Engine Updates

Pro Deo 1.81 (WB/UCI)
Win32
- "approximately 2700 Elo"
- tuned for longer time controls
- added the principle of safe_queen_checks to king safety
http://www.top-5000.nl/index.htm
http://www.top-5000.nl/prodeo181.htm (version 1.81 page)

Chess News

Scid vs. PC 4.8 Chess GUI (WB)
open source fork of Scid project enhanced for playing chess
Win32, Mac & .tgz source for Linux
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scidvspc/files/ (downloads)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Amyan homepage down today (not found)
Chiron homepage down today (not found)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 408 days
DeepDuke homepage down for 37 days (SourceForge project page is okay)

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Chess Academy: revised comment
- Chessmaster: revised comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

BurnAware 5.1
CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc-burning software
http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (info)
http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html (download)

JSDuck 3.11.2
open source JavaScript documentation generator
https://github.com/nene/jsduck

Macrium Reflect Free 5.0.4908
Windows32/64 disk imaging; free edition has full image backups/restores only and only for private use
http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp

Wise Registry Cleaner 7.42
free registry cleaner; cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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