On the ITEL A60 specifications sheet, a dual rear camera setup reigns as one of the top design features pimped to the device. Likewise, the internal storage is improved to 32GB expandable to 128GB with 2GB of operational RAM.

The dual rear camera setup combines 8MP of quality for captured images. To the front, a lone selfie camera offers 2MP of image quality. As expanded on the specs sheet, Android 12 Go is the base supported operating system with a MediaTek Chipset as below.

ITEL A60 Specifications

ITEL A60 Price in Uganda

In Uganda, the device currently retails at a reserved price of UGX 260,000 and this is a much lower figure for a 4G-enabled smartphone. By range, telecom-backed devices like the Airtel 4G smartphone and MTN Kabode Supa available on the Ugandan market spike at slightly higher price tags.

The A60 is available in Itel branded stores and MTN Service centers across the country since Itel spiked a partnership with the Yello telco at the smartphone launch in Uganda. As per the specifications sheet, the Itel A60 is a great improvement in comparison to previous A releases.

Out of the box, the TECNO Spark 10 pro glows with a solid design, the dual rear camera setup can be mistaken for a quad array. Alongside the device, a single charging brick, USB Type C cable, a pair of headsets, rubber phone cover, and manual notes occupy the box compartments as below.

TECNO Spark 10 Pro Box Contents

• Single TECNO Spark 10 Pro Unit
• Charging Brick
• USB Type C cable
• Headsets
• Rubber phone cover
• Warranty Notes

TECNO Spark 10 Pro Impressions

By first impressions, you can easily rate the TECNO Spark 10 Pro as a high-end device. It features a wide display screen, elegant body finish, limited ports, a punch hole display notch, and limited input ports to the charging port, speakers, and headphone jack port.

The boxing style is yet again the normal TECNO standard, but inks a great purchase with the TECNO Spark 10 Pro in your hands. On power on, Android 13 tones play to a smooth app layout inking performance for every installed application.

Unlike the previous releases we’ve had a hands-on experience with, the TECNO Spark 10 Pro is a joy to use with its boxed edges. Moreover, the attached price tag of UGX 703,000/= is fair price tag for a 256GB Internal storage device that gets upscale performance with 8GB RAM. In short, the device is great, and hints on a good durability mark better than its predecessors.

Where to buy the TECNO Spark 10 Pro

You can buy the TECNO Spark 10 Pro from an authorized Tecno Mobile dealer shop, an Airtel service center, or online via shopping platforms like Jumia for a genuine copy of the device. At UGX 703,000 for the Pro version, you can be guaranteed of a durable device you can use for the next 2 years as long its Android version does not fade off.

By first impressions, the TECNO Spark 10 Pro dares an attractive design that’s improved from all previous releases like the Spark 9. A triple rear camera setup is very much visible inking a refreshed internals grade fortifying the Internal storage and runtime memory (RAM).

On the specifications sheet, Android 13 is the base supported operating system running HIOS 12.6 which doubles as the latest TECNO Mobile Firmware. Yet again, a water drop notch houses a single selfie camera on a 6.8 Inch display screen as listed on the specifications sheet below.

TECNO Spark 10 Pro Specifications

TECNO Spark 10 Price in Uganda

The TECNO Spark 10 Price in Uganda ranks at UGX 703,000 for the 256GB + 8GB version, 595,000/= for the 128GB + 8GB version, and the base version retails at 538,000/= as well as the Spark 10 C at 458,000/= as listed below.

All TECNO Spark 10 series models are available in all authorized dealer shops or MTN service centers with free data loaded on purchase. As per the specifications sheet, the TECNO Spark 10 Pro ranks as a must-purchase mid-range device in 2023 and we shall reveal what’s available in our impressions and unboxing articles.

Packing multiple improvements to its launch tag, the Itel A60 is an entry-level smartphone that offers extended features better than any other device in the same price range. Comparable devices including the MTN Kabode Supa and the Airtel 4G Smartphone don’t beat the new Itel A60 level making it a great device for low-end customers.

By standard, Itel Mobile confirmed at the launch that the A60 is the first 4G-powered smartphone in the A-series range. This means, 3G connectivity is no longer the limit, and faster internet speeds are the new target to allow customers use most available features on the device.

By specs, the Itel A60 sports a dual rear camera design with improved image quality as inked at the launch. Storage-wise, 32GB ROM + 2GB RAM is a standard that can deliver a smooth user experience when using the device. However, a big 5000mAh battery sums up the entry-level mark by delivering more uptime on the Itel A60 as revealed at the launch.

To sweeten the deal, upon buying the Itel A60, you get free MTN data in Uganda for the first 3 months. A total of 9GB is gifted to your device instantly as a token of thanks to utilize most features on the phone.

Currently, you can buy the Itel A60 at all MTN Service centers and over 230 dealer shops across Uganda. Also, you get the usual 12 + 1 Months after sales service warranty that lets you deliver your device to any Carlcare service center for free repairs or exchanges during the warranty period.

As a result of the partnership between Itel Mobile and MTN Uganda to launch the Itel A60, affordable and high-quality smartphones will be easily accessible in the near future as the age of AI and ChatGPT ignites a connected future.

As a norm, each time you create a new user in MySQL, you must assign the user correct privileges to access and manage databases on your MySQL cluster. Failure to assign the user correct privileges may lead to little or no access to all MySQL databases.

In this article, we’ll create a new user in MySQL identified with the name `example-user` you will have to replace with your desired username. It’s also important to note that you must have administrative access to the MySQL Shell, then, follow the steps in this article to create your new database user account.

Step 1: Log in to the MySQL Console

To log in to the MySQL console, make sure you have a user account with administrative privileges. If you are running Linux, you can simply use the sudo command to attain root privileges and log in without a password as below.

$ sudo mysql

If you have an administrative username and password, run the following command:

$ mysql -u username-here -p

Step 2: Create a new MySQL User

Once logged in to the MySQL console, create the user example-user by running the following command:

CREATE USER 'example-user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strong-passsword';

In the above command, example-user is the new MySQL user account. localhost defines that you are running MySQL client on the same database server.strong-password represents the user password which must be strong enough to protect your MySQL server.

Step 3: Grant the MYSQL User Privileges to Databases

Now that the user is created, you must grant the MySQL user necessary privileges to one or more databases. These privileges determine what the user can do on the database whether create, read, update, or delete data which you can set as below.

GRANT <PRIVILEGE> ON <Database> TO <user> @ <database-server>

The privileges determine what the user can do in MySQL. For example, you can grant the user the privileges to create, read, update, and delete data, or you can limit the user to only read from the database.

Grant the MySQL user full privileges to all databases.

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON .* TO 'example-user'@'localhost';

Grant the MySQL user full privileges to a single database. For example, the example database.

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON example.* TO 'example-user'@'localhost';

Once applied, the MySQL user only has privileges to the selected databases, and not any other on the server. This is important when grouping users in form of departments to limit what they can access.

Step 4: Flush Privileges to Save MySQL user permissions

Once you create a new user in MySQL or change permissions, you must refresh the database privileges for changes to take effect. To flush privileges, simply run the following command:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES

Upon flushing privileges, the MySQL privilege tables are refreshed with new data. This ensures that your changes to the database server users and permissions are applied.

Test the new MySQL User

To verify that the new MySQL user is well created and the assigned password works well, exit the MySQL console. Then, log in again using the new MySQL user as described below.

First, exit the MYSQL console.

EXIT

Log in as the new user.

$ mysql -u example-user -p

Enter the user password when prompted.

Verify that the user has access to the assigned databases.

SHOW DATABASES;

Exit the MySQL console.

EXIT

Do More each time you Create a New User in MySQL

In this article, you have successfully set up a new user in MySQL and assigned the necessary privileges to allow the user access available databases. The above process is important when setting up new applications such as websites that require database access to keep the rest of your databases safe. For more information about MySQL, please visit its official documentation.

Without the Snipping tool, to capture screenshots and screen record on your Windows 11 machine, you need to either use Microsoft Powerpoint or install 3^rd party tools such as Snaggit. So, you need to leverage the Snipping tool on Windows 11 because it will get your tasks done in a much easier and faster way.

How to Install and update the Snipping Tool on Windows 11

By default, the Snipping tool is available on Windows 11, but in most cases, it’s not updated to the latest version. This means you may miss out on features like screen recording which make the tool a must-have. So, to install or update the Snipping tool on Windows 11, follow the steps below:

1. On the taskbar, click the Windows Menu button.
2. Find and click Microsoft Store.
3. In the open store window, click the Search button, and enter the keyword `snipping tool` in the search field.
4. Click Get to start downloading the Snipping tool to your Windows 11 computer. You may be prompted to sign in to your Microsoft account if not signed in. If the Snipping Tool is already installed on your computer, simply click Update to reinstall a newer version.

5. Once installed, click Launch to start the Snipping tool, or, open the Windows menu, click **All Apps**, scroll to the S section, and click open Snipping Tool. Alternatively, simply search for `Snipping Tool`.
6. DONE: The Snipping Tool will open your Windows 11 machine.

Use the Snipping Tool

To use the snipping tool on Windows 11, all you need to do is open the tool and follow the steps below to capture a screenshot or screen record on Windows 11.

1. Update the Snipping tool to the latest version as described above.
2. Open the Snipping tool.
3. On the main functions bar, change the capture mode to your desired setting whether Photo or Video.
4. Click the Snipping mode button.

5. Set your desired capture method. By default, it’s set to Rectangle Mode, and you can select other options including:

• Rectangle mode – capture in a rectangular snipping area.
• Window mode – capture full application windows, for example, if you have a browser open, the snipping area is set to the full browser.
• Full-screen mode – capture your full computer screen including the taskbar.
• Free-form mode – Change the snipping area to any shape you want for capture. For example, you can change the snipping area to a circle, pentagon, or in any form you want to capture.

6. Click New to hide the Snipping tool window, and start capturing your target area. Depending on your capture mode setting, move your mouse by drawing a shape on your screen.
7. Once complete, release your mouse (left click) to capture the area, and display it in the Snipping tool.
8. Edit your captured screenshot or video using the tools on the bottom bar. Then, click the Save (Floppy disk) icon on the top right bar to save your capture to disk. By default, the Snipping tool saves to the Pictures folder.

9. DONE: Enjoy the Snipping Tool on Windows 11.

The Windows Snipping Tool Keyboard Shortcut

To access the Snipping tool by pressing a shortcut on your keyboard, simply hold the Windows Logo button + Shift + S Win + Shift + S to open the Snipping tool on Windows.

FIX: Snipping Tool not working on Windows 11

If the Snipping tool is not working on your Windows 11 computer, please follow the steps below to fix the error:

1. Update the Snipping tool to the latest version through the Microsoft store.
2. Verify that there no conflicting capture software is installed on your computer. If there is any, make sure it’s not running.
3. Change your Snipping capture mode to a different setting, and click New to reset your snipping mode and use the tool again.

For more information about Windows 11 and its features, please visit to the official Microsoft documentation.

To use Bing AI Chat on your smartphone, make sure you have the latest mobile operating system for your Smartphone model. For example, if you have an iPhone, make sure it’s running the latest IOS permitted for your model. This helps keep your App store updated with the latest versions for your device.

As a rule of thumb, you can only use Bing AI Chat through the Bing search engine. So, make sure you download and install the latest Bing smartphone application on your smartphone. When ready, make sure you join the Bing AI Chat waitlist to get approval for your account and follow the steps below.

How you can use Bing AI Chat on your Smartphone

1. Join the Bing AI waitlist.
2. Download and install the latest Bing app for your smartphone.
3. When installed, open the Bing app from your apps list.
4. When prompted to Always browse with Microsoft Bing, tap Choose Bing to set it as your default browser on the smartphone.
5. Sign in to the App using your Microsoft Account. You can get one by visiting outlook.com or Hotmail.com.
6. Once signed in, you will receive the prompt: You now have access to the new Bing.

7. Tap the main Bing icon on the main navigation bar.
8. Select your preferred Bing AI Chat style. You can choose between creative, balanced, and precise.

9. Select any of the first questions to prompt Bing AI Chat. For example: `which is the deepest ocean`.
10. Bing AI Chat will reply with information that matches your default style.
11. Tap the main Microphone icon to speak to Bing AI Chat using your voice and receive AI voice replies.

12. To type text into Bing AI Chat, click the Keyboard icon in the bottom right corner to access the Ask me Anything field.
13. DONE: Enjoy Bing AI Chat on your Smartphone.

Conclusion

You have successfully integrated Bing AI Chat on your smartphone, through the tool, you can get precise replies if not better replies as you would on ChatGPT. If you find this article useful, please drop us a comment in the section below.

Just like how you can use Microsoft Bing AI Chat on Google Chrome, accessing the platform requires you to download the Bing Chat for All Browsers extension you can get from the Firefox browser add-ons store.

Once you download and install the extension in your Firefox browser, make sure you meet the following requirements to use Bing AI Chat in Firefox.

1. You should have an active Microsoft Account. You can get one by signing up for email via outlook.com.
2. Your Account must be enabled to use the new Bing. You can achieve this by joining the waiting list for faster access.

Use Bing AI Chat in Firefox

1. Click the Extensions icon in the top right corner of your screen.
2. Click to open the Bing AI Chat for all Browsers extension. Click Open Bing Chat to open a new browser tab with Bing.

• Close the waiting list pop-up dialog, then, click Sign in on the top right Bing menu.
• Sign in to your Microsoft account using your email and password. Check the Stay signed in prompt to ensure all-time access to Bing Chat.
• Once signed in, close the Bing tab.
• Click the Bing AI Chat extension, and click Open Bing Chat to launch a new tab with Bing AI Chat.

• DONE: Start using BING AI Chat. Each time you want to use the service, open it using the extension.

Conclusion

In this article, you have installed the Bing for all extension in your Firefox browser and launched BING AI chat in a new tab. You can use the procedure in any other browser that supports the extension such as Google Chrome.

The major difference you experience when you install PowerShell on Linux is the ability to run Windows-cmd-like commands on your system. This is due to the fact that Linux runs Bash as its default shell, when you install PowerShell, you can make it the default, or simply use it to run your commands as you would on Windows.

The shell offers full access to the Component Object Model (COM) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) which makes it easy to carry out administrative tasks on Windows system in the same LAN environment. Likewise, the Common Information Model (CIM) enables remote management of the Linux systems where you have PowerShell installed.

To install PowerShell on Linux and use the .NET framework as your scripting language, you need to add the official Microsoft repositories to your system and install PowerShell as described below.

Install PowerShell on Ubuntu

In a new terminal session, run the following commands:

Update your system.

$ sudo apt update

Install dependencies.

$ sudo install wget apt-transport-https software-properties-common -y

Download the Microsoft production package for Ubuntu.

$ wget -q "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(lsb_release -rs)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb"

> The above command will use your current distribution listed by the command lsb_release -rs to get the appropriate package.

Install the downloaded package.

$ sudo apt install ./packages-microsoft-prod.deb

Update the system.

$ sudo apt update

Install PowerShell.

$ sudo apt install powershell -y

Verify that PowerShell is installed by checking the version.

$ pwsh --version

Install PowerShell on Debian

Update the system

$ sudo apt update

Install dependencies.

$ sudo apt install -y wget apt-transport-https -y

Download the Microsoft package for your Debian system.

$ wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/$(lsb_release -rs)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb

Update the system.

$ sudo apt update

Install PowerShell.

$ sudo apt install powershell -y

Verify that PowerShell is installed on your Debian system.

$ pwsh --version

Install PowerShell on Linux Mint

Linux Mint is based on the Debian distribution just like Ubuntu, to install PowerShell on Linux Mint, download and install the latest package for Debian systems as below.

Update Linux Mint.

$ sudo apt update

Download the latest Debian package.

$ wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/11/packages-microsoft-prod.deb

> The above package downloads a Debian 11 package, if your Linux Mint system is up to date, consider using the latest Debian distribution package by replacing the distro number.

Install PowerShell on Linux Mint.

$ sudo apt install powershell

Verify the install PowerShell version.

$ pwsh --version

Install PowerShell on CentOS, AlmaLinux, RockyLinux, and RHEL distributions

Depending on your CentOS, AlmaLinux, RockyLinux or Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version, follow the steps below to install PowerShell.

CentOS stream 9, Rocky Linux 9, Alma Linux 9, RHEL 8

Install Curl.

$ sudo dnf install curl -y

Import the Microsoft Repository.

$ $ curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/9.0/prod.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/microsoft.repo

Update the system.

$ sudo dnf update

Install PowerShell.

$ sudo dnf instal powershell -y

CentOS 8, RHEL 8, Rocky Linux 8, Alma Linux 8

Import the Microsoft Repository.

$ curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/8/prod.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/microsoft.repo

Update the system.

$ sudo yum update

Install PowerShell.

$ sudo yum install powershell

Verify that PowerShell is installed by checking the version.

$ pwsh --version

Install PowerShell on Fedora Linux

Update the system.

$ sudo dnf update

Download the latest `rpm` package for your Fedora system.

$ wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/fedora/$(lsb_release -rs)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

Install the package.

$ sudo dnf install powershell

Verify that PowerShell is installed.

$ pwsh --version

Install PowerShell on OpenSuse

Download the latest `rpm` packager for OpenSuse.

$ wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/opensuse/$(lsb_release -rs)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

Install the Package.

$ sudo zypper install packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

Verify that PowerShell is installed.

$ pwsh --version

Conclusion

In this article, you have managed to install PowerShell on Linux. If you’re a Windows administrator, PowerShell makes it easy to run commands and automate your tasks as you would on a Windows server. However, the bash shell will remain as the default Shell unless you change it when adding new users.

By structure, the rm command follows a strict syntax when deleting files on Linux, and this includes checking whether you are deleting a single file or a whole directory. On usage, the rm command will remove files without prompting you for any action, and you can easily identify whether you’re about to delete a file or directory by viewing the first long listing identifier.

For example, when you list files with the command below.

$ ls

Your output will be similar to the following.

total 32                                                                        
drwxr-xr-x 2 sysadmin sysadmin 4096 Feb  8  2021 Desktop                        
drwxr-xr-x 4 sysadmin sysadmin 4096 Feb  8  2021 Documents                      
drwxr-xr-x 2 sysadmin sysadmin 4096 Feb  8  2021 Downloads                      
drwxr-xr-x 2 sysadmin sysadmin 4096 Feb  8  2021 Music                          
drwxr-xr-x 2 sysadmin sysadmin 4096 Feb  8  2021 Pictures                       
drwxr-xr-x 2 sysadmin sysadmin 4096 Feb  8  2021 Public                         
drwxr-xr-x 2 sysadmin sysadmin 4096 Feb  8  2021 Templates                      
drwxr-xr-x 2 sysadmin sysadmin 4096 Feb  8  2021 Videos                         
-rw-rw-r-- 1 sysadmin sysadmin    0 Feb 23 19:37 techpointmag.com 

As per the above example, techpointmag.com is the only file because it starts with the identifier - instead of d which starts for directory. Hence, when you delete the file using the rm command, it is permanently deleted with no error. But if you attempt to delete a directory, you are presented an error similar to the one below.

rm: cannot remove 'Desktop': Is a directory

So, by usage, you can delete files on linux using the rm command using the syntax below.

$ rm -[option] <file or directory>

The following are the options accepted by the rm command:

By default, the rm command runs in forced (f)mode and does not give require any confirmation prompts unless you define interactive deletion i. In alliance with the rmdir command, you can safely delete files and directories on Linux as explained below.

Delete a single File on Linux using the rm command

To delete a single file on Linux using the rm command, follow the syntax below.

$ rm <file name>

Example:

$ rm techpointmag.com

The above command removes the file techpointmag.com if its present in your current directory. For safe deletion, we don’t recommend using a path since you may delete valuable information by mistake, but in any case, delete a single file from a path as below.

$ rm ~/techpointmag.com

The above command deletes the file techpointmag.com from your home directory. If the file does not exist, the command returns an error as below.

$ rm: /home/example/techpointmag.com: No such file or directory

Delete multiple files on Linux using the rm command

To delete multiple files on Linux using the rm command, you must use wildcard expressions which include ? that represents 1 character or more, * that represents all, and [] that accepts a range. By usage, you must follow the syntax below.

$ rm <expression>

Example

$ rm *

The above command removes all files in your current directory as the following command can remove files with exactly 3 characters.

$ rm ???

To provide a range, you must specify it in the curl brackets. For example, the following command removes the files named hello and hullo from your current directory.

$ rm h[eua]llo

The files hello, hullo and hallo are all matched for deletion if they exist in your directory.

Delete a directory on Linux using the rm command

Unlike files, to delete a directory on Linux using the rm command, you must specify an option as illustrated earlier in this article, and the command follows the syntax below.

$ rm -r <directory>

Alternatively, the rmdir works straight out of the box with a much easier syntax as below.

$ rmdir <directory>

Example:

$ rm -r Documents

OR

$ rmdir Documents

Either of the above commands deletes the Documents directory if it exists.

Delete multiple directories on Linux using the rm command

Just like deleting multiple files, to delete multiple directories on Linux using the rm command, you must supply a wildcard expression to follow. This is useful when deleting many directories you can’t mark individually. To achieve this, follow the syntax below.

$ rm -r <wildcard-expression>

Example

$ rm -r *

The above command deletes all directories and files in your current working directory. The * expression marks all files and directories for deletion, to limit the loss of important files, simply supply a range as below.

$ rm -r Do[cw]ments

The above command will match the directory Documents and Dowments for deletion while the following will match any directory with exactly 9 characters.

$ rm -r ?????????

Again, the Documents directory and any other with 9 characters matches for deletion.

Control the rm command on Linux

As explained in the above examples, the rm command is final, and deletes matched data permanently. So, how about controlling it to save your valuable data that you may never have intended to delete? Well, here is how you can achieve that with the i – Interactive option.

Syntax

$ rm -i<any other option> <file or directory name>

Example:

$ rm -ir *

The above command will prompt you to accept the deletion of all files and directories one by one as below.

rm: remove directory 'Desk'? yes
rm: remove directory 'hello'? no
rm: remove directory 'techpointmag.com'? no

You must reply either yes or no to each file or directory deletion. When you press enter, it is marked as yes by default.

Conclusion

The rm command is a very useful command since it does not keep any temporary files after deletion unlike the recycle bin on Windows. If you found this article useful, please leave us a comment in the section below.