<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Gossip Frenzy News</title><link>https://halalpay.co</link><description>Strong celebrity storytelling with modern polish.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:16:04 -0400</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://halalpay.co/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Is it possible to put UFW on CentOS?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/is-it-possible-to-put-ufw-on-centos.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/is-it-possible-to-put-ufw-on-centos.html</guid><description>If so, how would I do it?
If not, is there an easier way to set some basic rules on CentOS other than iptables?
I&amp;#039;m more of an app developer and less of a sys admin....</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:52:55 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What is the use of private ip address in Android mobile?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/what-is-the-use-of-private-ip-address-in-android-mobile.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/what-is-the-use-of-private-ip-address-in-android-mobile.html</guid><description>I was able to see my private IP address in my Android phone. While goggling what is my ip I got my public IP. As per my knowledge, In case of broadband connection Public IP is assigned by ISP and ......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:11:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Find source of outgoing traffic</title><link>https://halalpay.co/find-source-of-outgoing-traffic.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/find-source-of-outgoing-traffic.html</guid><description>My Ubuntu web server has been infected by a bot that is brute-force attacking Wordpress sites.
I can see the outgoing POST requests and their content, but I am not able to find the script, pid or ......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:09:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>screenbright win7 powershell/commandline alternative</title><link>https://halalpay.co/screenbright-win7-powershell-commandline-alternative.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/screenbright-win7-powershell-commandline-alternative.html</guid><description>Work computer, so I cannot install any thirdparty apps :(
Does anyone have the command line samples that work like screenbright?
2 monitors, one is darker than other and OS will brighten/darken B......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:02:32 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Change Theme Font in Microsoft Word (Mac) 15</title><link>https://halalpay.co/change-theme-font-in-microsoft-word-mac-15.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/change-theme-font-in-microsoft-word-mac-15.html</guid><description>How does one change the Font associated with the Theme? I would rather not use Calibri....</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:51:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Docker repository name must be lowercase</title><link>https://halalpay.co/docker-repository-name-must-be-lowercase.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/docker-repository-name-must-be-lowercase.html</guid><description>When trying to run the following command, I&amp;#039;m getting this error docker: invalid reference format: repository name must be lowercase.
Command:
docker run --rm -v $PWD:/tmp/workdir --entrypoin......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:39:18 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Running Windows with defective RAM</title><link>https://halalpay.co/running-windows-with-defective-ram.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/running-windows-with-defective-ram.html</guid><description>Is it possible to run Windows (7, x64) with a defective RAM module? More precisely, is there some way to tell Windows not to allocate a known bad address or block of addresses?
For Linux, there is ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:28:31 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to always open new file in current window in VSCode?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/how-to-always-open-new-file-in-current-window-in-vscode.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/how-to-always-open-new-file-in-current-window-in-vscode.html</guid><description>Whenever I open a file in Windows by double-clicking on it, Visual Studio Code opens that file in a new window even though VSCode is already running.
Any idea how to make it open the file in a new......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:21:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Is a basement a suitable climate for a running server?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/is-a-basement-a-suitable-climate-for-a-running-server.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/is-a-basement-a-suitable-climate-for-a-running-server.html</guid><description>Some server fans can be rather noisy. If I were to relocate a server rack to a basement area, what considerations would I need to take into account?
Are there certain temperatures or humidity rang......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:18:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How does Windows Recover from &quot;ROUTE /F&quot;?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/how-does-windows-recover-from-route-f.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/how-does-windows-recover-from-route-f.html</guid><description>We all know about the ROUTE /F command in Windows which, according to its documentation: &quot;Clears the routing tables of all gateway entries. If this is used in conjunction with one of the ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:08:51 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>What do &quot;Goto Definition&quot; and &quot;Goto Reference&quot; do in Sublime Text</title><link>https://halalpay.co/what-do-goto-definition-and-goto-reference-do-in-sublime-text.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/what-do-goto-definition-and-goto-reference-do-in-sublime-text.html</guid><description>What is the purpose of these commands?:...</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:07:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How can I reset default programs in Windows 7?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/how-can-i-reset-default-programs-in-windows-7.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/how-can-i-reset-default-programs-in-windows-7.html</guid><description>By mistake I had changed default program with other files and now all of my files and programs seem to have been changed to word documents, and they do not open. I cannot even open the internet any......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:05:54 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Fixing restore active desktop on windows xp</title><link>https://halalpay.co/fixing-restore-active-desktop-on-windows-xp.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/fixing-restore-active-desktop-on-windows-xp.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;ve already tried this:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-desktop/windows-xp-will-not-restore-my-active-desktop/f664bfe4-0acd-4b11-8918-eb779bb2cc07
had no luck. All I k......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:01:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How can I list all updates installed on Mac OS X?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/how-can-i-list-all-updates-installed-on-mac-os-x.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/how-can-i-list-all-updates-installed-on-mac-os-x.html</guid><description>How can I list all updates installed on Mac OS X?...</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:52:02 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>How to show volume shadow copy service tab?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/how-to-show-volume-shadow-copy-service-tab.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/how-to-show-volume-shadow-copy-service-tab.html</guid><description>There is a service called volume shadow copy that can help me to control my system restore points , this service can make me restore any thing ( e.g restore my files that I write at specific date ) , ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:28:07 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Does a 4-pin mini-DIN S-Video out to HDMI in cable exist? [closed]</title><link>https://halalpay.co/does-a-4-pin-mini-din-s-video-out-to-hdmi-in-cable-exist-closed.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/does-a-4-pin-mini-din-s-video-out-to-hdmi-in-cable-exist-closed.html</guid><description>I&amp;#039;m looking for an cable (adapter or something) that can connect a
4-pin mini-DIN S-Video out
to a:
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I want to extend the coverage, and adding a D-link switch, that can act also as a universal repeater
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If I enable &amp;quot;All Mailboxes&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;All Outlook Items&amp;quot; in the se......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:02:02 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Radeon ReLive only records a green screen, how do i fix it?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/radeon-relive-only-records-a-green-screen-how-do-i-fix-it.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/radeon-relive-only-records-a-green-screen-how-do-i-fix-it.html</guid><description>Okay, so I have been trying to setup my Radeon ReLive and I got it all working and the setting to where I wanted them. However when I am playing Rainbow Six Siege on Windows 10 and I use the Instant ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:20:55 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>SSH Connect to Existing Gvim Window</title><link>https://halalpay.co/ssh-connect-to-existing-gvim-window.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/ssh-connect-to-existing-gvim-window.html</guid><description>From what I understand, gvim is an X-window application, so it&amp;#039;s possible to start the application remotely and be connected to the window via SSH. Is it possible to connect to an existing gvim win......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:10:34 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Count Blank Cells In Row if Another Row is not Blank in excel</title><link>https://halalpay.co/count-blank-cells-in-row-if-another-row-is-not-blank-in-excel.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/count-blank-cells-in-row-if-another-row-is-not-blank-in-excel.html</guid><description>In excel Im trying to count Items not listed
An example of how I am trying to achieve this would be:
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Example Item 1 ----- 12/12/12
Example Item 2 -----
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In Kleopatra (Windows), I have the following key server
When I try to fetch the GPG public key of XUbuntu (...</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:35:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Logitech M705 Wireless Mouse: Are the batteries dying, or does the device have a hardware failure?</title><link>https://halalpay.co/logitech-m705-wireless-mouse-are-the-batteries-dying-or-does-the-devic.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/logitech-m705-wireless-mouse-are-the-batteries-dying-or-does-the-devic.html</guid><description>I have a Logitech M705 wireless mouse. I&amp;#039;m first time using a wireless mouse, so I don&amp;#039;t have much experience with the hardware features and behavior.
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Now I need to back up this VM, with its snapshots, to another machine.
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OS Version: 1607
With using Get-WmiObject?
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6.13
31.41592
2.124
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DDR3
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yum install p7zip
installed it. And now running this returns
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But
[root@root publi......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:29:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Streaming audio from Windows to Linux using PulseAudio</title><link>https://halalpay.co/streaming-audio-from-windows-to-linux-using-pulseaudio.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/streaming-audio-from-windows-to-linux-using-pulseaudio.html</guid><description>I have Linux box with Ubuntu + PulseAudio network server installed. I can stream audio from my laptop (with Linux installed too) to the box over local network.
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Emoji are picture characters/emoticons often used in Japanese webpages and messages.
......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:43:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Which other Extension Packs for VirtualBox are available? [closed]</title><link>https://halalpay.co/which-other-extension-packs-for-virtualbox-are-available-closed.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/which-other-extension-packs-for-virtualbox-are-available-closed.html</guid><description>The default solution to access VMs outside the guest with VirtualBox seems to be VRDP provided by the VirtualBox Extension Pack. But that is not free to use in a commercial use case and pretty expe......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:39:25 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Custom WIM shows up blank in Windows Setup</title><link>https://halalpay.co/custom-wim-shows-up-blank-in-windows-setup.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/custom-wim-shows-up-blank-in-windows-setup.html</guid><description>I am trying to set up a custom image to load with windows setup. It works fine, but for some reason the operating system has a blank selection in Windows Setup.
But when I check the WIM title and ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:59:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>DVD/CD-ROM drives stop working in Windows 7</title><link>https://halalpay.co/dvd-cd-rom-drives-stop-working-in-windows-7.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/dvd-cd-rom-drives-stop-working-in-windows-7.html</guid><description>All of a sudden Windows 7 (64 bit) lost all DVD and CD-ROM drives. It worked fine for about a month, then I don&amp;#039;t know what happened.
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I love you and George loves IOANA but also Mihai is my enemy.
I want to match 2 words before IOANA, and also 2 words after IOANA
The Output should be:
I love you and IOANA Mihai i......</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:50:13 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Disable OneDrive handling in Word</title><link>https://halalpay.co/disable-onedrive-handling-in-word.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://halalpay.co/disable-onedrive-handling-in-word.html</guid><description>Since I use OneDrive, each document I create or edit in Word is handled as an online document, when I save it in the folder structure, OneDrive is syncing.
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For example I have a php.ini file:
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tar -c -M --tape-length=102400 --file=disk1.tar largefile.tgz
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reg add Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa /v everyoneincludesanonymous /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
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GRANT SYSADM TO db2inst1;
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Error: DB2 SQL Error: SQLCODE=-707, SQLSTATE=42939, SQLERRMC=SYSADM, DRIVER=4.19.49
SQLState: 42939
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