Engine Updates

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Chess News

Chess-Bot (engine + GUI)
new native engine + GUI by Alexander Soto
Java source; cross-platform jar file; supports Polyglot opening books
- no support for WB or UCI protocols
- not new, but new to me -- discovered by Silvian 'Ruxy' Sylwyka
https://github.com/alexandersoto/chess-bot/ (source repo)
http://alexander.soto.io/chess-bot (home page)

Chess Programming Blogs

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Wiki Page Changes

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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

Adobe Reader 11.0.09
free, somewhat bloated PDF viewer
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows (Windows download)

Clonezilla Live 2.2.4-12 Stable
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)
http://clonezilla.org/

Feng Office 2.7.1
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)

Glary Utilities 5.8.0.15
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

KNOPPIX 7.4.1
Debian-based Linux distro; desktops: LXDE (default), GNOME, KDE, Openbox; #42 in popularity
http://www.knoppix.org/

Qt Creator IDE 3.2.0
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)

Qt Libraries 5.3.2
open source, cross-platform windowing system / GUI builder with an extensive C++ library;
the Windows package includes a Visual Studio add-in
http://qt.nokia.com/downloads

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11
independent commercial distro; desktop: GNOME, KDE; #27 in popularity
http://www.redhat.com/

Redis 2.8.16 Stable
free, popular, open source database; uses key-value store model
- experimental support for Windows
- full support for Linux
http://redis.io/download

Stickies 8.0b
free Windows reminder program using 'sticky' (persistent) yellow desktop windows
http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/

SuperAntiSpyware 6.0.1146 Free Edition
removes spyware, adware and malware; Windows only; no resident scanning for free version
http://www.superantispyware.com/

Wireshark 1.12.1
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

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