Engine Updates

Stockfish 3 for Mac (UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac, Android; can use Gaviota ebtbs
- new release is for Mac OS only, other OS releases should follow soon
http://stockfishchess.org/

Chess News

new ChestUCI homepage
http://fhub.jimdo.com/

several unofficial Stockfish builds
these builds support 5-man SyzygyBases which the poster refers to as 'rtb'
- read the entire thread: warning - some downloads contain bad builds
- these builds are totally unofficial
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=515668&t=47869

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Armageddon homepage down for 4 days (403 error: forbidden)
Bearded homepage down for 6 days (not available)
Belofte homepage down for 49 days ("this site has been suspended")
Dolphin homepage down for 47 days (not found)
Elf homepage down today ("domain name expired")
GreKo homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
InmiChess homepage down for 44 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Ivanhoe [Franklin Titus site] down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 11 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pyotr homepage down for 44 days (not found)
SEE homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 44 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Chess Tutorials List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Chessimo: revised comment
- Lucas Chess: revised links and comments
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_tutorials_list

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

Descent|OS 4.0
Debian-based Linux distro; customized MATE desktop; #64 in popularity
http://www.descentos.org/

Git 1.8.2.2
free, cross-platform, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/

Glary Utilities 2.55.0.1790
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

ID3 Renamer 5.4.0
free utility to bulk-rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/en

SystemRescueCd 3.5.1
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/

TThrottle 6.40
free Windows laptop utility to keep CPU/GPU temperature down by throtttling performance
http://www.efmer.eu/boinc/

Meaning of Colors

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

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