Engine Updates

Evolution Chess 0.6.5 (WB)
C++ source; libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll and libstdc++-6.dll are required to run on Windows XP
- new book was created recently
http://code.google.com/p/evolchess/

Ifrit j4.4 (UCI)
C++ source (Russian language comments); Win32/64, Linux 32/64
- brought into compliance class name and the header file (in principle as java)
- distributed constants for namespaces
- broke two large classes (position and list) into many small
- class field "position" and "list of moves" again made structures
- edited comments in header files
- edited estimate
- added heuristic history
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandchess2006.narod.ru%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en

Chess News

Kvetka 3.10 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
- plugin "Options" updated (crash-fix)
http://kvetka.org/en/

Winglet tutorial
A step-by-step guide for writing and improving your own bitboard chess engine by Stef Luijten
- Stef continues writing his C++ tutorial
http://www.sluijten.com/winglet/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Dann Corbit homepage down for 73 days (broken computer!)
Lokasoft homepage down today (misconfigured)
Marquis homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Matacz homepage down for 41 days (a 110mb.com site)
SDChess homepage down for 2 days (Internal Server Error)

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

Digital Mars D Compiler 1.070 & 2.055
free compiler for Win32, Linux32, FreeBSD32 & Mac; an interesting OO language
http://www.digitalmars.com/d/download.html

Puppy Linux 'Lucid Puppy 5.2.8'
Open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
old, slow computers run very well using Puppy's all-in-memory Linux kernel
There are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
You will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
Puppy is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution for Windows users. Recommended.
You don't necessarily use the latest release, you use the version with the software you want
- 'Lucid Puppy 5.2.8' is compatible with Ubuntu packages
- "update 01 is now available"
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news & download)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=70855 (more info)
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-5.2.8/Instant_Update-Lucid528-001.pet (update link)

System Explorer 3.1.0
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/

Wireshark 1.6.2
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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