A trio of updates have arrived from R-Comp, with new versions released of Messenger Pro 9, DP Genealogy, and Genealogy Records.
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VinceH, aka Vince M Hudd, owns and operates Soft Rock Software, providing services and software to not only the RISC OS market, but also to the wider world. RISCOSitory and its associated sites and services are provided for free as a result of that - so buying his stuff is probably quite helpful.
StrongED effs up to version 4.69f12
An updated version of StrongED has been made available by Fred Graute. A new full release of version 4.69, it therefore sees its ‘f’ suffix incremented, bringing it up to 4.69f12 – the twelfth such release.
Read MoreRandUser explores new shores in version 1.03
Hot on the heels of his recent update to StreetFix, Kevin Wells has looked at another of his applications that use Wget to relay user requests to remote websites and display the results. This time, it’s his application to generate random user data, RandUser.
Read MoreAndrew Oyston talks to WROCC – 5th October
A name that may not be familiar to many RISC OS users is Andrew Oyston, but he’s familiar with RISC OS – as well as listing retro hardware and games as a hobby, he is a contributor to publications such as Pixel Addict magazine, in issue 5 of which his Wakefield 2022 show report was published1.
Read MoreNavigate your way around potholes with StreetFix 1.04
StreetFix is an application from Kevin Wells that makes it possible to check up on and report problems in different postcode districts of the United Kingdom. It does this by using Wget and an internet connection to talk to a remote site, relaying user requests as necessary – and in this case, the site in question is FixMyStreet.
Read MoreNext MUG meeting to discuss the shape of things
The next Midlands User Group (MUG) meeting will take place online, using the Zoom video conferencing system, from 2:00pm on Saturday, 2nd October, with a discussion topic inspired by the cancellation of this year’s London Show and the scarcity of active user groups.
Read MoreSeptember ROUGOL meeting called off
The meeting is cancelled. Long last the meeting. The RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) normally hold their meetings on the third Monday of each month, meaning that the next meeting was scheduled to take place tomorrow evening – Monday, 19th September. However, with the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II taking place earlier in the same day, the decision has been taken to not hold a normal meeting.
Read MoreThis year’s London Show no longer going ahead
This year’s London Show, organised by the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL), has unfortunately had to be cancelled.
Read MorePhotoDesk gets a new release at a new price under new owners
A new version of PhotoDesk, released by its new owners XAT with a little help from R-Comp, is now available to purchase from !Store. The software has a long history, dating back to the 1990s when it was sold by Spacetech. There were a number of versions available from the company, with the top-end version costing around £300, and there were even separate ‘plug-ins’ available.
Read MoreMoney saving tech tips at the next WROCC meeting
Insert joke about the people of Yorkshire and saving money wherever possible… here! With the cost of living rising at a rate approaching escape velocity – suggesting NASA’s Artemis 1 mission might be fuelled by British prices – any tips and tricks on how to save money will be welcomed by many at the moment. And at this month’s Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting, Peter Richmond will be looking at just this issue.
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