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Software meshO Manager tip 10: the commentary feed The tenth in our series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one is the Commentary feed, which tells the commentator the race event by event, with the placing that makes each one worth calling out. Tate Needham · 29 October 2026 · 2 min read 
Software
meshO Manager tip 09: live top 10 for the crowd
The ninth in our series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one is the Live top 10 screen, which ranks the runners still out alongside the ones already home, and re-sorts at every radio punch.
Tate Needham · 29 October 2026
Software
meshO Manager tip 08: hire cards come home
The eighth in our series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one is the box of hire cards, how each one comes back, and how to see who still has one at pack-up.
Tate Needham · 29 October 2026
Software
meshO Manager tip 07: a start clock on any screen
The seventh in our series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one is the start clock, with its beeps, on a tablet or a spare laptop, and the views it can be.
Tate Needham · 29 October 2026
Software
meshO Manager tip 06: late entry at the desk
The sixth in our series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one is the registration desk, a screen of its own for the entry table, and a late entry made on it.
Tate Needham · 28 October 2026
Events
meshO crosses the Pacific: our first event in the USA
Marina and I took meshO Manager and meshO radios to the Blue Mountain 2-Day National Ranking Event in Peekskill, New York. It was the first time meshO has run results at a race in the United States, and what a weekend it was.
Fedor Iskhakov · 27 October 2026
Software
meshO Manager tip 04: back, but not downloaded
The fourth in our series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one is about the runner who punches the finish, walks to the car and drives home with their card.
Tate Needham · 25 October 2026
Software
meshO Manager tip 05: a mispunch in ten seconds
The fifth in our series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one is the card that downloads as a mispunch, which control is missing, and what to do about it.
Tate Needham · 25 October 2026
Software
meshO Manager tip 02: results on the arena TV
The second in our series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one puts live results on a TV in the arena, and then leaves them alone for the rest of the day.
Tate Needham · 23 October 2026
Software
meshO Manager tip 03: from Eventor to ready in a minute
The third in our series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one creates an event straight from Eventor, with its classes, entries and clubs already in.
Tate Needham · 23 October 2026
Software
meshO Manager tip 01: is everyone back?
The first in a series of short videos about running an event with meshO Manager. This one is about the question that matters most at the end of the day, and the two clicks that answer it.
Tate Needham · 21 October 2026
Events
Three races, two days, one great weekend: the ACT & NSW MTBO Championships
A wrap-up of the Middle, Sprint and Long at Mogo and Tomakin. 100 riders, 1,904 live radio punches, and a first for meshO at the finish line.
Tate Needham · 18 October 2026
Events
Gus chasing Oscar to the finish at Mogo
Drone footage from this morning’s ACT & NSW MTBO Long Championships in Mogo State Forest. Two M12 riders over the pump track, across the arena and down the bunting to the finish.
Tate Needham · 18 October 2026
Events
meshO at the ACT & NSW MTBO Sprint Championships
Short, fast races through the trees at Tomakin, live splits from the course, and a crowd round the results screen at the finish.
Tate Needham · 17 October 2026
Events
meshO at the ACT & NSW MTBO Middle Distance Championships
A grey morning at Mogo Trails, a field full of bikes, and riders crowding round the results screen the moment they finished.
Tate Needham · 17 October 2026
Software
Jump to the next competitor with ⌘F
The competitor details window in meshO Manager now has its own search, so you can go straight from one rider to the next without closing it. Thanks to Ian Chennell for the idea at the Australian MTBO Championships.
Tate Needham · 13 October 2026
Software
QR codes for the server links
Every link on the Server page in meshO Manager now has a QR code, so a phone or tablet can open the rego desk, kiosk or info screens without anyone typing an IP address. Thanks to Bernard for suggesting it on GitHub.
Tate Needham · 13 October 2026
Hardware
What’s new in meshO firmware 4.0.0
A big update for meshO Control and meshO Prime. The radios are better at hearing SIACs and SRR stations, Controls can hold a lot more punches, and meshO Manager now shows how each radio punch was received.
Tate Needham · 10 October 2026
Events
Where to put radio controls: seven rules of thumb
Which controls get a radio decides what the arena sees. Here is how we choose them with course planners — and what to expect from the terrain.
Tate Needham · 8 October 2026