Update Information: October 7, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Michel Van den Bergh builds
Gnuchess5 5.07.174.1b (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64 & Android
"this version is identical to 5.07.174b but with the EGTB code of Miguel Ballicora included; I had hoped that this code could be distributed separately as a library but that does not seem to work out"
- opening book: 'gnuchess.bin' again updated
http://hardy.uhasselt.be/Toga/gnuchess-release/
Chess News
ChessZone Magazine
free monthly chess magazine of annotated GM games
- added older and missing #07, 2012 (July issue)
http://www.chesszone.org/magazine/magazine.html
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Dann Corbit homepage down for 469 days
GreKo homepage down for 6 days (a 110mb.com site)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 6 days (a 110mb.com site)
Pyotr homepage down for 6 days (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 2012.10.06
independent rolling release distro; desktops: Blackbox, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #7 in popularity
http://www.archlinux.org/
NetWorx 5.2.5
free network traffic (bandwidth) monitor & usage reporting w/ real-time graphs
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/
qBittorrent 3.0.6
open source cross-platform Bittorrent client
http://www.qbittorrent.org/
Task Coach 1.3.19
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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