Engine Updates

Capa 0.1 beta 2 (WB)
3 new commit(s) to the Java source, (rev = 148), no new release
rev 149: removed generics from Board
rev 150: refactoring
rev 151: refactoring
http://sourceforge.net/projects/capa/

Protector 1.3.5 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 358), no new build
- search change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/

Tiffanys 0.5 (WB)
1 revision(s) to the Java source code today (current = rev. 69), no new build
- new tag reads: "0.5.1" -- new version release soon?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tiffanys/ (project site)

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- new EPD program: epdPieces - extracts records with positions containing a user-specified number of chess pieces
- new EPD program: epdToken - extracts records using a user-supplied search-string consisting of a single token. The search-string seeks to match the START of any token in a record
- updated EPD program: epdList - has a new option that lists positions without regard to castling or en passant rights
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

BBChess homepage down for 3 days
Frenzee homepage down for 30 days (permissions problem)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 14 days (misconfigured)
Simplex homepage down for 12 days
Superchessengine homepage back up (Bibi, Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer, Smash & Toga II)

Wiki Changes
Nothing new today

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 3.6.10
open source browser. Recommended!
- fixed a single stability issue affecting a limited number of users
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

PeaZip 3.3
open source file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- 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)

Lucid Puppy Linux 5.1.1
Open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
You will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
The most easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution for Windows users. Recommended.
The default download is single-user, but a multiuser version is available
An intriguing choice is using Puppy in VirtualBox (Run directly from Windows)
You don't nessessarily use the latest version, you use the version with the software you want
http://puppylinux.org/ (homepage)
http://puppylinux.org/news/puplets/puppy421multiuseriso/ (multiuser)
http://puppylinux.org/news/puplets/puppy-linux-in-virtual-machine/ (Puppy in VirtualBox)

SeaMonkey 2.0.8
open source all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
- fix for crash after update issue
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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