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Engine Updates

Djinn 1.010 (WB)
Win32/64, Linux64
- "I think this is the best version of Djinn so far"
http://webpages.charter.net/tlikens/index.html

FireFly 2.7.0 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64; mp
- viewing this website requires installation of non-standard software (Silverlight)
http://fireflychess.dyndns.org/

Napoleon 1.3.1 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
https://github.com/crybot/Napoleon (project)
http://www.pierotofy.it/pages/sorgenti/dettagli/19273-Napoleon/ (Italian page)
http://www.pierotofy.it/pages/projects/files.php?id=639 (alt downloads)
http://github.com/crybot/Napoleon/tree/master/bin/ (new builds)

Pulse Chess 1.1.0 (UCI)
Java source, didactic engine
- released as source code only
http://fluxchess.com/pulse/download/ (homepage download)
https://github.com/fluxroot/pulse/releases (new source)

Rodent 1.3 (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux64; limit strength; originally based on Sungorus code; supports Polyglot opening book
- first time for Linux build
- move ordering tweaks (refutation and continuation moves)
- second competitive king safety function
- contempt
- setting filter threshold for Polyglot opening book
- options for personality setting are more or less complete now
http://www.pkoziol.cal24.pl/rodent/rodent.htm

Testina 3c (UCI)
Basic source (Italian names and comments); Win32
- silent update, version number unchanged
http://www.g-sei.org/testina/

Vice 1.1 (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32, Mac; supports Polyglot opening books; didactic engine
- VICE == Video Instructional Chess Engine
http://bluefever.net/Downloads/ViceReadMe.html

Chess News

XBoard 4.7.3 for Mac (WB)
this is a build of the latest XBoard by 'Darklord42' (Joshua Pettus)
- bugfixes, improvements, and enhancements
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=52964 (WB Forum thread)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50486448/Xboard%204.7.2%20-%20OSX.dmg (direct link)

Scorpio bitbases
- the file 'egbbdll.zip' is new
http://shawul.olympuschess.com/egbb/

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added DimitriWBE
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

FACE Tournament
- updated pages: face, ratings, download
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Stockfish for Mac: added a link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Best Free Computer Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added ArbyChess, Asp.Net MVC Chess Game, MangoTux, Comics Chess, CP 3D Chess, mpchess, skypeChess, & Wizard´s Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

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

Avast! Free Antivirus 2014 9.0.2013
free antivirus for Win32/64; the program is registerware: you must divulge your email address
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

Calibre 1.21.0
cross-platform open source ebook manager supporting all popular ebook readers
with format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

CCleaner 4.10
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/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2014/1/23/ccleaner-v410 (announcement)

Dropbox 2.6.5
free, cross-platform online backup, file sync, and cloud-based file sharing
- 2 GB of space for free
http://www.dropbox.com/

FrostWire 5.7.0
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

Ghostery 1.4.0 for iOS7
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download

Glary Utilities 4.5.0.89
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

HWINFO32/HWINFO64 4.32
free system hardware information tool for Windows, system health monitoring, and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download 32-bit)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download64.html (download 64-bit)

Jenkins 1.549
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

NetWorx 5.2.12
free network traffic (bandwidth) monitor & usage reporting w/ real-time graphs
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/

Orwell Dev-C++ 5.6.0
excellent cross-platform open source C/C++ IDE for 32-/64-bit development
http://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/ (homepage)

SolydXK 201401
Linux distro based on Debian (testing); KDE or Xfce desktop; #41 in popularity
- this is a rolling-release (updated quarterly)
http://solydxk.com/

Tiny Core Linux 5.2
independent distro; Fluxbox, flwm, Hackedbox, IceWM, JWM, & Openbox desktops; #40 in popularity
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/

USBDeview 2.29
free Win32/64 utility to list all USB devices ever connected to computer; can uninstall any USB drivers local or remote
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html (homepage)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview.zip (direct download)

WordPress 3.8.1
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP & MySQL w/ many plugins & themes
http://wordpress.org/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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