Engine Updates

Nothing new today

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- reinstated & updated PGN program: tagNull
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Chess Programming Blogs

Arasan: http://arasanchess.org/blogs/apr14.html

Wiki Page Changes

update by Norbert Raimund Leisner

Native Engine List
- added: IBChess, JS Schach & KC Chess
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

Defraggler 2.18
free, Windows-only file/directory/drive defragmenter with scheduling & other options
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2014/4/16/defraggler-v218 (announcement)
http://www.piriform.com/defraggler (homepage)

Feng Office 2.5.1.4
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)

Geany 1.24.1
open source cross-platform programmer's editor & lightweight IDE
supports more than 50 programming languages; recommended
- quick bugfix update for recent release now includes 2 missing files in the tar.gz file
- the Windows 1.24 build is not affected by this bug
http://www.geany.org/ (homepage)
http://wiki.geany.org/ (wiki)
http://download.geany.org/ (download)
http://www.geany.org/Main/20140416 (announcement)

Java 8, Update 5
Java 7, Update 55
update of Java runtime environment and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- it is important to disable Java in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- more zero-day security fixes along with bugfixes & enhancements
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp (Java 7 download)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java 8 download)

Qt Creator IDE 3.1.0
open source cross-platform IDE for C/C++ and JavaScript
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, function call tips, more
although the IDE encourages using Qt libraries, the choice is not forced
http://qt.nokia.com/products/developer-tools
http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/downloads#qt-creator (download)

System Explorer 5.0.1
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/

SystemRescueCd 4.2.0
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/

WordPress 3.9.0
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP & MySQL w/ many plugins & themes
http://wordpress.org/ (homepage)

Zero Install 2.5.2
open source, decentralized, cross-platform, cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en

Meaning of Colors

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

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