Engine Updates
Nothing new today

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.214 (WB/UCI)
chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
this is an unofficial release
- testsuite stuff reworked
- eval graph of pgn games (see menu)
- engine self play; tournaments are set up the usual way, but only first invited engine plays all games
- annotation of pgn games; uses one or two engines; outputs only debug files so far
http://biglion.110mb.com/ (homepage)
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/ (alt homepage)
http://remixshare.com/dl/ttmld/ChessGUI_net.zip (direct link - regular version)
http://remixshare.com/dl/if73w/ChessGUI4Stick.zip (direct link - portable version)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Aristarch homepage down for 7 days
Bearded homepage down for 22 days
Brutus homepage down for 21 days
Fianchetto homepage down for 52 days (configuration error)
Frenzee homepage down for 197 days (webpage down until new engine release)
Genesis homepage down for 50 days
Sorgenkind homepage down for 63 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 62 days

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

Calibre 0.7.48
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

CDBurnerXP 4.3.8.2523
open source CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software for Win32/64. Recommended
this program requires .NET framework; Media Format 9.0 update required if using WMA format
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download (homepage & download)

Django 1.3 RC 1
open source, Python-based framework to quickly build web apps
http://www.djangoproject.com/ (homepage)
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/mar/03/13-rc/ (announcement)

Firefox 3.6.15
popular, free, open source browser. Recommended!
- fixed an issue where some Java applets would fail to load in Firefox 3.6.14
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.15/releasenotes/ (release notes)

MariaDB 5.2.5
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; extra db engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features (extra features)
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-525-release-notes (release notes)

Thunderbird 3.1.9
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
- prevents a crash after update, that is affecting some users
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/3.1.9/releasenotes/ (release notes)

Meaning of Colors

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

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