Engine Updates

DeepBrutePos 1.3 (WB/UCI)
Java source; mp
http://www.vanheusden.com/DeepBrutePos/

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- new TXT program: txtReverse (lists lines in reverse order)
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Crafty (at webkikr site) down for 2 days (domain ownership has lapsed)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 373 days
DeepDuke homepage down for 2 days
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 2 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated Akiba links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_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

Adblock Plus 2.1.1
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
- a quick bugfix for yesterday's release
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Avant Browser 2012 Build 175
free web browser designed to expand Internet Explorer features
http://www.avantbrowser.com/

CCleaner 1.04 for Mac
free registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective: recommended
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2012/7/3/ccleaner-for-mac-v104 (announcement)

Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.07
Linux distribution initially forked from Arch; KDE desktop; #16 in popularity
http://chakra-linux.org/

CPU-Z 1.61
free utility to detect all PC hardware & system components
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Meaning of Colors

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

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Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list

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