This post has been double-encoded with ROT13, for your added security1. Cryptography and Security is the topic for the next meeting of the RISC OS User Group of London, with a presentation by Doctor Nat Queen of Birmingham University. Computer security is a topic that should be important to everyone these days, with so much of our lives stored on not only our own machines, but also those belonging to third party companies – from our energy supplies to our tax records; it’s all computerised, and the data is in…
Read MoreAuthor: VinceH
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.
MiniTime version 1.07 released
Gains Gemini Man functionality1. Fred Graute has released a new version of MiniTime, an application that displays the date and time in a small icon or window, without being obtrusive and getting in the way of the day to day usage of the computer. There have been a couple of changes to the user interface in version 1.07:
Read MoreJan Vibe’s graphics programs find their way to YouTube
Well, their output does, anyway, thanks to Richard Ashbery. Those who have been on the RISC OS scene long enough to remember our printed magazines – Acorn User in particular – will undoubtedly remember the graphics delights provided by Danish programmer Jan Vibe, whose programs featured regularly as type-in listings in the magazine (and later ready to run from the cover discs). Richard Ashbery, who is well known for his work with ArtWorks2, and publishes a graphic of the month created with the application on his website, has taken a…
Read MoreRobots, sensors, and a Raspberry Pi – Wakefield meeting, 7th June
Meeting probably safe – killer robots unlikely to appear. The next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club will take place on Wednesday 7th June, with the subject matter being “Things to do with Robots, Sensors, and a Raspberry Pi” – with no further information given beyond that, leaving plenty of room for speculation. The most obvious guess (given that no speaker has been mentioned) is that it’s going to be an open discussion on the things that can be done with, well, robots, sensors, and a Raspberry Pi.…
Read MoreGoLinux update gives Linux booting a boost
Reduced inertia to get you going. Elesar‘s GoLinux application allows a Titanium-based computer to boot from the RISC OS desktop straight into Linux1 – Debian (Jessie) – effectively making those systems equipped with the software dual OS machines. This can be hugely useful, because even the most ardent of RISC OS users would have to admit there are many shortcomings in the software available for the platform – so being able to switch from RISC OS to Linux, all in the same box – allows a lot more software to…
Read MoreShow reports and discussions at ROUGOL – Monday, 15th May
It’s not only Smarties that have the answer – ROUGOL does too! If you want to know what happened at last month’s Wakefield Show, a reasonable approach would be to read the RISCOSitory report – but I haven’t written it yet. The workload here in the bunker is such that the report is still to be written for the earlier Southwest Show – so the Wakefield one might be a while. You could also look at the videos of the theatre talks, but apart from one, I haven’t even watched…
Read MoreNews nybble: Southampton meeting rescheduled for Tuesday, 16th May
The next meeting of the Southampton RISC OS Users Group, which was originally planned for this evening but had to be cancelled due to a double booking by the venue, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 16th May – next week. As per the original – and usual – arrangements, the meeting will run from 7:00pm until 9:00pm at: Itchen College Sports Centre, Deacon Road (opposite Whites Road), Southampton. There is no admission fee, and everyone is welcome – head for the College Centre, an open area with tables and chairs,…
Read MoreNews nybble: Southampton meeting tomorrow night cancelled
The meeting scheduled and announced for the Southampton RISC OS User Group – which would otherwise have taken place Tuesday, 9th May (tomorrow night) – has been cancelled. It appears that the venue has made a double-booking, and the room used by the group is therefore unavailable – so any RISC OS users who make the mistake of turning up will be joining an event concerning something else entirely. Organiser Andrew Conroy says he will try to arrange an alternative date, and let everyone know as soon as possible.
Read MoreBristol, Southampton meetings this week
Two RISC OS user group meetings are taking place in the next few days, one in Bristol and one in Southampton.
Read MoreAcorn World exhibition in Cambridge – 13th and 14th May
A modern event with a retro bent! In just over a week’s time, the Centre for Computing History, based in Cambridge, will be hosting an event that should be of interest to anyone with fondness for computers that came from the Acorn stable – Acorn World 2017. The event has been organised by the Acorn & BBC User Group in association with the museum, and will give visitors an insight into how Acorn started, some of their innovations, and the legacy they left behind – successes such as ARM and…
Read More