an HP Spectre x360 13" laptop with QHD display and installing Mint on it and using Wine to run some Windows apps. I was wondering if anyone had experience with Wine's support......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:41:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/selecting-text-in-tmux-copy-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/selecting-text-in-tmux-copy-mode.htmlI run Tmux in Vi mode. Vi-like navigation in copy mode works fine. However, I can't select any text. Neither v nor V switches to Vi-like text selecting mode. What am I missing? By the way, is it ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:11:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wrong-value-from-atan2-function-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wrong-value-from-atan2-function-in-excel.htmlI am trying to calculate the angle between two latitudes and longitudes but I am getting wrong result of atan2(X,Y) when used on Excel. β = atan2(X,Y) = atan2(0.05967668696, -0.00681261948) It sh......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:03:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-how-to-set-default-color-on-search-based-syntax-highlighting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/vim-how-to-set-default-color-on-search-based-syntax-highlighting.htmlCurrently my /etc/vimrc file is set to the following: ( if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running") syntax on set hlsearch endif filetype plugin on if &term=="xterm" set t_Co=8 set t_Sb=^[[......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:00:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/junk-mail-folder-missing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/junk-mail-folder-missing.htmlAlthough you may wonder why I would miss it, I can't see my Junk E-Mail folder in Outlook 2013. If I sign in to my account through Outlook Web Access I can see that it is present and has a number of ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:59:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-use-start-over-call-when-using-batch-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-use-start-over-call-when-using-batch-files.htmlIt appears that I can use either start or call to execute batch files however am unsure why you would use one over the other. What are the benefits?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:38:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/node-gyp-error-on-running-npm-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/node-gyp-error-on-running-npm-install.htmlError on running npm install C:\cygwin64\home\kjeeva\ANSYSDev\Licensing194\LicensingPortal\node_modules\strong-ursa>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_module......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:34:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/scan-to-email-functionality-on-hp-printers-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/scan-to-email-functionality-on-hp-printers-not-working.htmlAt my work, we have several networked HP printers that employees use to scan documents to email via a document feeder. This morning when I arrived to work, a co-worker told me that he couldn't get......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:23:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/a-drawing-tablet-combined-with-a-dual-monitor-system-issue.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/a-drawing-tablet-combined-with-a-dual-monitor-system-issue.htmlI have an Aiptek Media Tablet which I've used on my old computer for creating digital art. For about a month now, I also have a new Quad-core Windows Vista 64-bits system with plenty of disk space ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:22:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/your-webcam-is-currently-being-used-by-another-application.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/your-webcam-is-currently-being-used-by-another-application.htmlMy Goal I am trying to use a webcam for my Windows 10 x64 Desktop. However, when I try to use a program that uses a webcam, such as Skype, I get the message "Your webcam is currently being used by ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:20:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/after-performing-a-platter-swap-hard-drive-repair-it-seems-like-the-is.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/after-performing-a-platter-swap-hard-drive-repair-it-seems-like-the-is.htmlThis question isn't mainly about recovering the data. I just don't understand how to interpret my observations. Initial situation: So I have this old 320 GB 2.5" hard drive which wouldn't get ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:14:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-format-of-a-date-in-a-pivot-table.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-format-of-a-date-in-a-pivot-table.htmlI'm having an issue in my pivot table (Excel 2016). My source data contains actual dates (generated with EOMONTH function), in a standard YYYY-MM-DD format: However, my pivot table is showing a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:02:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-a-graphics-card-supports-two-monitors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-tell-if-a-graphics-card-supports-two-monitors.htmlI am looking for a quiet, low-power, budget video card that supports two 24" monitors (1900 x 1280?) for a Windows XP system (PCI and PCIe slots). In particular, I find it hard to tell whether a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:53:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-how-to-run-python-script-on-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/linux-how-to-run-python-script-on-startup.htmlLinux Ubuntu 14.04 Have a script in ~/app/serve.py Need to run it in this folder. In shell I may do > cd ~/app && python serve.py and it runs a server Need to run it on servers boot in ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:33:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-using-plink-to-localhost-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-using-plink-to-localhost-on-windows.htmlCurrently im using following command (in cmd) to tunnel using PuTTY, and its working fine: putty.exe mylinuxuser@10.24.0.5 -P 22 -L 10.24.0.200:2022:localhost:22 10.24.0.5 = my application server (...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:30:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-off-laptop-039-s-fan-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/turn-off-laptop-039-s-fan-in-windows-10.htmlMy Lenovo laptop used to turn off its fan in Windows 7, this would save a lot of energy and battery would last maybe about 2 times more. After upgrading to Windows 10 however it never turns off. I ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:12:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-the-equivalent-of-apachectl-configtest-with-apache-for-win.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-do-the-equivalent-of-apachectl-configtest-with-apache-for-win.htmlI am puzzled that I am unable to find the answer anywhere. I have Apache 2.2 for Windows installed on my laptop. This enables server-side includes to function when I work on my sites - even when ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:11:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-all-my-excel-2016-files-open-to-the-size-of-a-postage-stamp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-all-my-excel-2016-files-open-to-the-size-of-a-postage-stamp.htmlThe start of each day all my Excel files open very small. After I maximize them, they will open and close just fine for the rest of the day. But the next day they all open small again. Here are some ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:05:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-traceroute-an-ipv6-address-with-mtr.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-traceroute-an-ipv6-address-with-mtr.htmlI'm trying to troubleshoot a connectivity issue to an IPv6 addressed host using mtr, however, despite using the -6 switch, it fails with the error: mtr -6 2001:db8:1d4f:10::1 mtr-packet: Failure t......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:04:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-temporarily-disable-iptables-rule.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-temporarily-disable-iptables-rule.htmlTypically I'm using MikroTik embeded routers, they're basing on Linux so their firewall settings feel pretty much 1:1 the same as iptables, just commands are a bit different but mechanics the same.......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:01:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-huge-windows-pagefile-how-to-limited-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-huge-windows-pagefile-how-to-limited-it.htmlMy Windows PC alerted me with low harddisc space, and when I scan hard drives with TreeSize tool, I realize that windows keeps a huge pagefile.sys file, that is 18.2 GB and keep growing. Why is this ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wget-stuck-on-http-request-sent-awaiting-response-not-timing-out.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wget-stuck-on-http-request-sent-awaiting-response-not-timing-out.htmlI have wget set up to download pages from a site with the following parameters: wget -r --level=400 --retry-connrefused --waitretry=2 --read-timeout=15 --timeout=15 -t 0 [ site ] The timeout feature ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-the-process-that-is-using-a-certain-port-in-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-the-process-that-is-using-a-certain-port-in-linux.htmlI'd like to be able to find out which process is currently using a certain port in Linux. Is there any way to do this?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:32:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-using-hamachi-more-secure-than-port-forwarding-on-a-router.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-using-hamachi-more-secure-than-port-forwarding-on-a-router.htmlI need to remote desktop into a machine from another network and as far as I know the two (simplest) solutions I have is either to use port forwarding, or hamachi (or something similar). I assume......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:23:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-internal-ports-and-external-ports-that-are-mapped-by-n.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-identify-internal-ports-and-external-ports-that-are-mapped-by-n.htmlFor example, my HTTP port 80 is opened and mapped by the router to port 42300 facing outwards. Is there a way to identify , let's say my port 150 that is open for connection is mapped into what ex......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:20:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-clear-temporary-files-from-upload-center.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-clear-temporary-files-from-upload-center.htmlI'm using Office 2013 with the Upload Center uploading files to a SharePoint. I have one file stuck in the Center with the state "Path not found": That is because while the was upload I moved/del......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:15:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/determine-password-used-for-zip-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/determine-password-used-for-zip-file.htmlI have a password-protected ZIP file that contains a single file. Also I have the same file outside the archive in a plain version. I know for sure that this is the same file. Is it possible to det......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:12:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-a-picture-with-my-built-in-laptop-camera-with-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-take-a-picture-with-my-built-in-laptop-camera-with-windows-7.htmlIn Windows XP, My Computer showed me cameras as devices that I could use to take pictures or videos without any third-party software. How can I do the same in Windows 7?...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:12:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-can-i-create-a-slicer-based-on-data-from-multiple-columns.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-how-can-i-create-a-slicer-based-on-data-from-multiple-columns.htmlI'm using PowerQuery and Power Pivot to analyze some data. I would like to create a slicer based on data from multiple columns. Typically slicers are tied to a single column. The below table is a s......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:11:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-64-bit-requirements-does-my-cpu-support-cmpxchg16b-prefetch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-64-bit-requirements-does-my-cpu-support-cmpxchg16b-prefetch.htmlI'm currently trying to find out whether or not it would be a good idea to update my slightly dated notebook (Windows 7, 64-bit) to Windows 10. The problem is that Microsoft states in their Windows......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:21:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-a-program-for-all-users-on-windows-8.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-a-program-for-all-users-on-windows-8.htmlwhen I install stuff under built-in Administrator - the other users cannot see the changes. for example I changed VS2012 install - added Blend and few other features - and they are invisible under ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:48:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-by-default-reduce-the-length-of-the-windows-explorer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-by-default-reduce-the-length-of-the-windows-explorer.htmlWith the latest Windows 10 update (1909 5/30/2020) the File Explorer search bar has become obnoxiously large. Is there a way to reduce it PERMANANTLY. Everywhere I see they say "uhhh grab the ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:35:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/explanation-of-advanced-settings-available-in-the-wifi-adapter-driver-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/explanation-of-advanced-settings-available-in-the-wifi-adapter-driver-.htmlIn the driver properties for "Realtek 8812AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC" there is an "Advanced" tab that appears to have some settings which are new to me that are specific to WiFi AC communicat......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:32:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-hard-disk-drive-a-part-of-motherboard-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-hard-disk-drive-a-part-of-motherboard-closed.htmlAfter doing research on Google, I couldn't find answer to this question. Is Hard Disk Drive a part of motherboard or not? When talking about Tower Case System Unit, the HDD is seperate from the ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:27:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/don-039-t-make-a-blank-cell-in-excel-if-condition-returns-false.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/don-039-t-make-a-blank-cell-in-excel-if-condition-returns-false.htmlI have this formula: =IF(Sheet1!C2="x", Sheet1!B2,"") Its function is to match if the cell from Sheet1 in column C is the same as the character x; if true then get the value of Sheet1 in column ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:57:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-connect-a-3-5-sata-drive-to-a-2-5-connector.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-connect-a-3-5-sata-drive-to-a-2-5-connector.htmlbasically I'd like to connect a 3.5" SATA drive to the place were a 2.5" SATA drive would be in my laptop. Here's a picture showing both kinds of drives by Dsimic: I have been reading up on SATA ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:19:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/error-connecting-to-agent-no-such-file-or-directory-adding-key-to-ssh-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/error-connecting-to-agent-no-such-file-or-directory-adding-key-to-ssh-.htmlI am trying to add key that I have generated to the ssh agent. Below are my steps C:\repo>ssh-keygen Generating public/private rsa key pair. Enter file in which to save the key (C:\Users\mante1/......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:10:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-radius-more-secure-than-psk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-radius-more-secure-than-psk.htmlI'm wondering what the relative security of RADIUS is compared to using a PSK. I know that when using Radius a unique session key is established, whereas with a PSK the same session key is used for ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:09:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zfs-upgrade-2-mirrored-drives-to-3-drive-raidz.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zfs-upgrade-2-mirrored-drives-to-3-drive-raidz.htmlI have two 1GB drives configured as ZFS mirrors and now have the possibility to add a 3rd drive of 1GB. Can I reconfigure my mirror to a 3 drive raidz of (N-1)=2GB total capacity? I am running zfs......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:52:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualbox-guest-os-through-vpn.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/virtualbox-guest-os-through-vpn.htmlI have an Oracle Linux guest running a web server in VirtualBox on a Windows 7 Host. I need to set the networking up so that I can do 3 things: the host can connect to the guest through a browser ......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:48:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-email-address-format-name-email-called.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-email-address-format-name-email-called.htmlGiven an email address in the format John Doe <john@example.com> I wonder where this format is explicitly defined and what the whole thing is called. It doesn't seem to be specified in rfc53......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:36:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cgroup-memory-limit-in-bytes-is-it-virt-or-res-that-is-limited.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cgroup-memory-limit-in-bytes-is-it-virt-or-res-that-is-limited.htmlAssume the VIRT/RES/SHM terminology that the "top" utility uses: Does cgroup memory.limit_in_bytes apply to VIRT or RES memory sizes? I ask because in Fedora 23, it looked to me like RES (resident) ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:22:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/updating-a-sharepoint-list-via-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/updating-a-sharepoint-list-via-excel.htmlFrom following Microsoft's documentation, I've been able to import an Excel spreadsheet into SharePoint Online as a List and also export a SharePoint List to an Excel spreadsheet. What I haven't been ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:20:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sorting-two-non-adjacent-columns-without-affecting-any-other-column.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sorting-two-non-adjacent-columns-without-affecting-any-other-column.htmlI have two different columns on Excel. I want to create a script that will sort Column F, (Have a header) and will sort Column B based on where Column F's sort worked out. (Without affecting any o......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:09:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bring-a-local-folder-to-remote-git-repo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bring-a-local-folder-to-remote-git-repo.htmlI have a folder with all my files set up for a project. I decided to use git on that folder, so I created on Github an empty repo. Usually the procedure is to clone on my local disk the remote repo......Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:58:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unauthorised-bluetooth-device-keeps-connecting-to-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unauthorised-bluetooth-device-keeps-connecting-to-mac.htmlRecently I started experiencing frequent random lags with a Bluetooth mouse I have connected to my iMac: the tracking speed would suddenly drop for a few seconds before returning back to normal. One ...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:42:10 -0400