Update Information: March 19, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
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Chess Programming Blogs
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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
CPU-Z 1.69
free Windows utility to detect all PC hardware & system components
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
FrostWire 5.7.1
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/
Glary Utilities 4.8.0.97
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html
Java 8
update of Java runtime environment and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- adds lambda expressions, parallel programming enhancements, security improvements, and more
- it is important to disable Java in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- more zero-day security fixes along with bugfixes
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java download)
Lcc for Win32/64
small, simple, fast open source Windows C compiler & development tools; cross compile capability
free for non-commercial use
- version number is unknown
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/README (changes)
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ (website + downloads)
Pale Moon 24.4.1
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/
Tails 0.23
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #38 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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