Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Slowchess 2.96 JA (WB/UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- source code ported to GCC, engine not changed
- first time for Linux compiles
http://jimablett.atwebpages.com/

Chess News

Lucas Chess 7.02
"play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor"
Python source; Win32
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/ (homepage)
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/downloads/list (download)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 63 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 63 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities page down today (a 110mb.com site)
Safrad homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)

Warning: Inmi site has been hacked and is unsafe to visit
AVG antivirus: 'Exploit Blackhole Exploit Kit [type 2371]'
Kaspersky antivirus: 'object is infected'

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

BitComet 1.35
free peer-to-peer file-sharing for Windows32/64; compatible with BitTorrent
http://www.bitcomet.com/

Java 7, Update 15
Java 6, Update 41
update of Java runtime and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- it is important to disable Java in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- "this release includes important security fixes"
- is it possible that Oracle is starting to take security seriously?
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java download)

MonetDB Feb2013
a heavy-duty, full-featured, cross-platform, open-source database that is not well-known
http://www.monetdb.org/Home (homepage)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ReleaseNotes (release notes)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ (download)

Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.1.1
free anti-virus, anti-spyware program; run it in addition to your usual antivirus
http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/

Meaning of Colors

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

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