Engine Updates

Francesca MAD 0.1.5 (WB)
Win32; hash fixed in size: 16MB(diet), 128MB(standard), or 1GB(lardy)
"about a 30 ELO improvement I hope"
- LMR improvements
- some eval tweaks
- added "force" mode for Winboard protocol
http://www.silentshark.co.uk/

Ifrit j3.8 (UCI)
C++ source (Russian language comments); Win32/64, Linux 32/64
- abandoned the idea to rewrite the code in assembly language
- began the transition to object-oriented code
- posted by classes inside the board and list of moves
"I hope that the playing strength of the program has not fallen."
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandchess2006.narod.ru%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en

Redqueen (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 508), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Frenzee homepage down for 103 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
MatMoi homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
NSVChess homepage down for 57 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down for 27 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 37 days (internal server error)
Michel Van den Bergh sites (GNUChess, Polyglot, and Toga) 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

FreeFileSync 3.12
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool. Recommended.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

Task Coach 1.2.5
open source cross-platform todo manager with task or calendar viewing
http://www.taskcoach.org/

UltraVNC 1.0.9.5
cross platform open source remote desktop; can view/control Win, Linux, or Mac
http://www.uvnc.com:8080/ (homepage)
http://www.uvnc.com:8080/downloads/ultravnc/92-ultravnc-1095.html (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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