Engine Updates
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Chess News

MaterUCI 3.2
mate-solver from Franz Huber
"modified and improved version of Valentin Albillo's matesolver 'Mater'"
http://fhub.110mb.com/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akiba homepage down for 7 days (404 error)
BabyChess homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
ChessAlex homepage down for 19 days (404 error)
Frenzee homepage down for 120 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 76 days (403 error: forbidden)
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 56 days (internal server error)
ChessMind homepage back up
Sjakk homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- comment about Asterisk regarding WB/UCI capabilities
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Scorpio
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_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 0.7.34
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/

mIRC 7.17
popular Internet Relay Chat client
http://www.mirc.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mirc.com/news.html (new changes info)

OpenOffice 3.3.0 RC 8
open source word processing, database, spreadsheet, chart, math formula editor, etc
there is fear that Oracle will attempt to change this program into a commercial product
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)

Visual Database Creator 3.2.9.0
free visual database creator; simple, easy-to-use with sophisticated layout designer
http://www.visualdatabasecreator.com/

Wise Registry Cleaner 5.89
free registry cleaner; cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html

Note: AVG reverted back to build 1188

Meaning of Colors

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

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