Engine Updates

Protector 1.2.7 (UCI)
revision(s) to the source code today (current = rev. 58)
no builds yet
- adjusted opponent threat value
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)
latest builds are here (updated often):
http://protector.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/protector/bin/ (bin files)

Down chess websites
Averno site down for 46 days
All 110mb sites down today (ChessGUI, Matacz)
Pierre site down for 79 days
ZebraChess site back up after being down for 3 days

Chess News

SCID
update(s) to the source code today (patchset = 498)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Wiki Changes

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
added Blogspot.com chess problems, Chess Puzzles by GMs, Classic Chess
Puzzles, Collection of Chess Checkmate Puzzles, Huntsville Chess Club pages,
John Bain´s pages for chess puzzles, Key Moves website from the UK, Manolis
Stratakis´ website, Martin Strauch´s pages, Matesolver, "Nachrufe", an
obituary for Dr. Werner Speckmann, Official Publication Of The Good
Companions, Ramon Merel´s pages, Schweizerische Schachzeitung, SC Leinzell,
Studies and Problems - composed by J.T. Sanderse, The Chess Website.com
(openings / middle game / endgame / puzzles), The Contest Center, Todo
Ajedrez website from Argentina - Problemas de Ajedrez, and Utilities and
Programs by Martin Väth
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_ch...

Bonus Notifications (free stuff)

Firefox 3.5.3
free open source web browser
- Several security issues
- Fixed several stability issues
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html (download)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.3/releasenotes/ (release notes)

iTunes 9.0
free from Apple for Mac or Windows
music/video-playing, shopping, or syncing your Apple product (iPod, etc.)
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/