https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usWed, 15 Jul 2026 14:21:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-file-ownership-in-file-explorer-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-file-ownership-in-file-explorer-on-windows-10.htmlI am trying to remove the file ownership tab in Windows 10 File Explorer. I have unchecked this option in the View pane but after navigating back to the folder or any other folder it comes right ba......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:20:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-need-to-view-my-windows-credentials-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-need-to-view-my-windows-credentials-password.htmlI lost a password ,but it is saved under windows credentials. It will log me in to certain apps but if it's something I haven't logged into yet it won't. I have a .crd file ,which I got by backing ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:07:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-a-downloaded-os-x-automatic-update.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-a-downloaded-os-x-automatic-update.htmlI'm running 10.6.5 and do not want to upgrade. Software Update has conveniently downloaded a 1.09 GB update that I have no interest in installing - it is downloaded but is sitting dormant - but I c......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:55:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-developer-tools-network-content-download-column.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-developer-tools-network-content-download-column.htmlI've got a question about the Chrome Developer Tools - Network Tab - "Content Download" part in the waterfall column. What exactly does this mean? Is latency somehow relevant to this? Retrieving ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:52:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-curl-commands-from-windows-console.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-curl-commands-from-windows-console.htmlIs there a way to install cURL in windows in order to run cURL commands from the command prompt?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:29:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssl-protocol-seems-to-be-missing-in-wireshark.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssl-protocol-seems-to-be-missing-in-wireshark.htmlSSL protocol seems to be missing for me. It doesn't show up in the preferences menu and Wireshark doesn't capture any SSL packets from any program I try. I also had a failed handshake trying to just ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:21:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-only-part-of-the-media-session-service-for-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-only-part-of-the-media-session-service-for-chrome.htmlI'm using vivaldi browser, but this thing it probably coming straight from the chromium. There's a feature that allows to go to next/prev track and shows title/cover: It is kind of neat, but it h......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:19:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cables-for-building-a-computer-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cables-for-building-a-computer-closed.htmlI'm looking at building a computer and I have already done a whole bunch of research the topic and I think I know what I'm doing. My question is where do all the cables required for connecting ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:13:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-portforward-to-a-specific-port-on-the-private-ip-device.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-portforward-to-a-specific-port-on-the-private-ip-device.htmlRegarding the topic of port forwarding, I'm trying to allow external devices on the internet to communicate with a PC on at a specific port (e.g. port 10,000 on my PC). However, it appears that port ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:10:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-raw-partition-to-ntfs-or-recover-files-from-raw.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-raw-partition-to-ntfs-or-recover-files-from-raw.htmlI've resized my C:\ partition but now I can't boot anymore. I tried to use CHKDSK to analyse the disk but keep getting this error: CHKDSK does not support RAW disk. I suppose the partition is ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:08:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/surface-pro-4-keyboard-not-responding-and-leds-don-039-t-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/surface-pro-4-keyboard-not-responding-and-leds-don-039-t-work.htmlMy Surface Pro 4 Type Cover keyboard is not responding to any key presses or touchpad movements. When I press the Caps or the Fn key, the LEDs don't light up. When I close the cover, the surface ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:00:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/a-powershell-version-of-for-f-findstr-for-unicode-folders-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/a-powershell-version-of-for-f-findstr-for-unicode-folders-files.htmlHere is a small script I wrote that recursively scan a directory without some parent-subdirectories and extracts some attributes of the files within it. @echo off echo Path,Name,Extension,Size > ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:09:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-remove-an-account-from-windows-8-mail-that-needs-attention.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-remove-an-account-from-windows-8-mail-that-needs-attention.htmlI'm using Windows 8.1 Pro, and the Mail app has a Gmail account that "Needs Attention". I'd like to go ahead and remove it. I go to the Charms bar, Setting, Account, and find that Gmail account i......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:01:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-usb-wire-color-code.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/microsoft-usb-wire-color-code.htmlMy wireless keyboard's USB connector wire came off, so I'm trying to splice a new connector and wire with the existing wire. The only problem is that Microsoft didn't follow the normal black/white/......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:55:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/am-i-secure-from-network-monitoring-software-if-https-is-used.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/am-i-secure-from-network-monitoring-software-if-https-is-used.htmlI will be logging into my bank account and my personal email accounts at work. Its not banned at work, but I just don't want them to save/log a copy of whatever I do with these services. Especially......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:35:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/easiest-way-to-extract-the-contents-of-many-folders-at-once.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/easiest-way-to-extract-the-contents-of-many-folders-at-once.htmlIn Windows 7, I have a directory of folders which each contain files as their contents. Is there any way to extract all of the contents of each the folders to a separate location other than cuttin......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:34:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-excel-is-there-a-shortcut-to-hide-a-wide-range-of-columns-without-m.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-excel-is-there-a-shortcut-to-hide-a-wide-range-of-columns-without-m.htmlI have a spreadsheet I frequently use , where I always want to hide the D:CE columns . And since that's over 40 columns, I was wondering if there was a keyboard shortcut or command to hide this more ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:33:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-execute-autohotkey-in-a-game.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-execute-autohotkey-in-a-game.htmlThis is not for cheating. I am playing a point and click, single player game. The only goal I have is to move the cursor so it is visible on my TV. My laptop is plugged into my TV screen, and only ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:33:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-unmap-a-disconnected-network-drive-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-unmap-a-disconnected-network-drive-in-windows-7.htmlThe drive is disconnected, and I'm off the network. How do I unmap the drive?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:08:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/resetting-hp-printer-039-s-catridges.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/resetting-hp-printer-039-s-catridges.htmlI have a HP Desk jet 2131 printer with HP 803 cartridges. Today i have refilled the black cartridges but after inserting the cartridge in the printer it recognize the cartridge but it shows the ink ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:04:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/do-any-pdus-power-strips-that-plug-into-a-14-30-receptacle-even-exist.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/do-any-pdus-power-strips-that-plug-into-a-14-30-receptacle-even-exist.htmlI am hoping to turn my laundry room into a mini data-center. My dryer takes a 4 pronged, 120/240v NEMA 14-30 receptacle. Most all PDUs seem to have NEMA L6-30 plugs (3 prongs, twist lock). Obvio......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:01:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/firewall-blocked-port-telnet-23.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/firewall-blocked-port-telnet-23.htmlI have an one firewall table with several entries. Among these one entry is with destination port 23. I don't understand what's the meaning to block destination port 23. After asking my teacher to ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:51:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/error-in-google-chrome-pdf-viewer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/error-in-google-chrome-pdf-viewer.htmlFrom a couple of days my Google Chrome pdf viewer doesn't work. Whenever I try to open a pdf, nonsensical characters show up (see the image below). Apart from the vertical watermark, all the char......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:36:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-powershell-displaying-cpu-percentage-and-memory-usage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-powershell-displaying-cpu-percentage-and-memory-usage.htmlI am able to use the answer CPU percentage. While(1) { $p = get-counter '\Process(*)\% Processor Time'; cls; $p.CounterSamples | sort -des CookedValue | select -f 15 | ft -a} Now I'm having pr......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:20:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/user-mark-gacoka-super-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/user-mark-gacoka-super-user.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:14:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-restart-apache.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-restart-apache.htmlI just installed Apache from homebrew (brew install httpd). When i try to restart it with the command : sudo apachectl --restart I get this message : AH00558: httpd: Could not reliably determi......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:04:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-get-a-backup-of-firefox-addons.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-get-a-backup-of-firefox-addons.htmlI know we can backup bookmarks in firefox and restore it... Is there a similar process for addons installed in it?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:04:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-microsoft-antimalware-service.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disabling-microsoft-antimalware-service.htmlI can't disable the Microsoft Antimalware service (MsMpSvc/MsMpEng.exe). I tried using services.msc, but the Startup Type drop-down is grayed out and I can't change it to Disabled nor stop the serv......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:50:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/conditional-formatting-based-on-date-and-another-cells-data.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/conditional-formatting-based-on-date-and-another-cells-data.htmlStruggling with some conditional formatting and I really don't understand why as it's something I've done numerous times before. I have dates in Column F I need these to change if 6-11 months has p......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:46:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-mysql-installed-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-mysql-installed-on-mac.htmlI've always used MAMP or XAMPP to install MYSQL so it's been fairly straightforward. The only most I've had to do is create a symbolic link. I'm now starting to learn Django and I would like to s......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:35:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-create-a-qr-codes-that-creates-an-email-that-includes-pre-d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-create-a-qr-codes-that-creates-an-email-that-includes-pre-d.htmlA friend wants to create a QR code that sends an e-mail with the subject line and body of the e-mail pre-drafted. Can that be done?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:33:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disk-defragmentor-in-windows-stops-at-0-on-pass-1-and-just-shows-fragm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disk-defragmentor-in-windows-stops-at-0-on-pass-1-and-just-shows-fragm.htmlI'd like to defragment a drive that is 81% fragmented. The problem is Windows on my desktop at school and my laptop wont help it get past 0% before the action seemingly stops completely. The Desk......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:26:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-write-to-samba-share.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-write-to-samba-share.htmlI try to setup a samba file server, but whatever I do I can't get write access to work (reading works fine). This is my current situation: I have a local fileserver with 3 harddisks mounted at /mnt/...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:04:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-command-line-to-zip-all-the-content-of-a-folder-without-zipping-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-command-line-to-zip-all-the-content-of-a-folder-without-zipping-.htmlPossible Duplicate: Create an archive from a directory without the directory name being added to the archive I have a folder that I want to zip completely: MyFolder | |--- SubFold......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:54:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-windows-039-antimalware-service-executable-slowing-down-my-system-b.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-windows-039-antimalware-service-executable-slowing-down-my-system-b.htmlI am trying out a new program called "Ashampoo Backup Pro 16" to do a complete (and later incremental) backup of the most important drives in my desktop PC (Win10 21H2, Ryzen 7 3700X, 24G......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:41:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-align-multiple-artboards-in-adobe-illustrator-cs4.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-align-multiple-artboards-in-adobe-illustrator-cs4.htmlI have a bunch of artboards in a file and I want to align them accurately, like the way I can align graphic objects with Align panel. The alternative is to use a grid and align them manually with a......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:59:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/diskutil-rename-error-does-not-appear-to-be-a-valid-volume-name-for-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/diskutil-rename-error-does-not-appear-to-be-a-valid-volume-name-for-it.htmlI'm trying to rename the volume name of a mounted ISO image using the command: diskutil rename /dev/disk15 TEST_DISK_2014_RENAMED I get the error: TEST_DISK_2014_RENAMED does not appear to be a......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:47:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/play-convert-drm-protected-wma-files-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/play-convert-drm-protected-wma-files-in-windows-10.htmlI've purchased some DRM protected Windows Media Audio files back in 2006 just to discover they can not be listened today with Windows 10. Is there a way to use those files today or I can say goodby......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:43:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/avast-keeps-identifying-megasync-as-virus.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/avast-keeps-identifying-megasync-as-virus.htmlI have avast installed on my computer for about 2-3 years now and had no problems. In fact I used to have a virus that only avast managed to remove and that's why I stayed with it. Also I had MEGAS......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:32:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-double-caret-sign.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-double-caret-sign.htmlBasically, is there a rotated right/left version of 《 》, such that the symbol would be pointing upward and not sideways. It's for a visualization project and I tried the "^" sign but it's too narr......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:16:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-force-my-browser-to-search-google-in-english-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-force-my-browser-to-search-google-in-english-duplicate.htmlI'm too bored of seeing sites like Google and such show up in my native language, I would rather like them to be in English. Yet, I have to explicitly change the URL to .com and en and that kind of ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:15:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-move-desktop-icons-freely-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-move-desktop-icons-freely-in-windows-7.htmlJust been upgraded to Windows 7. How do I move the Desktop icons freely and how can I place them where I like?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:55:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-word-2016-what-is-the-difference-between-blue-and-black-paragraph-m.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-word-2016-what-is-the-difference-between-blue-and-black-paragraph-m.htmlIn a Word 2016 document, when show hidden formatting symbols is turned on, sometimes the paragraph markers are blue, and sometimes they're black. Is there a difference between blue and black paragr......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:39:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-dsl-connection-so-slow-when-my-neighbor-039-s-is-much-faster.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-my-dsl-connection-so-slow-when-my-neighbor-039-s-is-much-faster.htmlI've just moved into a new house (new for me; the house was built in 2006). I've purchased DSL service through AT&T, paying for speeds "up to" 768 Kbps downstream / 384 Kbps upstream. My issu......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:25:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-scp-faster-than-rsync.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-scp-faster-than-rsync.htmlI always got the impression that rsync should be at least as fast as scp. But here I have a problem. When I use rsync -avr to copy data from the remote machine, I get something like 11 mb/s. If I u......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:15:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-play-720p-mkv-video-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-play-720p-mkv-video-file.htmlI'm having trouble playing a 720p mkv file on my computer. It won't open in Media Player Classic (with K-lite codec pack), or in GOMPlayer, but it does open in VLC. However, in VLC, it seems like......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:14:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-block-all-vendor-app-notification-and-bottom-right-corner-pop-u.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-block-all-vendor-app-notification-and-bottom-right-corner-pop-u.htmlThey are very distractive. I want to totally silence apps running in the tray or background and prevent from from creating any windows or pop-ups unless I explicitly open the app. In short, when I am ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:13:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-ram-should-i-prefer-cl-vs-pc-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-ram-should-i-prefer-cl-vs-pc-closed.htmlI'm thinking to buy new RAM (for Lenovo 320 15AST, motherboard is LNVNB161216). I had 4GB, I need 8GB. My current RAM is m471a5143sb1 2133Mhz, CAS (CL) 17, PC19200. I was looking at two with such ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:03:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-assign-a-number-value-to-a-non-numerical-value-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-assign-a-number-value-to-a-non-numerical-value-in-excel.htmlI have some survey responses with values like "VU" for "Very Unlikely" and "S" for Sometimes. Each survey response occupies a cell. For each cell containing a survey response, I want to fill anothe......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:43:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/fix-corrupted-sd-card-filesystem-using-fsck-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/fix-corrupted-sd-card-filesystem-using-fsck-duplicate.htmlI'm trying to fix a corrupted sdcard vfat filesystem (used in an Android device) using fsck. The sdcard just stopped working one day (the file browser doesn't show it and it's not visible in Android ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:41:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bitlocker-how-to-create-recovery-key.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bitlocker-how-to-create-recovery-key.htmlI have a w2k12 system on which I enabled bitlocker on my D: drive. I cannot use TPM, because there is no w2k12 driver for that module which fits my motherboard, so I used USB flash to store the key. ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:07:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-send-binary-data-in-netcat-to-an-already-established-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-send-binary-data-in-netcat-to-an-already-established-connection.htmlI can do the following to send binary data in netcat: echo -e '\x80' | nc host port But I don't want to do it like this, what I want is to connect to a server: nc 192.168.1.115 12345 And then s......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:05:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-extract-all-the-external-links-of-a-web-page-and-save-them-to.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-extract-all-the-external-links-of-a-web-page-and-save-them-to.htmlHow do I extract all the external links of a web page and save them to a file? If you have any command line tools that would be great....Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:56:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-randomly-inverted-colors-across-my-devices-how-to-reset.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-randomly-inverted-colors-across-my-devices-how-to-reset.htmlOut of the blue, chrome inverted all of my colors across all of my devices. In Incognito mode, there are no issues. How do I reset this setting?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:55:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-alt-f8-takes-monitor-down.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-alt-f8-takes-monitor-down.htmlI've used a ctrl + alt + f8 shortcut in my Linux VM hosted on Windows 10. Unfortunately the moment I've pressed this buttons my second screen turned black and started displaying "Cannot Display This ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:28:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-maximize-button-greyed-out-and-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-maximize-button-greyed-out-and-not-working.htmlSuddenly on some of our computers the Chrome browser Maximize button at top right of the browser is greyed out and does not work. We can still maximize/unmaximize by double-clicking the header, and......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:23:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-transfer-saved-firefox-passwords-into-google-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-transfer-saved-firefox-passwords-into-google-chrome.htmlI want to use Google Chrome more often but all my saved passwords are in Firefox. What's the easiest way to get them into Google Chrome?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:09:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-external-usb-wifi-adapter-driver-in-kali-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-install-external-usb-wifi-adapter-driver-in-kali-linux.htmlhello friends i am using kali linux on my laptop and my laptop's internal wifi adapter is not working so i have external usb adapter . now after the installation i plug my wifi adapter and linux i......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:48:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chkdsk-error-code-766f6c756d652e63-3f1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chkdsk-error-code-766f6c756d652e63-3f1.htmlOn a Windows 7 computer, running chkdsk /r /f C: in repair mode, it gives the error, Unspecified error 766f6c756d652e63 3f1. or something like that. I have tried the following: uninstalling all ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:42:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-connect-to-sftp-server-with-web-browser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-connect-to-sftp-server-with-web-browser.htmlI just created an SFTP file server using tutorial https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-enable-sftp-without-shell-access-on-ubuntu-16-04 Now I want to share the files to the third ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:34:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-does-a-program-install-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-does-a-program-install-on-linux.htmlI want to know the procedure of installation and uninstallation on Linux? Are there any log file that logs these procedure? For example, I am installing Netbeans IDE on Linux. I want to know where ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:33:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-usb-ports-sometimes-referred-to-as-serial-ports-and-called-com.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-are-usb-ports-sometimes-referred-to-as-serial-ports-and-called-com.htmlAs far as my understanding of computer ports goes, A serial port is a 9 pin plug such as the one showed here and it is also called a COM port. USB ports are a different standard from serial ports.......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:28:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-put-a-html-code-in-outlook-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-put-a-html-code-in-outlook-2010.htmlHow can I put a HTML code in outlook 2010? The code is: <p style="color:red;">Hello</p> How can I put that in the message using Outlook 2010?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:19:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-split-ape-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-split-ape-files.htmlWhen I try to use Medieval Cue Splitter for an .ape file I get this: Could not find MACDII.dll (version 4.0 or better) on your system. APE file engine was disabled. Is there a way to do this in Cue ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:19:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rsync-a-large-file-with-as-little-cpu-and-bandwidth-expense-as-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rsync-a-large-file-with-as-little-cpu-and-bandwidth-expense-as-.htmlI have a 500 GB file that I plan on backing up remotely. The file changes often. I'll be rsyncing it from a desktop to a server. Both can run rsync client or server. What is the proper command for......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:05:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/find-file-names-that-is-partially-the-same.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/find-file-names-that-is-partially-the-same.htmlLooking for a software that can find and remove based on parts of file names. For example (file names): "This is not, for this is right" "This is not cause it is wrong" It would find these beca......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:55:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/display-visio-page-title-in-page.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/display-visio-page-title-in-page.htmlI'm working on a multi-page Visio 2013 document, and for consistency purposes I'm looking for a way of including the page title in the Background page, so that each page title is displayed within the ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:44:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-windows-10-from-automatically-adding-keyboard-layouts-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-windows-10-from-automatically-adding-keyboard-layouts-i.htmlUpdate: this is a lengthy post, you can jump straight to the answer below Note: The quick language list refers to the list in the screenshot below, accessible throught the shortcut Win + Space bar......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:15:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-mount-elastic-file-system-on-ec2-mount-nfs4-connection-timed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-mount-elastic-file-system-on-ec2-mount-nfs4-connection-timed.htmlI am trying to mount an EFS file sytem on an EC2 instance. Here is what I'm doing: Connect to EC2 instance using ssh -i "MyKeyPair.pem" ec2-user@ec2-52-39-14-85.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com.......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:15:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/curl-error-ssl-error-syscall.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/curl-error-ssl-error-syscall.htmlRunning the command curl -v https://myhost, curl shows the error curl: (35) OpenSSL SSL_connect: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL in connection to IP:PORT What might be the root issue?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:06:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-specify-a-different-profile-directory-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-specify-a-different-profile-directory-in-chrome.htmlI was having problems with the latest version of Chrome which had been automatically installed (my settings are set to install updates). So I decided to delete it using MacKeeper, revert to the pr......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-insert-text-above-a-table-at-the-top-of-a-word-document.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-insert-text-above-a-table-at-the-top-of-a-word-document.htmlThis seems like it should be so basic, but it apparently isn't very intuitive. The scenario: (1) I've inserted a table into a new blank MS-Word document. (2) I want to add some text outside and ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:39:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/proxying-fake-domain-to-a-localhost-port.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/proxying-fake-domain-to-a-localhost-port.htmlI'd like to do much the same thing described at Redirect Domain Name to Localhost for web app development purposes, but with the twist that I'd like requests to fakedomain.com:80 to be routed to ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:22:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-search-window-not-focussed-on-find-what-anymore-after-pressing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-search-window-not-focussed-on-find-what-anymore-after-pressing.htmlIssue Description On a Wine Notepad++ installation, I am noticing that my Notepad++ installation does not automatically put my caret/cursor in the Find what: textbox that is inside the Find menu. ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:21:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-xp-how-can-i-connect-bluetooth-speaker.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-xp-how-can-i-connect-bluetooth-speaker.htmlI have a JBL Flip 3, a PC with Windows XP SP3 and USB Bluetooth adapter (something like that). I can add the speaker to the device list, but I can't connect to it. How can I do it? Thanks for all ......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:18:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-can-i-change-the-mouse-cursor-icon-when-i-039-m-pressing-th.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-can-i-change-the-mouse-cursor-icon-when-i-039-m-pressing-th.htmlYou might have noticed on some video games that the cursor changes when the left or right mouse buttons are being pressed. Can I do this on regular windows? I know that in Control panel -> Mouse......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:15:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-securely-delete-files-stored-on-a-ssd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-securely-delete-files-stored-on-a-ssd.htmlFrom a (very long, but definitely worth to read) article on SSDs: When you delete a file in your OS, there is no reaction from either a hard drive or SSD. It isn’t until you overwrite the sector (......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:06:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-a-window-039-s-orientation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-a-window-039-s-orientation.htmlIt's fairly easy to rotate the entire desktop's orientation on MS Windows. However, I'm looking for a way to rotate a single window's orientation. Are there any easy tricks to do this?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:03:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-delete-files-with-a-certain-name-in-a-batch-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-delete-files-with-a-certain-name-in-a-batch-file.htmlIv'e got a directory %userprofile%\appdata\roaming\.minecraft\versions and in that directory is a whole heap of folders, I want a batch file to delete all the folder with forge anywhere in their na......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:00:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-symbol-not-found-clock-gettime.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-symbol-not-found-clock-gettime.htmlI distributed the FFmpeg file built on Mac High Sierra. When I tried to run it on OS X El Capitan, I got this error: dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _clock_gettime Referenced......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:59:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-download-a-pdf-file-from-google-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-download-a-pdf-file-from-google-drive.htmlI've got this PDF file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9gthSy-Vhepdm5YYlc0dk9XUHc/view I'd like to download it to my computer. Is there a way to do that?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:42:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/combine-one-image-one-audio-file-to-make-one-video-using-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/combine-one-image-one-audio-file-to-make-one-video-using-ffmpeg.htmlThis should be pretty trivial, but I can't find a way to get it to work. I want FFmpeg to take one JPEG image and an audio file as input and generate a video file of the same duration as the audio......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:36:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/checking-whether-the-c-compiler-works-no.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/checking-whether-the-c-compiler-works-no.htmlwhat I am doing wrong? the first error I see in a log is: gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-V' I have tried to follow some advices from google - but nothing helps.... I have already ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:10:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/completely-remove-disable-sticky-keys-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/completely-remove-disable-sticky-keys-windows-10.htmlI know there are posts about this everywhere but none have a solution that is working for me and trust me I haven't just tried a few things. Here goes the things I have tried which is also a compi......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:09:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-shared-folder-in-linux-inside-vmware-player.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/where-is-the-shared-folder-in-linux-inside-vmware-player.htmlI'm trying to write a program which will copy files from my guest OS which is linux Ubunto to my host OS which is windows 7. I have enabled the shared folders options but of course in order to copy......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:08:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/radius-server-is-not-responding-how-does-it-work-and-how-can-i-bypass.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/radius-server-is-not-responding-how-does-it-work-and-how-can-i-bypass.htmlFirst, let me set the stage here. I am in a short-term apartment rental in a building that offers wifi access (through a provider) for $30/month. This service operates a lot like a hotel wifi serv......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:53:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/spell-check-across-multiple-work-sheets-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/spell-check-across-multiple-work-sheets-in-excel.htmlIm trying to spell check across multiple sheets in excel and I've come across numerous sites that say you can select all worksheets in a doc, then when you use spell check it should check all sheet......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:52:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-pdf-viewer-that-auto-refreshes-pdf-when-compiling-with-pdflate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-pdf-viewer-that-auto-refreshes-pdf-when-compiling-with-pdflate.htmlI'm writing a LaTeX document and am using the command line to compile the LaTeX code into a PDF document. In Linux I would just open the PDF with Evince PDF Viewer, and whenever I recompiled the La......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:51:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-default-the-windows-10-explorer-view-to-details-when-lookin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-default-the-windows-10-explorer-view-to-details-when-lookin.htmlWhen I do a search in Windows Explorer, it always defaults to the following useless view (ok, so useless to me anyway) called Content. How does one make it always do Details view by default?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:43:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-if-i-end-the-explorer-exe-process.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-if-i-end-the-explorer-exe-process.htmlexplorer.exe is taking up 2GB of memory. I don’t even know what it does, but is it safe to end it?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:42:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-write-subscripts-in-microsoft-office-formulas.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-write-subscripts-in-microsoft-office-formulas.htmlI have to write equations that have a lot of subscripts. What is the shortcut key in Microsoft Office to write subscripts in equations?...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:41:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-not-delete-a-local-printer-port.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-not-delete-a-local-printer-port.htmlI have added a local printer port with address to a network address. The port started giving problems. So, I tried to delete it by going in printer management but it says the required resource is i......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:28:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-back-up-multiple-terabytes-of-data-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-back-up-multiple-terabytes-of-data-closed.htmlWhile asking this question about a home NAS, Matt Rogish questioned my backup strategy for all this encoded video, and I had no answer. It seems that burning DVDs would be very time consuming. Also......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:27:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-an-ssd-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-an-ssd-duplicate.htmlI am planning to stock on SSDs but I will not use them right away. How long can they be kept in storage and what factors play in the degradation of SSDs? ( M.2 NVMe, SATA SSD, U.2 SSD). Clarificati......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:20:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-and-replace-text-in-the-master-and-layout-slides.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-and-replace-text-in-the-master-and-layout-slides.htmlContext I have master slide and 60 layout slides. Do not ask why, but I would like to Find and Replace text in the dummy texts, titles in the master slide and its 60 layout slides. What I've tried.......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:19:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-best-way-to-share-wifi-with-a-building-next-door.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-best-way-to-share-wifi-with-a-building-next-door.htmlAfter a lot of window shopping and reading, I'm confused about how to share my WiFi with a building next door. Should my router be able to broadcast powerfully enough? Or should I invest in some k......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:14:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/manually-configuring-proxy-settings-of-google-chrome-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/manually-configuring-proxy-settings-of-google-chrome-on-ubuntu.htmlI have an application that needs to change the proxy settings used by Google chrome, then use the browser and then automatically switch back the proxy to what it was. I have been unable to find wh......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:12:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-the-git-folder-actually-contain-your-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-the-git-folder-actually-contain-your-files.htmlIn theory, if you backed up just the .git folder in a flash drive and some rouge user deleted all your project files in your PC, can you still restore your files from that .git folder in your flash......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:05:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-trace-the-route-of-a-dns-query.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-trace-the-route-of-a-dns-query.html... up to the DNS server that answers it? When I use the public DNS server provided by Google (8.8.8.8), this is the DNS server reported by "nslookup" (8.8.8.8), however the www.dnsleaktest.com web......Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:55:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-clp-315-color-laser-printer-makes-horizontal-smear.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-clp-315-color-laser-printer-makes-horizontal-smear.htmlI recently pulled out an older Samsung laser printer from storage, model CLP-315. It seems to work fine for the most part, except on every single page, it leaves a horizontal toner smudge. It even ...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:33:33 -0400