Update Information: June 25, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Deep Bug 1.0 (WB)
'new' engine by Ben-Dean Kawamura
engine discovered by Norbert Raimund Leisner
Win32; variant play
- not new, but new to me
- Windows binary download works, others do not
http://web.archive.org/web/20020808003150/http://users.wpi.edu/~bdean/deepbug.html
Violet 2.0 (UCI)
Win32/64
- a few bugs have been fixed in the UCI interface
- valuation has been improved greatly
http://violetchess.com/home
Chess News
Frank's Chess Page
Frank Quisinsky's page
- update #028
http://www.amateurschach.de/main/_news.htm
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page 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
Any Video Converter 5.6.3
Windows/Mac freeware/commercial multimedia converter
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
Avira AntiVir Personal 14.0.5.444 Free
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
CCleaner 4.15
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/2014/6/25/ccleaner-v415 (announcement)
CDT 8.4.0
open source, fully-featured C/C++ IDE plugin for Eclipse
http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/
Eclipse 4.4.0
open source extensible IDE framework supporting plugins for almost all programming languages
w/ syntax highlighting, intellisense, code completion, templates, version control, more
http://www.eclipse.org/ (homepage)
http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.4-201406061215/ (announcement)
FOG 1.1.2
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/
LameXP 4.10
open source audio encoder GUI for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MP4/AAC & many more
http://lamexp.sourceforge.net/
http://muldersoft.com/#lamexp
Neptune 4.0
Ubuntu-based Linux distro; KDE destop; Zeven was #104 in popularity, Neptune popularity is unknown
- distribution formerly known as "ZevenOS "Neptune" "
http://neptuneos.com/en/
Network Scanner 5.5.11
Windows free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS & SNMP scanner; scans for listening TCP/UDP ports & displays shared network resource types
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/
NetWorx 5.3.2
free Windows network traffic (bandwidth) monitor & usage reporting w/ real-time graphs
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/
Notepad++ 6.6.7
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Paint.NET 4.0
very nice free image and photo editing software (paint program)
http://www.getpaint.net/
PC-BSD 10.0.2
x64-only, BSD-based Linux distro; KDE (default), Awesome, Cinnamon, Fluxbox, FVWM, GNOME, i3, IceWM, LXDE, MATE, Openbox, WMaker & Xfce desktops; #31 in popularity
http://www.pcbsd.org/
Peppermint OS Five
Lubuntu-based Linux distro; LXDE desktop; #41 in popularity
http://peppermintos.com/
PyDev 3.6.0 for Eclipse
open source Python IDE for Eclipse; can be used for Python, Jython, and IronPython development
http://pydev.org/
Qt Creator 3.1.2
open source cross-platform IDE for C/C++ and JavaScript
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, function call tips, more
although the IDE encourages using Qt libraries, the choice is not forced
http://qt.nokia.com/products/developer-tools
http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/downloads#qt-creator (download)
Qt Libraries 5.3.1
open source, cross-platform windowing system / GUI builder with an extensive C++ library;
the Windows package includes a Visual Studio add-in
http://qt.nokia.com/downloads
System Explorer 5.8.0
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graph/monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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