Update Information: May 20, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
ChessBin 0.0.8.0 (WB)
Win32; requires .NET 2.0 or later; own GUI
http://www.chessbin.com/page/Download-Chess-Bin-Chess-Game.aspx
Chess News
Jim Ablett Android builds
Android Chess Engines (UCI)
for use in Aart Bik's 'Chess for Android' GUI
Diablo 5.01b (UCI)
- uci command 'movetime' implemented - should now work correctly
http://jimablett.hostwebs.com/
Down/Problem Chess Websites
BabyChess homepage down for 41 days (404: page not found)
Bubble homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Frenzee homepage down for 274 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Grizzly broken promise (move to new homepage) not done after 34 days
Loop homepage down for 22 days (serious clone accusation may have ended Loop)
MFChess homepage down for 28 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Firefly homepage back up
Kvetka homepage back up
Norbert Raimund Leisner List homepage back up
Wiki Changes
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- expanded comments on José
- added entry for unreleased Sirius
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- modified comments about ChessGenius Classic
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list
SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Dorky
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_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 0.8.2
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/
CrystalDiskInfo 4.0.1
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en
Eclipse 3.7 RC 2
open source extensible IDE framework supporting plugins for almost all programming languages
w/ syntax highlighting, intellisense, code completion, templates, version control, more
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.eclipse.org/ (homepage)
http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/S-3.7RC2-201105191138/index.php (download)
Firefox 5.0 Beta
popular, free, 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)
FreeFileSync 3.17
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/
Git 1.7.5.2
free, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/ (homepage)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes/1.7.5.2.txt (release notes)
µTorrent 3.0 RC 1 (build 25309)
open source BitTorrent client
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.utorrent.com/ (homepage)
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=98500 (3.0 forum thread)
WordWeb Free 6.5
free dictionary/thesaurus for Windows; look up words from almost any program
http://wordweb.info/free/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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