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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Sunday, December 01, 2013, 01:56:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Deep Junior Yokohama (UCI)</span></strong><br />
commercial; mp (up to 40 cores); limit strength; Win32/64, Mac<br />
- silent update, version number unchanged<br />
- Mac version released<br />
<a href="http://www.hiarcs.com/pc-chess-deep-junior.htm">http://www.hiarcs.com/pc-chess-deep-junior.htm</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Droidfish 153 DD for Android</span></strong><br />
port of Stockfish to Android platform + chess GUI<br />
- updated Stockfish engine to version DD<br />
- handle intents with file names ending with .pgn, .epd and .fen<br />
- fixed time management bug triggered by ponder mode<br />
- allow using 16 threads<br />
<a href="http://web.comhem.se/petero2home/droidfish/index.html">http://web.comhem.se/petero2home/droidfish/index.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess Blog Articles</strong></span></p>
<p>Chess for Android: <a href="http://aartbik.blogspot.com/2013/11/chess-for-android-on-smartwatch.html">http://aartbik.blogspot.com/2013/11/chess-for-android-on-smartwatch.html</a><br />
iCE: <a href="http://macechess.blogspot.de/2013/11/drawish-pawn-structures.html">http://macechess.blogspot.de/2013/11/drawish-pawn-structures.html</a><br />
VajoletChess: <a href="shttp://vajoletchess.blogspot.it/2013/11/a-modern-way-to-collect-principal.html">shttp://vajoletchess.blogspot.it/2013/11/a-modern-way-to-collect-principal.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Linux Engine List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- Dreamer: minor edits<br />
- Fairy-Max: added another link<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;">- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Linux Mint 16</span></strong><br />
Ubuntu-based distro; desktops: Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #1 in popularity<br />
- only Cinnamon and MATE desktops are available for now<br />
<a href="http://linuxmint.com/">http://linuxmint.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">System Explorer 4.5.0</span></strong><br />
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,<br />
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time<br />
<a href="http://www.systemexplorer.net/">http://www.systemexplorer.net/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Tiny Core Linux 5.1</span></strong><br />
Independent distro; Openbox, Fluxbox desktops; #47 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://www.tinycorelinux.net/">http://www.tinycorelinux.net/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">VirtualBox 4.3.4</span></strong><br />
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware<br />
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host<br />
install several guest operating systems onto the same computer<br />
<a href="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes">http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes</a> (list of guest operating systems)<br />
<a href="https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog">https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog</a> (changelog)<br />
<a href="http://www.virtualbox.org/">http://www.virtualbox.org/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Zero Install 2.3.6</span></strong><br />
open source, decentralized, cross-platform, cross-distribution software installation system<br />
&quot;Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates&quot;<br />
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently<br />
<a href="http://0install.net/faq.html">http://0install.net/faq.html</a> (FAQ)<br />
<a href="http://0install.de/?lang=en">http://0install.de/?lang=en</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
<p>Engine List: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list</a><br />
Chess News: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.<br />
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org</span></strong></p>
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