Update Information: September 13, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Bouquet 1.5 announced, but download not available yet
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Dann Corbit homepage down for 445 days
FirstChess homepage down for 3 days (not found)
GreKo homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Mizar homepage down for 25 days ("domain has expired")
PolarChess homepage down for 10 days (404 error - not found)
Tornado homepage down for 24 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
Bodhi Linux 2.1.0
Ubuntu-based distro; Enlightenment desktop; #19 in popularity
http://www.bodhilinux.com/
Firebird 2.5.2 RC 1
popular open source, cross-platform SQL database that does not require an administrator
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.firebirdsql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/news/firebird-2-5-2-release-candidate-available-18787/ (announcement)
Macrium Reflect Free 5.0.5089
Windows32/64 disk imaging; free edition has full image backups/restores only and only for private use
http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp
MinGW (32-bit) Distro 9.3
open source distribution for Windows, by Stephan T Lavavej
- update to Boost 1.51.0
http://nuwen.net/mingw.html
PHP 5.4.7
PHP 5.3.17
PHP is a very popular open source scripting language; it is used for web applications mostly
- these are *stable* releases
http://php.net/ (homepage)
SUPER Video Converter v2012 build 53
free multimedia encoder/converter and player
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
VirtualBox 4.2
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install several guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog (changelog)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)
Wise Registry Cleaner 7.45
free registry cleaner; cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html
Zero Install 1.11.1 for Windows
open source, decentralized cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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