Update Information: November 8, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Scid On The Go 1.35 for Android
Scid database browser ported to the Android
http://code.google.com/p/scidonthego/
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Bestia homepage down for 16 days (a 110mb.com site)
ChestUCI homepage down for 13 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 501 days
GreKo homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 16 days (a 110mb.com site)
O'Chess homepage down for 16 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 15 days (project removed?)
Pulsar homepage down for 14 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 13 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 16 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony Mokonen's files page down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Wiki Changes
Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Milady: corrected version number
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- moved Houdini under ChessBase products
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_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
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2013.2793
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh.line-2013
IrfanView 4.35
free image viewer/scanner/printer/converter for Windows with some paint/editing options & many plugins
http://www.irfanview.com/
PHP 5.4.9 RC 1
PHP 5.3.19 RC 1
PHP is a very popular open source scripting language; it is used for web applications mostly
- these are *release candidates*
http://php.net/ (homepage)
Qt Creator IDE 2.6.0
open source cross-platform IDE for C/C++ and JavaScript
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, function call tips, more
although the IDE encourages using Qt libraries, the choice is not forced
http://qt.nokia.com/products/developer-tools
http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/downloads#qt-creator (download)
VMware Player 5.0.1
free open source, cross-platform virtual machine emulator
run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html
Wise Registry Cleaner 7.53
free registry cleaner; cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html
Zorin OS 6.1
Ubuntu-based Linux distro; GNOME or LXDE desktop; #9 in popularity
http://www.zorin-os.com/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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