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 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.
Ben 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…
Read MoreWakefield beckons all RISC OS users… to Bradford
The next important date in the typical RISC OS year is almost upon us, with the Wradfold Show – that’s the official RISCOSitory name for the Wakefield Show when it takes place in Bradford – now just a smidgen under three weeks away.
Read MoreCurrency 2.01 released
The application from Kevin Wells for looking up exchange rates and other related information, Currency, has been updated to version 2.01.
Read MoreChris Hall brings a little speed to the next Wakefield meeting
Wait, officer, no, that’s definitely not what I meant! Computer technology in general tends to improve in a number of areas, with newer machines sporting any or all of more memory, greater storage, and faster processing speeds – although equal developments in the software that runs on them, to make use of those improvements, can sometimes mean the end user doesn’t necessarily notice the gains that have been made.
Read MoreDevelopers’ meeting, 1st April
The latest in a series of online meetings with developers in mind – friendly fireside chats with a view to sharing ideas and techniques, and providing guidance and advice – will take place on Saturday, 1st April.
Read MoreNeed for speed? Zoom to Saturday’s MUG meeting!
Andy Marks of RISCOSbits will be transported at high speed to the next Midlands User Group (MUG) meeting – or at least a digital representation will be, since the meeting will be held entirely online.
Read MoreDesign a logo for the Wakefield Club
The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) want you to get your artistic juices flowing, and draw them a new logo, with a prize up for grabs for the one they choose and go on to use! April of this year – the same month in which the Wakefield Show takes place (in Bradford) – marks the club’s 40th anniversary, and they are celebrating in a number of ways. One of those is to hold a competition to (hopefully) find a replacement for the club’s logo.
Read MoreNot working network printer drivers now working!
If you use R-Comp‘s Network Printer Drivers, you may have encountered a problem if you’ve also been using recent beta versions of RISC OS 5.29, incorporating changes to FileSwitch. Those changes have brought about compatibility issues with support for HP JetDirect, a technology in use on many network capable printers – not just those from Hewlett-Packard. An update to the Network Printer Drivers software, released this week, addresses the issue – version 2.04 is now available from !Store.
Read MoreNews nybble: PiTools and 4téTools 1.21 released
R-Comp‘s support packages for the 4té and Raspberry Pi 4 (on which it is based) have both been updated, with the latest versions – 1.21 – both available to download. In the case of PiTools, that’ll be via !Store, and in the case of 4téTools, from the users’ download site, detailed in the machine’s support documentation. The reason for the update is that an issue cropped up with some of the LockScreen options, which have now been resolved.
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