Update Information: October 22, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Butterfly 0.6 (UCI)
C++ source; package comes with Tarrasch Chess GUI (Windows only); Win32/64, Linux32/64; Mac32/64
http://code.google.com/p/butterfly-chess-engine/downloads/list
Darky 0.5c (WB/UCI)
new engine by Alex Guerrero
C source with Spanish comments; Win32; based on FirstChess code of Pham Hong Nguyen
- "rated about 1600-1700"
http://chessprograms.260mb.com/
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Armageddon homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 484 days
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 21 days (a 110mb.com site)
Pyotr homepage down for 21 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
Feng Office 2.2.1 RC 1
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.
- only the 'Community Edition' is free
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/ (download)
Format Factory 3.00
free multi-media converter; convert all popular video/audio/picture formats to all others
CD/DVD ripper; ipod/iphone support; audio/video joining/repairing
- be careful you don't install eBay shortcuts or Ask toolbar by mistake!
http://www.pcfreetime.com/index.html
Miranda IM 0.10.6
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/
NetBeans IDE 7.2.1
open source cross-platform IDE used primarily for Java-based programming languages;
(supportss C/C++, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Java, Groovy, etc.)
supports syntax highlighting, code completion, object browsing, refactoring, etc.
all languages have debuggers, profilers and unit testing plus support for collaborative programming
http://netbeans.org/ (homepage)
http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1568.html (announcement)
http://netbeans.org/community/releases/72/ (new features info)
http://netbeans.org/community/releases/72/relnotes.html (release notes)
Qt libraries 4.8.3
open source, cross-platform windowing system / GUI builder / C++ library; includes a Visual Studio add-in
http://qt.nokia.com/downloads
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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