https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usFri, 24 Jul 2026 04:17:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-public-ip-address-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-public-ip-address-closed.htmlSo I want to know every way to change an external/public ip address. The ways I have found so far are: reset router go to isp and change it vpn Are there any other ways to change it? (Like command ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:14:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-files-with-an-option-for-skipping-stuck-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-files-with-an-option-for-skipping-stuck-files.htmlI have a corrupted CD from which I want to copy files. The problem is that the default Windows 7 copy utility gets completely stuck when it encounters a corrupted sector of the CD. Can you recommend ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:58:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/want-to-create-an-ext4-partition-from-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/want-to-create-an-ext4-partition-from-windows-10.htmlI want to create ext4 partition in my internal hard disk from windows 10. I have seen many questions but all of them mention to partition with external hard disk.I wanted partition in internal hard......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:40:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-monitor-all-outgoing-http-calls-from-my-debian-linux-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-monitor-all-outgoing-http-calls-from-my-debian-linux-server.htmlI'm using a service to manage my users who charges me per api call. Lately the api calls has increased greatly and I want to log to file or to sttout all the outgoing http calls from the server (...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:39:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-hp-laptop-battery-plugged-in-not-charging.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-hp-laptop-battery-plugged-in-not-charging.htmlAfter installing Windows 10 on my HP Pavilion g6-2197sa laptop, I have had problems charging the battery. The battery icon reports something like "79% available (plugged in, not charging)." I can, ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:32:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unpairing-an-already-paired-apple-wireless-keyboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unpairing-an-already-paired-apple-wireless-keyboard.htmlI have a Bluetooth Apple Wireless Keyboard that is paired to a machine I cannot currently access to unpair the keyboard. I would like to unpair it from this computer to use it with another machine.......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:30:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-039-t-uninstall-the-ask-toolbar-updater-despite-having-admin-acc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-can-039-t-uninstall-the-ask-toolbar-updater-despite-having-admin-acc.htmlI'm going through my installed programs clearing out stuff I don't use and came across an "Ask Toolbar Updater". Now I don't recalling ever installing the Ask Toolbar so I want to get rid of this. ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:29:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-ram-just-go-bad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-ram-just-go-bad.htmlI was wondering if your brand new sticks of RAM DD3 could go faulty after a hard shut down of a PC? No power surge and did not turn it back on immediately UPDATE: Computer turns on but does not P......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:23:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/f8-not-showing-advanced-boot-options-on-a-windows-7-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/f8-not-showing-advanced-boot-options-on-a-windows-7-pc.htmlBackground I'm working on dis-infecting a Windows 7 PC where the user opened a ZIP email attachment. All the symptoms exactly match this description of the "Data Recovery" scareware, incl......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:19:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-format-of-ms-word-bibliography.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-format-of-ms-word-bibliography.htmlI'm using Word 2013's built-in citation management using the IEEE style, and including a built-n bibliography generated from the citations in my document. Unfortunately, the first column of the ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:18:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-just-spilt-coffee-on-my-laptop-what-should-i-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-just-spilt-coffee-on-my-laptop-what-should-i-do.htmlI have just dropped a half full latté on my company laptop and am not sure what to do. Is there a way I can make sure that my laptop is usable again? What steps must I go through to improve it's ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:06:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-revert-to-one-line-terminal-in-new-kali-linux-2020-04.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-revert-to-one-line-terminal-in-new-kali-linux-2020-04.html┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~] └─$ I want this to be in one line on terminal like it was before I updated kali. I tried changing bashrc on kali user and on root user there was no update....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:03:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-which-app-is-using-isight-the-imac-camera.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-which-app-is-using-isight-the-imac-camera.htmlHow do I find out which application has the camera open on an iMac (Running Leopard)? The green light is on indicating the camera is in use as well as photo booth can't connect to the camera. The......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:02:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/stopping-creation-of-localized-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/stopping-creation-of-localized-files.htmlSome folders on my new Mac has .localized files in them. I know they are related to localization (duh), but I don't need that, in fact I specifically want everything file system related to be displ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:58:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/localhost-phpmyadmin-downloads-inddex-php-file-ubuntu-16-04.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/localhost-phpmyadmin-downloads-inddex-php-file-ubuntu-16-04.htmlI have install apache2, mysql and all the neccesary thngs and then install phpmyadmin in my ubuntu 16.04. It worked that day, but now, when I open localhost/phpmyadmin it downloads the index.php f......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:44:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-use-username-on-bitbucket-any-more-how-to-update-on-sourcetree.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-use-username-on-bitbucket-any-more-how-to-update-on-sourcetree.htmlI used to be able to use my username (not email) on bitbucket to access: https://thisisme@bitbucket.org/thisisme/somerepo.git Now I can no longer use my username, but must login via my email and ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:42:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/open-source-free-fla-file-editor-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/open-source-free-fla-file-editor-closed.htmlIs there any free software to edit .fla file? Platform: Linux or Windows will do....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:39:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-crashes-when-i-type-in-a-url-with-something-already-in-t.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-crashes-when-i-type-in-a-url-with-something-already-in-t.htmlWhenever I try to add a / to the end of a URL in Google Chrome the browser crashes and asks if I want to restore it. It can be anything. Not just the slash. I have no problem when I simply open a......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:29:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-enable-pretty-printing-in-chrome-manually.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-enable-pretty-printing-in-chrome-manually.htmlThere are some great Chrome extensions around for pretty-printing JSON (great SU question here: Google Chrome Plugin for JSON Reading), but they all seem to depend on detecting whether the incoming ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:20:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ssh-from-my-virtual-machine-to-the-local-host.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-ssh-from-my-virtual-machine-to-the-local-host.htmlHow can I ssh from my virtual machine to the local host? I need exact details please. Note: Virtual machine = Ubuntu 14 Host machine = Ubuntu 16 Thanks....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:06:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/mini-displayport-to-usb-3-0-is-it-possible.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/mini-displayport-to-usb-3-0-is-it-possible.htmlI think not. But maybe yes... Is it possible to make USB port from mini displayport in laptop by adapter or something? I know it is possible in reverse, but is it possible this way? I have mini ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:49:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-hbaked-and-hbaked-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-hbaked-and-hbaked-files.htmlWhenever I notice my storage go down, I use WinDirStat to see what is taking up space. I have noticed that the WinSxS folder always takes up a lot of space. I looked deeper into the folder and saw a ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:40:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ups-turning-on-and-off-repeatedly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ups-turning-on-and-off-repeatedly.htmlI'm using an Intex Protector UPS. When I push the power button it starts with a beep, which is normal, I know. But when the beep ends, the light which shows power turns off and button remains press......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:40:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-a-pdf-document-to-png.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-convert-a-pdf-document-to-png.htmlIs there a free way to convert a PDF document to a PNG image?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:22:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-uefi-bootloader.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-a-uefi-bootloader.htmlI was under the assumption that UEFI is a spec/implementation. Therefore you package it with another bootloader (e.g. Grub2). There's no such thing as a singular UEFI bootloader. In essence U-bo......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:12:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-we-use-hex-so-much-when-there-are-enough-letters-to-use-base-32.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-we-use-hex-so-much-when-there-are-enough-letters-to-use-base-32.htmlYou can have 0-255 in hex, stored in 2 characters, so it kind of compresses the data, and is used for all sorts of things including colour, IP and MAC addresses. My question is why did they stop a......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:56:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pgp-do-i-share-my-public-key-or-fingerprint-or-keyid.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pgp-do-i-share-my-public-key-or-fingerprint-or-keyid.htmlI have seen people on Twitter posting a relative short key format. The actual Public Key is very long. What is that they share - Fingerprint or Key ID? How can I identify and Verify that person w......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:47:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-should-i-use-exfat-over-ntfs-on-removable-media.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-should-i-use-exfat-over-ntfs-on-removable-media.htmlSo, basically I always format my removable mass storage devices as NTFS by default, but someone told me I was better off using exFAT. Now I've been looking around google, but can't find any good re......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:37:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-create-new-partition-on-an-unallocated-space-using-diskpart.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-create-new-partition-on-an-unallocated-space-using-diskpart.htmlI want to install windows 7 on an unallocated space made by shrinking an extended partition. the problem is that windows setup can't create new partition on unallocated space. how I can create a ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:29:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-cannot-connect-to-linux-samba-shares-except-from-smb1-cifs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-cannot-connect-to-linux-samba-shares-except-from-smb1-cifs.htmlI have an issue under Windows 10 to access some Linux Samba shares with following error: Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To try to identify and ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:27:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-err-insufficient-resources-requests-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/failed-err-insufficient-resources-requests-in-chrome.htmlThe page makes about 40 navigator.sendBeacon() calls to the same endpoint during and before rendering of the body, but sometimes a number of them result in a failed request with timing as "stalled"......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:14:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-trim-exactly.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-trim-exactly.htmlFrom the Wikipedia page of TRIM I get the impression that TRIM was introduced to lower the writes to a SSD, but letter the file system taking case of which blocks are unused. If that is correct, d......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:08:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-file-not-found-mean-on-a-web-page.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-file-not-found-mean-on-a-web-page.htmlWhen I access certain HTTP URLs, such as http://www.ssa.gov/framework/images/icons/png/ in Firefox (running on Linux), I surprisingly get a "Problem loading page" browser error, containing the "Fil......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:07:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-68-not-secure-how-to-make-it-in-red-color.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-68-not-secure-how-to-make-it-in-red-color.htmlChrome 68 new security feature I absolutely love the new feature which is showing: on all non-HTTPS sites as of Chrome version 68. Though, I would like it in red color for my mother to see clearly ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:05:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/are-there-netcat-like-tools-for-windows-which-are-not-quarantined-as-m.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/are-there-netcat-like-tools-for-windows-which-are-not-quarantined-as-m.htmlI used to use netcat for Windows to help track down network connectivity issues. However these days my anti-virus software (Symantec - but I understand others display similar behaviour) quarantines ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:04:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-keep-failing-the-proctoru-testing-your-equipment-test-and-i-don-039-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-keep-failing-the-proctoru-testing-your-equipment-test-and-i-don-039-.htmlI am trying to test my equipment on Firefox to make sure I can take the LSAT through ProctorU, but ProctorU gives me this message when I test: CPU model name: Your CPU Model Name could not be found......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:02:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-t100-not-turning-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/asus-t100-not-turning-on.htmlI have an Asus T100 transformer tablet with Windows 8.1. I plugged it in to charge and now it won't turn on. The red charging light is on, and if I hold the power button in for about 10 seconds, this ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:50:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-a-command-every-week-with-cron.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-a-command-every-week-with-cron.htmlSimple question- what would a crontab entry look like for a command I want to run every week on Saturday at 8:05 AM?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:28:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-see-the-history-of-crontab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-see-the-history-of-crontab.htmlI've read a few posts on the web, gone and looked for the file they are mentioning and haven't found it. I'm in Ubuntu 11 and trying to troubleshoot a cron job that isn't running, even though I hav......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:17:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-execute-a-bat-file-using-the-relative-path-to-it-on-windows-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-execute-a-bat-file-using-the-relative-path-to-it-on-windows-.htmlI mean, if i'm in the folder foo, and within it there's another folder called bar, and whithin bar folder, there's a file.bat. In this scenario, i can't just type foo/bar/file.bat. I have to type ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:16:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-python-pip-with-yum.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-install-python-pip-with-yum.htmlI am trying to install python-pip in a centos7 docker container, but I think I may be missing some package or something. [root@aasdfasdfa /]# yum -y install python-pip Loaded plugins: fastestmi......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:06:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-resize-a-qemu-disk-image.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-resize-a-qemu-disk-image.htmlIf possible, what happens to the partitions within it? Are they automatically resized as well (doubtful), or is there just a new block of unused space following them?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:59:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/truly-delete-all-traces-of-a-vagrant-machine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/truly-delete-all-traces-of-a-vagrant-machine.htmlHow do I remove all traces of a Vagrant box without having to go into the file system manually? I am creating a custom box using Packer, building and destroying a lot of test cases. When finished......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:52:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-add-default-route-rtnetlink-answers-network-is-unreachable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-add-default-route-rtnetlink-answers-network-is-unreachable.htmlOn an Ubuntu 14.04 server (3.16.0-30) I'm trying to add a default route and getting error as follows: ip route add default via 172.16.111.99 dev bond0.11 RTNETLINK answers: Network is unreachable ......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:32:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/untrusted-connection-error-on-chrome-and-firefox-when-opening-https-we.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/untrusted-connection-error-on-chrome-and-firefox-when-opening-https-we.htmlSince a few days ago - I believe it started after the Daylight Saving Time change - I can't open websites that use HTTPS connections, such as Yahoo, Facebook and Youtube, on Chrome or Mozilla Firef......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:04:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-worry-about-high-ssd-temperature.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/should-i-worry-about-high-ssd-temperature.htmlI am using a new ssd and I installed CrystalDiskInfo, it shows good as health status but the temperature is very high it is 95 degree C. Should I worry about that and how can I solve this problem?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:55:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-copy-as-image-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-copy-as-image-in-excel.htmlRecently it seems Excel has made copy-as-image default behaviour for the Ctrl+C hotkey (actually it seems to put the formatted text, table cell data, and a print-view image on the clipboard ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:49:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-move-or-force-a-program-installation-to-another-location-eve.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-move-or-force-a-program-installation-to-another-location-eve.htmlI have an SSD as my main Windows drive, with a 640GB 2.5" HDD, partitioned to store programs and user settings, and also to act as backup (it's the only thing I had lying around at the time of buil......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:41:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-connection-specific-dns-suffix-is-only-default-available-for-wired.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-connection-specific-dns-suffix-is-only-default-available-for-wired.htmlI understand what and how to set "Connection-specific DNS suffix", and I mostly understand the purpose. My question is just about why only certain network connection/adapter has it by default (even......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:40:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-easily-find-the-command-prompt-equivalent-of-a-conte.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-easily-find-the-command-prompt-equivalent-of-a-conte.htmlFor example, Comodo Internet Security has added two items to my right-click menu, "Scan with Comodo" and "Run in Comodo Container." I don't particularly want both of them to be there clogging up my ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:35:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-time-error-1004-on-excel-for-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-time-error-1004-on-excel-for-mac.htmlI am way out of my wheelhouse here but I was hoping I could get some help figuring out why I receive a "run time error 1004 unable to get OLEObjects property of the worksheet class" anyti......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:20:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-a-vpn-encrypt-traffic-between-the-vpn-server-and-the-internet.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-a-vpn-encrypt-traffic-between-the-vpn-server-and-the-internet.htmlBetween the client and VPN server is a tunneled and encrypted connection, but is the connection from here to the internet encrypted? Example of what I found on PIA's site: Its has an encrypted ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:11:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-mysql-service-from-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-mysql-service-from-windows.htmlI've removed all MySQL programs from my Win7 64bit desktop and I still have the MySQL service.How can I remove it? MySQL programs I removed: MySQL Community Server 5.1 MySQL Community Server 5.5 ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:44:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-to-see-a-list-of-all-the-tabs-open-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ways-to-see-a-list-of-all-the-tabs-open-in-chrome.htmlYou know how when you get to 10+ tabs open in your browser (in this case Chrome) and you can't tell which tab is which anymore? I'm sure there are some good extension or something - what's the best ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:32:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-uptime-of-a-linux-process.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-uptime-of-a-linux-process.htmlHow do I find the uptime of a given linux process. ps aux | grep gedit | grep -v grep gives me a whole lot of information which includes the time at which the process was started. I am specifically ...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:31:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-merge-2-outlook-archives-together.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-you-merge-2-outlook-archives-together.htmlI have 2 outlook archives (.pst files) that I wish to merge together. How do I do that?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:27:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-cloning-a-hard-drive-and-copying-all.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-cloning-a-hard-drive-and-copying-all.htmlWhat's the difference between cloning a hard drive and copying all the data (files and folders) from one drive to another? Is there invisible system data that you can't transfer?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:16:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-differences-between-primary-and-logical-partition.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-the-differences-between-primary-and-logical-partition.htmlWhat are the major differences? Which is more preferable? Are there any OS specific advantages for one over the other?...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:08:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-file-path-on-a-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-file-path-on-a-mac.htmlWindows refugee here. On Windows you can easily copy the path and paste it elsewhere to get to the directory. Here is the situation on the Mac. I am in the Finder 20 folders down and I see the f......Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:07:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/zip-extractor-for-mac.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/zip-extractor-for-mac.htmlDoes anyone have a recommendation for a free zip extractor for Mac? I've tried Zipeg but it doesn't seem to be supported by Catalina at present. The others I've looked at seem a little sketchy....Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:05:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/expanding-wireless-coverage-what-are-the-differences-between-lan-to-la.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/expanding-wireless-coverage-what-are-the-differences-between-lan-to-la.htmlI'm trying to link two wireless routers with an Ethernet cable in order to expand my wireless network. Both routers need to provide wired and wireless Internet access. I'd like to know the differe......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:59:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-sfproc-exe-silent-app-possibly-from-timedoctor.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-sfproc-exe-silent-app-possibly-from-timedoctor.htmlI was asked by my employer to download and install an exe. They didn't gave me much detail. But from the onset it looked like time doctor. I work from a home pc and I thought the version I was give......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:48:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-flip-x-and-y-axes-in-excel-scatter-chart-with-more-than-one-ser.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-flip-x-and-y-axes-in-excel-scatter-chart-with-more-than-one-ser.htmlI don't understand how to perform a simple 90 degree axis manipulation in Excel. Here is my data: ╔════╦══════╦═══════╗ ║ Y ║ X1 ║ X2 ║ ╠════╬══════╬═══════╣ ║ 1 ║ 0.00 ║ -1.00 ║ ║ 2 ║ 0.......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:47:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-not-getting-ip-address-from-dhcp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-not-getting-ip-address-from-dhcp.htmlMy PC is running Windows 10 64 bit. I don't know why it is not getting an IP address from the DHCP server; I am sure it's a configuration problem. It is getting an IP like 169.… Here is what I have ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:39:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-that-web-browser-diagnostic-site.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-that-web-browser-diagnostic-site.htmlA while ago I ran across a web site that prints basic diagnostic information, such as what browser you're using and whether cookies / Javascript are enabled. What was that site? (Or do you know of a ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:33:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/textcleaner-not-found-error-on-powershell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/textcleaner-not-found-error-on-powershell.htmlIam trying to run the textcleaner script on windows powershell(bash) textcleaner.sh -g -e normalize -f 50 -o 10 -s 10 "F:\Testing\input\input.tif" "F:\Testing\output\input.tif" ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:55:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-copy-and-paste-in-remote-desktop-connection-session.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-copy-and-paste-in-remote-desktop-connection-session.htmlIs it possible to copy and paste inside a Remote Desktop Connection session?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:44:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/with-ssh-what-does-the-a-flag-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/with-ssh-what-does-the-a-flag-do.htmlA coworker recently said, "you can log in to the server using the -A flag if you want to load your private key." I nodded like I knew what they were saying and then snuck away to Google it. It se......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:39:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/the-database-engine-couldn-039-t-lock-the-table-because-it-is-already-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/the-database-engine-couldn-039-t-lock-the-table-because-it-is-already-.htmlI tried to do "Split a Database" and after I clicked on the "Split" button, here is what I got: "The database engine couldn't lock the table, because it is already in use by another person or proc......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:34:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/discovering-items-yawn.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/discovering-items-yawn.htmlI have a rather annoying issue with my Windows 7 computer whereby it seems to take ages to delete, move or copy folders, even when they are empty. The problem is intermittent, to make matters wors......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:34:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-ctrl-click-on-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-disable-ctrl-click-on-os-x.htmlI've noticed that Ctrl+LeftClick emulates RightClick (the same way Apple+LeftClick emulates the MiddleClick). Is there any way to disable the default action for Ctrl+LeftClick on OS X? (currently u......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:01:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/user-chryron-super-user.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/user-chryron-super-user.htmlQ&A for computer enthusiasts and power users...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:53:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dual-monitors-in-windows-10-only-one-works-at-a-time.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dual-monitors-in-windows-10-only-one-works-at-a-time.htmlI have two monitors connected to a video card on my Desktop PC which has multiple outputs including two DVI outputs and an HDMI output. I previously had two monitors attached with DVI cables. My new ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:48:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-www-subdomain.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-www-subdomain.htmlWhat's the point of having www.? Isn't it just useless extra text? Since everyone is used to it, www.google.com looks more well-balanced than google.com, but why did it start in the first place? One ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:26:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/do-google-differentiate-gmail-accounts-based-on-top-level-domain-close.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/do-google-differentiate-gmail-accounts-based-on-top-level-domain-close.htmlI have a friend in Europe that I am trying to e-mail. Does it matter that I sent my message to [username]@gmail.com rather than [username]@gmail.rs ?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:19:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-illegal-xml-character-target-search-using-regex.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/notepad-illegal-xml-character-target-search-using-regex.htmlFellow Forum Members, I am using the latest version of NotePad++ and I have done a search for illegal XML symbols such as "&", ">", "<", "©" among 200 separate XML files. I found a couple of ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:06:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disbale-nouveau-driver-in-centos-8.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disbale-nouveau-driver-in-centos-8.htmlI have windows 10 preinstalled in my msi ge62 apache laptop. I am trying to dual boot it with CentOS 8 workstation. The problems I face are: 1. I have to go and install centos in basic graphic mode......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:43:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-wire-two-wall-plates-together-to-form-pass-through.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-wire-two-wall-plates-together-to-form-pass-through.htmlPretty simple question I think, I'm just not sure how to do it. My cabling experience is one marathon weekend of rewiring a server closet for a 4 story building, but we had a lot of help and that w......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:26:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-anything-like-usb-adapter-for-ram-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-anything-like-usb-adapter-for-ram-duplicate.htmlMy laptop has only 1 RAM slot. Is there anything like RAM USB adapter so I can plug in another RAM piece for upgrade purpose?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:22:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shell-script-bad-interpreter-operation-not-permitted.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shell-script-bad-interpreter-operation-not-permitted.htmlI put the below script in a file called "volume", and put that file in a folder within $PATH. I can execute it fine by "bash thatpath/volume 10" but when I try to execute it using just "volume 10" ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:08:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/samba-share-running-but-shares-are-not-accessible-raspbian.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/samba-share-running-but-shares-are-not-accessible-raspbian.htmlI am setting up a raspberry pi 4 server with samba (SMBD/CIFS) file-share and despite replicating tutorials and using the same setup as on a previous pi I could not get it to connect. The samba ser......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:04:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-an-iso-file-damage-or-infect-the-machine-it-039-s-being-burned-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-an-iso-file-damage-or-infect-the-machine-it-039-s-being-burned-on.htmlI'm wondering if an ISO file can do damage—or infect the system— that it's being burned on. Something like the Zip Slip Vulnerability or similar. I really want to burn an ISO to a disc, but I can’t ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:57:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/fail2ban-404-bruteforcing-sharex.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/fail2ban-404-bruteforcing-sharex.htmlI use my own server (nginx, I use https://yunohost.org as a CP) as a screenshot uploader with ShareX (https://getsharex.com/). During the upload process of the screenshots the filenames are randomi......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:49:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-use-the-keyboard-to-choose-how-to-paste-text-in-ms-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-use-the-keyboard-to-choose-how-to-paste-text-in-ms-word.htmlWhile using a word processor I prefer to user the keyboard almost exclusively, but when pasting text in MS Word I seem forced to use the mouse. I can find no way to specify how to treat formatting ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:47:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-connect-to-chrome-200-ok-server-from-another-network-d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-connect-to-chrome-200-ok-server-from-another-network-d.htmlI use the 200 OK Web Server extension for Chrome, which serves web pages from a local folder over the network, using HTTP. I can access the server normally from the browser of the computer that run......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:40:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dns-server-at-router-level-vs-computer-level.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dns-server-at-router-level-vs-computer-level.htmlI've three questions. Is it better/faster/optimal to set up your server's preferred and alternate DNS servers in your OS's network settings or in your router settings? Will it cause problems if it......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:32:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-all-files-from-an-http-folder-location-to-a-local-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copy-all-files-from-an-http-folder-location-to-a-local-folder.htmlI'm a student and need to pull down lots of stuff from my professor’s website, preferably retaining some of the folder structure. I'm working on Windows boxes and have access to Windows XP, Window......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:18:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-install-the-java-development-kit-jdk-on-a-windows-machine-if.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-install-the-java-development-kit-jdk-on-a-windows-machine-if.htmlI'm currently working in a controlled environment where I don't have administrator rights. I am looking for some way to install the Java Development Kit (JDK) on this machine anyway. Is this poss......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:18:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/smart-value-for-ecc-recovery-is-both-increasing-and-decreasing-what-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/smart-value-for-ecc-recovery-is-both-increasing-and-decreasing-what-do.htmlI'm seeing the counter for Hardware_ECC_Recovered both increasing, and decreasing in the SMART stats for a hdd and I'm confused. I'd expect it'd increase each time a error is detected (and correct......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:56:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-ping-google-com-to-test-connection.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-ping-google-com-to-test-connection.htmlSince the internet connection in our house does break down from time to time I set up a little experiment: For the last two month, one of my machines is pinging google.com on an half-hourly basis.......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:41:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-hdmi-cable-to-transfer-files-between-notebooks.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-use-hdmi-cable-to-transfer-files-between-notebooks.htmlHDMI 1.3 bandwidth is over 10G. Notebook nowadays has HDMI port available. Is that possible that we use HDMI cable to hook up 2 notebook and perform file copy operation?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:23:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-all-files-of-a-certain-type-into-a-folder-from-command-pro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-copy-all-files-of-a-certain-type-into-a-folder-from-command-pro.htmlI want to copy all files of a certain type (like .docx, .pdf, etc) on my PC into a folder. How can I do that?...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:07:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-swap-audio-output-of-the-left-and-right-speakers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-swap-audio-output-of-the-left-and-right-speakers.htmlI have two speakers stereo speakers but when I use the sound control panel applet to test my audio configuration I get sound in the right speaker when the user interface indicates the right speaker......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:54:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-a-cracked-version-of-deep-freeze-standard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-uninstall-a-cracked-version-of-deep-freeze-standard.htmlMy laptop was broken so we went to a repair shop and got it fixed (not actually fixed) and the repair guy installed Deep Freeze Standard (Version: 7.22.020.3453) that is cracked (not original). Be......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:46:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/deployment-and-application-do-not-have-matching-security-zones.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/deployment-and-application-do-not-have-matching-security-zones.htmlI am trying to install a piece of software from a Application Manifest. I get an error of the following: Application cannot be started. Contact the application vendor. After contacting the vend......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:42:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-best-way-to-run-a-very-large-storage-array-100tb-on-old.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-best-way-to-run-a-very-large-storage-array-100tb-on-old.htmlI have a number of high-capacity hard drives lying around as well as an old computer from around 2010 which has only 4GB of RAM. Is it possible to use this limited hardware to run a very large sto......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:35:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-the-oldest-file-in-a-directory-tree.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-find-the-oldest-file-in-a-directory-tree.htmlI'm looking for a shell one-liner to find the oldest file in a directory tree....Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:32:14 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-graph-survey-results-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-graph-survey-results-in-excel.htmlI would like to graph my survey results with the numerical values of the responses listed on the vertical axis and the questions listed on the horizontal axis. For example, I imagine the questions ...Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:27:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-zsh-equivalent-of-bash-039-s-prompt-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-zsh-equivalent-of-bash-039-s-prompt-command.htmlBASH supports a $PROMPT_COMMAND environment variable that defines a command to be executed before any first-level interactive prompt. I'm looking for a ZSH equilvalent of that. The documentation s......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:11:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/certain-websites-keep-logging-me-out-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/certain-websites-keep-logging-me-out-chrome.htmlI use Chrome on a personal PC on which I am the only user. I am logged into several websites, all of them with the "stay logged in" tickbox checked. Even so, very often when I go back to ......Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:06:01 -0400