Engine Updates

Andscacs test-version-74024 (UCI)
mp (32 cores max); multi-PV; Win32/64
- "maybe +30 Elo"
- added multi-processor support, up to 32 cores
- added multi-pv support
http://www.andscacs.com/andscacs074024.zip (direct link)

Chenard 2015.04.08 (WB)
C++ source is public domain; uses custom egtbs; Win32/64, Linux; own GUI
http://cosinekitty.com/chenard/

Chess News

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Hoichess 0.12.1 JA (WB)
- GK 0.90 JA (WB)
- Micromax 4.8w JA (WB)
- Fairymax 4.8v JA (WB)
- Gnu Chess 6.2.1 JA (WB/UCI)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Ordo 0.9.9.8.2
calculates relative ratings based on game results
- added multi-threading
https://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/ordo

Ferdinand Mosca Chess Tools
Player NumGames Summary 2.4
prints a summary from a pgn collection; it does selective listing by player name
http://www.mediafire.com/download/vybde92pvfp8g4y/PlayerNumGamesSummaryv2.4.rar (direct link)

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

GUI Protocol List
- WB2UCI: added a link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

ActivePerl Community Edition
free cross-platform Perl distribution including the most popular Perl libraries
- Perl 5.20.2.2001
- Perl 5.18.4.1804
http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads

Ant Movie Catalog 4.2.0.2
open source, Windows-only movie collection manager
http://www.antp.be/software/moviecatalog

Ant Renamer 2.11.0
open source, Windows-only file renamer for groups of files
http://www.antp.be/software/renamer

Calibre 2.24.0
cross-platform open source ebook manager supporting all popular ebook readers
with format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Feng Office 3.1.3.0
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)

FrostWire 6.0.7
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

KeePass Password Safe Pro 2.29
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)

Linux Mint LMDE 2
Ubuntu-based distro; desktops: Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #1 in popularity
- this is a special release built on a Debian base (instead of Ubuntu)
http://linuxmint.com/

MongoDB 3.0.1 Production Release
free, open source NoSQL database; uses document store model
- this is a security/stability update for an older version, current version is 3.0.1
http://www.mongodb.org/downloads

phpMyAdmin 4.4.1.1
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Puppy Linux blog -- Quirky 7.0.3
Puppy is a popular (#14) and easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution
Open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
old, slow computers run very well using Puppy's all-in-memory Linux kernel
There are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
You don't necessarily use the latest release, you use the version with the software you want
You will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
- Fatdog64 is a 64-bit Puppy distro; it is larger than most other Puppys
- Precise Puppy is binary-compatible with Ubuntu LTS 12.04.1
- Wary Puppy is intended to run on older hardware
- Racy Puppy is a mod of Wary Puppy, supporting the newest machines
- Slacko Puppy can use Puppy, Slackware, Salix, or Slacky software repositories; Slacko seems to be the flagship version
- Quirky Puppy is built from Wary and Racy and is very experimental
- Tahrpup is built from Ubuntu Trusty Tahr
- Quirky is built from Ubuntu and is intended for full installs
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00187 (Quirky blog entry)

Recuva 1.52
free program to recover deleted files from Recycle Bin, digital cameras, mp3 players etc.
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2015/4/7/recuva-v152 (announcement)

SQLite 3.8.9
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- this is "a regularly scheduled maintenance release"
- a couple of minor features added
- some bugfixes
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_9.html (changelog)

TAudioConverter 0.9.8
open source, multi-threaded Windows-only audio converter/extractor/ripper
http://taudioconverter.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/taudioconverter/files/ (download)

TEncoder Video Converter 4.5.6
open source, multi-threaded Windows-only video converter/editor/downloader/ripper
http://tencoder.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
sourceforge.net/projects/tencoder/files/ (download)

TortoiseGit 1.8.14.0
Win or Mac client for Git version control system
http://tortoisegit.org/

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Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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