Engine Updates

Arasan 17.4 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac, Android; can use Gaviota egtbs
- lots of changes, a small increase in Elo is expected
http://www.arasanchess.org/

Capivara LK 0.09b02e (UCI)
Win32/64; TSCP derivative; requires MSVC runtime
- 6th Re-Build is available
http://vivaxadrez.wikispaces.com/Capivara

Daniel Jose Win64 builds
GreKo 12.1 DJ (WB/UCI)
C++ source; limit strength; Win32/64
- Win64 build only
http://greko.110mb.com/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/greko/files/ (Sourceforge download)
http://www.andscacs.com/greko/greko_12.1_x64.rar (direct linki)

Norman Schmidt Win64 builds
GreKo 12.1 NS (WB/UCI)
C++ source; limit strength; Win32/64
- Win64 build only
http://greko.110mb.com/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/greko/files/ (Sourceforge download)
http://www.chesslogik.com/downloads/GreKo_12.1_x64.7z (direct linki)

Numpty Recharged (WB)
- engine announced, but not available
http://sites.google.com/site/numptychess/

Chess News

Stockfish 2.11.0 for iOS
the mobile version of Stockfish has been updated
- this is a bugfix release
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stockfish-chess/id305558605?mt=8

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

FACE Tournament
- FACE 14, Div 2 has ended, final results are available
- FACE 14 PlayOff to Div 1 has started
- updated pages: Face, Participants and Download
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

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

4MLinux 10.0
Independent distro; JWM desktop; #49 in popularity
http://4mlinux.com/

Any Video Converter 5.7.3
Windows/Mac freeware/commercial multimedia converter
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/

Google Chrome 38.0
popular cross-platform web browser
https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?

KeePass Password Safe Pro 2.28
free, open source password manager; manage your passwords securely
- Professional Edition requires .NET or Mono framework & is portable across all operating systems
- Classic Edition runs on Windows only, has fewer features, but is adequate
http://keepass.info/
http://keepass.info/compare.html (compare Classic vs Professional)

MariaDB 5.5.40 Stable
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra DB engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
- gaining popularity from MySQL, a work-alike competitor with fewer features
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features (extra features)

MongoDB 2.6.5
free, open source NoSQL database; uses document store model
http://www.mongodb.org/downloads

Pale Moon 25.0.0
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/

phpMyAdmin 4.2.10
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Python 3.4.2
popular open source programming language
https://www.python.org/ (homepage)
https://www.python.org/downloads/ (downloads)

SparkyLinux 3.5.1
Debian-based distro; Enlightenment, JWM, LXDE, MATE, Openbox, Razor-qt, Xfce desktops; #28 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/

VirtualBox 4.3.18
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install one or more guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog (changelog)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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