Update Information: October 16, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
XBoard 4.8.0, RC 1 for OSX
- requires OSX 10.7 or better
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=53274&sid=7054370ec22b477fccdc4a82287098c1
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page Changes
Native Engine List
- added Ruby_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
ActivePython Community Edition
free cross-platform Python distribution including the most popular Python libraries
- Python 3.4.1.0
http://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads
Adblock Plus 2.6.5 for Firefox
Adblock Plus 1.8.6 for Chrome, Opera and Safari
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/
Drupal 7.32
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation
- "maintenance and security release"
http://drupal.org/home
Ghostery 5.4.1
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
Java 8, Update 25
update of Java runtime environment and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- it is important to disable the Java plugin in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- more security fixes along with bugfixes & enhancements
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp (Java 7 download)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java 8 download)
Opera 25
open source web browser; popular browser for tablets and phones
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)
Pale Moon 25.0.1
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/
PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.310.0
free PDF file viewer for Windows
http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
PHP 5.5.18
PHP is a very popular and practical open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- this is an update to an older version, current version is 5.6.1
http://php.net/ (homepage)
Python Tools for Visual Studio 2.1
free, open source Python IDE plugin supporting CPython and IronPython; NumPy & SciPy support;
parallel & clustering support; debugging; profiling; more
http://pytools.codeplex.com/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6
independent commercial distro; desktop: GNOME, KDE; #27 in popularity
http://www.redhat.com/
SeaMonkey 2.30
open source, all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
Tails 1.2
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #23 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/
Thunderbird 31.2.0
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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