Update Information: July 20, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
GreenChess GUI 2.2.6 for OSX (UCI)
Chess GUI and PGN viewer
- Mac only
http://www.greenchess.com/
Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated: "eloList" (40H-PGN tool)
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html
Scid vs. PC 2013.07.21 Chess GUI (WB)
open source fork of Scid project enhanced for playing chess
Win32/64, Mac & .tgz source for Linux
- new beta version for Windows only
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scidvspc/files/ (downloads)
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Bestia homepage down for 13 days (a 110mb.com site)
Darky homepage down for 7 days (not found)
Fianchetto homepage down for 13 days (502: bad gateway)
Glass homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 13 days (a 110mb.com site)
Rodent homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Wing homepage down for 78 days (not found)
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
KeePass Password Safe Professional Edition 2.23
open source password manager; manage your passwords securely
Professional Edition requires .NET or Mono framework
Classic Edition has fewer features but is adequate; does not require .NET/Mono framework
http://keepass.info/
http://keepass.info/compare.html (compare Classic vs Professional)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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