Update Information: November 4, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
DreamChess homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Frenzee homepage down for 79 days (redirection problem)
NSVChess homepage down for 33 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down for 3 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 13 days (internal server error)
Aristarch 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
Chrome 7.0.517.44
free browser from Google with very fast render; it is updated almost every day
http://www.google.com/chrome
ThreatFire 4.7.0
free resident malware/rootkit/virus blocker from PC Tools
does not replace normal anti-virus software, intended as additional protection
the virus identification info is updated every day
http://www.threatfire.com/ (homepage)
http://www.threatfire.com/download/ (download page)
µTorrent 2.2 RC 5 (build 22982)
open source BitTorrent client
this is a *release candidate*
http://www.utorrent.com/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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