Update Information: April 26, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Armageddon homepage down for 2 days (403 error: forbidden)
Bearded homepage down for 4 days (not available)
Belofte homepage down for 47 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChestUCI homepage down for 42 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dolphin homepage down for 45 days (not found)
GreKo homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
InmiChess homepage down for 42 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 9 days (no response in 60 seconds)
LarsenVB homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Pawny homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Pyotr homepage down for 42 days (not found)
Schola homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 42 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
Calibre 0.9.28
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/
ICQ 8.0.6019
audio/video/text chat w/ connectivity to Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc for desktop & mobile
http://www.icq.com/en
phpMyAdmin 3.5.8.1
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php
SparkyLinux 2.1.1 "MATE"
Debian-based distro; Enlightenment, LXDE, MATE, Openbox desktops; #34 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/
SpiderOak 5.0.1
cross-platform online backup, file sync, and cloud-based file sharing
- 2 GB of space for free
https://spideroak.com/
TightVNC 2.7
cross-platform (Java-based) open source remote control software package;
you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard
http://www.tightvnc.com/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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