Engine Updates

Critter 1.01 (UCI)
mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- fixed book loading problems (was reported here)
- updated gtb32.dll and gtb64.dll files to version 0.4 of gaviota tablebase probing code (fixes en passant handling)
- fixed a very nasty bug with storing tablebase probe results in hash table. Thanks to Jouni Uski for reporting this
- Linux version is not updated because it does not use tablebases yet
engine using own book will not run on old non-SSE machines
http://www.mediafire.com/file/vmpo1bm8fmmijqi/Critter_1.01.zip (direct link)

Hussar 0.3 (UCI)
Win32, FRC, skill levels
- no info supplied about update
http://web.t-online.hu/szamtar/

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bearded homepage down for 46 days
Brutus homepage down for 45 days
Frenzee homepage down for 221 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Sorgenkind homepage down for 87 days
Typhoon homepage down for 13 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 86 days (no response in 60 seconds)
ChessMind homepage 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

Recuva 1.40
free program to recover deleted files from Recycle Bin, digital cameras, mp3 players etc.
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2011/3/28/recuva-v140 (announcement)

Vala/Genie software for Windows
Windows builds of software for the Vala/Genie language
- Vala/Genie compiler 'vala 0.11.7' is updated: this is the latest developmental version (beta)
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala language page)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie language page)
http://code.google.com/p/vala-win32/downloads/list (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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