Engine Updates

Markovian (WB)
this is a Linux-only engine by Naftali Harris
C source, some Python for testing; Linux32, *no* Windows builds
- Linux binary included with source code in download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/markovian/

Chess News

Lantern Chess 4.56 (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI by Mike Adams supporting WB & UCI for ICC online play/chat for Linux, Windows and Mac
http://www.lanternchess.com/ (homepage)
http://www.adammr.com/lanternhelp/lantern-help.html (help)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Asterisk homepage down for 5 days
Damas homepage down for 44 days ("Free Web Hosting Discontinued")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 134 days

Wiki Changes

Source Code Only List
- BlackAndRight: added to Source Code Only List
- Deep Noob: removed from Source Code Only List, there is no source code
- Melee: added to Source Code Only List
- NaltaP312: removed from Source Code Only List, there is no source code
- SillyChess: added to Source Code Only List
- modified comments on most of the engines in the Source Code Only List
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list#source_code_only_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

BurnAware 4.1
CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc-burning software
- this is a silent update, version number is unchenged
http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (info)
http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html (download)

FileZilla Client 3.5.2
open source ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/

Firefox 8.0
popular, free, open source browser; recommended!
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html

HWINFO32/HWINFO64 3.90-1430
free system hardware information tool, system health monitoring, and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download 32-bit)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download64.html (download 64-bit)

Thunderbird 8.0
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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