Update Information: May 9, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Stockfish 2.1.1 JA (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
- another Win64 recompile
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/stockfish-211-64-ja.zip (direct link)
Chess News
XBoard Alpha News
by HG Muller
- Rapidly changing the number of PVs aka: Quickly adapting the number of printed PVs in analysis mode
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html (homepage)
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html#tag-D5 (new section)
Down/Problem Chess Websites
BabyChess homepage down for 30 days (404: page not found)
Bestia homepage down today (110mb.com site)
ChessMind homepage down for 6 days
ElTurco homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Frenzee homepage down for 263 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Grizzly homepage down for 23 days (promised to move homepage)
Loop homepage down for 11 days (serious clone accusation may have ended Loop)
MFChess homepage down for 17 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Typhoon homepage down for 10 days (engine download is available elsewhere)
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
Explorer++ 1.3 Beta
free multi-tab file manager for Windows using familiar Windows Explorer interface
http://www.explorerplusplus.com/ (homepage)
http://www.explorerplusplus.com/download (download)
Ghostery for Safari 1.1
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets
on every web page you visit; "See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
- Chrome version can do blocking, but it isn't perfect due to Chrome API design
http://www.ghostery.com/ (homepage)
http://www.ghostery.com/download (download + browser comparisons)
Groovy++ 0.4.232 1.8.0
open source jvm language
this is an extension to the standard Groovy jvm language; it supports better runtime efficiency using static typing
- the 2nd set of numbers in the version refer to the parent Groovy version
http://code.google.com/p/groovypptest/downloads/list
Process Hacker 2.15
open source; examine & manipulate running processes & services
http://processhacker.sourceforge.net/
Python Tools for Visual Studio - Beta 2
Python IDE plugin supporting CPython and IronPython; NumPy & SciPy; parallel & clustering support; more
http://pytools.codeplex.com/
Trillian 5
free cross-platform chat supporting Windows Live, Yahoo, MySpaceIM, AIM, Google, ICQ, Jabber, Skype, IRC, more
- future notifications will not be possible, the web page no longer shows version numbers
http://www.trillian.im/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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