Update Information: November 2, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Capivara LK 0.08b10 Beta (UCI)
Win32/64; TSCP derivative; requires VC runtimes
this is the daily release of untested beta versions
- download is updated with many new, totally untested beta versions (beta 13 -> beta 30)
http://vivaxadrez.wikispaces.com/capivara
Note: Milady 3.25 (WB) announced, but not yet available
http://milady-chess.blogspot.com/2012/11/milady-325.html
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Bestia homepage down for 10 days (a 110mb.com site)
ChestUCI homepage down for 7 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 495 days
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 10 days (a 110mb.com site)
Norm Pollock site down for 5 days (no response in 60 seconds)
O'Chess homepage down for 10 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 9 days (project removed?)
Pulsar homepage down for 8 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 7 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 10 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wiki Changes
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- WinBoard/XBoard: added to comments
- iNemesis Clarity 5: added to comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Shokidoki
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list
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 2012.11.01
independent rolling release distro; desktops: Blackbox, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #7 in popularity
http://www.archlinux.org/
Auslogics Registry Cleaner 2.4.0.10
free Windows registry optimizer/cleaner; recommended
http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/
Calibre 0.9.5
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/
CDT 8.1.1
open source, fully-featured C/C++ IDE plugin for Eclipse
http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/
CrystalDiskInfo 5.1.0 RC 4
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
- privacy alert: watch out for the OpenCandy ads, use ad-free Portable Edition instead
- this is a *release candidate*
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en
Eclipse 4.3M3
open source extensible IDE framework supporting plugins for almost all programming languages
w/ syntax highlighting, intellisense, code completion, templates, version control, more
http://www.eclipse.org/ (homepage)
http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/S-4.3M3-201210312000/ (4.3M3)
FileZilla Client 3.6.0 RC 1
open source ftp client; recommended
- this is a *release candidate*
http://filezilla-project.org/
ID3 Renamer 5.0.4
free utility to bulk-rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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