Engine Updates

Firenzina 2.4.2 (UCI)
C source; mp; Win32/64; supports Robbobase egtbs; engine is based on Fire, which is an IvanHoe derivative
- "this is a very minor improvement over 2.4.1, almost a recompile; internal tests indicate +11 Elo"
- build is for Win64 only & requires cpu with sse4.2 capability
http://github.com/Censor/Firenzina (source)
http://firenzina.wikispaces.com/ (homepage + downloads)

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

Nothing new today

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

CrystalDiskInfo 6.1.12
open source, Windows-only hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

Geany 1.24
open source cross-platform programmer's editor & lightweight IDE
supports more than 50 programming languages; recommended
http://www.geany.org/ (homepage)
http://wiki.geany.org/ (wiki)
http://download.geany.org/ (download)
http://www.geany.org/Main/20140413 (announcement)

GPU-Z 0.7.8
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 1.560
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

KeePass Password Safe Pro 2.26
free, open source password manager; manage your passwords securely
- Professional Edition requires .NET or Mono framework & is portable across all operating systems
- Classic Edition runs on Windows only, has fewer features, but is adequate
http://keepass.info/
http://keepass.info/compare.html (compare Classic vs Professional)

MakuluLinux 6.0
based on Debian (testing); desktops: Cinnamon, Enlightenment, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #32 in popularity
- 32-bit-only distro
- MATE desktop only, other desktops will follow
http://www.makululinux.com/

PeaZip 5.3.0
open source cross-platform file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, ZIP
- extract 150+ archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/files/5.3.0/ (5.3.0 downloads)

phpMyAdmin 4.1.13
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

TortoiseSVN 1.8.6
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client
http://tortoisesvn.net/

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