Engine Updates

Exacto 0.e.x (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64, Mac
- first time for Mac build
- new Win32 build
- fixed some minor move ordering bugs
- fixed a minor bug with the aspiration windows
http://math.berkeley.edu/~sparks/exacto/ (new homepage)

Sunfish 2014.03.12 (WB)
Python source; requires Python interpreter (to run: 'python xboard.py')
- "make sure Norbert's bug doesn't happen again"
- "implemented xboard fix from Tony Mokonen and Norbert Raimund Leisner"
- no actual version number, I'm arbitrarily using date of last source-code change
- to run engine: 'python -u xboard.py'
http://github.com/thomasahle/sunfish/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added 'Ruby Applications' section
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Exacto
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chesskell
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Private Engine List
- added Skipper and Thresher
- fixed some old typos
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_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

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2014.4336
free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh.line-2014

ID3 Renamer 7.2.1
free utility to bulk-rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/en

Puppy Linux -- Slacko 5.7
Puppy is a popular (#13) 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
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00073 (announcement)

SystemRescueCd 4.1.0
bootable image for CD or USB stick to rescue data from HD; mount and read data from any disk;
features disk partitioning, LVM management, data copying, remote backup, more
http://www.sysresccd.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
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