Engine Updates

Mainsworthy T42 & S38 (WB)
Win32; own GUI (GUI for native use only, no other WB or UCI engines); T version is for long time control only
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/Mainsworthy.html (Leo site)

Protector 1.3.4 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 255), no new build
- search & eval change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
40H-EPD Utility Suite (3 Utilities)
- new program: "epdList"
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Amundsen homepage down for 7 days
Betsy homepage down for 91 days
Blitzter homepage down for 26 days
Brama homepage down for 18 days
Colossus homepage down for 97 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 69 days
Dika homepage down for 19 days
Gosu homepage down for 24 days
Igor Gorelikov Tools site down today
Nesik homepage down for 3 days
Pyotr homepage down today
Sinobyl homepage down for 43 days

Wiki Changes

Private Engine List
- added Cowrie Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list

Chess Engine List
- added Vanilla Chess
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 crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

AbiWord 2.8.3
open source, cross-platform (Win/Mac/Linux) word processor resembling Microsoft Word
less bloated & opens faster than Microsoft Word or Open Office
http://www.abiword.com/

ID3 Renamer 3.0.6
free utility to rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/

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

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