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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Friday, March 11, 2011, 01:30:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Bobcat 20110220 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Win32/64<br />
- added Win32 build, version number unchanged<br />
<a href="https://github.com/Bobcat">https://github.com/Bobcat</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="https://github.com/Bobcat/bobcat/blob/master/bin/bobcat_20110220_w32.zip?raw=true">https://github.com/Bobcat/bobcat/blob/master/bin/bobcat_20110220_w32.zip?raw=true</a> (direct link)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Kvetka 3.9.0.1 Chess GUI (UCI)</span></strong><br />
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version<br />
- new bugfixed version: Kvetka 3.9.0.1<br />
<a href="http://kvetka.org/en/">http://kvetka.org/en/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Norm Pollock site</span></strong><br />
PGN &amp; EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases<br />
- EPD database update: OpPosSte (version d) - Opening position EPD database<br />
<a href="http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html">http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down/Problem Chess Websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p>Bearded homepage down for 28 days<br />
Brutus homepage down for 27 days<br />
Fianchetto homepage down for 58 days (configuration error)<br />
Frenzee homepage down for 203 days (webpage down until new engine release)<br />
Genesis homepage down for 56 days<br />
Sorgenkind homepage down for 69 days<br />
Usurper homepage down for 68 days<br />
<span style="color:#090;">Aristarch homepage back up after 12 days! <img src="images/smilies/smile.png" alt=":-)" /> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span><br />
Nothing new today <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications</strong></span> (recent releases of free stuff)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;"><br />
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Auslogics Registry Cleaner 2.0.6.55</span></strong><br />
free Windows registry optimizer/cleaner<br />
<a href="http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/">http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">LibreOffice 3.3.2 RC 1</span></strong><br />
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.<br />
&quot;The OpenOffice.org trademark is owned by Oracle Corporation&quot;<br />
&quot;Since Oracle's takeover of Sun Microsystems, the [OpenOffice] Community has been under 'notice to quit'&quot;<br />
Oracle wants to make OpenOffice into a commercial product with closed source<br />
- this is a *release candidate*<br />
<a href="http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/">http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">PHP 5.3.6 RC 3</span></strong><br />
PHP is a very popular open source scripting language for web applications<br />
- this is a *release candidate*<br />
<a href="http://php.net/">http://php.net/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://qa.php.net/">http://qa.php.net/</a> (RC page)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Pidgin 2.7.11</span></strong><br />
open source chat program; works with almost all chat networks<br />
<a href="http://www.pidgin.im/">http://www.pidgin.im/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Task Coach 1.2.11</span></strong><br />
open source cross-platform todo manager with task or calendar viewing<br />
<a href="http://www.taskcoach.org/">http://www.taskcoach.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">µTorrent 2.2.1</span></strong><br />
open source BitTorrent client<br />
<a href="http://www.utorrent.com/">http://www.utorrent.com/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=88772">http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=88772</a> (2.2.1 forum thread)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Wise Registry Cleaner Free 5.92</span></strong><br />
free registry cleaner; cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information<br />
<a href="http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html">http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
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