Update Information: October 28, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Ghost 2.0.2 (WB)
Win32/64, Linux32/64
- the Win64 build is new
http://www.ghostchess.de/
Tornado 6.0 (UCI)
FRC; multi-pv; mp, Win64; limit strength
- "I noticed after 100 games a improvement around +80 Elo" (self-play vs previous version)
- most parts of the source are bugfixed, changed or re-written
- whole project moved to Visual C++ 2010 and compiled with it again, instead of using Visual C++ 2012 that produce exe files who need dll files to run
http://tornadochess.bplaced.net/
Chess News
Nothing new today
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Page Changes
FACE Tournament
- FACE 14, Div 1 first results
http://computer-chess.org/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=2936
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- pChess: updated link
- WinBoard/XBoard: updated XBoard for OSX section
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Meister for iOS
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_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 1.8.7 for Chrome and Opera
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/
BitTorrent 7.9.2 (build 35144)
freeware; the original bit torrent program; for Windows only
http://www.bittorrent.com/
Blender 2.72b
free, open source, cross-platform 2D/3D video creation suite
model • shade • animate • render • composite • interactive 3d
http://www.blender.org/
Feng Office 2.7.1.6
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.
- only the 'Community Edition' is free
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/ (download)
Freemake Video Converter 4.1.5.2
convert 200+ video formats; cut/join/scale video; rip & burn DVDs; burn Blu-rays, upload to YouTube; more
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/
Glary Utilities 5.11.0.23
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html
GPU-Z 0.8.0
free utility: information about your video card and GPU
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ (info)
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2360/techpowerup-gpu-z-v0-7-8/ (download)
Jenkins 1.587
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/
Puppy Linux -- Tahrpup 6.0
Puppy Linux -- Quirky Unicorn 6.2.1
Puppy is a popular (#14) and easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution
open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
old, slow computers run very well using Puppy's all-in-memory Linux kernel
there are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
you don't necessarily use the latest release, you use the version with the software you want
you will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
- Precise Puppy is binary-compatible with Ubuntu LTS 12.04.1
- Wary Puppy is intended to run on older hardware
- Racy Puppy is a mod of Wary Puppy, supporting the newest machines
- Slacko Puppy can use Puppy, Slackware, Salix, or Slacky software repositories; Slacko seems to be the flagship version
- Quirky Puppy is built from Wary and Racy and is very experimental
- Tahrpup is built from Ubuntu Trusty Tahr
- Quirky Unicorn is built from Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00098 (Quirky Unicorn announcement)
http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00097 (Tahrpup announcement)
Ruby 2.1.4
popular scripting language, often used with Rails library
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ (homepage)
SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
independent commercial distro; GNOME, KDE, IceWM, WMaker desktops; #91 in popularity
- available as SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED), or as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
http://www.suse.com/
Ultimate 4.2.1
Ubuntu/Mint-based Linux distro; desktops: Awesome, MATE, GNOME, KDE; #24 in popularity
http://ultimateedition.info/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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