A new French-language digital magazine, Mag42, was launched recently by David Feugey – and the second issue is now available.
Read MoreMeetings and events in September 2026
It’s the last day of August, and it happens – thankfully – to fall on an official holiday, so it’s time to give the new trial feature its second outing, and look at what RISC OS-related meetings and events are coming up in September.
Read MoreThe road towards 64-bit with Andrew Rawnsley – WROCC meeting 2nd September
Andrew Rawnsley, wearing his RISC OS Developments hat, will be the guest speaker at the next Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting, which takes place on Wednesday, 2nd September, and he will be talking on the subject of 64-bit.
Read MoreMarkdown your Currency app in version 2.07
Kevin Wells has released a new version of Currency, his application that provides a way to check exchange rates for different currencies, as well as the GDP (gross domestic product) and population information for different countries, without having the struggle of dealing with websites that may not work in RISC OS browsers.
Read MoreGeneral RISC OS chat at ROUGOL – 17th August
Tonight (17th August) is when the next RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting will take place, and like last month’s meeting it hasn’t been possible to arrange a guest speaker, so the meeting will again be an open one for general discussion of all things RISC OS.
Read MoreStrongED test release 4.70a21 now available
There’s another new test release of StrongED available – version 4.70a21 [zip file] – with an upgrade [zip file] available to use by anyone who already has version 4.70a20 (noting that it is unsuitable for use with any other versions). And if you want to look at it, the source code [zip file] is also available.
Read MoreMartin Eastwood talking emulators and more to WROCC – 12th August
A week later than originally scheduled, as previously noted, Martin Eastwood will be talking to the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) on Wednesday, 12th August, 2026, covering a few different pieces of software:
Read MoreAugust WROCC meeting delayed until 12th
As mentioned in the recently posted roundup of August meetings, the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) normally holds their meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, making the normal scheduled date this coming Wednesday. However, the meeting has unfortunately had to be delayed by a week, and will now take place on Wednesday, 12th August.
Read MoreMeetings and events in August 2026
This is a new trial feature for the website – a list of all upcoming meetings (and other events) I can see for the coming month, possibly with notable mentions for any further ahead. I’ll aim to post this either at the end of one month, or the begininng of the next.
Read MoreStrongED test release 4.70a20 now available
Users of the powerful text editor StrongED who like to keep up to date with test versions – and therefore try out features before they become part of the main ‘stable’ release cycle – can now download test version 4.70a20s [zip file]. And for those interested, with this release Fred Graute, who maintains StrongED, has decided to release the sources [zip file]
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