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Update Information: November 23, 2012 (Updates)

by Ron @, Saturday, November 24, 2012, 00:37

Engine Updates

JaksaH 1.12 (WB)
Win32/64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- new exes are dated Nov 23, 2012
http://sites.google.com/site/jaksahchess/

Chess News

HIARCS Chess Explorer 1.2 Chess GUI (UCI)
Commercial; FRC; Win32, Mac32; mp; limit strength
- this is an update to the GUI and chess database, the engine is unchanged
- this is a free update for current customers
http://www.hiarcs.com/pc-chess-explorer.htm

Down/Problem Chess Websites :-(

Bestia homepage down for 31 days (a 110mb.com site)
Crafty Chess Interface homepage down for 11 days (not found)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 516 days
GreKo homepage down for 4 days (a 110mb.com site)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 31 days (a 110mb.com site)
O'Chess homepage down for 31 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 30 days (project removed)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 31 days (a 110mb.com site)

Warning: Roque homepage
- "This web page ... has been reported as an attack page"
- "visiting this web site may harm your computer"

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

Adblock Plus 2.2.1 for Firefox
Adblock Plus 1.3.3 for Opera
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Calibre 0.9.7
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/

PeaZip 4.8
open source cross-platform file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, ZIP
- extract 150+ archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/files/4.8/ (4.8 downloads)

USBDeview 2.18
free Win32/64 utility to list all USB devices ever connected to computer; can uninstall any USB drivers local or remote
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html (homepage)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview.zip (direct download)

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org

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