Update Information: August 23, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Tony Mokonen Win32 builds
DiscoCheck 3.7.1 TM (UCI)
C source; Win32
- Win32 build rebuilt
http://tmokonen.freehosting.com/
Chess News
Kvetka 3.15 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
http://kvetka.org/en/
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Chiron homepage down today
Dann Corbit homepage down for 424 days
Tornado homepage down for 3 days (programmer has purposely removed his page)
Wiki Changes
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- moved Sirius to Discontinued / Faulty / Incomplete Chess GUI section
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
Audacity 2.0.2
popular cross-platform, open source sound editor/recorder
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 21.1
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php
GIMP 2.8.2
Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP); retouch photos, create drawings & renderings, etc.
- no Windows builds
http://www.gimp.org/
MonetDB Jul 2012 SP1
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)
OpenOffice 3.4.1
open source word processing, database, spreadsheet, chart, math formula editor, etc
OpenOffice (Apache), LibreOffice (Document Foundation), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same
http://www.openoffice.org/ (homepage)
http://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/announcing_apache_openoffice_3_41 (announcement)
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Debian-based Linux distro; Unity desktop; #3 in popularity
http://www.ubuntu.com/
VMware Player 5.0.0
free open source, cross-platform virtual machine emulator
run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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