Announcement from Jim Lesurf, 7th April, 2014. I’ve now made a simple Audio CD ripper available, called ClassicRip. This can be downloaded from the Audiomisc website. ClassicRip has two specific features: It allows the user to rip chosen sets of successive tracks to a single (wave) file. When this is done it also generates a text file listing the time offsets of each track’s start in the file. This is useful for musical works like classical music symphonies, etc.
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.
Windows XP end of life – how it affects RISCube/RISCBook users
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 4th April, 2014. R-Comp Interactive have recently written to users of RISCube and RISCBook computer systems regarding the imminent end-of-life of Windows XP (April 8th). The general advice is “don’t panic” but we have provided a range of (we hope) helpful tips to bear in mind if you’re still using Windows XP on your RISCube or RISCbook.
Read MoreSouthampton Acorn Users Group – April meeting
Announcement from Dave Higton, 4th April, 2014. The next meeting of the Southampton Acorn Users Group will take place on Tuesday, April 8th, at Itchen College Sports Centre, Deacon Road, Southampton, from 19:00 until 21:00. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Read MoreThe 2013 RISC OS Survey results are now online
Lots of RISC OS users run RISC OS. Apparently. When RISCOSitory ran the recent awards poll for the two years 2012 and 2013, the voting form also included a simple survey – the goal being to form an idea of what the RISC OS user-base is currently like, what systems are in use, and so on. If the survey is carried out each year alongside the awards poll, it can theoretically reveal changes in the RISC OS landscape, such as whether we are attracting new users to the platform.The results…
Read MoreWROCC meeting – ebooks: what they are and how to master them
Announcement from the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club, 30th March, 2014. Ebooks: What They Are and How To Master Them Meeting on Wednesday 2nd April, 2014, at 7.45pm
Read MoreARMiniX OS update 4 released
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 27th March, 2014. R-Comp Interactive are pleased to announce the release of OS Update 4 for ARMiniX and PandaLand members. The new OS update brings owners of ARMiniX computers up to date with the latest RISC OS features and functionality, whilst ensuring the reliability and stability that allowed ARMiniX to win “Best hardware” in the recent RISC OS awards.
Read MorePackMan package manager 0.8.1 beta released
Announcement from Alan Buckley, 26th March, 2014. PackMan version 0.8.1 beta is now available. New to this version: Module checking. If an existing RISC OS module has already been installed that matches the module in a package,
Read MoreUpcoming ROUGOL meetings
Announcement from ROUGOL, 23rd March, 2014. After a quiet couple of months, the RISC OS User Group Of London has some exciting meetings coming up, so here are some details for your diary. All meetings are free and take place on the 3rd Monday of the month at the Blue-Eyed Maid (upstairs in the Spice Lounge restaurant), 173 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1HR.
Read MoreWakefield Acorn and RISC OS Show, 26th April, 2014
Announcement from Steve Fryatt, 19th March, 2014. This year’s Wakefield Acorn and RISC OS Computer Show will be taking place on Saturday, 26th April, 2014, at its familiar home of the Cedar Court Hotel near Wakefield. Organised by the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club, the north’s premier RISC OS event is now in its nineteenth year.
Read MoreSnippets – 19th March, 2014
Bringing you the latest yesterday’s last week’s month’s YEAR’s news TODAY! Thanks to a previous engagement being cancelled, an unexpectedly free day means I can – finally – root through my archive of possible news and put together a snippets-post of things that really ought to have been reported on before now on RISCOSitory.
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