Engine Updates

Protector 1.2.7 (UCI)
revision(s) to the source code today (current = rev. 57)
no builds yet
- added slightly backward pawn code
- oppo threat value adjusted
- stable nodes for history cuts eliminated
- version number increased to 1.2.7b
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)
latest builds are here (updated often):
http://protector.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/protector/bin/ (bin files)

Kenny Dail Mac builds
new build for:
- Chesley RC 1.1 mac
no version number change, but it is rebuilt today
http://www.sillygreenmonkey.com/chess/

Down chess websites
Armageddon site down for 6 days
Averno site down for 44 days
Pierre site down for 77 days
Simplex site down for 6 days
ZebraChess site down for 2 days
Dann Corbit site was down for 2 days, now back up
Sjakk site back up

Wiki Changes

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
added British Chess Problem Society, Czech website, Database in French,
Échecs artistiques, Fancy, Göran Forslunds´ pages, PDB Chess Problem Database
Server, Problemesis, Problemschach, Retractor, Schwalbe, StrateGems, Torsten
Linß´ problem chess pages, Yet another chess problem database
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_ch...

Bonus Notifications (free stuff)

CDBurnerXP 4.2.5.1541
open source CD/DVD burning software
- Added verification method for the file count of the disc to detect broken
file system structures
- Fixed "Overburn" button being too small for some translations
- Fixed a possible ArgumentException in the settings dialog
- Fixed a FormatException when checking for updates
- There will no longer be an error message if CDBurnerXP starts up with the
last used folder and the the user does not have rights to see the content of
the parent folder
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/