Engine Updates

Capa 0.1 beta 2 (WB)
1 new commit(s) to the Java source, (rev = 117), no new build
- update-manager: added ant task to create application descriptor
- update-manager: added ant build file
http://sourceforge.net/projects/capa/

CuckooChess
this web page seems to regularly alternate between version 1.03 and version 1.04
right now the version has reverted back to 1.03
http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/javachess/index.html

Chess News

Ajax Chess
new online Javascript chess opponent by Gary Linscott (GarboChess), but it only plays as Black
http://forwardcoding.com/projects/ajaxchess/chess.html

Frank Quisinsky Interview
with Richard Vida (Critter)
http://www.schach-welt.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=135

Frank Quisinsky Interview
with Raymond Heid (Protector)
original interview in German, translated by Google so there will be references to jumpers, runners and farmers (aka knights, bishops and pawns)
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww....

Winboard/XBoard alpha news
HG Muller's latest news about alpha builds
- new feature: Displaying two boards at once
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html

Down/Problem chess websites
Amundsen homepage down again today; it might be a home computer acting as a web server but with connectivity issues
Ares homepage down for 28 days
Aristarch homepage down today
Armageddon homepage down today
BabyChess homepage down for 9 days
Betsy homepage down for 46 days
BikJump homepage down today
Colossus homepage down for 52 days
Frank homepage down for 5 days
Italian Engine List down for 5 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 24 days
Lyapko utilities homepage down for 12 days
Neurone homepage down for 5 days
Typhoon homepage down for 30 days
BBChess homepage back up
Bubble homepage back up
ChessGUI homepage back up
Matacz homepage back up
Omar homepage back up after being down for 13 days

Wiki Changes

Native Engine List
- added Ajax Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Chess Engine List
- added Simontacchi
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

GParted 0.5.1-3
open source Gnome Partition Editor- resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-testing/ (download)

PeaZip 3.0
open source file and archive manager
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP
- extract 123 archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

System Explorer 2.0.10
free; detailed info about tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows, services, drivers,
connections and opened files; performance graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://systemexplorer.mistergroup.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