Update Information: September 10, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex WBTM homepage down for 50 days (a multimania site)
Bestia homepage down for 65 days (a 110mb.com site)
Bright homepage down for 41 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Fianchetto homepage down for 65 days (502 error: bad gateway)
Hamsters homepage down for 29 days (not found)
Kiwi homepage down for 29 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 65 days (a 110mb.com site)
Nejmet homepage down for 49 days (a multimania site)
Spark homepage down for 41 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 14 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tornado homepage down today (requires password for access)
T-Rex homepage down for 50 days (a multimania site)
Wing homepage down for 130 days (not found)
Wiki Changes
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- DreamChess: minor edit
- eboard: added a link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Fischer
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list
Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added: DAGAZ, Java Open Chess, Pablo & Piriton
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list
PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess-PGN-Parse
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_list
Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added NuclearChess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_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
Django 1.5.3
Django 1.6, Beta 3
high-level, rapid development Python-based web framework
- security patch to fix a vulnerability
https://www.djangoproject.com/
Ghostery 5.0.0 for Chrome
Ghostery 5.0.0 for Opera
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download
Java 7, Update 40
update of Java runtime and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- it is important to disable Java in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- big jump in the update number, previous version was 25
- most notable bugfix: fixed blurry rendering on Mac retinal display
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java download)
Komodo Edit 8.5.0
free cross-platform programmer's editor for JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl
http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit/downloads
Wireshark 1.10.2
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list
NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org