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Update Information: November 18, 2010 (Updates)

by Ron @, Friday, November 19, 2010, 00:50

Engine Updates

Capa (WB)
1 new commit(s) to the Java source, (rev = 159), no new release
http://sourceforge.net/projects/capa/

Naraku 1.31 (UCI)
Win32
"Rating: 2600-2630 elo points"
- correct some bugs; now Naraku works fine again with Shredder/Chessbase GUI
http://www.miroku79.info/blog/?page_id=88

Redqueen (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 478), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News
Nothing new today :-(

Down/Problem Chess Websites :-(

Frenzee homepage down for 93 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 47 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down for 17 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 27 days (internal server error)
ChessMind homepage back up :-)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added more download links for Sjeng & improved comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- improved Tarrasch Chess GUI comment
- bumped version number and added link to new beta for Winboard
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

7-Zip 9.20
open source WIN32/64 file archiver with very good compression; recommended
- support for some new compression formats have been added (XZ, WIM, etc.)
http://www.7-zip.org

ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.96.4
excellent open source antivirus scanner, does not include an on-access real-time scanner
http://www.clamwin.com/

Firebird
popular open source, cross-platform SQL database that does not require an administrator
- updated: ADO.NET Provider for Firebird - 2.6
http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=netprovider#latest

Paint.NET 3.5.6
very nice free image and photo editing software (paint program); recommended
http://www.getpaint.net/

PC Wizard 2010 - 1.96
free utility to detect & benchmark all PC hardware & system components
good tool for deciding hardware upgrades; portable version available
http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

PHP 5.2.15 RC 1
PHP 5.3.4 RC 1
PHP is a very popular open source web language
- these are *release candidates*
http://php.net/ (homepage)
http://qa.php.net/ (RC info & download)

USBDeview 1.83
free 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)

Meaning of Colors

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

Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list

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