Although no formal announcement has yet been made, the London Show has found a new home, and the date is now set for the 2024 event – so open those diaries (or Organizer apps) and turn to October to set a reminder for the 26th!
Read MoreAuthor: VinceH
Repetition made easy with Makro 2.01
Fred Graute has released version 2.01 of a utility called Makro, which allows simple string sequences to be defined, and then played back as often as needed as though they had just been typed in – much like we used to do with the BBC Micro function keys.
Read MoreCurrency gains textile export
Kevin Wells has been released another update to Currency, a tool for checking exchange rates and various other, related tasks.
Read MoreROUGOL escapes to the light – 15th January
With the days still short and the nights long, who wouldn’t want to escape to the light? And that’s what the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) will be doing on Monday, 15th January, with the help of Tony Bartram from AMCOG Games.
Read MoreDevelopers’ fireside gathering – 20th January
It’s time to for anyone interested in RISC OS programming to get the fire (or other heat source) going again, and gather around the computer for another friendly fireside chat. The next one takes place on 20th January, 2024 – next Saturday.
Read MoreMessenger Pro 9.01 brings ‘sender’ setting
The main commercial email client for RISC OS is Messenger Pro from R-Comp, and the company has just released version 9.01 – a very small increment in its version number (Messenger Pro 9 was released in the run up to the 2022 Wradfold Show; Wakefield, but in Bradford), but a change that may be quite important for some users.
Read MoreDiscover advanced RiscOSM techniques with WROCC – 10th January
The first Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting of 2024 will take place on Wednesday, 10th January – a week later than the regular date, which would have been the 3rd – and the guest speakers will be Matthew and Hilary Philips from Sine Nomine.
Read MoreScummVM 2.8.0 released
The penultimate day of 2023 saw another release of ScummVM, which includes a RISC OS version thanks to the efforts of Cameron Cawley. The software is now at version 2.8.0, and the latest version brings with it a number of new engines, enhancements to old ones – and of course, a whole raft of newly supported games.
Read MoreDefend Earth from the Chronites in TIMERUN from AMCOG Games
Adding to an ever growing list, the latest title from AMCOG Games is TIMERUN, and it had its first public release at the recent MUG RISC OS Xmas Market, and is now available to buy from !Store, priced at £9.99.
Read MoreRISCOSbits on the ROAD to WROCC
The next Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting will take place a week later than usual, on 13th December – the second Wednesday of this month, rather than the customary first. The guest speaker will be Andy Marks from RISCOSbits.
Read More