Update Information: June 5, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Numpty DD (WB)
Basic source (FreeBasic); Win32
- not new, but new to me
http://sites.google.com/site/numptychess/
Chess News
Nothing new today
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page Changes
Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- modified the introductory paragraph
- Sjeng w/ Double Chess Board entry changed slightly
- Sjeng w/Haundrix Chess added
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list
FACE Tournament
updates by Gerhard
- updated pages: face, participants & download
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face
Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Defeo: changed comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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
Adblock Plus 2.6.3 for Firefox
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/
Adobe Shockwave Player 12.1.2.152
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)
Calibre 1.39.0
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/
CrystalDiskInfo 6.1.14
open source, Windows-only hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en
DragonFly BSD 3.8.0
a cutting-edge Linux distribution based on FreeBSD 4, enhanced with a high performance
HAMMER journaling filesystem; virtual kernels that are inherently deadlock-free;
desktops: Awesome, Fluxbox, JWM, KDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #90 in popularity
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/ (homepage)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/features/ (unique features)
http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/ (iso download)
FOG 1.1.0
If you need to maintain several Windows computers with identical configuration & software
(for a school, library, business, etc.), this is the best tool to do it
http://www.fogproject.org/
Git 2.0.0
distributed version control system that is free and open source
- announced a week ago, but only available now
http://git-scm.com/
Glary Utilities 5.1.0.4
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html
ICQ 8.2.7046
audio/video/text chat w/ connectivity to Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc for desktop & mobile
http://www.icq.com/en
Jenkins 1.567
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/
MPlayer for Windows (2014-06-03)
open source media player for Windows
http://muldersoft.com/#mplayer (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/muldersoft/files/MPlayer%20for%20Windows/ (download)
Notepad++ 6.6.4
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Opera 22
open source web browser; popular browser for tablets and phones
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)
Redis 2.8.10 Stable
free, popular, open source database; uses key-value store model
- experimental support for Windows
- full support for Linux
http://redis.io/download
SparkyLinux 3.4
Debian-based distro; LXDE, Ultra, Razor-qt desktops; #20 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/
SQLite 3.8.5.0
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- regularly scheduled maintenance release
- fixes more than a dozen obscure bugs
- adds improvements to the query planner
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_5.html (changelog)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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