Update Information: December 13, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Zeta OpenCL 0.933 (UCI)
Zeta OpenCL 0.934 (UCI)
this is an experimental, source-code-only engine that uses a GPU (128 threads)
special requirements: Linux64 with AMD OpenCL SDK or NVidia OpenCL SDK
this is not a complete chess engine yet: no ep or castling moves
- "I managed to get a a negamax without ab-pruning running on one SIMD Unit with 128 threads and based on a LIFO-Stack"
- "Zeta 0933 ...[has] bad ab pruning"
- "Zeta 0934 ...[has] good ab pruning with move ordering"
http://zeta-chess.blogspot.com/ (blog)
https://github.com/smatovic/Zeta/tree/zeta_nvidia_0933 (source)
https://github.com/smatovic/Zeta/tree/zeta_nvidia_0934 (source)
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Asterisk homepage down for 40 days
Damas homepage down for 79 days ("Free Web Hosting Discontinued")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 169 days
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
Adblock Plus 2.0 for Firefox
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/
GPartEd Live 0.11.0-2
open source Gnome Partition Editor - resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)
HWINFO32/HWINFO64 3.91-1470
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)
Java 7, Update 2
update of Java runtime and development kit (JRE or JDK)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Miranda IM 0.9.38
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/
Task Coach 1.3.3
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/
Trillian 5.1.0.16
open source instant messaging program
http://www.trillian.im/
WinAmp 5.623
free media player; I prefer the Lite version
http://www.winamp.com/media-player/en (Lite link is towards the bottom)
Zero Install 1.4.3 for Windows
open source, cross platform, decentralised cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; With dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.net/ (homepage)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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