Engine Updates

Redqueen 0.7 (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 452), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- fixed bug in epdRemove
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Frenzee homepage down for 77 days (redirection problem)
NSVChess homepage down for 31 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down today ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 11 days (internal server error)
Smash homepage back up

Wiki Changes
Nothing new today

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

7-Zip 9.18 beta
open source file archiver with very good compression. Recommended.
this is a *beta* release
http://www.7-zip.org

Free Studio 4.9.13
free conversion from/to: DVD/CD, video & audio files; burn DVDs/CDs
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/

OpenOffice 3.3.0 RC 3
open source word processing, database, spreadsheet, chart, math formula editor, etc
this is a *release candidate*
http://download.openoffice.org/ (homepage)
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Feature_Freeze_Testing_3.3 (new features)
http://download.openoffice.org/all_beta.html (info & download)

Trillian 4.2.0.23
free cross-platform chat supporting Windows Live, Yahoo, MySpaceIM, AIM, Google, ICQ, Jabber, Skype, IRC, more
http://www.trillian.im/

Meaning of Colors

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

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