Update Information: January 9, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
K2 0.43f (WB/UCI)
C++ source; Win32
http://github.com/serg-meus/k2 (old project page)
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (download)
NirvanaChess 1.4 (UCI)
Win32/64
- "about 50 Elo stronger"
- beware of the pop-under ad from download site!
http://nirvanachess.blogspot.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/p26198q95f51u47/Nirvanachess1.4.rar (direct link)
Pedone 0.2 (WB)
Win32/64, Linux64
- including the protection of the king in the evaluation
- changed the handling of hash
- changed the time management game
- entered in the internal iterative deepening search
http://www.g-sei.org/pedone/
Chess News
Winboard 4.7.3 Chess GUI (WB/UCI)
open source Chess GUI maintained and improved by HG Muller
- the official site has been updated
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=51528
Chess Programming Blogs
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
Aptana Studio 3.5.0
web software development in an IDE supporting HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Ruby, Rails, PHP and Python
w/ code assist, built-in debugging, Git integration, built-in ftp, and more
http://www.aptana.com/
Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 31.0
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
- there is also an IceDragon version, which is a security-enhanced Firefox browser
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php
CPU-Z 1.68
free Windows utility to detect all PC hardware & system components
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
ID3 Renamer 7.1.0
free utility to bulk-rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/en
Kali Linux 1.0.6
based on Debian (testing); GNOME desktop; #19 in popularity
- mostly used for forensic/security/rescue purposes
http://www.kali.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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