Update Information: May 21, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Scid vs. PC 4.4 (WB)
open source fork of Scid project enhanced for playing chess
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html#s7 (changes)
Down/Problem Chess Websites
BabyChess homepage down for 42 days (404: page not found)
Frenzee homepage down for 275 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Grizzly broken promise (move to new homepage) not done after 35 days
Loop homepage down for 23 days (serious clone accusation may have ended Loop)
MFChess homepage down for 29 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Bubble 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
Task Coach 1.2.18
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/
ToDoList 6.2
free todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc
http://www.abstractspoon.com/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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