Engine Updates

Arasan 18.0 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; multiPV; Win32/64, Linux, Mac; can use Gaviota egtbs
- " measurably stronger than 17.5 in my testing, but not by a large amount"
http://www.arasanchess.org/

Giraffe 20150801 (WB)
Win32/64
- first time for Win32 build
- "experimental engine using deep learning; it tries to figure out all its chess knowledge by itself through self-play"
https://bitbucket.org/waterreaction/giraffedownloads/downloads/giraffe_20150801.zip (direct link)

GreKo 12.9 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
- "+100 Elo in self-play for 60 moves in 3 min"
http://www.andscacs.com/greko/greko12.9.zip (Win64 compile)
http://greko.su/index_en.html

Pedone 1.2 (UCI)
mp; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64; supports Syzygy egtbs & Polyglot opening books
- "about 60 Elo stronger"
- new limit strength option
http://www.g-sei.org/pedone/ (G-SEI)
https://sites.google.com/site/pedonechess/home (homepage + downloads)

Chess News

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Arasan 18.0 JA (WB/UCI)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

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

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

updated pages by Norbert Raimund Leisner:

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

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

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

AVG Free Edition 2015.0.6122
free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/free-antivirus-download

CDBurnerXP 4.5.5.5790
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)

CodeLite 8.1
free, open source, cross-platform IDE for C/C++, PHP, JavaScript & Node.js
features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion,
function call tips, more
- called 'lite' because of usage of SQLite database, IDE is *not* lacking features
http://codelite.org/

Foxit Reader 7.2.0.0722
free Windows pdf viewer
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

FrostWire 6.1.3
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

Glary Utilities 5.31.0.51
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

GPU-Z 0.8.5
free utility: information about your video card and GPU
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ (info)
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/SysInfo/GPU-Z/ (download)

HHVM 3.8.1
Facebook's open-source replacement/improvement of the PHP programming language
- HHVM programs run much faster than PHP programs
- package includes the Hack programming language, version 3.8.1
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/releases

Java 8, Update 51
update of Java runtime environment and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- Java is in a first-place tie with Flash as the most common avenue of infection when computers become compromised
- it is important to disable the Java plugin in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- more security fixes along with bugfixes & enhancements
- "Only users with long term support contracts will be able to download Java 7 security fixes"
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Jenkins 1.623
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Korora 22
Fedora-based Linux distro; Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, MATE & Xfce desktops; #46 in popularity
https://kororaproject.org/

LibreOffice 4.4.5
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

Miranda IM 0.10.34
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/

Paint.NET 4.0.6
very nice free image and photo editing software (paint program)
http://www.getpaint.net/

qBittorrent 3.2.3
open source cross-platform Bittorrent client
http://www.qbittorrent.org/

Skype 7.7.0.103
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

SMPlayer 14.9.0.7051
cross-platform graphical interface for MPlayer media player
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

SQLite 3.8.11.1
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- this is a bugfix release
- a couple of obscure bugs fixed
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_11_1.html (changelog)

SuperAntiSpyware Free Edition 6.0.1204
removes spyware, adware and malware; Windows only; no resident scanning for free version
http://www.superantispyware.com/

TortoiseGit 1.8.15.0
Win or Mac client for Git version control system
http://tortoisegit.org/

Zorin OS 10
Ubuntu-based Linux distro; GNOME or LXDE desktop; #18 in popularity
- emulates WinXP/Win7 look-and-feel
http://www.zorin-os.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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