Update Information: September 8, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Chess4J 1.0.1 (WB)
Java and Groovy source; jvm jar file; Win, Linux, Mac
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chess4j
Chess News
Scid On The Go 1.30 for Android
Scid database browser ported to the Android by Gerhard Kalab
http://code.google.com/p/scidonthego/
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Dann Corbit homepage down for 440 days
Mizar homepage down for 20 days ("domain has expired")
PolarChess homepage down for 5 days (404 error - not found)
Tornado homepage down for 19 days (programmer has purposely removed his page)
Tytan 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
Arch Linux 2012.09.07
independent rolling-release Linux distro; choice of desktops: Blackbox, Fluxbox, GNOME,
IceWM, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #7 in popularity
http://www.archlinux.org/
Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.09
independent Linux distro; KDE desktop; #20 in popularity
http://chakra-linux.org/
KeePass Password Safe Pro Edition 2.20
open source password manager; manage your passwords securely
Professional Edition requires .NET or Mono framework
Classic Edition has fewer features but is adequate & does not require .NET framework
http://keepass.info/
http://keepass.info/compare.html (compare Classic vs Professional)
PCLinuxOS 2012.09 "KDE FullMonty"
independent Linux distro; KDE desktop; #9 in popularity
http://www.pclinuxos.com/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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