Update Information: March 13, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Bouquet (UCI)
the link to a new 1.6.7 version downloads the old 1.6 version
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Akkad homepage down for 85 days (not found)
Belofte homepage down for 3 days ("this site has been suspended")
Bestia homepage down for 23 days (a 110mb.com site)
Comet homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Deep Saros homepage down for 85 days (not found)
Dolphin homepage down today (not found)
GreKo homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
LaMosca homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Lyapko Utilities page down for 23 days (a 110mb.com site)
SDChess homepage down today (services are suspended)
Warning: Inmi site has been hacked and is unsafe to visit
AVG antivirus: 'Exploit Blackhole Exploit Kit [type 2364]'
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
Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 25.2
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php
Ext JS 4.2.0
free version of the open source cross-browser JavaScript library for building rich internet applications
http://www.sencha.com/ (homepage)
http://www.sencha.com/products/extjs/ (info)
http://www.sencha.com/products/extjs/download/ (download)
Feng Office 2.2.4
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.
- only the 'Community Edition' is free
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/ (download)
Flash Player 11.6.602.180
free cross-platform flash video player
http://www.adobe.com/
openSUSE 12.3
independent Linux distro; destop choices: Blackbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #6 in popularity
http://www.opensuse.org/
SeaMonkey 2.16.2
open source, all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
USBDeview 2.22
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)
Zero Install 2.0.1 for Windows
open source, decentralized cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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