Update Information: November 14, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Fizbo 1.3 (WB)
mp (8 cores max); Win64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- this version prints out the correct version number
http://sites.google.com/site/fizbochessengine/
Chess News
Kvetka 3.23.2 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
- also added New plugin "Chess notation"
http://kvetka.org/en/
Noomen Najdorf Bg5 Test Suite 2014
- "60 unbalanced and mostly sharp 6. Bg5 Najdorf positions"
- intended for engine-engine testing
http://rybkachess.com/free/Noomen_Najdorf_Bg5_Testsuite.pgn (direct link)
Chess Programming Blogs
http://www.madchess.net/post/procedural-code
Wiki Page Changes
Native Engine List
- added ScalaChess
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
BitTorrent 7.9.2 (build 35704)
freeware; the original bit torrent program; for Windows only
http://www.bittorrent.com/
Calibre 2.10.0
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/
Kingsoft Office Free 2014 v9.1.0.4758
cross-platform office suite composed of word processor, spreadsheet and presentation manager,
PDF converter; spell check; imports Word doc & docx files
http://www.ksosoft.com/product/office-free.html
LibreOffice 4.3.4
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- LibreOffice (Document Foundation), OpenOffice (Apache), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)
Pale Moon 25.1.0
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/
PHP 5.6.3
PHP 5.5.19
PHP 5.4.35
PHP is a very popular and practical general-purpose open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- security fixes
http://php.net/
Python 3.4.2
Python 3.3.6
Python 3.2.6
popular general-purpose, open source programming language
- security fixes
https://www.python.org/ (homepage)
https://www.python.org/downloads/ (downloads)
Ruby 2.1.5
popular scripting language, often used with Rails library
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ (homepage)
Scientific Linux 6.6
Linux distro based on Red Hat Enterprise; choice of GNOME, IceWM, KDE desktops; #38 in popularity
- this is a new update to the older version 6; version 7 is the most recent
https://www.scientificlinux.org/
System Explorer 6.0.1
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/
SuperAntiSpyware 6.0.1164
removes spyware, adware and malware; Windows only; no resident scanning for free version
http://www.superantispyware.com/
Trillian 5.5.0.18
open source instant messaging program
http://www.trillian.im/
Wireshark 1.12.2 Stable
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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