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Articles in August 2007

• Acorn appreciation group on Facebook
  More social networking for Beeb loving types
   Discuss this. Published: 30 Aug 2007
  
  
• VirtualAcorn suffer phone line faults
  Blames BT, goes mobile
   Discuss this. Published: 30 Aug 2007
  
  
• Facebook RISC OS group created
  Social networkers unite!
   Discuss this. Published: 23 Aug 2007
  
  
• One-off RISCDomain 2007 magazine for sale
  56 A5 pages of features and tutorials for less than a fiver
   Discuss this. Published: 21 Aug 2007
  
  
• ROS users are 'New Romantics' of computer users
  Former Beeb user discovers A9home user group
   Discuss this. Published: 21 Aug 2007
  
  
• MoreDesk bug fixed to version 1.16
  Various updates for desktop space utility
   Discuss this. Published: 21 Aug 2007
  
  
• Fast prime number generator developed
  100 million primes in less than six minutes
   Discuss this. Published: 19 Aug 2007
  
  
• NetSurf enters Debian GNU/Linux distribution
  Also in FreeBSD ports now too
   Discuss this. Published: 19 Aug 2007
  
  
• RISC OS Now editor speaks: "I have really struggled"
  Issue three 'on its way', last edition seen in February
   Discuss this. Published: 19 Aug 2007
  
  
• RISC OS Now meeting with printer next week
  Editor "doing everything possible to get back on track"
   Discuss this. Published: 18 Aug 2007
  
  
• New module improves drag'n'drop saving
  Places filename under save box icon drags
   Discuss this. Published: 18 Aug 2007
  
  
• C64 emulator VICE up to version 1.22
  New maintainer on the scene
   Discuss this. Published: 18 Aug 2007
  
  
• SmartMenu now happy with RISC OS 6
  Version 0.21 of tool that opens sub-menus to the left in tight spaces
   Discuss this. Published: 17 Aug 2007
  
  
• Calendar app Calibre up to version 1.11
  Bug fixed again
   Discuss this. Published: 17 Aug 2007
  
  
• New Arculator and RPCEmu Mac ports released
  When old-gen meets next-gen
   12 comments, latest by helpful on 1/9/07 5:20PM. Published: 17 Aug 2007
  
  
• More printers supported with Gutenprint update
  Sehr gut
   5 comments, latest by rmac on 21/8/07 11:20AM. Published: 17 Aug 2007
  
  
• New interactive fiction game available
  Ever get that sinking feeling?
   2 comments, latest by VinceH on 20/8/07 8:53AM. Published: 17 Aug 2007
  
  
• Dutch RISC OS show called off
  Lack of event venue to blame
   6 comments, latest by hzn on 22/8/07 3:43PM. Published: 17 Aug 2007
  
  
• NetSurf 1.1 download available
  Open source web browser for RISC OS updated
   9 comments, latest by rjek on 19/8/07 9:35AM. Published: 17 Aug 2007
  
  
• ArtWorks 2.75 update in free release
  Fixes bugs going back to the 1990s
   1 comment, latest by hzn on 18/8/07 7:36AM. Published: 17 Aug 2007
  
  
• Royal Mail gives post sorting app thumbs up
  RISC OS tool gets accredited by national body
   2 comments, latest by druck on 20/8/07 8:56AM. Published: 17 Aug 2007
  
  
• NetSurf 1.1 released
  Plenty of bug fixes
   Discuss this. Published: 15 Aug 2007
  
  
• Another Mac OS X port of RPCEmu
  Arculator also ported to Apple platform
   Discuss this. Published: 12 Aug 2007
  
  
• New adventure game Quicksand released
  And for free too
   Discuss this. Published: 12 Aug 2007
  
  
• Hamsters set to go handheld
  Tom Cooper prepares PocketPC PDA version of classic game
   Discuss this. Published: 12 Aug 2007
  
  
• Christmas 2007 show announced
  Jingle bells, jingle bells
   19 comments, latest by druck on 15/8/07 9:42AM. Published: 11 Aug 2007
  
  
• Jan Vibe: The interview
  The man, the myth, the BASIC graphics master
   9 comments, latest by harmsy on 17/8/07 3:50PM. Published: 11 Aug 2007
  
  
• Samsung's 533MHz A9home CPU successor
  Nothing like a little speed boost, eh?
   39 comments, latest by sa110 on 23/08/07 7:37PM. Published: 11 Aug 2007
  
  
• Robot pet hamsters arrive for RISC OS
  Daft desktop distraction device driver developed
   14 comments, latest by davehigton on 8/8/07 3:38PM. Published: 5 Aug 2007
  
  
• Almost complete BBC Domesday system on eBay
  Buy it now for 750 quid
   Discuss this. Published: 5 Aug 2007
  
  
• Icon cut'n'paste tool bug fixed
  IcnClipBrd 0.11 also allows individual features to be disabled at will
   Discuss this. Published: 5 Aug 2007
  
  
• New Chars replacement released
  Parliamentary info app and Internet domain tool updated too
   Discuss this. Published: 5 Aug 2007
  
  
• RISC OS 3 PRMs online for free
  PDFs appeared on riscos.com
   Discuss this. Published: 4 Aug 2007
  
  
• Is this the most bonkers postage on an eBay item ever?
  Shorley shum mishtake?
   Discuss this. Published: 3 Aug 2007
  
  
• PocketPC RPCEmu port sources available
  Jan Rinze publishes his PDA port blue prints
   Discuss this. Published: 1 Aug 2007
  
  
• Rick Murray releases his apps' source code
  Various BBS, Teletext and OvationPro utilities and more
   Discuss this. Published: 1 Aug 2007
  
  
• Open source Organizer pondered
  Author ready to release popular app for free
   15 comments, latest by harmsy on 17/8/07 3:44PM. Published: 1 Aug 2007
  
  

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