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Update Information: July 17, 2012 (Updates)

by Ron @, Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 23:30

Engine Updates

GullChess II Beta 2 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64; Ivanhoe derivative
- multi-core support
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gullchess/

Chess News

P2P 0.3 (WB)
new adapter by HG Muller
runs under a GUI as a WB engine, used for connecting to remote GUIs
"two humans can play each other, each having a game display"
- improved security
http://hgm.nubati.net/p2p.html (homepage)
http://hgm.nubati.net/p2p.zip (Windows exe direct link)
http://hgm.nubati.net/p2p (Linux binary direct link)

P2P 0.3 for Android
Aart Bik Android binary of HG Muller's P2P program
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites :-(

Abrok homepage down today
Dann Corbit homepage down for 387 days
DeepDuke homepage down for 16 days (SourceForge project page is okay)
Denis Mendoza engine builds page down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Norbert Raimund Leisner List down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pawny homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Strelka homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)

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

Firefox 14.0.1
popular, free, open source browser; recommended!
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

GPU-Z 0.6.3
free utility: information about your video card and GPU
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ (info)
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2155/TechPowerUp_GPU-Z_v0.6.3.html (download)

HandBrake 0.9.6
cross-platform, open source multithreaded video transcoder (conversion utility)
- recent 0.9.7 release has been reverted back to 0.9.6
http://handbrake.fr/

MonetDB Jul2012
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)

Process Explorer 15.22
displays information about which Windows handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

Recuva 1.43
free program to recover deleted files from Recycle Bin, digital cameras, mp3 players etc.
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2012/7/17/recuva-v143 (announcement)

SeaMonkey 2.11
open source all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Thunderbird 14.0
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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