Engine Updates

Crafty 23.4 (WB)
C++ source; mp; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux
ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/source/ (source)
http://www.webkikr.com/ (exe)

Protector 1.3.5 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 376), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/

Chess News

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 611)
- no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Frenzee homepage down for 83 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 37 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down for 7 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 17 days (internal server error)

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

Clonezilla Live 1.2.6-40
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)
http://clonezilla.org/
http://clonezilla.org/download/sourceforge/stable/release-notes.php (release notes)

mIRC 7.15
popular Internet Relay Chat client
http://www.mirc.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mirc.com/news.html (new changes info)

USBDeview 1.82
free utility to list all USB devices ever connected to computer; can uninstall any USB drivers local or remote
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html (homepage)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview.zip (Win32 direct download)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview-x64.zip (Win64 direct download)

µTorrent 2.2 RC 6 (build 23018)
open source BitTorrent client
this is a *release candidate*
http://www.utorrent.com/

Vala/Genie 0.11.2
the Vala language resembles C# and the Genie language resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
this is the *developmental* branch (beta)
- update libnotify bindings to 0.7.0
- improvements to the .gir reader
- bug fixes and binding updates
http://www.mail-archive.com/vala-list@gnome.org/msg06078.html (announcement)
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala info + Linux download)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie info)

Vala/Genie software for Windows
Windows builds of software for the Vala/Genie language
- Vala/Genie compiler 'vala 0.11.2' is updated: this is the latest developmental version (beta)
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala language page)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie language page)
http://code.google.com/p/valide/downloads/list (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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