Below are a number of articles and how-to guides that may come in handy. This list is constantly being added to as more content is added to the blog.
For articles relating to gaming on RISC OS, including game reviews – check out Games Corner.
General
- Get started with RISC OS – A quick guide to getting started with RISC OS
- Accessing the command line – A quick guide on how to access the RISC OS command line
- The RISC OS command-line: *Commands explained – Unravelling the mystery behind RISC OS commands
- Extracting RISC OS from a native machine – A guide detailing how to extract RISC OS in ROM form
- Switching between RISC OS & Debian on Titanium – Switching into Linux from RISC OS on the Titanium
- Top 5 failed RISC OS projects – A look at some of the biggest flops in RISC OS history
- ‘In a sense, Acorn did take over Apple’ – Interesting words from ARM processor designer Sophie Wilson
Software
- A look at web browsing on RISC OS – An overview of modern web browsing solutions
- A look at OBrowser – A RISC OS front-end for the Otter Browser web browser
- A look at package management on RISC OS – A summary of the various package managers
- Packaging Confessions – A look at distributing software via package managers
- Password Managers on RISC OS – A look at managing your passwords on RISC OS
- Access cloud storage with CloudFS – Backing up your data to the cloud
- Experiments with StrongED: Part One – A look at the advanced text editor
- Experiments with StrongED: Part Two – More on the text editor’s wide array of features
- Reading Manga from your RISC OS desktop – Catch up on your graphic novels on RISC OS!
- Running RISC OS on Linux without emulation – A look at the work being done to run RISC OS on Linux
- Under the Microscope: Aemulor – Running 26-bit (legacy) applications on modern RISC OS
- Under the Microscope: Passwords – A look at the password manager by John Peachey
- Under the Microscope: CashBook – An overview of the personal finance application
Hardware
- Pre-built RISC OS Computers: What’s out there – A look at what computers there are on the market
- GPS on RISC OS with Raspberry Pi HATs – Location services on RISC OS
- A look at RISC OS on the Raspberry Pi 3 – The Pi 3 goes under the microscope
- Just like magic: RISC OS on the Wandboard – The Wandboard gets the RISC OS treatement
- A look at the Raspberry Pi 3A+ – A review of the slimer, cheaper brother of the Pi 3B+
- Behold: The Rapido from CJE Micro’s – A look a CJE’s latest hardware release
- Presenting the Titanium from Elesar – The Cortex-A15 board goes under the microscope
- The Pi Zero – a board for less than a fiver – A look at the incredibly cheap and tiny Pi Zero
- ‘Insert whitty Pie-based pun here’ – A review of RISC OS running on the Raspberry Pi 2
- PiFi: Wireless networking solution – A look at the hardware wi-fi box for RISC OS
- Connecting to Wi-fi with a wireless-to-ethernet bridge – Give RISC OS the gift of wi-fi access
Programming
- Programming with RiscLua – A look at WIMP programming
- BBC Basic: Reinventing square wheels – A look at the pro’s and con’s of BBC BASIC
Networking
- Running a web server with WebJames – Effortlessly run a website on your RISC OS computer
- HTTPServ: An alternate HTTP web server – An alternative to WebJames for running a web server
- Setup a RISC OS file server with Samba – Run a central hub for data storage in your home
- Wispy wi-fi on RISC OS – A look at a software-based wireless solution from RISCOSBits
- Network stress-testing with Iperf – Stress testing a network using RISC OS as an Iperf client or server
- Troubleshooting network issues with Iperf – Identifying issues on a network with Iperf
- Accessing the Tor network with Netsurf – Route Netsurf through a Tor proxy
- A look at SSH on RISC OS – A guide to accessing machines remotely on RISC OS via SSH
- Backing up remote systems with Rsync – A look at backing up to and from RISC OS using Rsync
- Accessing RISC OS remotely through VNC – Remotely adminstrating RISC OS systems
- Running servers on RISC OS: Is it secure? – Just how wise is it to run a public server on RISC OS?
- PiFi: Wireless networking solution – A look at the hardware wi-fi box for RISC OS
- Connecting to Wi-fi with a wireless-to-ethernet bridge – Give RISC OS the gift of wi-fi access
Non-RISC OS features
- Finding interesting things with Shodan – Take a gander through the vast sea of internet-facing IOT devices
- Website troubleshooting with ViewDNS – Diagnosing connectivity issues through a web-based tool
- Moonquake: Revived for Android – A look at the classic RISC OS games re-released for Android
- Open-source Windows: “It’s definitely possible” – Could the world’s biggest OS ever go open-source?
- A look at the proposed UK Investigatory Powers bill – A look at how the bill affects online privacy
- Mirror, mirror, on the wall – A look into one man’s project to turn his Raspberry Pi into a ‘smart’ mirror