Update Information: July 5, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Fire 2.2 xTreme (UCI)
C source; Win32/64; Ippolit derivative
- PVHash now initializes correctly as LargePage memory
- TotalBaseHash size change issue fixed
- TBHits also display in Fritz GUI
- capability for non-LargePage compiles added
- LowDepth razoring added -> UCI option Low Depth Margin
- RobboInformatory removed, this was almost never used
- Bulk Load Name, Bulk Unload Name, Bulk UnLoad Directory removed (unneeded and unused by most users)
- this release includes Fire_22_xTreme_x64_NLP_PP...
- NLP = No Large Pages, intended for systems (mostly Win XP) experiencing difficulty with Large Page memory configuration
http://users.telenet.be/chesslogik//fire.htm
Supra 1.2.3a (UCI)
Win32
http://suprachesssystem.com/
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
BabyChess homepage down for 87 days (404: page not found)
Crafty (webkikr page) down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 9 days (broken computer!)
ETChess homepage down today (down for maintenance)
Frenzee homepage down for 320 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Matacz homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Superchessengine homepage down for 23 days (Bibi, Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer, Smash & Toga II)
Ildtiadar homepage back up
Pos 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
Glary Utilities 2.35.0.1216
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security, etc.
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html
Lunascape 6.5.1
free browser with all 3 major rendering engines: IE(Trident)+Firefox(Gecko)+Chrome/Safari(Webkit)
developers can preview web pages side-by-side using the 3 different rendering engines
http://www.lunascape.tv/
Macrium Reflect Free 4.2.3775
Windows32/64 disk imaging; free edition has full image backups/restores only and only for provate use
- this is a first-time listing of this program
http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp
MySQL Community Server 5.5.14
free (Community Server Edition only!), and very popular open source SQL database
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)
PNotes 8.0.110
free, open source reminder program that uses persistent desktop notes
http://pnotes.sourceforge.net/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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