Update Information: August 5, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Redqueen 0.5 (UCI)
3 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 333), no new build
- 331: included static null move pruning and delta pruning
- 332: fixed bug at null move verification
- 333: fixed bug at null move verification
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 104 days
Amundsen homepage down for 109 days (Permissions problem)
Bearded homepage down for 25 days
Feuerstein homepage down for 44 days (probably dead)
Game Analyser homepage down today
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 8 days
Kanguruh homepage down today
Pyotr homepage down for 8 days
TLCV homepage down today
Note: Akiba removed from down list- the web address changed
Wiki Changes
Endgame Tablebases and other Bitbases List
updated by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- fixed some typos and added some remarks
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list
Chess Engine List
- Akiba has a new homepage address (same domain)
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
Glary Utilities 2.27.0.982
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security, etc.
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html
Komodo Edit 6.0.0 beta 3
Free cross-platform programmer's editor for JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl
this is a *beta* release
http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit/downloads
NetBeans IDE 6.9.1
open source cross-platform IDE for many programming languages; many, but not all, are Java-based
(Java, C/C++, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, JavaFX, JavaScript, Ajax, Scala, Groovy, etc.)
supports normal syntax highlighting, code completion, namespace completion, etc.
all languages have debuggers, profilers and unit testing plus support for collaborative programming
http://netbeans.org/ (homepage)
RJ TextEd 6.60 beta 2
free programmer's text editor; unicode, spell-checking, code-completion, remote editing, etc
http://www.rj-texted.se/index.htm (homepage)
http://www.rj-texted.se/download.htm (download page)
Vuze 4.5.0.0
open source Java-based BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/index.php
Wise Registry Cleaner Free 5.52
free registry cleaner. Cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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