Update Information: March 24, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Belofte homepage down for 14 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChestUCI homepage down for 9 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dolphin homepage down for 12 days (not found)
GreKo homepage down for 2 days (a 110mb.com site)
InmiChess homepage down for 9 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pyotr homepage down for 9 days (not found)
RDChess homepage down for 4 days (no content)
Safrad homepage down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 9 days (a 110mb.com site)
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
Borg Calendar 1.7.8
free, cross-platform desktop calendar/task-tracking; appointments, todo list, project tracking, etc
http://mbcsoft.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=38 (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/borg-calendar/files/ (download)
SystemRescueCd 3.5.0
bootable image for CD or USB stick to rescue data from HD; mount and read data from any disk;
features disk partitioning, LVM management, data copying, remote backup, more
http://www.sysresccd.org/
Tails 0.17.1
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #49 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/
Task Coach 1.3.28
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/
Zero Install 2.0.2 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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