https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSun, 19 Jul 2026 08:27:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-chrome-prioritize-history-results-over-search-suggestions-in-omni.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-chrome-prioritize-history-results-over-search-suggestions-in-omni.htmlOn multiple occassions yesterday, I visited a website that had a word startlocal in it's title. Today, when I entered startlocal in the omnibox, I expected that website as a suggestion. Instead, I ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:26:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/maintain-and-sync-a-virtualbox-vm-between-two-separate-computers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/maintain-and-sync-a-virtualbox-vm-between-two-separate-computers.htmlI have a VirtualBox VM that has a project I'm working on. I'd like to be able to use this VM on two separate computers, so I can work on it where I happen to be at that time. I've seen answers on ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:26:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-only-certain-directories-and-only-certain-sub-directories-within.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/rsync-only-certain-directories-and-only-certain-sub-directories-within.htmlIn /opt I have many different directories, some of which contain _pkg_linux_deb_ or _pkg_android_apk_ in the middle of their name. Those directories also contain many sub-directories, one of which is ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:24:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-mavericks-where-is-my-developer-folder-after-installing-xcode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mac-mavericks-where-is-my-developer-folder-after-installing-xcode.htmlI just installed the latest xcode on my Mac Mavericks. There should be a “Developer” folder created in the root folder. but I cannot find it. I am not sure if I installed it incorrectly or the la......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:19:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-source-of-memory-leak-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-source-of-memory-leak-in-windows-7.htmlI've got a Windows 7 machine that keeps running low in RAM. I can see the free RAM going down over a few hours until the point the machine becomes unresponsive. I've checked the process list and no......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:55:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tcp-header-option-sack-permitted-selective-acknowledgments-negotiation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tcp-header-option-sack-permitted-selective-acknowledgments-negotiation.htmlI'm doing a research project, which needs to split tcp connection. so I have some pecular questions, which may happen in my development. The problem is understanding of TCP SACK-permitted negotiat......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:52:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-recursively-find-folders-on-a-linux-system-that-contains-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-recursively-find-folders-on-a-linux-system-that-contains-folder.htmlI'm trying to work out a command that recursively finds directories that only contain one or more directories on the same level. Preferably with the find command. Like find . -type d. For example,......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:34:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-chromecast-not-working-over-ethernet-cable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-chromecast-not-working-over-ethernet-cable.htmlI see that Chromecast only show up on my smartphone when I connect the Chromecast with wifi, but when I switch to Ethernet cable, the cast icon disappear. Many people have the same question: Chrom......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:08:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-automate-notepad-specifically-the-search-and-replace.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-automate-notepad-specifically-the-search-and-replace.htmlIs it possible to automate Notepad++, specifically the search and replace across files? I want to be able to automate the search and replacement of placeholder values across a number of file types......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:59:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-locally-include-adobe-flash-with-mozilla-firefox-por.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-way-to-locally-include-adobe-flash-with-mozilla-firefox-por.htmlIs there any way to locally include Adobe Flash with my Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition? I'm using the one from portableapps.com I need to do this so I can use my browser in another computer wit......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:51:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/anacron-running-daily-tasks-hourly-instead-of-daily.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/anacron-running-daily-tasks-hourly-instead-of-daily.htmlI have Anacron set up to run a backup daily, weekly and monthly. The monthly seems okay, but the daily and the weekly are running roughly every half hour every day! Here is my /etc/anacrontab # /etc/...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:41:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-disable-new-mail-notifications-for-all-but-main-mailbox.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-disable-new-mail-notifications-for-all-but-main-mailbox.htmlA user called me a while back, complaining that she would get notification for new mail in one of the additional mailboxes she had configured, but not in the rest of them. She wanted to know how to......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:25:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-separate-two-distinct-tables-stuck-together.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-separate-two-distinct-tables-stuck-together.htmlCurrently, the tables appear so: I tried to drag Table 2 downwards to separate it from Table 1; but instead Table 2 then jumped upward and covered Table 1:...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:15:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-ls-command-not-found-at-terminal-on-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bash-ls-command-not-found-at-terminal-on-mac-os-x.htmlI need to start using GIT for my projects from now on and I need to use some UNIX commands. but no matter what I do, I always receive "command not found" error. I installed MacPorts, but still can......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:09:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-caused-a-capacitor-in-the-power-supply-start-smelling.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-caused-a-capacitor-in-the-power-supply-start-smelling.htmlI was using my computer in the morning then later in the afternoon I noticed some bad smell coming from the power supply. As I checked in, I noticed that one of the big capacitors was leaking and d......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:57:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/during-installation-windows-failed-to-start-a-recent-hardware-or-softw.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/during-installation-windows-failed-to-start-a-recent-hardware-or-softw.htmlI have got a problem that I have been trying to solve for about a week. On my ASUS X540SA which originally had Windows 10 installed, I had Kali Linux installed. After some time I wanted Windows 7,......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:55:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-location-java-home-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/finding-location-java-home-in-windows-10.htmlI need help finding the location of my java_home/bin, or if it even exists. If it doesn't, what more do I need to install? I am following some installation directions, and one of the steps says: ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:42:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-safely-remove-hardware-and-eject-media-tray-icon.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-safely-remove-hardware-and-eject-media-tray-icon.htmlFirst of all, this is not a duplicate of this question because that discussion took a detour. In there, the guy basically asked "how to get rid of the tray icon" and people answered &quot......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:41:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-windows-10-039-s-file-explorer-open-this-pc-by-default.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-make-windows-10-039-s-file-explorer-open-this-pc-by-default.htmlI know how to do that on Windows Vista and Windows 7, and I know how to do that on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, but neither of the ways work with Windows 10; it always defaults ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:18:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-watch-a-video-in-full-screen-on-multiple-monitors.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-watch-a-video-in-full-screen-on-multiple-monitors.htmlHow can I watch a video in full screen on multiple monitors? I'm using Windows 7 x64 and I can only make it go full screen on one monitor....Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:16:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/command-to-delete-temp-files-using-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/command-to-delete-temp-files-using-cmd.htmlCan anyone help me in removing temp files using cmd, i have used all these commands rd /s /q %temp% mkdir %temp% rd /s /q c:\windows\temp\ mkdir c:\windows\temp\ Reuslts what i'm getting is " temp ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:15:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-series-7-backlit-keyboard-issue-on-win-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-series-7-backlit-keyboard-issue-on-win-10.htmlAfter installing Win 10, my Samsung Series 7 backlit keyboard won't light up. Fn+F2/F3 won't work and neither will Fn+F1 for Samsung settings. I tried installing the Samsung software controlling t......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:11:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-this-excel-right-function-not-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-this-excel-right-function-not-work.htmlI am confused why this simple right() function doesn't work in my Excel 2010. Column A is formatted as Text, Column B is formatted as General. There are no extra spaces or unusual characters in Cel......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:04:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-a-password-for-program-application-in-windows-8.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-a-password-for-program-application-in-windows-8.htmlI have installed a viber for windows 8 PC. There is no option to sign out from it. The best way is to secure my account is using a password for that app when open it. There are many ways I found ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:01:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-ab-repeat-functionality-on-itunes-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-ab-repeat-functionality-on-itunes-mac-os-x.htmlI'm wondering if there's an A-B repeat feature on iTunes, a quick google found nothing, but I was hoping there was a plugin or maybe a separate app that provided this. For me it's useful for lear......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:42:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-and-unzipping-from-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/7-zip-and-unzipping-from-command-line.htmlI am looking to use the command line 7-Zip to unzip a folder. I have a file, say example.zip and want to unzip the contents of the file into a folder called example. What are the commands I need ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:42:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/my-router-false-positively-detects-dns-rebind-attack.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/my-router-false-positively-detects-dns-rebind-attack.htmlI have a router running the latest version of Advanced Tomato. Attempting to access a server on my home network (the same network as the router in question), by using my domain name (as opposed to ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:36:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/replacing-laptop-optical-drive-dvd-blu-ray-what-do-i-need-to-know.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/replacing-laptop-optical-drive-dvd-blu-ray-what-do-i-need-to-know.htmlAre laptop optical drives always compatible? Do they come in different physical sizes? Are there any specs I need to match on the new drive, such as whether it has SATA? If so, how would I find t......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:31:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/perrmission-to-run-specific-command-by-sudo-as-www-data-users-without-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/perrmission-to-run-specific-command-by-sudo-as-www-data-users-without-.htmlI have a webserver that also plays internet radio. As www-data user I want to run some commands, for example I've made this in /etc/sudoers file: www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/amixe......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:03:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-skype-incoming-video-stream.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-skype-incoming-video-stream.htmlOne of my Skype pal's video webcam which is built into the notebook is somehow trasferring frames upside down. She can't really do much to fix it. Therefore I have to find a way to flip incoming vi......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:02:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-shift-del-not-responding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ctrl-shift-del-not-responding.htmlI am on Win10 and normally clear cache on FF and Chrome using keyboard shortcut ctrl + shift + del but something must have happened because this command does nothing now. Does anyone else have this......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:47:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-enable-multiple-users-login-at-a-time-in-remote-system.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-enable-multiple-users-login-at-a-time-in-remote-system.htmlRecently we bought dedicated server with Windows Server 2012 Standard.It's allowing 2 people at a time.So I want to allow more people at a time. How can I do this?...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:43:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-a-directory-on-a-linux-machine-to-a-windows-machine-via-n.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-share-a-directory-on-a-linux-machine-to-a-windows-machine-via-n.htmlWhat are the full steps one needs to do to mount a directory from a Linux machine as a network drive on a Windows machine via NFS? Incomplete answer: Linux side: Install the NFS server and utili......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:40:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-wi-fi-modulate-the-electro-magnetic-wave.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-wi-fi-modulate-the-electro-magnetic-wave.htmlNot sure if this is the right site for this question, but mine is a simple one: Is Wi-Fi AM, FM or a combination of them both?...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:24:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-if-with-datedif-when-date-is-blank.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-if-with-datedif-when-date-is-blank.htmlAssistance with this formula. If the date cell is blank, leave blank, otherwise if the date is less than today, give the difference in months: =IF(F5="","",(F5<TODAY(),DATEDIF(F5,TODAY(),"M")))...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:17:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-outlook-font-sizes-bigger-in-the-reading-pane.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-make-outlook-font-sizes-bigger-in-the-reading-pane.htmlIf you use outlook, you may have noticed that there is no default way to permanently and unilaterally change the zoom (font size) in the reading pane. If you click on a message, it will be defaulte......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:10:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-warning-identity-file-github-not-accessible-no-such-file-or.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-warning-identity-file-github-not-accessible-no-such-file-or.htmlHost github.com git HostName github.com User git IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github # I've tried also /home/freinn/.shh/github There's no /home/freinn/github file created, have I to create it? Tha......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:10:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/program-or-method-to-make-the-screen-flash-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/program-or-method-to-make-the-screen-flash-closed.htmlI am using a Windows 10 PC and I am trying find a program or some settings (a method) to turn the screen on and off rapidly. I am down for using a macro if need be. Either flash it on and off or d......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:56:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-remove-blackberry-tools-entirely-from-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-remove-blackberry-tools-entirely-from-os-x.htmlI used BlackBerry's Desktop Manager and several other apps and tools to develop BlackBerry applications, but now I'd like to remove them all, entirely. To do so, I dragged the BlackBerry applicati......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:42:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/update-windows-xp-to-sp3-without-internet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/update-windows-xp-to-sp3-without-internet.htmlI've been asked to update some computers running Windows XP (without any service packs) to Windows XP SP3. The computers don't have an internet connection (only a small intranet) and have never been ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:39:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/github-error-local-repository-cannot-be-resolved-to-branch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/github-error-local-repository-cannot-be-resolved-to-branch.htmlI know this has been brought up before, but for some reason I keep getting this error when trying to do git push origin random to sync to Github. It was working fine before, and I suspect it has ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:07:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-chat-text-in-microsoft-teams.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-export-chat-text-in-microsoft-teams.htmlIs there any way to automatically (either with Teams or with third party tools) log a user's Microsoft Teams chats to files on his local system? Much like how it was possible with Sametime, Skype, ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:01:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-the-nagios-web-interface-after-successful-installation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-the-nagios-web-interface-after-successful-installation.htmlI just installed Nagios Core on an Ubuntu virtual environment, apparently successfully. But when I try to access the Nagios web interface with the IP address gotten from the ifconfig command, it op......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:58:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-plugins-not-working-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-plugins-not-working-duplicate.htmlI used to manage plugins in Chrome by visiting chrome://plugins/ but version 57 it says: The webpage at chrome://plugins/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:55:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-from-one-ec2-instance-to-another.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-from-one-ec2-instance-to-another.htmlI have created two EC2 instances on AWS. I created a key pair for each of them. I downloaded the .pem private keys and converted them into .ppk format. I can connect to each of my ec2 instances using ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:36:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remap-network-drives-without-logging-in-again.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remap-network-drives-without-logging-in-again.htmlNormally when I log in to Windows Vista I have several network drives that automatically get mapped. Every so often this fails. Is there a way I can triggering mapping all these drives without logg......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:26:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-play-ram-audio-files-without-installing-the-real-audio-playe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-play-ram-audio-files-without-installing-the-real-audio-playe.htmlI want to listen to an audio file on this BBC French language learning site. However, the problem is that the audio file is a .ram file and from experience I don't want to install the Real Audio P......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:05:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/connect-two-tvs-to-one-computer-with-different-content-on-each.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/connect-two-tvs-to-one-computer-with-different-content-on-each.htmlI want to connect two different TVs with one computer and display different things on each TV. Is it possible?...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:03:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unexpected-duplicate-directory-names-after-expanding-dp0-in-a-bat-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unexpected-duplicate-directory-names-after-expanding-dp0-in-a-bat-file.htmlI'm on Windows 10 Enterprise x64. I have the following hierarchy of directories with a BAT file at the innermost level: C:\ dir\ my files\ run.bat The BAT file contains the following ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:53:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-video-with-jw-player-blob-url.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-video-with-jw-player-blob-url.htmlI am looking for a solution for downloading videos embedded using JW Player Blobs in web pages. I have seen some answers for twitter/vimeo/other blob situations but not seen an answer to JW Player ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:14:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-a-single-cached-username-from-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-delete-a-single-cached-username-from-chrome.htmlSomewhere along the line I accidentally typed my password into the username field on a website in Chrome. Now every time I go back to that site my password is shown as an option to fill as my usern......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:09:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/xargs-i-replace-str-option-difference.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/xargs-i-replace-str-option-difference.htmlFrom my understanding, the following should mean exactly the same: ls -1 | xargs file {} ls -1 | xargs -I{} file {} if -I option is not specified, it is default to -I{}. I want to list all files......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:03:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-20-04-wi-fi-very-slow.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ubuntu-20-04-wi-fi-very-slow.htmlI have a DELL Optiplex 7080 with windows 10 and ubuntu 20.04 lts dual boot. Windows wifi is very fast as expected but ubuntu wifi is very slow (20kb/s). Also if I disconnect wifi then it fails to ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:33:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-screen-resolution-in-centos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/changing-screen-resolution-in-centos.htmlI'm trying to change my screen resolution to 1920x1200 with no luck. I actually did successfully change it, but once I log in it changes back to 800x600...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:14:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-see-wi-fi-channel-width-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-see-wi-fi-channel-width-in-windows.htmlI've looked everywhere and even tried the famous software inSSIDer but it doesn't work with 160 MHz networks. I can't find out if I'm actually using 160 MHz after getting a router capable of that. ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:05:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-dev-null-and-why-can-039-t-i-use-hx-on-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-dev-null-and-why-can-039-t-i-use-hx-on-it.htmlI've been looking in /dev, and stumbled upon several files, including null. I wanted to see what was in the file, so I did hx null, but nothing happened and it gave the error File null is not a re......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:04:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-external-hard-drive-from-sleeping-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/prevent-external-hard-drive-from-sleeping-windows-10.htmlI have Windows 10 Pro on MS Surface go 2. The external HDD is connected with USB3.0 hub. All works fine, but once the HDD is for like 10 sec inactive, it's going to sleep right away. I haven't found ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:54:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-sudo-group-and-sudoers-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/difference-between-sudo-group-and-sudoers-file.htmlI am creating a user in Ubuntu 14.04 using command adduser. I want to give it sudo access. For doing this, I am consfused in between two ways. First way is : If I add that user to sudo group us......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:46:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-premiere-pro-import-with-out-of-sync-desync-audio-and-video.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adobe-premiere-pro-import-with-out-of-sync-desync-audio-and-video.htmlI have multiple video of a game play recorded from my PC using nVidia Shadowplay. They are recorded in 60 fps. One of the video recorded when imported to Adobe Premiere Pro, the video and audio is ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:37:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-unable-to-connect-to-exchange-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2007-unable-to-connect-to-exchange-server.htmlI came into the office a week ago and outlook has refused to connect ever since, it just says "Disconnected" in the bottom right-hand corner. I've tried restarting it, rebooting Windows etc. I'm the ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:27:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-error-ssh-exchange-identification-read-connection-reset-by-peer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-error-ssh-exchange-identification-read-connection-reset-by-peer.htmlI am trying to access ssh to a server but got "ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer". The same client works well when I move the computer to home but show the error when the ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:17:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-the-sound-card-of-a-dvd-player-with-a-surround-sound-system-for-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-the-sound-card-of-a-dvd-player-with-a-surround-sound-system-for-.htmlI've recently acquired a DVD player with a built-in 5+1 Surround sound system from a family member. I have been using streaming services quite awhile now so I really don't need a DVD player. Howeve......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:47:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-increasing-upload-or-download-speed-reduce-ping.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-increasing-upload-or-download-speed-reduce-ping.htmlI have a 5 MB/s connection, but I always notice high ping when playing online games. When the network is stable (i.e. when pingtest.com reports the connection as 5 MB/s), the ping stays at 50 ms, b......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:42:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pip-not-working-on-hombrew-python-2-7-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pip-not-working-on-hombrew-python-2-7-install.htmlI've installed python using homebrew and I can't invoke pip from the bash. I've tried amending my .bash_profile to include /usr/local/bin/python and /usr local/share/python to no avail. When I use......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:36:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-windows-log-when-a-local-user-account-is-created.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-windows-log-when-a-local-user-account-is-created.htmlI would like to know if windows remembers or logs(maybe event viewer) when a new user account is created then added to the administrators localgroup. Ex.. A network account user creates a local ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:29:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/regedit-cannot-delete-keyname-error-while-deleting-key.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/regedit-cannot-delete-keyname-error-while-deleting-key.htmlI am trying to delete a registry key in regedit and keep getting this error: Cannot delete (keyname): Error while deleting key. I am an admin and have checked the permissions for the key and all ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:27:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-factors-that-affects-a-video-039-s-quality.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-factors-that-affects-a-video-039-s-quality.htmlI am new to this website and this is my first question, really appreciate if someone can provide some advice about my current problem. I've been testing some videos on my computer to see at what ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:20:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-google-my-activity-equivalent-for-microsoft-edge-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-google-my-activity-equivalent-for-microsoft-edge-closed.htmlDoes Microsoft store browsing history somewhere like Google does?...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:17:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-turn-off-the-wifi-connection-in-my-home-at-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-turn-off-the-wifi-connection-in-my-home-at-.htmlPossible Duplicate: How to disable internet access at night on the router? I have teenagers who stay up all night and skype with their friends on their laptops. Is there a way I can turn this......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:03:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-reverse-proxy-works-the-same-as-like-a-cdn.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-reverse-proxy-works-the-same-as-like-a-cdn.htmlI heard Facebook uses Content Delivery Network(cdn) for loading things faster. Think if I want to load an image, this time it loads from CDN. And it doesn't show the actual address of CDN. A reverse ...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:15:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-headphones-and-speakers-working-at-the-same-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-headphones-and-speakers-working-at-the-same-time.htmlI have a Gigabyte P55-UD3 motherboard which comes with a Realtek sound card and audio header for the front panel. My headset is permanently connected to the front panel (mic in, headphones in) and ......Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:13:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-unselect-specific-data-in-excel-vba.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-unselect-specific-data-in-excel-vba.htmlI have selected all the used ranges in my worksheet using UsedRange.Select and wanted to unselect only the upper two ranges. Is there any way to do this?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:21:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sshd-config-options-permittunnel-vs-allowtcpforwarding.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sshd-config-options-permittunnel-vs-allowtcpforwarding.htmlI have trouble understanding the PermitTunnel option in the sshd_config file. How is this option related to the AllowTcpForwarding? Having PermitTunnel no does not seem to have any effect on tunnel......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:14:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-disable-translate-this-page-pop-up-but-keep-translation-feature.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-disable-translate-this-page-pop-up-but-keep-translation-feature.htmlChrome shows "Translate This Page?" at the translation icon. This may be helpful for first-time users who did not know that that button is there, but showing that every single time is a really stupid ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:10:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/securing-freebsd-in-single-user-mode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/securing-freebsd-in-single-user-mode.htmlI have been shown that a FreeBSD system can easily be accessed in single user mode without the root password. Using the passwd command will allow anyone withh physical access to the system to chang......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:00:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-mariadb-when-it-gets-stuck-during-shutdown-waiting-for-page.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-fix-mariadb-when-it-gets-stuck-during-shutdown-waiting-for-page.htmlI am running MariaDB (v 10.3.13) on Arch Linux (Manjaro). It worked normally for the last months but now there are some issues. When I try to reboot the computer, it gets stuck at A stop job is ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:55:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-never-shows-me-autocomplete-search-suggestions.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-never-shows-me-autocomplete-search-suggestions.htmlWhat I want: But when I'm logged into Chrome, I never see these suggestions. I only see suggestions are from my own history and bookmarks. How do I change this?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:40:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-as-another-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-ssh-as-another-user.htmlThe remote server only allows account X to ssh to. Now, from my computer, I want to ssh to the remote server as account X without password. I generate the private key on my local computer and share......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:39:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-not-hitting-profile.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zsh-not-hitting-profile.htmlI've just installed zsh on my Ubuntu system. It seems zsh isn't executing ~/.profile on init. To my best understanding, this should be an automatic behavior. What am I missing?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:17:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-scan-x-rays-on-a-flatbed-scanner.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-scan-x-rays-on-a-flatbed-scanner.htmlI have a standard flatbed scanner, which doesn't come with any special accessory to scan negatives. If I scan x-rays by just putting them under the lid, with no special provision, the scans comes out ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:14:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-fullscreen-is-limited-to-the-resolution-of-my-primary-m.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remote-desktop-fullscreen-is-limited-to-the-resolution-of-my-primary-m.htmlI have 2 monitors, unfortunately one is smaller than the other. I want to use the 1920x1200 monitor for a fullscreen RDP session (this is where I do my main work). And I would like to use the sma......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:11:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wildcard-file-extensions-xcopy.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wildcard-file-extensions-xcopy.htmlI have some files that need to be copied to a directory on a schedule. All the files have the same name but the extension increments (I have no control over this, it drives me mad) I've tried run......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:48:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-pro-peer-to-peer-networking.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-pro-peer-to-peer-networking.htmlSorry to be so long, but I want to be thorough... I am the administrator for a small business network that has 15 desktop computers and 4 laptop computers, all running Windows 7 Pro. Within this n......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:42:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/becoming-certificate-authority-and-generating-a-certificate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/becoming-certificate-authority-and-generating-a-certificate.htmlA quick question. I sign a certificate for PKILabServer.com (Listed under Common Name), open /etc/hosts and add the following entry 127.0.0.1 PKILabServer.com Then launch the server using the ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:36:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chmod-doesn-039-t-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chmod-doesn-039-t-work.htmlI wrote a /bash script and to execute it I decided to set all the rights, so I tried chmod 777 * //I had 3 text files in the directory, so that's ok Then to check the result I typed ls -l But the ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:28:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-set-integer-constraint-on-certain-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-set-integer-constraint-on-certain-cell.htmlI have a production programming exercise that I'm supposed to solve by using the Excel solver. However, I am not able to set an integer constraint on a certain cell that I need to be integer only. I ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:08:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/license-key-finder-on-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/license-key-finder-on-mac.htmlAre there any license key finders on Mac?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:53:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-registry-access-denied-when-administrator.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-registry-access-denied-when-administrator.htmlWindows 7 workstation, Launch 'regedit.exe' as 'Administrator' Find the following registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{76A64158-CB41-11D1-8B02-00600806D9B6} Right click and select 'Permissions' ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:48:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/non-monotonous-dts-in-output-stream.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/non-monotonous-dts-in-output-stream.htmlSummary of the bug: Hello, I've created a network with the mininet simulator on ubuntu 14.04lts. In this network, I want to transfer video between two hosts. I used vlc in Sender host and I used ff......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:46:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hotkeys-for-scrolling.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hotkeys-for-scrolling.htmlDoes Windows have any hotkeys for scrolling in a window?...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:10:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-create-yum-repo-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-create-yum-repo-file.htmlI know there is a previously asked question, but I still have some doubts so asking again. How do I create a yum repo file? I know that in the /etc/yum.repos.d/ I have to create .repo file. Below ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:02:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-place-a-shape-on-top-of-another-shape-in-visio-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-place-a-shape-on-top-of-another-shape-in-visio-2010.htmlOkay this is driving me nuts. I'm using Visio 2010 in a completely blank template. Here is what I'm doing: I'm drawing a simple rectangle I draw a second simple rectangle I'm trying to drag rect......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:51:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-not-working-properly-after-using-anydesk-for-long-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mouse-not-working-properly-after-using-anydesk-for-long-time.htmlI have AnyDesk installed on my work computer (Desktop PC, Windows 10 Pro). During home quarantine, I've connected to the work computer from home (Windows 10 Home edition) using AnyDesk, every day, ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:48:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-should-i-generate-a-self-signed-ssl-for-an-intranet-server-followi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-should-i-generate-a-self-signed-ssl-for-an-intranet-server-followi.htmlMy knowledge about SSL is very basic and I need to generate self-signed SSL certificates for a local server [server.local] so I can use it in a mobile app for SSL pinning. How do I create a self-si......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:47:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-anything-i-can-try-to-access-this-external-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-anything-i-can-try-to-access-this-external-hard-drive.htmlI'm trying to access a friend's 1TB WD My Passport NTFS external hard drive. My Windows PC kept freezing. So I tried my MacBook Pro. I installed FUSE: brew cask install osxfuse I tried: $ disku......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:46:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-disable-the-case-auto-changing-for-network-shared-folder-after-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-disable-the-case-auto-changing-for-network-shared-folder-after-.htmlI don't want to set whole Windows in case-sensitive, which means "Abc.TxT" & "abc.txt" are 2 files. I just want to disable the case auto-changing by Windows itself. Before v1903, the names of ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:42:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/invert-regular-expression-match-in-textmate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/invert-regular-expression-match-in-textmate.htmlI have this string: goose goose goose random goose goose test goose goose goose I'm using regular expression in TextMate to find any word that isn't goose. therefore random and test. So I tried ......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:38:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/format-usb-disk-using-diskpart-yields-no-volume-selected-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/format-usb-disk-using-diskpart-yields-no-volume-selected-error.htmlI use the following diskpart.exe sequence. I want to specify the disk number and then format the disk. C:\>diskpart Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.18362.1 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporatio......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:33:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/hardware-ethernet-on-off-switch-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/hardware-ethernet-on-off-switch-closed.htmlDoes anyone know if an hardware ethernet on/off switch exists to buy? Or if it would be possible to build one? I currently have an issue in my software development environment that can only be ...Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:25:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-test-an-ups-battery-without-having-the-ups-nearby.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-test-an-ups-battery-without-having-the-ups-nearby.htmlI just started with a new company and they have a stack of replacement batteries for UPS's located at the branch offices. The problem is, no one knows if these batteries are good or not, and the de......Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:19:26 -0400