CloudFS is a filing system from Elesar Ltd that provides RISC OS with access to cloud-based storage, currently via pCloud. An update to the software has been released, bringing it up to version 0.34. This now checks for, and selects, the closest and least loaded server when connecting, in order to bring a speed gain of up to 30% over using the default servers. It also now preserves load and execution addresses in a more suitable way for use with HostFS and RPCEMu, as well as newer versions of LanManFS…
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News nybble: Dr Wimp Hints & Tips video
Kevin Wells has written a number of applications designed to interface with remote websites using their published application programmer interfaces (APIs) using Wget, and when writing his software he uses Dr Wimp. Kevin has decided to try to assist others by releasing ‘how to’ videos, with the first being how to ensure only one copy of your Dr Wimp-based application is run at one time. However, noting that the sound quality of Kevin’s videos is a somewhat below par, keep an eye out for this and any future ‘how to’…
Read MoreBen Finn discusses the history of Sibelius with ROUGOL
Sibelius was a music notation – or score writing – package, allowing people to put music to paper (via the screen) in much the same way a writer might use a word processing package. Named for Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, the first version was released in April 1993 – thirty years ago this month. The software went on to become a killer application for RISC OS, putting the operating system on the map for musicians, with some even buying RiscPCs just to run Sibelius – including institutions such as the…
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