Engine Updates

Protector (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 379), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Frenzee homepage down for 102 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 56 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down for 26 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 36 days (internal server error)
Michel Van den Bergh sites down today (GNUChess, Polyglot, and Toga)
ChessMind homepage back up
Sjakk homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added vcboard
- added another Winboard link for experimental Linux releases
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Smart Neural Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_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

Calibre 0.7.31
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Glary Utilities 2.30.0.1066
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security, etc.
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Python 3.1.3
Python 2.7.1
popular open source scripting language
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)
http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.1.3/ (3.1.3 info)
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.1/ (2.7.1 info)

Sumatra PDF
free, open-source minimalistic PDF reader for Windows; it is a portable app
http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html

Note: Yesterday's release of UltraVNC 1.0.9.4 has been removed; there is a
website warning not to use this version; it is recommended to revert back to
version 1.0.9.1

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