Update Information: August 27, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Dabbaba 6.52 JA (WB)
C source (Danish & English language comments); Win32, Linux32; variants
http://jimablett.net63.net/
Rotor 0.7a (UCI)
Win32, Mac, Android
- castling bug corrected
https://sites.google.com/site/chessrotor/
Chess News
Ordo 0.5
command line chess rating software (Elo-like) by Miguel A Ballicora
Win32/64, Linux32/64
https://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/ordo
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Chiron homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 428 days
Pyotr homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Tornado homepage down for 7 days (programmer has purposely removed his page)
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
CrystalDiskInfo 5.0.3
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
- privacy alert: watch out for the OpenCandy ads, use adfree Portable Edition instead
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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