Wait! What? Oh… encoding access details in a QR code. As you were… Kevin Wells’ application for generating QR codes (two-dimensional bar codes) has been given some more attention, and version 1.07 of the application is now available to download. Two notable changes have been added to this version of QrCode:
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News nybble: QrCode bins MeCards, picks up vCards
Kevin Wells’ application QrCode has been updated to version 1.06, in which MeCard support – only very recently added – has been dropped in favour of vCard support. The latter Virtual Contact File (VCF) format is more flexible, offering more fields, and is more widely used. At the same time, Kevin has switched from BBC BASIC to Brandy BASIC for the application, as a means to extend the length of text strings he can use. The application is used to generate QR (Quick Response) Codes. These are two dimensional bar…
Read MoreProphet version 4.05 released
An update has been released by Elesar Ltd to Prophet, the comprehensive accounts package for RISC OS. Version 4.05 of the software benefits from features requested by users and some problems addressed – including an important one for users of the Making Tax Despicable Digital (MTD) feature.
Read MoreMeCard support added to QrCodes
A graphical way to say “Here’s me card, guv…” Kevin Wells has updated his application for generating QR Codes to add support for ‘MeCards’.
Read MoreBug fixes for MPData+
With a general election so recently behind us and a new set of Members of Parliament now in the House of Commons, Kevin Wells has released a new version of MPData+ – his application that allows RISC OS users to access data about their local MP.
Read MoreMACadd a vCard to your address book
Kevin Wells has released version 1.05 of MACadd, his application to dig into the details of any given MAC address. The new version allows the company name and address behind the MAC address to be exported as a vCard file, ready for importing into a contact database.
Read MoreTransport applications updated
Kevin Wells has released updates to his two applications that use Wget to interrogate the Transport API website in order to find and display timetable (and other) information.
Read MoreMusicMan pumps up the version (to 2.19)
R-Comp has released an updated version of MusicMan, their software for organising and playing music collections.
Read MoreBusTimes can now launch GPX files
BusTimes, Kevin Wells’ application for finding out bus and bus stop timetables has been brought up to version 1.11, and along with some bug fixes, it now allows GPX files of the bus route to be launched, if an application that can handle them has been seen by the filer.
Read MoreStar Mine – a 3D-perspective space game from AMCOG
At the London Show last month, AMCOG Games released a new 3D-perspective game – and that game, Star Mine, is now available to purchase from !Store.
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