Engine Updates

DoubleCheck 2.5.4 (UCI)
C source; Win64, Linux64
- bugfix: free passer bonus was attributed when pieces were in the way, i/o the opposite
- bugfix: relative king distance was too preponderant in the passed pawn scoring
- bugfix: KRRBKRR was incorrectly recognized as a draw
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/DoubleCheck.html (Leo page)

Prédateur 2.2.1 (UCI)
Win32/64, Mac, MorphOS
- fixed the ponder mode bug
- fixed the time bug
- x32 version works again
- corrected a PST that mistakenly wasn't identical for both sides
- a few tweaks here and there
- Prédateur doesn't stop searching when it finds a mate anymore. That way it keeps searching while it still has time and maybe find a shorter one.
- made all uci options lowercase (does CuteChess still protest?)
- new binary added: MacOSX PPC
http://predateur-chess.blogspot.com/

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Aristarch homepage down for 6 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Asterisk homepage down for 97 days
ChessAlex homepage is down for 50 days
Dann Corbit homepage down for 226 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

GPartEd Live 0.11.0-12
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)

Immunet Protect Free 3.0.5.7980
Cloud-based antivirus that can used in addition to your regular antivirus
http://www.immunet.com/free/index.html

Password Safe 3.27
open source password database utility; a single key unlocks all passwords
http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/ (project)
http://pwsafe.org/ (homepage)

Sabayon Linux 8
Gentoo-based Linux distribution with a choice of GNOME 3, KDE 4 and Xfce 4.8 desktops
http://www.sabayon.org/release/press-release-sabayon-linux-8 (announcement)
http://www.sabayon.org/ (homepage)

Sandboxie 3.64
free utility (nagware): run/install programs in a safe sandbox that cannot affect your Windows stability/security
- silent update, version number unchanged
http://www.sandboxie.com/ (homepage)

Zero Install 1.5.3 for Windows
open source, decentralized 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.de/?lang=en

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

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