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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 15:40:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">MiniRoque 2.1 (WB)</span></strong><br />
Win32<br />
- MiniRoque is &quot;a small version of Roque&quot;<br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/roquechess/roque-chess-engine">https://sites.google.com/site/roquechess/roque-chess-engine</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">ChessX 1.2.0 GUI (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
PGN database program for Windows32/64, Mac64 &amp; Linux w/ analysis only (not for playing)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/</a><br />
<a href="http://chessx.sourceforge.net/">http://chessx.sourceforge.net/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Perfect 2014 Opening Book</span></strong><br />
- works with Aquarium, Arena, ChessBase, Shredder Classic, &amp; Winboard<br />
<a href="http://www.sedatcanbaz.com/chess/?page_id=127">http://www.sedatcanbaz.com/chess/?page_id=127</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Smirf</span></strong><br />
GUI plus native engine for playing 10x10 chess<br />
Win32<br />
- this is a new release<br />
- version number is unknown<br />
<a href="http://www.10x8.net/chess/SMIRF.html">http://www.10x8.net/chess/SMIRF.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess Programming Blogs</strong></span></p>
<p>iCE: <a href="http://macechess.blogspot.de/2014/07/pawn-structure-evaluation.html">http://macechess.blogspot.de/2014/07/pawn-structure-evaluation.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Page Changes</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Links</span></strong><br />
updated by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- added: Arnaud Lohéac´s Computer Chess Corner<br />
- removed: ChessElec - French website<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links</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;">Bulk Rename Utility 2.7.1.3</span></strong><br />
free file renaming software for Windows; renames groups of files<br />
<a href="http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php">http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Feng Office 2.6.3</span></strong><br />
free web-based open source collaboration platform<br />
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.<br />
- only the 'Community Edition' is free<br />
<a href="http://www.fengoffice.com/web/">http://www.fengoffice.com/web/</a><br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Groovy 2.4.0, Beta 2</span></strong><br />
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language<br />
- this is a *beta* release<br />
<a href="http://groovy.codehaus.org/">http://groovy.codehaus.org/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Jenkins 1.576</span></strong><br />
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers<br />
- automates the building/testing process<br />
<a href="http://jenkins-ci.org/">http://jenkins-ci.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">LibreOffice 4.3.0</span></strong><br />
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.<br />
- LibreOffice (Document Foundation), OpenOffice (Apache), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same<br />
<a href="http://www.documentfoundation.org/">http://www.documentfoundation.org/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Orwell Dev-C++ 5.7.1</span></strong><br />
excellent cross-platform open source C/C++ IDE for 32-/64-bit development<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Pale Moon 24.7</span></strong><br />
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code; for Windows only<br />
- 32 &amp; 64-bit versions available<br />
<a href="http://www.palemoon.org/">http://www.palemoon.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Skype 6.18.0.106</span></strong><br />
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program<br />
<a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home">http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home</a></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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