Update Information: October 30, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
ChessX 1.0.0 GUI (WB/UCI)
PGN database program for Windows32/64, Mac64 & Linux w/ analysis only (not for playing)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/
http://chessx.sourceforge.net/
Chess Blog Articles
Nothing new today
Wiki Changes
Nothing new today
Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)
Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare
Adobe Shockwave Player 12.0.5.146
allows you to view interactive web content like games, business presentations, entertainment, and advertisements from your web browser
(displays web content that has been created using Adobe Director)
http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer.html (shockwave homepage)
http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ (download)
CCleaner for Mac 1.07
free Windows/Mac registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2013/10/30/ccleaner-for-mac-update (announcement)
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)
Dropbox 2.4.5
cross-platform online backup, file sync, and cloud-based file sharing
- 2 GB of space for free
http://www.dropbox.com/
Process Hacker 2.32
open source; examine & manipulate running Windows processes & services
http://processhacker.sourceforge.net/
SeaMonkey 2.22
open source, all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
Tails 0.21
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #40 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/
Thunderbird 24.1.0
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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