<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Gossip Leak</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog</link><description>Daily celebrity news in a social format.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:47:44 -0400</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sprint.shakir.blog/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>What precautions to take after a trojan Win32/Occamy.C infection</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-precautions-to-take-after-a-trojan-win32-occamy-c-infection.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-precautions-to-take-after-a-trojan-win32-occamy-c-infection.html</guid><description>Platform Details: Windows 10, 64 bit.
Infection History. I downloaded this cheat tool for a game. After that, I performed the following sequence of actions:
I extracted the software from the pack......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:47:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Android app with ssh-copy-id ability</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/android-app-with-ssh-copy-id-ability.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/android-app-with-ssh-copy-id-ability.html</guid><description>As the titles says, I would like to copy my ssh key to the server and afterwards disable root password login for security reasons.
I&amp;#039;m using JuiceSSH but it seems to lack ssh-copy-id for the free ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:35:05 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What is the lenovo &quot;Keyboard Manager&quot; application and what &quot;Unknown Software&quot; could be included with it?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-lenovo-keyboard-manager-application-and-what-unknown-softw.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-lenovo-keyboard-manager-application-and-what-unknown-softw.html</guid><description>Today I ran Lenovo&amp;#039;s System Update on my ThinkPad W541 laptop (windows 10) to try to fix a problem unrelated to this question. In the readme of the latest version (9.0.0.6 Released 2017/09/27) of H......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:25:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Restore Microsoft Store application in Windows 10</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/restore-microsoft-store-application-in-windows-10.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/restore-microsoft-store-application-in-windows-10.html</guid><description>I had remove the Microsoft Store application. Yes, totally remove the app. Do not ask how and what for. :)
Is there a convenient way to set it up again or restore it? Anything except &quot;system resto......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:18:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>When I change working directory in a script and execute it, the working directory only changes to specified path while in the script</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/when-i-change-working-directory-in-a-script-and-execute-it-the-working.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/when-i-change-working-directory-in-a-script-and-execute-it-the-working.html</guid><description>When I change working directory in a script and execute it, the working directory only changes to specified path while in the script. Here is my script:
#!/bin/bash
cd /media/hard/drive/partitionX/......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:13:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Are there 3-pin to 2-pin power connectors for motherboards</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-there-3-pin-to-2-pin-power-connectors-for-motherboards.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-there-3-pin-to-2-pin-power-connectors-for-motherboards.html</guid><description>My (old) case front panel has a 3-pin power led connector (inc. one empty slot in the middle).
My (new) motherboard has a 2-pin power led connector.
How do I connect the two? If I try to connect ......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:54:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How can I install filezilla&amp;#039;s shell extension?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-install-filezilla-039-s-shell-extension.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-install-filezilla-039-s-shell-extension.html</guid><description>I am trying to drag&amp;amp;drop a file from filezilla to some Windows program. I get this filezilla message:
How can I install filezilla&amp;#039;s shell extension?
I use filezilla on Windows 10 Enterprise....</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:37:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Any ways to maintain a custom DPI setting on a Logitech G400 mouse without the Gaming Software</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/any-ways-to-maintain-a-custom-dpi-setting-on-a-logitech-g400-mouse-wit.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/any-ways-to-maintain-a-custom-dpi-setting-on-a-logitech-g400-mouse-wit.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m on Windows 10. I use a Logitech G400 mouse.
This mouse allows for direct DPI changes through built-in toggle buttons. However none of the presets suit me, so I had to install the Logitech Gaming ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:30:50 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Excel select row based on cell value, then select specific cell inside that row</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-select-row-based-on-cell-value-then-select-specific-cell-inside-.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-select-row-based-on-cell-value-then-select-specific-cell-inside-.html</guid><description>I have two sheets: in the first sheet there&amp;#039;s a code that corresponds to a value of the second sheet, how do I replace the code with the value?
First Sheet
Name Last name Job
xxxx ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:27:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Windows 10 keeps restarting my PC after shutdown</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-keeps-restarting-my-pc-after-shutdown.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-keeps-restarting-my-pc-after-shutdown.html</guid><description>I installed Windows 10 after an upgrade to Windows 8, however I find that it restarts my PC within 30 minutes of shutting it down.
I switched off scheduled updates but it still happens, quite freaky ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:16:29 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How do I patch NTOSKrnl.exe (or DLL, whichever applies to AMD system) to change drive/volume of hiberfil.sys in PopCreateHiberFile?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-patch-ntoskrnl-exe-or-dll-whichever-applies-to-amd-system-to-.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-patch-ntoskrnl-exe-or-dll-whichever-applies-to-amd-system-to-.html</guid><description>As seen here: http://superuser.com/a/1082931/31491
NTOSKrnl.exe Version 6.1.7601.24545
AMD64 system
Any other information needed? I am struggling to get the even the same view he had.
All right, s......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:10:05 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Firefox shortcut for opening a new tab near to the current tab</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/firefox-shortcut-for-opening-a-new-tab-near-to-the-current-tab.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/firefox-shortcut-for-opening-a-new-tab-near-to-the-current-tab.html</guid><description>I use Mozilla Firefox 92.0. I am looking for a shortcut to open new tab just next to the current tab? By default it opens at last.
I did not find any thing in about:preferences of Firefox
I looked......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:05:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Why does the &quot;white&quot; part of an image turn &quot;black&quot; after saving?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-the-white-part-of-an-image-turn-black-after-saving.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-the-white-part-of-an-image-turn-black-after-saving.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;ve noticed that sometimes when we save an image and open it with Adobe Photoshop, the &quot;white&quot; background turns &quot;black&quot;.
For example, when I view this image using Chrome, this is what I see:
How......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:05:28 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Why does Outlook 2010 show duplicate Tasks in the To-Do list?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-outlook-2010-show-duplicate-tasks-in-the-to-do-list.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-outlook-2010-show-duplicate-tasks-in-the-to-do-list.html</guid><description>I am running Outlook 2010 (64bit). Every task in my To-Do list is duplicated. If I &amp;#039;complete&amp;#039; one task, the second copy also marks as complete. If I flag an email to be added to the task list, 2 co......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:53:50 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Format a number with optional decimal places in Excel</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/format-a-number-with-optional-decimal-places-in-excel.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/format-a-number-with-optional-decimal-places-in-excel.html</guid><description>I have numbers in cells in Excel. I want the numbers formatted so that if they have decimal places they show to a maximum of two, and if they have no decimal places it doesn&amp;#039;t show any.
For exampl......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:48:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Change system font size</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-system-font-size.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-system-font-size.html</guid><description>I wish to increase the size of the font used within explorer.exe (aka My Computer) to list files/folders. I do not wish to increase/decrease the screen&amp;#039;s overall DPI. I&amp;#039;d just like to change the sy......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:29:23 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How do I re-record an individual PowerPoint slide with audio and transitions?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-re-record-an-individual-powerpoint-slide-with-audio-and-trans.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-re-record-an-individual-powerpoint-slide-with-audio-and-trans.html</guid><description>PowerPoint allows you to record an entire presentation with audio and animation timings synced, but you cannot re-record both for an individual slide.
For instance, let&amp;#039;s say I recorded a 40-minute ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:19:54 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to find vscode installed path in ubuntu</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-vscode-installed-path-in-ubuntu.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-vscode-installed-path-in-ubuntu.html</guid><description>I am trying to change the FileZilla filetype association and set vscode as default for any filetype. I couldn&amp;#039;t find installed application path or executable file to give a path. How do I make vsco......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:16:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Can&amp;#039;t run command prompt &quot;Run as Admin&quot;</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-run-command-prompt-run-as-admin.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-run-command-prompt-run-as-admin.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m not able to open an elevated command prompt in Windows 7 Ultimate. Previously I was able to open such a command prompt in one of the following ways:
Start &gt; type &quot;cmd&quot; then hit Ctrl + Shift + ......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:09:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How do you gunzip a file and keep the .gz file?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-gunzip-a-file-and-keep-the-gz-file.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-gunzip-a-file-and-keep-the-gz-file.html</guid><description>The default behavior of gunzip is to delete the .gz file after it decompresses.
How do I prevent it from deleting the file??
If this functionality is not included then is there an alternative pro......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:08:46 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Why does the sound keep going out of sync in VLC?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-the-sound-keep-going-out-of-sync-in-vlc.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-the-sound-keep-going-out-of-sync-in-vlc.html</guid><description>There seems to be a problem with VLC that started some months ago. When watching a movie, the sound slowly starts going out of sync. If I close VLC and open the movie again to the spot it was at be......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:31:52 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Annoying &quot;Reply, Reply All, Forward&quot; buttons in Outlook 2013</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/annoying-reply-reply-all-forward-buttons-in-outlook-2013.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/annoying-reply-reply-all-forward-buttons-in-outlook-2013.html</guid><description>Is there any way to get rid of the annoying &quot;Reply, Reply All, Forward&quot; buttons that appear in the header section of the reading pane in Outlook 2013? These are fully redundant with the buttons in......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:31:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Can my DVD burner write &quot;Dual Layer&quot; disks?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-my-dvd-burner-write-dual-layer-disks.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-my-dvd-burner-write-dual-layer-disks.html</guid><description>Is there a generic way to find out if a DVD burner can burn dual layer DVD’s without trying and potential waste a disk?
Right now it’s this drive I’m wondering about but I&amp;#039;d like a solution that w......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:29:36 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How do I update all fields in a Word document?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-update-all-fields-in-a-word-document.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-update-all-fields-in-a-word-document.html</guid><description>I want a way of updating all fields in a Word 2013 document. (If it works in other versions, all the better; I originally had this problem with Word 2007, and nothing seems to have changed since th......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:19:55 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Reset Camon ImageClass MF632Cdw to Factory setting</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/reset-camon-imageclass-mf632cdw-to-factory-setting.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/reset-camon-imageclass-mf632cdw-to-factory-setting.html</guid><description>I have been asked to come it to troublshoot a small businesses Canon ImageClass MF632Cdw
No one seems to know the user ID and password that was set up on it.
I am wanting to set the printer back to ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:17:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Disabling the mute button on internal laptop keyboard</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-the-mute-button-on-internal-laptop-keyboard.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-the-mute-button-on-internal-laptop-keyboard.html</guid><description>On my laptop, the mute button is jammed in a really weird position. The volume control is flickering on and off rapidly. It&amp;#039;s really tiny and I won&amp;#039;t be able to physically fix it unless I take apar......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:06:55 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>&quot;Fixing&quot; a dropped LCD screen</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/fixing-a-dropped-lcd-screen.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/fixing-a-dropped-lcd-screen.html</guid><description>This morning I dropped my laptop, and as a result have the image below. Is there anything I can do to at least be able to see the screen without having to plug it in to an external monitor?...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:04:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Powershell DSC ScheduledTask: Run as group</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-dsc-scheduledtask-run-as-group.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-dsc-scheduledtask-run-as-group.html</guid><description>In the Windows 10 Task Scheduler UI one can configure a task to run using a specific user account or a group (like BUILTIN\Users). Is there any way to specify the group BUILTIN\Users or BUILTIN\...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:34:25 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Utility to interpret BCD.LOG and BOOTSTAT.DAT binary files (W7 Boot hangs)</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/utility-to-interpret-bcd-log-and-bootstat-dat-binary-files-w7-boot-han.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/utility-to-interpret-bcd-log-and-bootstat-dat-binary-files-w7-boot-han.html</guid><description>The main question is : &quot;Are there any utility that can interpret these two binary files:
BCD.LOG
BOOTSTAT.DAT
both of them updated during the Vista/W7 boot process ?
I already know of EasyBCD an......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:30:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What is the 127.0.0.2 IP address for?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-127-0-0-2-ip-address-for.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-127-0-0-2-ip-address-for.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m running the example in hiredis, which is using 127.0.0.2 as the Redis server IP, and it is running properly. Actually, the redis server is running on the same machine. I know that 127.0.0.1 is ......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:28:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Excel Formula for counting cells other than specific values</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-formula-for-counting-cells-other-than-specific-values.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-formula-for-counting-cells-other-than-specific-values.html</guid><description>Trying to count number of fruits I have in column G, I have:
=COUNTIF(G:G,&amp;quot;Oranges&amp;quot;) and =COUNTIF(G:G,&amp;quot;Mangoes&amp;quot;)
How do I create a formula to calculate the rest? I mean all other ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:03:31 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Is there a possibility to remember user credential for apps running &amp;#039;as administrator&amp;#039;</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-possibility-to-remember-user-credential-for-apps-running-03.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-possibility-to-remember-user-credential-for-apps-running-03.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m trying to add network login credentials for applications running
&amp;#039;as administrator&amp;#039; by using cmdkey:
C:\&amp;gt;cmdkey To create domain credentials:
cmdkey /add:targetname /user:username /pass:...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:58:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Why does Ubuntu&amp;#039;s Nautilus display a folder called &quot;Examples&quot; while the console displays &quot;examples.desktop&quot;</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-ubuntu-039-s-nautilus-display-a-folder-called-examples-while-.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-ubuntu-039-s-nautilus-display-a-folder-called-examples-while-.html</guid><description>These folders occur at /home/username.
How does this name discrepancy arise? (Uppercase E versus lowercase e.)
It seems to be a shortcut to /usr/share/example-content.
How can I delete /usr/share/...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:46:52 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Extract tar.gz file to a directory and create the directory if not exist</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/extract-tar-gz-file-to-a-directory-and-create-the-directory-if-not-exi.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/extract-tar-gz-file-to-a-directory-and-create-the-directory-if-not-exi.html</guid><description>I know that I can run
$ tar xf somefile.tar.gz -C somedir
to extract the tar.gz file to somedir, but it requires somedir exists first.
Is there a way to extract to a directory and create the direc......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:24:36 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Ms Excel: Is there any way to superscript a character in custom format?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-excel-is-there-any-way-to-superscript-a-character-in-custom-format.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-excel-is-there-any-way-to-superscript-a-character-in-custom-format.html</guid><description>I want to display the measuring unit (cubic meters) in the cell using custom format ( #.##0,00&amp;quot; m3&amp;quot;), but I want to superscript the character &amp;quot;3&amp;quot;. Is there any way to do that?...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:58:33 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>facebook keeps freezing Chrome and Windows</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/facebook-keeps-freezing-chrome-and-windows.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/facebook-keeps-freezing-chrome-and-windows.html</guid><description>Hı, everyone. I am a Windows 7 and Chrome user.
Lately (since past few months) my Chrome has been freezing, taking down whole operating system with it, leaving resetting the computer the only cho......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:58:16 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to get rid of Cold Turkey (website-blocker) / get around the block?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-rid-of-cold-turkey-website-blocker-get-around-the-block.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-rid-of-cold-turkey-website-blocker-get-around-the-block.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m using Cold Turkey for blocking distracting websites, but I unfortunately put it to 20 days and it now gets really annoying.
Many &quot;solutions&quot; on the internet I have stumbled upon are for Cold T......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:47:52 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to uninstall Homebrew?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-homebrew.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-homebrew.html</guid><description>I’ve got some problems with the package manager, Homebrew. I can’t find how to remove it!
Is it safe to remove whole /usr/local? Homebrew was installed somewhere in that directory....</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:45:39 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>(ipconfig /displaydns) - how to display details for specific domain name</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/ipconfig-displaydns-how-to-display-details-for-specific-domain-name.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/ipconfig-displaydns-how-to-display-details-for-specific-domain-name.html</guid><description>When I issue ipconfig /displaydns, I get a ton of output. I want to display the details for a specific domain name like google.com. My objective is something like this as output:
I tried ipconfig /...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:41:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How do you type Unicode characters using hexadecimal codes?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-type-unicode-characters-using-hexadecimal-codes.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-type-unicode-characters-using-hexadecimal-codes.html</guid><description>This is in Windows, but answers for other operating systems can be handy to others.
Most guides say something to the effect of &quot;hold down the Alt key and type in the code on the keypad&quot;. This works ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:21:46 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Boot Menu for Sony VAIO PCG-505ACP Laptop</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/boot-menu-for-sony-vaio-pcg-505acp-laptop.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/boot-menu-for-sony-vaio-pcg-505acp-laptop.html</guid><description>I need to access the boot menu to change the boot sequence but don&amp;#039;t know what function key is used to do that. I have...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:10:10 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to connect filter complex in ffmpeg?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-filter-complex-in-ffmpeg.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-connect-filter-complex-in-ffmpeg.html</guid><description>I am running the following command with an error (also below):
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i %04d.png -i another_input.png -filter_complex &quot;\ drawtext=text=&amp;#039;Text to write&amp;#039;:fontsize=180:fontcolor=white:......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:51:55 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How can I pass a block as an argument to a bash function?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-pass-a-block-as-an-argument-to-a-bash-function.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-pass-a-block-as-an-argument-to-a-bash-function.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;d like to create a bash function that can get a bash code block like time does:
time { echo 123 echo &amp;quot;Something else&amp;quot; sleep 1
}
Basically I&amp;#039;d like to be able to wrap the block wi......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:20:34 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How do I stop Windows from muting background applications?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-windows-from-muting-background-applications.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-stop-windows-from-muting-background-applications.html</guid><description>When an application is not focused I believe it&amp;#039;s considered &quot;in the background&quot; by windows.
My specific frustration is with games.
I tend to play games in a windows so I can quickly switch to cha......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:12:43 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to use 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz at the same time</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-2-4-ghz-and-5-ghz-at-the-same-time.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-use-2-4-ghz-and-5-ghz-at-the-same-time.html</guid><description>I have the following setup:
1x TP-Link Archer C7 (with to Accesspoints &quot;AC24&quot; on 2.4 GHz and &quot;AC5&quot; on 5 GHz)
1x Notebook with 2 Wifi-Adapters (TP-Link Stick connected to &quot;AC5&quot; and Intel N 7260 con......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:10:04 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to reopen all windows in Chrome?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reopen-all-windows-in-chrome.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reopen-all-windows-in-chrome.html</guid><description>I have two separate chrome windows, each window has multiple tabs in it.
I want to reopen both windows with associated tabs when I open Chrome.
What I have noticed is that if I close the first Wi......</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:08:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Nvidia Quadro 4000 at VERY high idle temperature</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/nvidia-quadro-4000-at-very-high-idle-temperature.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/nvidia-quadro-4000-at-very-high-idle-temperature.html</guid><description>My Nvidia Quadro 4000 is running at ~70°C (idle, GPU have 0,1% load) in a very cold environment (server room with air conditioning). Is that normal? How can I fix this? The card is not covered by ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:02:27 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How can I change the &quot;frequently used&quot; emojis in Discord?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-change-the-frequently-used-emojis-in-discord.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-change-the-frequently-used-emojis-in-discord.html</guid><description>I am a new Discord user. I am using the Windows 10 client. It has helpfully populated some &quot;frequently used&quot; emojis for me and shows them to me every time I want to use an emoji. These are without ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:01:51 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Is unplugging the power from a PC in standby or in normal mode bad for it?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-unplugging-the-power-from-a-pc-in-standby-or-in-normal-mode-bad-for.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-unplugging-the-power-from-a-pc-in-standby-or-in-normal-mode-bad-for.html</guid><description>Is unplugging the power from a PC in standby or in normal mode bad for it?...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:20 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Is a video card and a graphics card the same thing?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-video-card-and-a-graphics-card-the-same-thing.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-video-card-and-a-graphics-card-the-same-thing.html</guid><description>I have seen these words used interchangeably. But I have also seen them used in a sentence like they are two different things. I&amp;#039;d like a professional opinion....</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:08 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to mute whole Google Meet meeting</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-mute-whole-google-meet-meeting.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-mute-whole-google-meet-meeting.html</guid><description>I am looking for a way to mute a Google Meet meeting. I want for a period of time to not listen to anybody that is speaking without disrupting the meeting for the others.
I already tried to right ......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:50:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What is the difference between Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), Cooperative Linux (coLinux), and Cygwin?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-coopera.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-coopera.html</guid><description>Did anybody still remember coLinux? I remember it is used for SpeedLinux and Portable Ubuntu some years ago.
It&amp;#039;s pretty clear what is coLinux doing, running Linux on top of Windows somehow, but ca......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:38:04 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Samsung UE50TU8500 - Youtube progress bar dark background, before was transparent [closed]</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-ue50tu8500-youtube-progress-bar-dark-background-before-was-tra.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-ue50tu8500-youtube-progress-bar-dark-background-before-was-tra.html</guid><description>On the above Samsung Smart TV, on the Youtube app, when a video is playing and I press arrow up (to see the progress bar) or Pause (same result), the progress bar area, including icons &amp;quot;Channe......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:28:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Anydesk program can not connect? ( Status: result_quit)</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-anydesk-program-can-not-connect-status-result-quit.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-anydesk-program-can-not-connect-status-result-quit.html</guid><description>I install Anydesk on my pc and I can connect to any devices.
But one device exists that I cannot connect to it.
When I try to connect to it get the message that:
The session has ended.
Status: ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:14:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What is the &amp;#039;migration&quot; process?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-039-migration-process.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-039-migration-process.html</guid><description>I see lots of those on my production server, they come and go and take up lots of CPU time PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 17 root RT 0 0 0 ......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:12:21 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Is there a way to install Windows onto Dynamic disks?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-install-windows-onto-dynamic-disks.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-install-windows-onto-dynamic-disks.html</guid><description>I like using the Dynamic disks with striping in Windows and was wondering if I could install from a Windows ISO onto a set of striped dynamic disks.
So far in my testing, that&amp;#039;s not possible. I get......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:56:23 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to view time machine log in MacOS Sierra?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-time-machine-log-in-macos-sierra.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-time-machine-log-in-macos-sierra.html</guid><description>In previous version of OSX, I was able to view the results of past Time Machine backup jobs thus:
sudo syslog -F &amp;#039;$Time $Message&amp;#039; -k Sender com.apple.backupd
Now syslog is no longer part of the ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:48:51 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>&quot;An invalid parameter was passed to a service or function&quot; when using a flash drive with Windows 8 inside VirtualBox</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/an-invalid-parameter-was-passed-to-a-service-or-function-when-using-a-.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/an-invalid-parameter-was-passed-to-a-service-or-function-when-using-a-.html</guid><description>How do you fix the error &quot;An invalid parameter was passed to a service or function&quot; when using a flash drive with Windows 8 inside VirtualBox...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:39:44 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Unable to format/wipe Window Disk without Error (Tried Ubuntu Gparted and Diskpart [duplicate]</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-format-wipe-window-disk-without-error-tried-ubuntu-gparted-a.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-format-wipe-window-disk-without-error-tried-ubuntu-gparted-a.html</guid><description>I am trying to wipe/reinstall Windows, however, all have no success.
In usb live boot to Window installation set up, install new Window to override it, unable to delete or format any of my exisitin......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:35:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Is there a difference between a name server lookup and a domain name lookup?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-difference-between-a-name-server-lookup-and-a-domain-name-l.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-difference-between-a-name-server-lookup-and-a-domain-name-l.html</guid><description>I have seen both terms being used and I am not sure if there is a difference between them....</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:35:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How can I set the Microsoft Teams program so that the incoming videos (from other participants) are always turned off by default?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-set-the-microsoft-teams-program-so-that-the-incoming-videos-.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-set-the-microsoft-teams-program-so-that-the-incoming-videos-.html</guid><description>I use Microsoft Teams on Microsoft Windows. How can I set the Microsoft Teams program so that the incoming videos (from other participants) are always turned off by default?...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:23:56 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Rufus unable to download idlinux.sys and idlinux.bss, any alternate option/fixes?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/rufus-unable-to-download-idlinux-sys-and-idlinux-bss-any-alternate-opt.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/rufus-unable-to-download-idlinux-sys-and-idlinux-bss-any-alternate-opt.html</guid><description>I am currently trying to install linux but i have this issue of syslinux of diff vers. In the iso. For some reason rufus fails to download the files. Is there any way i can download the files manua......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:19:25 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Unable to uninstall KB5006670 even in Safe Mode</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-uninstall-kb5006670-even-in-safe-mode.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-uninstall-kb5006670-even-in-safe-mode.html</guid><description>The KB5006670 update makes our computers unable to use/connect to the network printers. I uninstalled it just fine on 2 other desktop computers. However there&amp;#039;s 1 Dell laptop running Windows Home t......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:52:34 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How do I export only a single clip from a Premiere Pro sequence?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-export-only-a-single-clip-from-a-premiere-pro-sequence.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-export-only-a-single-clip-from-a-premiere-pro-sequence.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m cutting a video in Premiere Pro CS4 and need to slice a long sequence into smaller parts. I&amp;#039;ve successfully sliced the parts, like this:
I even set the sequence markers to the current selectio......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:20:31 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Set MAC address fails - RTNETLINK answers: Cannot assign requested address</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/set-mac-address-fails-rtnetlink-answers-cannot-assign-requested-addres.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/set-mac-address-fails-rtnetlink-answers-cannot-assign-requested-addres.html</guid><description>I am attempting to change the MAC address of eth0 to 3d:dd:c8:88:c2:0d on a linux mint 15 cinnamon machine.
Using &quot;ip link set dev eth0 address&quot; fails as seen below and macchanger produces a similar ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:17:17 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What&amp;#039;s the NXDOMAIN meaning of nslookup?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-nxdomain-meaning-of-nslookup.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-nxdomain-meaning-of-nslookup.html</guid><description>I use nslookup to check a domain&amp;#039;s IP address:
dele-MBP:~ dele$ nslookup www.ts111.com
Server: 192.168.2.1
Address: 192.168.2.1#53
** server can&amp;#039;t find www.ts111.com: NXDOMAIN
but what&amp;#039;s ......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:09:54 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Can I crop an excel chart to remove part of the chart?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-crop-an-excel-chart-to-remove-part-of-the-chart.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-crop-an-excel-chart-to-remove-part-of-the-chart.html</guid><description>I followed some instructions to create a speedometer chart (pie chart with a scatter line chart on top).
However, this solution leaves a large blank space below the chart; 50% of the chart&amp;#039;s space......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:07:02 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>VLOOKUP record with latest date</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/vlookup-record-with-latest-date.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/vlookup-record-with-latest-date.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m creating a spreadsheet to monitor the last time we contacted a customer. In tab &amp;quot;Overview&amp;quot; I have a list of all the customer names and addresses for example:
A
B
C
D
E
F
Name
Address
...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:06:21 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Recover deleted file from git after commit</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/recover-deleted-file-from-git-after-commit.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/recover-deleted-file-from-git-after-commit.html</guid><description>I committed a file to my local git and then pushed it to github.
I performed the following commands to remove that file and then pushed it to github:
git rm file.txt
git commit -m remove file.txt......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:06:07 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How do I add new row in Excel *below* the current one?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-new-row-in-excel-below-the-current-one.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-add-new-row-in-excel-below-the-current-one.html</guid><description>The Insert &gt; Insert Sheet Rows command in Excel always inserts a row above the current row. However, it is quite a common scenario for me to want to insert a row below the current row, like this:
......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:03:31 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to only show headings in MS Word navigation pane</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-only-show-headings-in-ms-word-navigation-pane.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-only-show-headings-in-ms-word-navigation-pane.html</guid><description>I have a very large doc with headings and when using the navigation pane it also shows the first line of every normal (or non-heading) paragraph below the heading.
This beats the purpose of the ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:03:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>curl ifconfig.me and ifconfig showing different results</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/curl-ifconfig-me-and-ifconfig-showing-different-results.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/curl-ifconfig-me-and-ifconfig-showing-different-results.html</guid><description>If I run curl ifconfig.me I get one IP and if I run ifconfig, I get other IP&amp;#039;s. Why is it so ?...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:54:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Inserting Today&amp;#039;s Date In A Cell If Other Cell Values Are Changed or Added [duplicate]</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/inserting-today-039-s-date-in-a-cell-if-other-cell-values-are-changed-.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/inserting-today-039-s-date-in-a-cell-if-other-cell-values-are-changed-.html</guid><description>I have a spreadsheet with a column labeled, &amp;quot;Status Date,&amp;quot; in a row with several other cells, some with other dates, some with just text, and others which evaluate whether a set of condit......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:45:45 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How can I change shell in Ubuntu? [duplicate]</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-change-shell-in-ubuntu-duplicate.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-change-shell-in-ubuntu-duplicate.html</guid><description>I have a Ubuntu Server VPS and I want to use /bin/bash/ as my shell. How can I change my shell? I have root access but I don&amp;#039;t work as root. So dash is my default shell now.
I have read How do I m......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:45:28 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What is a quick way to access Chrome extensions?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-quick-way-to-access-chrome-extensions.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-quick-way-to-access-chrome-extensions.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m trying to switch from Firefox to Chrome, so trying to get up to speed with the interface.
I have installed some Chrome extensions such as World Clock.
To access it I have to:
Click Wrench
Cl......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:35:27 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Streaming in ffmpeg using RTP</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/streaming-in-ffmpeg-using-rtp.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/streaming-in-ffmpeg-using-rtp.html</guid><description>Scenario
I&amp;#039;m trying to stream a video between 2 hosts using RTP. I have previously solved this problem using VLC using the following 2 commands
Server Side
cvlc video_file.mp4 --sout &quot;#transcode{...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:31:17 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>PuTTY closes when opening SMTP over Telnet on certain server</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-closes-when-opening-smtp-over-telnet-on-certain-server.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/putty-closes-when-opening-smtp-over-telnet-on-certain-server.html</guid><description>I have PuTTY installed on Vista. When I set it to Telnet and put in a host name of SMTP2Go.com and port of 25 the window opens for a second not showing any text then closes. I also tried ports 2525......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:22:52 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Open Multiple Instances of Excel without PERSONAL.xlsb Lock Message</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/open-multiple-instances-of-excel-without-personal-xlsb-lock-message.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/open-multiple-instances-of-excel-without-personal-xlsb-lock-message.html</guid><description>Whenever I open more than I instance of Excel, I get the following message: PERSONAL.xlsb is locked for editing
Q: How can I disable or hide this message?
Alternatively, if someone could ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:18:43 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>centos login in the first time</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/centos-login-in-the-first-time.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/centos-login-in-the-first-time.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m a beginner to play Linux. And I&amp;#039;ve installed Centos into the VMware.
However, after I set the settings, the windows run the all black window and ask me to login. Of course, I key my account and ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:07:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Can&amp;#039;t enable Windows Hello - Some settings are managed by your organization</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-enable-windows-hello-some-settings-are-managed-by-your-organ.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-enable-windows-hello-some-settings-are-managed-by-your-organ.html</guid><description>I did a clean install of Windows 10 Anniversary Edition. Now I can&amp;#039;t enable Windows Hello with my domain joined Surface Pro 4, logged in as an AD user. When I log in with my Msft account, I can turn ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:32:38 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Meta refresh tag not working in (my) firefox? [closed]</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/meta-refresh-tag-not-working-in-my-firefox-closed.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/meta-refresh-tag-not-working-in-my-firefox-closed.html</guid><description>Code like on this page does not work in (my) Firefox 3.6 and also not in Fx4b11 (WinXPsp3)
Works in IE8, Safari 5, Opera 11, Mozilla 1.7, Chrome 9
&amp;lt;meta http-equiv=refresh content=&quot;12; URL=meta......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:31:46 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Network error connection timed out</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/network-error-connection-timed-out.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/network-error-connection-timed-out.html</guid><description>I am not able to find solution for this been searching google for last 2 hours. I entered wrong password in Putty while connecting to my website server. I entered it wrong like 3 times i think. Now ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:21:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Using old laptop as monitor and keyboard</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-old-laptop-as-monitor-and-keyboard.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-old-laptop-as-monitor-and-keyboard.html</guid><description>This may be similar to other questions, but I can&amp;#039;t seem to find anything about my exact question. Please let me know if you find a duplicate!
My laptop is now over 5 years old, and I&amp;#039;m looking to ......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:17:10 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Removing residual office 2010 and 2016 components, icons, etc</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/removing-residual-office-2010-and-2016-components-icons-etc.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/removing-residual-office-2010-and-2016-components-icons-etc.html</guid><description>I installed Office 2019 HB while Outlook 2016 was still open (I know, bad move). The installation went fine, but now I have remnants of Word 2010, Excel 2010, and Outlook 2016 in the Start menu, and ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:12:02 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Error in Ubuntu server: Server returned error NXDOMAIN</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/error-in-ubuntu-server-server-returned-error-nxdomain.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/error-in-ubuntu-server-server-returned-error-nxdomain.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m running an Ubuntu server (18.04.1) and since a couple of days I see these messages in the syslog:
systemd-resolved[1059]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:49:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Change location of Google Chrome notification message</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-location-of-google-chrome-notification-message.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-location-of-google-chrome-notification-message.html</guid><description>Is there any way to change the location of Google Chrome notification message?
It was used to display on the top-right edge of my screen. Suddenly it started to show the notifications always in th......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:39:17 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Make Plex use TVDB &quot;Alternate Order&quot; for TV series, combining segments into a single episode</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-plex-use-tvdb-alternate-order-for-tv-series-combining-segments-in.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-plex-use-tvdb-alternate-order-for-tv-series-combining-segments-in.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m setting up a Plex server on a computer on my home network to serve some old children&amp;#039;s shows and cartoons for my kids. Kids shows are often broken up into several short named &amp;quot;segments&amp;quot; ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:31:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Did windowsupdate for Windows XP close down? Error number 0x80248015</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/did-windowsupdate-for-windows-xp-close-down-error-number-0x80248015.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/did-windowsupdate-for-windows-xp-close-down-error-number-0x80248015.html</guid><description>When I visit windows update (http://update.microsoft.com/) the page does not load. It displays [Error number: 0x80248015]
and the message: The website has encountered a problem and cannot d......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:29:10 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Excel – columns to one cell</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-columns-to-one-cell.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-columns-to-one-cell.html</guid><description>Can you have a column of data moved to a single cell with commas separating the values that were in the column? Kind of reverse text to columns.
e.g.,
1
2
3
4
5
to 1,2,3,4,5 in a single cell....</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:27:47 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What is the difference between mlocate and slocate in Linux?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-mlocate-and-slocate-in-linux.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-mlocate-and-slocate-in-linux.html</guid><description>Having gone through the /etc/cron.daily directory I noticed that there is only the mlocate.cron file in comparison to what I have seen on other material where they cite slocate.cron. Is there a ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:21:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What happens if you delete all secure boot variables?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-if-you-delete-all-secure-boot-variables.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-if-you-delete-all-secure-boot-variables.html</guid><description>I am attempting to install Kali Linux alongside a preinstalled Windows 10. Secure boot restricts me from booting from USB, so what happens if I delete its variables?...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:47:01 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How seriously does cable length affect USB 3.0 transfer speeds?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-seriously-does-cable-length-affect-usb-3-0-transfer-speeds.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-seriously-does-cable-length-affect-usb-3-0-transfer-speeds.html</guid><description>Recently I&amp;#039;ve been thinking of upgrading my computer with some USB 3.0 ports. However, the problem is my computer is some ways away from my desk so that would mean I would need a long cable, ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:30:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Transfer history from firefox to chrome?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/transfer-history-from-firefox-to-chrome.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/transfer-history-from-firefox-to-chrome.html</guid><description>This might sound like a silly question but i&amp;#039;d like to transfer all my history (specifically links i clicked on) from firefox to chrome. Is there an easy way to do that?...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:23:50 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How can I crop a 16:9 video to 4:3, cutting off the edges?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-crop-a-16-9-video-to-4-3-cutting-off-the-edges.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-crop-a-16-9-video-to-4-3-cutting-off-the-edges.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;ve got a 720p video, that contains a picture that&amp;#039;s only 4:3, so the edges left and right stay empty/black.
I want to cut of the left and right so that video is 4:3. How do I do this in Windows?
...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:15:46 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Way to get old podcasts in iTunes</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/way-to-get-old-podcasts-in-itunes.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/way-to-get-old-podcasts-in-itunes.html</guid><description>When you subscribe to a podcast in iTunes it only lists the 10 most recent podcasts. Is there a way to get the older podcasts?...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:12:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What can I check to fix broken FTP connection?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-can-i-check-to-fix-broken-ftp-connection.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-can-i-check-to-fix-broken-ftp-connection.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m trying to setup remote access for my home PC through ssh, FTP &amp;amp; VNC. Ssh is working, it&amp;#039;s time for FTP. My &amp;quot;server&amp;quot; runs under Manjaro with vsftpd as FTP-server. First, I&amp;#039;m trying......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:10:20 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Nginx serves site even if server_name does not match</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/nginx-serves-site-even-if-server-name-does-not-match.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/nginx-serves-site-even-if-server-name-does-not-match.html</guid><description>This is my nginx configuration (running as docker container, in case it matters):
events { worker_connections 4096; ## Default: 1024
}
http { server { server_name registry.mydoma......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:10:18 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to add a registry key using VBScript?</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-a-registry-key-using-vbscript.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-a-registry-key-using-vbscript.html</guid><description>I want to add a registry key (DWORD=1) in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies using VBScript. How can I do that?...</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:52:28 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>pronunciation of &amp;#039;ctl&amp;#039; in commands like &amp;#039;systemctl&amp;#039; [closed]</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/pronunciation-of-039-ctl-039-in-commands-like-039-systemctl-039-closed.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/pronunciation-of-039-ctl-039-in-commands-like-039-systemctl-039-closed.html</guid><description>There are sorts of commands like &amp;#039;systemctl&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;hostnamectl&amp;#039;, or &amp;#039;jounralctl&amp;#039;. I realize that &amp;#039;ctl&amp;#039; is shorthand for control, but I&amp;#039;m wondering what the generally accepted pronunciation of &amp;#039;ctl&amp;#039; is....</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:20:21 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Can I upgrade from Windows 7 32bit to 64bit without formatting? [duplicate]</title><link>https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-from-windows-7-32bit-to-64bit-without-formatting-duplica.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-from-windows-7-32bit-to-64bit-without-formatting-duplica.html</guid><description>My friend installed Windows 7 on his computer (upgrading from XP).
He wasn&amp;#039;t sure if his processor supported x64 or not, so he installed the x86 version, just to be on the safe side.
After I look......</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:09:36 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>