Engine Updates

JaksaH 1.11 (WB)
Win32/64
- no info on update
http://sites.google.com/site/jaksahchess/

JavaRival 0082 (UCI)
Java source; Win32/64; Linux 32/64, Mac32/64
- no info on update
http://www.rivalchess.com/downloads/

Chess News

ChessMaude 1.32 Chess GUI (WB/UCI)
play against included 1600-1700 Elo native engine (Tyrell) or any WB/UCI engine
- minor changes
http://home.comcast.net/~normand_blais/

Scid vs. PC 4.3 Chess GUI (WB)
open source fork of Scid project enhanced for playing chess
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html#ss6.5 (changelog)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Aldebaran homepage down for 68 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Bearded homepage down for 15 days
Brutus homepage down for 16 days
Fianchetto homepage down for 45 days (configuration error)
Frenzee homepage down for 190 days (webpage down until new engine release)
Genesis homepage down for 43 days
Sorgenkind homepage down for 56 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 55 days

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

Calibre 0.7.47
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/

Firefox 4.0 beta 12
open source browser. Recommended!
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html (beta page)

Game Booster 2.3
free; increases performance by temporarily shutting down background processes
and maximizing available RAM; Recommended!
http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html (homepage)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Game_Booster_d5952.html (download)

RIOT 0.4.6
free image optimizer for gif, jpg, and png (smallest size w/ least loss of quality)
http://luci.criosweb.ro/riot/

Meaning of Colors

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

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