Engine Updates

Chesley the Chess Engine 279 (WB)
no build for this version yet
latest builds: 278(Win32/64), 241(Mac)
- Fix typo
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/

Ifrit j1_5 (UCI)
with C++ source (Russian language comments)
- Rewritten and tested a hash table
- Added use of evaluation of the hash table
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandchess2006.narod.ru%2F&hl=en...

Down chess websites
Averno site down for 45 days
Pierre site down for 78 days
ZebraChess site down for 3 days
Armageddon site back up after being down for 6 days
Simplex site back up after being down for 6 days

Chess News

ChessBin 0.0.4.7
Play as black or white against the computer (*not* WB or UCI engine)
Requires .NET Framework 2.0
http://www.chessbin.com/page/Download-Chess-Bin-Chess-Game.aspx
There is also a starter kit (*not* updated) for writing an engine in C#
http://www.chessbin.com/page/Chess-Game-Starer-Kit.aspx

Wiki Changes

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
added Andrew Buchanan´s pages, Argentinean website, Bruno Berenguer´s pages,
Horst Degenhardt´s pages, Jurmala Files by Milan Velimirovic, Leo Mano´s
website, MJC Rodez-Échecs pages, Peter Rösler´s pages, Peter Vogel´s pages,
Problemas de Ajedrez, Retrograde Analysis Corner, Schachaufgabe, and Scribd -
700 problemas de ajedrez
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_ch...

Bonus Notifications (free stuff)

Maxthon 2.5.7 Beta 3
free web browser
http://forum.maxthon.com/viewthread.php?tid=76892 (beta download)
http://www.maxthon.com/ (homepage)

Real Alternative 2.0
free codec pack by KL Software for playing RealMedia files on Microsoft
Windows operating systems without installing RealPlayer
http://www.codecguide.com/download_real.htm (download)
"According to Karl Lillevold of RealNetworks, KL Software simply re-packages
RealNetworks' DLLs and distributes them without permission, which means that
he believes that the codec pack is illegal. No legal action by RealNetworks
has been taken against KL Software."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Alternative (Wikipedia)