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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Friday, April 03, 2015, 17:56:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Jim Ablett Win32 builds</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Carnivor 1.0 JA (WB)</span></strong><br />
C source; Win32<br />
- for source code, look inside 'EarlyWork.zip' file<br />
<a href="https://www.mediafire.com/?4npbipdezyjqhxm">https://www.mediafire.com/?4npbipdezyjqhxm</a> (source - direct link)<br />
<a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!WIMByDpT!uTMJhHJEc62gdBli7nnCy-GTPy3qLoPoA9_TTL0pGZw">https://mega.co.nz/#!WIMByDpT!uTMJhHJEc62gdBli7nnCy-GTPy3qLoPoA9_TTL0pGZw</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Gogobello 0.9 (WB)</span></strong><br />
Win64<br />
- pondering bug fix<br />
- added attack tables<br />
- implroved king safety<br />
- added history reductions<br />
<a href="http://www.g-sei.org/gogobello/">http://www.g-sei.org/gogobello/</a> (G-Sei)<br />
<a href="http://sasachess.altervista.org/gogobello/">http://sasachess.altervista.org/gogobello/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Graham Banks Chess Logos</span></strong><br />
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/1snndz5uizh9bvr/Graham%20Banks%20-%20Other%20Logos.rar?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/1snndz5uizh9bvr/Graham%20Banks%20-%20Other%20Logos.rar?dl=0</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Scid vs. PC 4.14 Chess GUI (WB)</span></strong><br />
open source fork of Scid project enhanced for playing chess<br />
Win32/64, Mac &amp; .tgz source for Linux<br />
<a href="http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html">http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/scidvspc/files/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/scidvspc/files/</a> (downloads)</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;">Chess Engine List</span></strong><br />
update by Ron Murawski<br />
- added Chess Tiger to Dead Engine List<br />
<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></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Chess Logos List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- updated links in Graham Banks section<br />
- updated count of Norbert Raimund Leisner Chess Logos<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SMP Engine List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- added Myrddin<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_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;">7-Zip 15.00 Alpha</span></strong><br />
open source, cross-platform file archiver with very good compression<br />
- this is an *alpha* release<br />
<a href="http://www.7-zip.org">http://www.7-zip.org</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Adblock Plus 2.6.9 for Firefox</span></strong><br />
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements<br />
<a href="http://adblockplus.org/en/">http://adblockplus.org/en/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Calibre 2.23.0</span></strong><br />
cross-platform open source ebook manager supporting all popular ebook readers<br />
with format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer<br />
<a href="http://calibre-ebook.com/">http://calibre-ebook.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Blender 2.74</span></strong><br />
free, open source, cross-platform 2D/3D video creation suite<br />
model • shade • animate • render • composite • interactive 3d<br />
<a href="http://www.blender.org/">http://www.blender.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Cassandra 2.0.14 Stable</span></strong><br />
free, popular, open source, distributed NoSQL database; uses wide column store model<br />
<a href="http://cassandra.apache.org/download/">http://cassandra.apache.org/download/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">CentOS 7.1-1503</span></strong><br />
Linux distro based on Red Hat Enterprise; choice of GNOME or KDE desktop; #6 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://www.centos.org/">http://www.centos.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">CrystalDiskInfo 6.3.2</span></strong><br />
open source, Windows-only hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology<br />
<a href="http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en">http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Django 1.8.0</span></strong><br />
high-level, rapid development, Python-based web framework<br />
<a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/">https://www.djangoproject.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Drupal 7.36</span></strong><br />
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation<br />
- &quot;maintenance and security release&quot;<br />
<a href="http://drupal.org/home">http://drupal.org/home</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Git 2.3.5</span></strong><br />
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source<br />
<a href="http://git-scm.com/">http://git-scm.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">KeePass Password Safe Classic Edition 1.29</span></strong><br />
free, open source password manager; manage your passwords securely<br />
- Professional Edition requires .NET or Mono framework &amp; is portable across all operating systems<br />
- Classic Edition runs on Windows only, has fewer features, but is adequate<br />
<a href="http://keepass.info/">http://keepass.info/</a><br />
<a href="http://keepass.info/compare.html">http://keepass.info/compare.html</a> (compare Classic vs Professional)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">LibreOffice 4.4.2</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;">PC-BSD 11.0 April2015</span></strong><br />
x64-only, BSD-based Linux distro; KDE (default), Awesome, Cinnamon, Fluxbox, FVWM, GNOME, i3, IceWM, LXDE, MATE, Openbox, WMaker &amp; Xfce desktops; #35 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://www.pcbsd.org/">http://www.pcbsd.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">phpMyAdmin 4.4.0</span></strong><br />
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.<br />
<a href="http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php">http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Redis 3.0 Stable</span></strong><br />
free, popular, open source database; uses key-value store model<br />
- new distributed implementation (clustering) w/ data sharding &amp; fault tolerance<br />
- experimental support for Windows64<br />
- full support for Linux<br />
<a href="http://redis.io/download">http://redis.io/download</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Thunderbird 31.6.0</span></strong><br />
Mozilla's excellent open source email program<br />
<a href="http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/">http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/</a> (homepage)</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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