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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Monday, September 28, 2015, 16:27:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Galjoen 0.30.1 (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source; Win64; uses Polyglot books<br />
<a href="http://www.goudengaljoen.be/">http://www.goudengaljoen.be/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Satana 2.1.12 (WB)</span></strong><br />
Win32/64<br />
<a href="http://www.linformatica.com/index-scacchi.php">http://www.linformatica.com/index-scacchi.php</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Sayuri 2015.09.23 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64, Mac<br />
<a href="http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri">http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Schooner 1.4.2 (WB)</span></strong><br />
Win32/64; supports Polyglot books<br />
<a href="https://github.com/schooner64-chess/Schooner-Chess">https://github.com/schooner64-chess/Schooner-Chess</a> (project homepage)<br />
<a href="https://github.com/schooner64-chess/Schooner-Chess/tree/schooner1.4.2">https://github.com/schooner64-chess/Schooner-Chess/tree/schooner1.4.2</a> (download)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Chess Game Analyzer 34</span></strong><br />
new chess tool by Ferdinand Mosca<br />
- analyzes all games in a pgn file<br />
- any UCI engine that supports multipv mode and depth, multipv, score cp/mate and time values output in its analysis line can be used by this tool<br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/baog1g379xdoo3c/game_analyzer_v34.rar">http://www.mediafire.com/download/baog1g379xdoo3c/game_analyzer_v34.rar</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FACE Tournament</span></strong><br />
- Div 3/4 halftime results: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/forum/index.php?mode=thread&amp;id=3043#p3047">http://computer-chess.org/forum/index.php?mode=thread&amp;id=3043#p3047</a><br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Lucas Chess 9.07</span></strong><br />
&quot;play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor&quot;<br />
Python source; Win32<br />
- contains 36 engines<br />
- also available as a portable build<br />
<a href="http://www-lucaschess.rhcloud.com">http://www-lucaschess.rhcloud.com</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Norm Pollock site</span></strong><br />
PGN, EPD &amp; TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases<br />
- new TXT program: txtNoBlank - removes blank lines from a text file<br />
<a href="http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html">http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess Programming Blogs</strong></span></p>
<p>Ed Schröder blog: <a href="http://rebel13.nl/rebel13/blog/index.html">http://rebel13.nl/rebel13/blog/index.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Updated Wiki Pages</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Linux Engine List</span></strong><br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Macintosh Engine List</span></strong><br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_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;">Adblock Plus 2.6.11 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;">Ares Galaxy 2.3.3</span></strong><br />
open source BitTorrent and chat client w/ built-in multi-media player<br />
<a href="http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/">http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/</a><br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/files/aresgalaxy/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/files/aresgalaxy/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Avira AntiVir Personal 15.0.13.202 Free</span></strong><br />
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads<br />
<a href="http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus">http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">BitTorrent 7.9.5 (build 41163)</span></strong><br />
freeware; the original bit torrent program; for Windows only<br />
<a href="http://www.bittorrent.com/">http://www.bittorrent.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Calibre 2.39.0</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;">CCleaner 5.10</span></strong><br />
free Windows/Mac/Android registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective<br />
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc<br />
<a href="http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner">http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner</a> (CCleaner homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.piriform.com/blog/2015/9/24/ccleaner-v510">http://www.piriform.com/blog/2015/9/24/ccleaner-v510</a> (announcement)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Data Crow 4.1</span></strong><br />
free, open source media manager/cataloger for movies, books, music, software, chess, etc.<br />
<a href="http://www.datacrow.net/">http://www.datacrow.net/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FrostWire 6.1.5</span></strong><br />
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client<br />
<a href="http://www.frostwire.com/">http://www.frostwire.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GnuCash 2.6.8</span></strong><br />
free, cross-platform, open source, personal/small-business accounting software<br />
- track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses<br />
<a href="http://www.gnucash.org/">http://www.gnucash.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Google Chrome 45.0.2454.101</span></strong><br />
popular cross-platform web browser<br />
<a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?">https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Groovy 2.4.5</span></strong><br />
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language<br />
<a href="http://www.groovy-lang.org/">http://www.groovy-lang.org/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">IzPack 5.0.5</span></strong><br />
free Java cross-platform installer for packaging, distributing and deploying applications<br />
<a href="http://izpack.org/">http://izpack.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Jenkins 1.631</span></strong><br />
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers<br />
- automates the building/testing process<br />
<a href="http://jenkins-ci.org/">http://jenkins-ci.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Kingsoft Office Free 9.1.0.5200</span></strong><br />
cross-platform office suite composed of word processor, spreadsheet and presentation manager,<br />
PDF converter; spell check; imports Word doc &amp; docx files<br />
<a href="http://www.ksosoft.com/product/office-free.html">http://www.ksosoft.com/product/office-free.html</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">LibreOffice 5.0.2</span></strong><br />
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.<br />
<a href="http://www.documentfoundation.org/">http://www.documentfoundation.org/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Manjaro 15.09</span></strong><br />
Arch-based, rolling-release distro; desktops: Openbox, Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #8 in popularity<br />
- this is the monthly release<br />
<a href="http://manjaro.org/">http://manjaro.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Miranda IM 0.10.36</span></strong><br />
open source instant messaging program<br />
<a href="http://www.miranda-im.org/">http://www.miranda-im.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Pale Moon 25.7.1</span></strong><br />
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux<br />
- 32 &amp; 64-bit versions available<br />
<a href="http://www.palemoon.org/">http://www.palemoon.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">phpMyAdmin 4.5.0.2</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;">Sabayon 15.10</span></strong><br />
Gentoo-based, rolling release distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #37 in popularity<br />
- this is the monthly release<br />
<a href="http://www.sabayon.org/">http://www.sabayon.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SeaMonkey 2.38</span></strong><br />
open source, all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, &amp; html editor<br />
<a href="http://www.seamonkey-project.org/">http://www.seamonkey-project.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Skype 7.11.0.102</span></strong><br />
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program<br />
<a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home">http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Subversion 1.9.2</span></strong><br />
open source, cross-platform centralized version control system<br />
<a href="http://subversion.apache.org/">http://subversion.apache.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SuperAntiSpyware 6.0.1206</span></strong><br />
removes spyware, adware and malware; Windows only; no resident scanning for free version<br />
<a href="http://www.superantispyware.com/">http://www.superantispyware.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Tor Browser for Windows 5.0.3</span></strong><br />
attempts to maintain your privacy online<br />
- helps you anonymize web browsing and publishing, IM, and other applications that use the TCP protocol<br />
- ISPs, key loggers and other types of malware are not able to track your activities easily<br />
<a href="https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en">https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">TortoiseSVN 1.9.2</span></strong><br />
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client<br />
<a href="http://tortoisesvn.net/">http://tortoisesvn.net/</a></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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