Engine Updates

Capa (WB)
1 new commit(s) to the Java source, (rev = 159), no new release
http://sourceforge.net/projects/capa/

Naraku 1.31 (UCI)
Win32
"Rating: 2600-2630 elo points"
- correct some bugs; now Naraku works fine again with Shredder/Chessbase GUI
http://www.miroku79.info/blog/?page_id=88

Redqueen (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 478), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Frenzee homepage down for 93 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 47 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down for 17 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 27 days (internal server error)
ChessMind homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added more download links for Sjeng & improved comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- improved Tarrasch Chess GUI comment
- bumped version number and added link to new beta for Winboard
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

7-Zip 9.20
open source WIN32/64 file archiver with very good compression; recommended
- support for some new compression formats have been added (XZ, WIM, etc.)
http://www.7-zip.org

ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.96.4
excellent open source antivirus scanner, does not include an on-access real-time scanner
http://www.clamwin.com/

Firebird
popular open source, cross-platform SQL database that does not require an administrator
- updated: ADO.NET Provider for Firebird - 2.6
http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=netprovider#latest

Paint.NET 3.5.6
very nice free image and photo editing software (paint program); recommended
http://www.getpaint.net/

PC Wizard 2010 - 1.96
free utility to detect & benchmark all PC hardware & system components
good tool for deciding hardware upgrades; portable version available
http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

PHP 5.2.15 RC 1
PHP 5.3.4 RC 1
PHP is a very popular open source web language
- these are *release candidates*
http://php.net/ (homepage)
http://qa.php.net/ (RC info & download)

USBDeview 1.83
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 (direct download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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