Kevin Wells’ Currency application, which provides an easy way to obtain currency exchange rates and other data from the RISC OS desktop, has been given a version bump to 2.00.
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QrCode 2.04 has you numbered
Quick response codes are the ‘square’ – or two dimensional – bar codes you sometimes see on leaflets and posters, which hold useful information that can be scanned in on a phone, to save you manually typing it in. In those situations they might hold a URL, making it easier to visit the relevant site in your phone’s browser, or a phone number, making it easier to key in and phone it.
Read MoreQrCode version 2.03 released
Kevin Wells has released an update to his program for generating QR Codes. Version 2.03 of QrCode deals with a couple of potential issues the application previously had.
Read MoreA new Currency to keep users API
An updated version of Currency, the exchange rate application from Kevin Wells, has been released. Version 1.14 doesn’t contain any updates to the program itself or its functionality, but is instead a small update to ensure it continues to work with the remote site from which it gets its data and sends user requests.
Read MoreStreetFix 1.05 released
StreetFix is one of Kevin Wells’ various applications that make use of Wget to talk to the application programmer interface (API) of a remote website and pass information back and forth. Doing so may in some cases be more practical and/or easier than attempting to use the site’s web interface.
Read MoreCurrency readjusts itself to 1.13
Kevin Wells has released an update to another of his Wget-based applications, which make use of the command line tool to pass user requests to a remote site and retrieve the results. This time, the application is Currency, written to allow easy monitoring/checking of exchange rates.
Read MoreRandUser explores new shores in version 1.03
Hot on the heels of his recent update to StreetFix, Kevin Wells has looked at another of his applications that use Wget to relay user requests to remote websites and display the results. This time, it’s his application to generate random user data, RandUser.
Read MoreNavigate your way around potholes with StreetFix 1.04
StreetFix is an application from Kevin Wells that makes it possible to check up on and report problems in different postcode districts of the United Kingdom. It does this by using Wget and an internet connection to talk to a remote site, relaying user requests as necessary – and in this case, the site in question is FixMyStreet.
Read MoreMeme generator gets its debut
Kevin Wells has put his APIbilities to good use again and produced another new application that makes use of Wget to send and receive information to a remote service, which may otherwise prove difficult on RISC OS. This time he’s turned his attention to the production of memes, with an application called, erm… Memes.
Read MoreTrainTimes gains improved platform access
Kevin Wells has released another new version of his application for looking up train timetables. Version 1.20 of TrainTimes has a small user interface change, and a code change to address a problem on one platform.
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