Update Information: April 22, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Jim Ablett Win builds
AliBaba 1.23wb JA (WB)
Win32, Linux32
- various bugs fixed which were causing crashes & illegal moves
- analysis mode fixed
- better time management
- eval changes
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html
Chess News
Nothing new found
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Amundsen homepage down for 4 days
Betsy homepage down for 106 days
Blitzter homepage down for 41 days
Brama homepage down for 33 days
Colossus homepage down for 112 days
Dika homepage down for 34 days
Gosu homepage down for 39 days
Nesik homepage down for 18 days
Sinobyl homepage down for 58 days
Sissa homepage down today
Lovelace homepage back up
Wiki Changes
Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added OliThink
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list
Clone Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- showed new name of FireBird as Fire
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:clone_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
HWiNFO32 3.46-704 beta
free system hardware information tool, system health monitoring and benchmarks
this is a *beta* release
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download)
Lunascape 6.1.2
free browser with all 3 major rendering engines: IE (Trident)+Firefox
(Gecko)+Chrome/Safari (Webkit) preview web pages side-by-side using the 3
different rendering engines http://www.lunascape.tv/
Miranda IM 0.8.21
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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