Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Betsabé II 1.02 JA (WB)
C source w/ Spanish comments & var names; Win32, Linux32; this is a MiniMAX derivative
- new Win32 compile
http://jimablett.hostwebs.com/

Chess News

Scid On The Go 1.12 for Android
Scid database browser ported to the Android by Gerhard Kalab
http://code.google.com/p/scidonthego/

XBoard alpha news
by HG Muller
- A move type-in box (XB) aka: Typing in a move
- An alternative for the piece menu aka: Placing pieces on the board in Edit-Position mode
- Operating scroll bars with the mouse wheel aka: Using the mouse wheel
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html (homepage)
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html#tag-C6 (new section)
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html#tag-C7 (new section)
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html#tag-C8 (new section)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

BabyChess homepage down for 3 days (404: page not found)
Bearded homepage down for 61 days
EdlChess homepage down today
Frenzee homepage down for 236 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Sorgenkind homepage down for 102 days
Typhoon homepage down for 28 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 101 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Darmenios homepage back up
Grizzly homepage back up

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added link to Xboard alpha source code
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 9.21 beta
open source WIN32/64 file archiver with very good compression; recommended
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.7-zip.org

Lunascape 6.4.6
free browser with all 3 major rendering engines: IE(Trident)+Firefox(Gecko)+Chrome/Safari(Webkit)
developers can preview web pages side-by-side using the 3 different rendering engines
http://www.lunascape.tv/

Opera 11.10
open source web browser: the most standards-compliant rendering
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)

Parted Magic 6.0
open source partition editor, virus/rootkit scanner, hard drive cloner, and hard drive & RAM tester; recommended
http://partedmagic.com/

SQLite 3.7.6
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- "regularly scheduled bi-monthly maintenance release"
- "upgrading from version 3.7.5 is optional"
- "upgrading releases prior to 3.7.5 is recommended"
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)

VLC 1.1.9
open source, cross-platform multimedia player (audio/video)
http://www.videolan.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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