Update Information: April 5, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Deep Saros 3.0 (UCI)
C source; mp (12 cpus); Win32/64; this is an IvanHoe derivative
- number of cpus reduced from 32 to 12
http://deepsaros.jimdo.com/
Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Magnum Chess 3.0.0 (r20) JA (UCI)
Java source; Win32(JA), Win/Linux/Mac/32/64(Java)
- this is a new Lauch4J compile of an older version
- Lauch4J compile added so can be used in Fritz
- fixed playing as black crash bug
http://jimablett.net63.net/ (scroll down the page to the Java section)
Chess News
Bayes Elo 0057.2
Bayes Elo program by Remi Coulom, modified by Fernando Mosca
Win32/64
- calculates Elo, etc to 3 decimal places
- separate downloads for Win32 and for Win64
- C++ source also available
- quick bugfix for yesterday's release
https://sites.google.com/site/deuteriumengine/downloads-1
Kvetka 3.14 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
- it supports chess games from the webpage 'chess.com'
- simplifies the process of addition of new columns to the games list in "Games" window
- some other minor changes and bugfixes are made
http://kvetka.org/en/
XBoard Alpha News
new and experimental features for the next release by HG Muller
- new section: "Grouping engines"
- new section: "A separate board window for observing ICS games"
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Dann Corbit homepage down for 283 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
Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.4.2.0
free, extremely fast and effective disk defragmentation & optimization program; recommended
http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag
Calibre 0.8.46
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/
JSDuck 3.8.3
open source JavaScript documentation generator
https://github.com/nene/jsduck
LibreOffice 3.5.2
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)
Network Scanner 5.4.2
free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS & SNMP scanner; scans for listening TCP/UDP ports &
displays shared network resource types
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/
µTorrent 3.1.3 stable (26994)
very popular and fast open source BitTorrent client
http://www.utorrent.com/ (homepage)
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=115600 (3.1.3 forum thread)
Wise Disk Cleaner 7.18
free; nagware; finds and deletes temporary/log/junk files from your PC
http://www.wisecleaner.com/wisediskcleanerfree.html
Wise Registry Cleaner 7.14
free registry cleaner; cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html
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Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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