Engine Updates

Rasbojnik 0.0.6 (UCI)
cross-platform Clojure source
- requires installation of Clojure 1.5.1 programming language in order to run
- engine discovered by the incomparable Mr Silvian 'Ruxy' Sylwyka
- previously, this engine was on the source-code-only list
http://github.com/edlich/rasbojnik

Chess News

XBoard Alpha News
HG Muller is adding new features to Winboard/XBoard
- new section: 'Recalling board themes (WB)'
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Fischerle logo by Graham Banks
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Absolute Zero: expanded comment
- changed'Critter - Ethereal Chess' to 'Ethereal Chess 3D' under Critter heading
- added Chesster under Critter heading
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Oracle Java SE: added a link about jar files to introductory paragraph
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed DadaChessfield CB-Compatible font entry
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_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

Auslogics Disk Defrag 4.5.0.0
free, extremely fast and effective Windows disk defragmentation & optimization program; recommended
http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag

Auslogics Registry Cleaner 3.5.0.0
free Windows registry optimizer/cleaner; recommended
http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/

Bridge Linux 2014.02
Arch-based distro; GNOME, KDE, LXDE, Xfce desktops; #88 in popularity
http://millertechnologies.net/bridge.html

Feng Office 2.5.1
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)

HWINFO32/HWINFO64 4.34
free system hardware information tool for Windows, system health monitoring, and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download 32-bit)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download64.html (download 64-bit)

Notepad++ 6.5.4
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

SUPER Video Converter 2014 (build 60)
free multimedia encoder/transcoder/converter and player
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

XAMPP 1.8.2
XAMPP 1.8.3
open source web-server (Apache), SQL database (MySQL) w/ admin, PHP, ftp server, Tomcat, & more
this is probably the easiest way to install a working, web-aware PHP into Windows
- silent update, version numbers unchanged but software bundle is updated
- v1.8.2 runs on all versions of Windows since Win2003
- v1.8.3 will not run on Win2003 or WinXP
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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