Kevin Wells has released another new version of his application for looking up train timetables. Version 1.20 of TrainTimes has a small user interface change, and a code change to address a problem on one platform.
Read MoreParty time at the next ROUGOL meeting
The next RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting will take place on Monday, 15th August, and rather than having a guest speaker or themed discussion, the meeting will instead be something much simpler – with the unambigious title: Summer Party!
Read MoreScummVM bounds on with another new release
The team behind ScummVM – which includes Cameron Cawley maintaining the RISC OS port – has pushed out another new version, adding support for a further nine classic games across six engines.
Read MoreRISCOSbits announces ‘RISC OS Rewards’ scheme
Also, you may or may not already know, but Ovation Pro is now free to download. RISCOSbits has launched a new initiative aimed at rewarding loyal RISC OS users for their continuing patronage by offering a discount on future purchases.
Read MoreHTTPServ and SSI updated
An updated version of HTTPServ (0.12b) is now available to download from Thomas Milius‘ website (in the ‘Computer Activities’ section), or from !Store. The separate SSI program (0.02) – available to download from the website, and included in the HTTPServ download from !Store – has also been updated.
Read MoreA taste of what’s in store from AMCOG at the next WROCC meeting
The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) will next meet up on Wednesday, 3rd August, and the guest speaker will be Tony Bartram of AMCOG Games.
Read MoreTrainTimes put back on the right track
A new version of TrainTimes has been released by Kevin Wells. The program helps you plan your trips around the country on public transport by providing a way to look up railway timetables and destinations from within RISC OS.
Read MoreKevNav allows a little style in your route planning
Kevin Wells has released another update to KevNav, his application for planning how to get from A to B. It works by using Wget to relay a start point and destination to the Transport API website, retrieve the results, and display it in a window in the RISC OS desktop.
Read MoreDesktop Modernisation Engine comes to ROUGOL – 18th July
If you come to RISC OS from another platform, or use any alongside it, you will know there are many features on those other platforms that are lacking on RISC OS. Some of those features can actually be quite useful, and would be beneficial to have, not least for the benefit of people trying RISC for the first time, so that they are more comfortable using it.
Read MoreMUG Virtual Show videos starting to appear online
ALso: The Midlands User Group now has a YouTube Channel – the RISC OS MUG Zone. The inaugural virtual show hosted by the Midlands User Group (MUG) took place on 2nd July – and being an online event, it’s no surprise that the various presentations were recorded with the aim of making them available online after.
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