0.501 replaces 0.25 – that’s, like, twice more than twice as good, innit? Chris Johnson has announced the release of version 0.50 of ID3TagEd and, since that announcement, he has updated the software yet again to version 0.51.
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RiscOSM 1.07 now available
Bridge? What bridge? Sine Nomine Software’s Hilary Phillips has announced a new version of RiscOSM. Version 1.07 allows the user to save the location under the mouse pointer, whereas previously the saved position was the middle of the map, and also fixes a few issues that could previously cause RiscOSM to either crash, or omit features from the map.
Read MoreNew, improved DrawPrint – new, improved speed
Better, stronger, faster – the Six Million Dollar free Man DrawFile printing utility. Sine Nomine Software, aka Matthew and Hilary Phillips, have released a new version of DrawPrint, their free application for printing DrawFiles, Sprites and JPEGs over multiple pages. The new version, 1.46, brings with it an improvement in the speed at which DrawPrint can handle detailed DrawFiles.
Read MoreQuizMaster – a new educational program from ArchieSoft
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Please select Eh?, b, iii or 4. Leeds-based Jon Robinson, operating under the name ArchieSoft, has released a new educational program called QuizMaster. Priced at £20, the software is currently available via eBay, and will be sent to customers by email,
Read MoreJim Lesurf’s USB audio apps updated
I bet you thought I hadn’t noticed? Well I hadn’t, until now. Jim Lesurf announced updates to some of his USB audio applications recently – which somehow slipped by RISCOSitory unnoticed until today. The first of these, announced on 29th May, was an update to USBPlayer, an application that allows suitable wave (.WAV, &FB1) files to be played via USB Audio devices that follow the USB Audio standards.
Read MorePOP3S – a free email transport supporting TLS
Shoobie, doobie do wop – DON’T infiltrate it. Alexander Ausserstorfer has released a free mail transport agent, POP3S, which performs email fetches using TLS on port 995. TLS, or Transport Layer Security, is a protocol first introduced at the very end of the 1990s and based on the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) specification originally developed by NetScape.
Read MoreA new version of Fireworkz for the new year
Well, there are always fireworks to mark the new year, so why not Fireworkz as well? New Year’s Day 2014 saw Stuart Swales announce the release of the latest version of Fireworkz – v1.35/00 – for both RISC OS and Windows – with a long list of changes, some affecting the RISC OS version only, some the Windows version only, and some both. Looking further, that list is even longer, if other updates since the last mention of Fireworkz on RISCOSitory are taken into account – the update to version…
Read MoreNewsUK and WeatherUK applications released
I wonder where in the world they would be of most use? Malcolm Hussain-Gambles released two new applications during 2013: The first, released initially in alpha form as BBCNews via the RISC OS Open Ltd forum, eventually became NewsUK. after it was pointed out by Steve Revill that the BBC might not be too happy with their brand being used unofficially in this way. The application is an RSS reader that Malcolm wrote as an initial test of using socket code under RISC OS, and which he therefore considers a…
Read MoreIt’s here at last: the London Show report 2013
Fanfares, please! The latest event in the RISC OS Calendar – the RISC OS London Show, 2013 – took place just over three weeks ago in its usual venue, the St Giles Hotel, Feltham. Organised by the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL), the show seemed from my point of view to be as busy and well attended as usual, though I understand the overall number of visitors was down on previous years by a small margin. Having said that, I spoke to a few people who I don’t remember…
Read MoreOS updates from R-Comp
Three! Count ’em! And new micro-SD cards, too! Just prior to the Midlands Show, R-Comp announced that “Super Pack 6” was available for owners of the original ARMini computer, as well as BeagleBoard users who have subscribed to the BeagleBoard Support Scheme, shortly followed by the option to upgrade to 16/32GB micro-SD cards. Later in the same month, the second OS upgrade for members of R-Comp’s PiPlus scheme was made available, that being a similar arrangement as the BeagleBoard Support Scheme, but for Raspberry Pi owners. And, not leaving out…
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