Engine Updates

Alex 2.02 (WB/UCI)
Win32
- fix bugs introduced in previous version
http://home.comcast.net/~blais_normand/

Chesley the Chess Engine r321 (WB)
no build for this version yet, C++ source only
latest builds: r320 JA(Win32/64), 1.1(Mac)
- minor reformatting
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/

Critter 0.52b (UCI)
Win32/64
- time managment bugfix
http://www.mediafire.com/?nudydmxn2yd (direct download)

FireBird 1.0 (UCI)
Win32/64 and generic Win32 build for older cpus
another Ippolit derivative by Norman Schmidt (aka 'Kranium') and 'Sentinel'
this release does not supply source code and may be illegal!
http://www.cyclonechess.com/firebird.htm

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32, Linux64
- fixed bug in time management
- fixed LMR code
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Dann Corbit Win64 builds
Toga 2.0.13 DC (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64
the file 'DeepLearninToga 2.0.13.exe' seems to be older and outdated
the exe named 'DLToga.exe' (found deeply nested inside the src directory) seems to be the most recent
as always, these Dann Corbit builds are never explained with readme files
there are hidden dependencies and your exe may crash if a required dll is missing
http://cap.connx.com/chess-engines/new-approach/DeepLearninToga2.0.13.7z (direct link)

Dann Corbit Win64 builds
TogaII Merge b15_18 DC (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64
the file 'Toga II Merge_b15_18.exe', found in the Relese directory seems to be older and outdated
the 2 exe files named 'TogaMerge.exe' and 'TogaIIMerge_b15_18x64dc.exe'
(found deeply nested inside the src directory) seem to be the most recent
as always, these Dann Corbit builds are never explained with readme files
there are hidden dependencies and your exe may crash if a required dll is missing
http://cap.connx.com/chess-engines/new-approach/TogaIIMerge_b15_18.7z (direct link)

Twisted Logic 20100131 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64
silent update: a generic 32-bit build for older cpus was added to the zip file
http://sites.google.com/site/edapostol/home

Chess News

Winboard/XBoard News
expanded explanation of new seek graph feature added in Winboard alpha versions
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html

Down/Problem chess websites
Amundsen homepage down for 19 days
Ares homepage down for 10 days
Betsy homepage down for 29 days
Colossus homepage down for 35 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 7 days
Typhoon homepage down for 13 days
George Lyapko website is an attack site and dangerous to visit

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- added RoboKewlper to the Retreated Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_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 occasionally crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

Lanikai alpha 1
preview of next major version of Thunderbird email
this is an *alpha* release intended for testing purposes only
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/early_releases/downloads/

Lightning Calendar 1.0b1
open source addon for Thunderbird email
this is a *beta* release
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2313

Lunascape 6.0.2
free browser with all 3 major rendering enignes: IE (Trident)+Firefox (Gecko)+Chrome/Safari (Webkit)
preview web pages side-by-side using the 3 different rendering engines
http://www.lunascape.tv/

Sandboxie 3.44
free utility (nagware): run/install programs in a safe sandbox that cannot affect your Windows stability/security
- added support for Win64
http://www.sandboxie.com/

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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