Engine Updates

Tony Mokonen Win32 builds
ACE(2) TM (UCI)
new engine by Stuart Neivandt
C++ source; Win32; engine is badly named, there already exists an Ace chess engine, hence the name 'ACE(2)'
https://github.com/sneivandt/chess (source)
http://tmokonen.net84.net/AceTM.rar (direct link)

Carballo 1.3 (UCI)
Java source; cross-platform jar file; supports Polyglot books
https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/

Cheng 4.39 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; multiPV; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux64, Mac64; Gaviota egtbs
- "estimated gain should be around 30 Elo (hopefully)"
http://www.vlasak.biz/cheng

Fridolin 2.0 (WB/UCI)
new engine by Christian Sommerfeld
FRC; MultiPV; can use Scorpio bitbases or Nalimov tablebases
https://sites.google.com/site/fridolinchess/

GreKo 12.8a (WB/UCI)
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
- fixed time control bug
http://greko.su/index_en.html

Gunborg 1.35 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux64
http://github.com/torgnil/gunborg

Satana 2.0.8 (WB)
Win32/64, Mac
http://www.linformatica.com/index-scacchi.php

SugaR 5,4a (UCI)
C++ source; mp (up to 128 threads); multiPV; FRC; Win32/64; supports Syzygy egtbs; Stockfish derivative
http://mzerbinati.wix.com/sugarchess

Superpawn build 108 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
http://chess.johnbyrd.org/

Chess News

APwin v2015
Windows GUI for problem-solving software Alybadix and Popeye
http://alybadix.bl.ee/apwin.htm

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- GreKo 12.8a JA (WB/UCI)
- Cheng 4 0.39 JA (UCI) [actual version number is '4.39']
- EXchess 7.71 (beta) JA (WB)
- Bitfoot 7-7-15 JA (UCI) [actual version number is '1.0.e9e4528']
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Kvetka 3.25.1 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
http://kvetka.org/en/

Lucas Chess 9.06a
"play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor"
Python source; Win32
- contains 36 engines
- also available as a portable build
http://www-lucaschess.rhcloud.com (homepage)

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- new EPD program: epdConvert
- modified EPD program: idOpcode
- new TXT program: txtEcho
- modified TXT programs: txtLines & txtRepeat
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Python-chess 0.9.1
chess library written in Python
- bugfix for UCI castling moves while pondering
https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess/releases

Seven Noomen books for .abk engine-engine testing
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=632809&t=57006

WinBoard Shogi-Variant package
- Shokidoki engine updated
http://hgm.nubati.net/ShogiVars.html

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

The following lists were updated by Norbert Raimund Leisner:

Chess Logos List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Engine GUI List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

Macintosh Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

Private Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list

Variants Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_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
- Perl 5.20.2.2002
http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads

Adblock Plus 2.6.10 for Firefox
Adblock Plus 1.9.2 for Safari
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

AIMP 3.60.1497
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, tag editor, Internet radio & more
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&lng=en

Avira AntiVir Personal 15.0.12.408 Free
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

BackBox Linux 4.3
Ubuntu-based distro; Xfce desktop; #47 in popularity
http://www.backbox.org/

BitTorrent 7.9.3 (build 40761)
freeware; the original bit torrent program; for Windows only
http://www.bittorrent.com/

Calibre 2.33.0
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/

CCleaner 5.08
free Windows/Mac/Android registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2015/7/23/ccleaner-v508 (announcement)

CDBurnerXP 4.5.5.5767
open source CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning software for Win32/64
this program requires .NET framework; Media Format 9.0 update required if using WMA format
- be careful, you will want the version *without* the 'Open Candy' advertising malware
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download (homepage)
http://cdburnerxp.se/download?more-options (download)

GCC 5.2.0
open source C/C++ compiler for Linux
includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go, as well as libraries for these languages
- bugfixes & stability changes
- latest version is GCC 5.2.0
http://gcc.gnu.org/ (homepage)
https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-5/changes.html (5.x changes)

Ghostery 5.4.6
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download

Git 2.5.0
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/

Glary Utilities 5.30.0.50
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Google Chrome 44.0.2403.125
popular cross-platform web browser
https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?

Groovy 2.4.4
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
http://www.groovy-lang.org/ (homepage)

HWiNFO32/HWiNFO64 5.02
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)

Inno Setup 5.5.6
open source, free installer for Windows
http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

Jenkins 1.622
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Linux Kernel 4.1.3
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

MongoDB 3.0.5 Stable
MongoDB 3.1.6 Development
free, open source NoSQL database; uses document store model
http://www.mongodb.org/downloads

Mono 4.0.2.5
.NET Framework-compatible set of tools; fully Ecma standard-compliant implementation
includes a C# compiler, a Common Language Runtime and much more
able to run Microsoft .NET applications cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, others)
- latest version incorporates recent Microsoft open-source code
- supports C# 6.0 and .NET 4.5 spec
http://www.mono-project.com/docs/about-mono/releases/4.0.2/ (release notes)
http://www.mono-project.com/

MySQL Community Server 5.6.26
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
- slowly losing popularity to MariaDB, a work-alike, drop-in competitor with more features
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)

Network Scanner 6.0.7
Windows free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS & SNMP scanner; scans for listening TCP/UDP ports & displays shared network resource types
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/

Notepad++ 6.8
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Pale Moon 25.6.0
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/

PeaZip 5.7.0
open source cross-platform file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, ZIP
- extract 150+ archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/files/5.7.0/ (5.7.0 downloads)

phpMyAdmin 4.4.12
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Putty 0.65
open source Windows client for SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols
- this is a bugfix release
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Python Tools for Visual Studio 2.2
free, open source Python IDE plugin supporting CPython and IronPython; NumPy & SciPy support;
parallel & clustering support; debugging; profiling; more
https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/releases

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7
independent commercial distro; desktop: GNOME, KDE; #42 in popularity
- this is an update for an older version; current version is 7.1
http://www.redhat.com/

Redis 3.0.3 Stable
free, popular, open source database; uses key-value store model
- new distributed implementation (clustering) w/ data sharding & fault tolerance
- experimental support for Windows64
- full support for Linux
http://redis.io/download

Sabayon 15.08
Gentoo-based, rolling release distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #32 in popularity
http://www.sabayon.org/

Skype 7.7.0.102
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

SMPlayer 14.9.0.7017
cross-platform graphical interface for MPlayer media player
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

SQLite 3.8.11
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- this is "a regularly scheduled maintenance release"
- a couple of features added
- some bugfixes
- "SQLite now runs twice as fast as version 3.8.0 and three times as fast as version 3.3.9"
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_11.html (changelog)

SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4
independent commercial distro; GNOME, KDE, IceWM, WMaker desktops; #103 in popularity
- available as SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED), or as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
http://www.suse.com/

System Explorer 6.4.3
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graph/monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/

USBDeview 2.45
free Win32/64 utility to list all USB devices ever connected to computer; can uninstall any USB drivers local or remote
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html (homepage)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview.zip (direct download)

VectorLinux 7.1
based on Slackware; KDE, LXDE, Openbox & Xfce desktops; #53 in popularity
http://www.vectorlinux.com/

WordPress 4.2.3
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP & MySQL w/ many plugins & themes
http://wordpress.org/

XAMPP 5.6.11
XAMPP 5.5.27
cross-platform, open source web-server (Apache), SQL database (MySQL) w/ admin, PHP, ftp server, Tomcat, & more
- this is probably the easiest way to install a working, web-aware PHP into Windows
- it is also easy to add web apps like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, SugarCRM, phpBB, DokuWiki, etc.
- version numbering reflect the PHP version that is supported
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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