Update Information: February 3, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
DanaSah 4.89 (WB/UCI)
C source (Spanish language comments); Win32, Linux32, Android; FRC; uses Scorpio bitbases and ProDeo opening book
- this release is for Linux & PocketPC only
http://sites.google.com/site/danasah/last
DeepBrutePos 1.1 (WB)
new engine by Folkert van Heusden
Java source
http://www.vanheusden.com/DeepBrutePos/
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Aristarch homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Asterisk homepage down for 92 days
ChessAlex homepage is down for 45 days
Dann Corbit homepage down for 221 days
Wiki Changes
Private Engine List
- added Amaia by Mark Pearce UK
- added Rhetoric by Alberto Sanjuan Spain
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_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 0.8.38
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/
Ghostery 0.9.5 for Opera
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets
on every web page you visit; "See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download
Glary Utilities 2.42.0.1389
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security, etc.
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html
PHP 5.4.0 RC 7
PHP is a very popular open source scripting language mostly used for web applications
- this is a *release candidate*
http://php.net/ (homepage)
Task Coach 1.3.7
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/
µTorrent 3.1.2 stable (26710)
very popular and fast open source BitTorrent client
http://www.utorrent.com/ (homepage)
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=112660 (3.1 forum thread)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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