Engine Updates

DeepSaros_eXp rev.6h (UCI)
mp (12 cpus); FRC, own GUI, multi-pv; Win64, Linux64; this is an IvanHoe derivative
- "Deep_Saros is a fork of an old version of the engine Ivanhoe, to be precise it's ver. 999952a"
- "a variant of rev.6, more daring and aggressive"
http://deep-saros.blogspot.it/ (homepage)
http://deep-saros.blogspot.it/2014/08/deepsaros-regains-his-old-warrior-spirit.html (announcement)

Sayuri 2014.08.04 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 cores); Win64, Linux64
- intended for clang compiler using cmake
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases (source + builds)

Chess News

Chess Giants 2.5 Chess GUI (WB/UCI)
new commercial Chess GUI by Pierre-Marie Baty
Win32; commercial
- play person vs person, person vs engine, engine vs engine, or online on FICS
- comes with Fruit, Stockfish, Crafty & GNUchess4 engines
- you can add more engines using an ini file
- "unlock your Chess Giants demo into a fully functional product with an activation code" (€ 9.90)
http://www.pmbaty.com/chess

Frank's Chess Page
Frank Quisinsky's page
- update #037 & #037
http://www.amateurschach.de/main/_news.htm

Scid vs. PC 20140803 Beta Chess GUI (WB)
open source fork of Scid project enhanced for playing chess
Win32/64, Mac & .tgz source for Linux
- new *beta* version for Windows only
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scidvspc/files/ (downloads)

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

GUI Protocol List
- Chess Giants: revised comment and added something in French
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Engine GUI List
- added Chess Giants under Fruit, GNUchess & Stockfish engines
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_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

ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.98.4
excellent open source antivirus scanner, does not include an on-access real-time scanner
http://www.clamwin.com/

FileZilla Server 0.9.46
open source, cross-platform ftp server
- most people do not require the server, just the client
http://filezilla-project.org/

Foxit Reader 6.2.2.0802
free Windows pdf viewer; faster render than Adobe, less bloat
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

HWiNFO32/HWiNFO64 4.42
free system hardware information tool for Windows, system health monitoring, and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download 32-bit)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download64.html (download 64-bit)

Java 7, Update 67
update of Java runtime environment and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- it is important to disable the Java plugin in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- more zero-day security fixes along with bugfixes & enhancements
- this is a security/bugfix update to an older version of Java
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp (Java 7 download)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java 8 download)

LibreOffice 4.2.6
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- LibreOffice (Document Foundation), OpenOffice (Apache), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same
- this is a security/bugfix update to an older version
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

Simplicity Linux 14.7
Puppy-based, 32-bit; LXDE desktop; #26 in popularity
- this is a good distro for old, slow machines
http://simplicitylinux.org/

Task Coach 1.4.0
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/

ToDoList 6.9, Beta 6
free todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.abstractspoon.com/

Zero Install 2.6.5
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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