Engine Updates

AliChess 4.25 (UCI)
Win32
- no info about update
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/AliChess.html (Leo site)

Zeta Dva 0.1.5.3 (WB)
C source; Win32, Linux64
- lot of fixes
- some speedup by incremental hashing
- some code clean up
https://github.com/smatovic/zeta_dva/
https://github.com/smatovic/zeta_dva/tree/master/bin (binaries listed)
https://github.com/smatovic/zeta_dva/blob/d69b9af78cf10ad602bd144bd249b387480b6ec1/bin/zeta_dva_0153_w32.exe?raw=true (Win32 binary)
https://github.com/smatovic/zeta_dva/raw/master/bin/zeta_dva_0153_linux64 (Linux64 binary)

Chess News

FSTM 1.0.6 (WB)
Fermin Serrano's Tournament Manager for Winboard
http://sites.google.com/site/clonfsp/fstm

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bearded homepage down for 35 days
Brutus homepage down for 34 days
Fianchetto homepage down for 65 days
Frenzee homepage down for 210 days (webpage down until new engine release)
Genesis homepage down for 63 days
miniMardi homepage down for 3 days (but sourceforge site is available)
Sorgenkind homepage down for 76 days
Typhoon homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 75 days

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- removed from Retreated Engine List: Ajedrez Táctico, Cecir, & Jupiter
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated Winboard version and link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Dann Corbit link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Jazz and Sjaak
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

Links
- updated Jim Ablett link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chezzz
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added The Crazy Bishop for iPhone and iPad
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_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

Adblock Plus for Chrome 1.1.2 beta
free, open source Chrome plugin that blocks most web advertisements
- this is a *beta* release
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb

Groovy 1.7.10
Groovy 1.8 RC 3
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it appears to be a superset of the Java language
- Groovy 1.7.10: this is the stable release
- Groovy 1.8: this is a *release candidate*
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)
http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10242&version=17229 (1.7.10 release notes)
http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10242&version=17228 (1.8 RC 3 release notes)

LibreOffice 3.3.2 RC 2
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
"The OpenOffice.org trademark is owned by Oracle Corporation"
"Since Oracle's takeover of Sun Microsystems, the [OpenOffice] Community has been under 'notice to quit'"
Oracle wants to make OpenOffice into a commercial product with closed source
- this is a *release candidate*
http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/

Opera 11.10 beta
open source web browser: the most standards-compliant rendering
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)

PHP 5.3.6
PHP is a very popular open source scripting language for web applications
http://php.net/ (homepage)

USBDeview 1.88
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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