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<title>Update Information: July 9, 2014</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Wednesday, July 09, 2014, 17:42:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Capivara LK 0.09b02d (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Win32/64; TSCP derivative; requires MSVC runtime<br />
- many other versions from 2014 are now available<br />
<a href="http://vivaxadrez.wikispaces.com/Capivara">http://vivaxadrez.wikispaces.com/Capivara</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">K2 0.57 (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source; Win32, Mac<br />
<a href="http://github.com/serg-meus/k2">http://github.com/serg-meus/k2</a> (source code only)<br />
<a href="http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm">http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm</a> (SDChess source + download)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Frank's Chess Page</span></strong><br />
Frank Quisinsky's page<br />
- update #032<br />
<a href="http://www.amateurschach.de/main/_news.htmNothing">http://www.amateurschach.de/main/_news.htmNothing</a> new today</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Kvetka 3.22.1 Chess GUI (UCI)</span></strong><br />
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version<br />
- plugin &quot;PGN handling&quot; updated<br />
<a href="http://kvetka.org/en/">http://kvetka.org/en/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess Programming Blogs</strong></span></p>
<p>Nothing new today</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Page Changes</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FACE Tournament</span></strong><br />
update by Gerhardt<br />
- updated pages: face &amp; participants<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face</a></p>
<p>all other updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Engine GUI List</span></strong><br />
- added MiniChessAI-Simple Chess<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GUI Protocol List</span></strong><br />
- added Simple Chess<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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;">ActivePython Community Edition</span></strong><br />
free cross-platform Python distribution including the most popular Python libraries<br />
- Python 2.7.8.10<br />
<a href="http://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads">http://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145</span></strong><br />
free cross-platform flash video player<br />
- fixes some important security vulnerabilities<br />
- Flash is the 2nd most common avenue of infection when computers become compromised <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /><br />
- beware of installing unwanted 3rd party software <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /><br />
<a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/">http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Avira AntiVir Personal 14.0.5.464 Free</span></strong><br />
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads<br />
<a href="http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus">http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FileZilla Client 3.9.0, RC 2</span></strong><br />
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended<br />
- this is a *release candidate*<br />
<a href="http://filezilla-project.org/">http://filezilla-project.org/</a><br />
<a href="https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1">https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1</a> (downloads)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Groovy 2.3.4</span></strong><br />
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language<br />
- this is a bugfix/security update to an older version<br />
<a href="http://groovy.codehaus.org/">http://groovy.codehaus.org/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">HeliosPaint 1.7</span></strong><br />
free Java-based cross-platform paint / photo editor program<br />
<a href="http://www.heliospaint.com/">http://www.heliospaint.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Inno Setup 5.5.5</span></strong><br />
open source, free installer for Windows<br />
<a href="http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php">http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">PeaZip 5.4.0</span></strong><br />
open source cross-platform file and archive manager; available as portable app also<br />
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, ZIP<br />
- extract 150+ archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.<br />
<a href="http://peazip.sourceforge.net/">http://peazip.sourceforge.net/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/files/5.4.0/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/files/5.4.0/</a> (5.4.0 downloads)</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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