No wait, Wradfold… no, I mean Bradford! That’s right, this year’s Wradfold Wakefield Show is just one week away. It takes place on 27th April – next Saturday – in Bradford.
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13s turns 1.01 after 14 years
One developer that pops up a lot on RISCOSitory is Kevin Wells, aka Kevsoft, who has a number of applications – which he updates fairly regularly – that make use of APIs from third party websites and online resources, providing a way to access and use information from them on the RISC OS desktop, that might not otherwise be accessible. That isn’t the only type of software he has available, though.
Read MoreSing ‘Happy Birthday’ to the RiscPC with ROUGOL
It seems like only ten years ago that the RiscPC turned twenty years old, and there was an article posted here to commemorate the event, and we even had cake and celebrated at that year’s Wakefield Show – and that’s because it was only ten years ago! If you move forward ten years from that, you of course reach thirty, so it’s worth remembering the machine once again.
Read MoreHexen 1.07 released
If you attended the Southwest Show back in February, you’ll know that there was a new release of Hexen from R-Comp, which saw some significant updates over the older version – amongst other things meaning it can now be run on more modern RISC OS computer systems. It seems that the programmer responsible for the updated port of the game, Gerph, has been continuing to improve it, because there is now a new version available – 1.07 – which R-Comp’s Andrew Rawnsley says is a major update.
Read MoreDevelopers’ fireside chat – 6th April
This coming Saturday (6th April) is the next opportunity for anyone who is either developing on or for RISC OS, or interested in doing so, to meet up with like-minded folk and discuss that very subject.
Read MoreChanges to telephone and broadband services – WROCC meeting, 3rd April
The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) will next meet on Wednesday, 3rd April, and the subject of the meeting – with Chris Hughes taking the podium – are the changes that are coming for the UK’s telephone and broadband services.
Read MoreJoin the public beta and let fly with Wi-Fi
Attendees of the recent Southwest Show in Bristol who sat in on one or two of the theatre presentations – or anyone who has subsequently watched the videos of those talks will be aware that Wi-Fi is now a thing for RISC OS – and not only that, but like buses two different versions have arrived; one from RISC OS Developments Ltd (ROD) and one from RISC OS Open Ltd (ROOL).
Read MoreTime for some tea… vee
Rick Murray recently pranked readers of the RISC OS Open Ltd (ROOL) forums, by posting a screenshot of his RISC OS desktop with an extra icon on the left hand side (where devices sit) depicting a cup of tea.
Read MoreStreetfix heads to Norway and Sweden
StreetFix, the application from Kevin Wells for keeping track of and reporting local problems, such as damaged street furniture, potholes, and so on, has been updated to work with a couple of additional remote API (application programmer interface) providers that use the FixMyStreet platform.
Read MoreRISC OS eXperience – 18th May
People in the United Kingdom who use RISC OS have plenty of opportunities to meet up with fellow users, with a number of user groups holding meetings on a regular basis, and a small number of main events – the shows, such as Wakefield and London. But what of our European friends?
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