Engine Updates

Redqueen 0.5 (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 299), no new build
- 298: changes parameters
- 299: changes parameters
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

Glaurung
iPhone chess engine
- 64-bit Windows server released
http://www.glaurungchess.com/

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 595)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex homepage down for 74 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 79 days (Permissions problem)
CuckooChess homepage down today
Feuerstein homepage down for 14 days (probably dead)
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (70 days)
Shredder homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- modified SCID entry a bit
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

Firefox 4.0 beta 1
open source browser. Recommended!
this is a *beta* release
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html (beta page)

Fresh HTML 3.51
free html editor
http://www.freshwebmaster.com/index.html

Lunascape 6.1.7
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/

System Explorer 2.2.4
free; detailed info about tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows, services, drivers,
connections and opened files; 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