Update Information: April 27, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
ChestUCI homepage down for 2 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 305 days
Octochess source code page down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 2 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wiki Changes
Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- minor revision
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list
Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added WChess (for DOS)
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_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 0.8.49
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/
Java 7, Update 4
update of Java runtime and development kit (JRE or JDK)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Macrium Reflect Free 5.0.4522
Windows32/64 disk imaging; free edition has full image backups/restores only and only for private use
http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp
MonetDB Apr2012
a heavy-duty, full-featured, open-source database that is not well-known
http://www.monetdb.org/Home (homepage)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ReleaseNotes (release notes)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ (download)
TightVNC 2.5.1
cross-platform open source remote control software package;
you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard
http://www.tightvnc.com/
http://www.tightvnc.com/release-2.5.php (announcement)
Ubuntu 12.04
very popular (#2) Linux distribution with a very unpopular destop environment
- the other Ubuntu derivatives, with more maiinstream desktops are also updated: Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, etc
http://www.ubuntu.com/ (Ubuntu)
http://www.kubuntu.org/ (Kubuntu)
http://lubuntu.net/ (Lubuntu)
http://www.xubuntu.org/ (Xubuntu)
µTorrent 3.1.3 stable (build 27120)
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)
Waterfox 12.0 (64-bit Browser)
64-bit version of Firefox browser
http://waterfoxproject.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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