Engine Updates

Komodo 4 (UCI)
commercial; Win32/64, Linux32/64
"Anyone testing the 32 bit version is encouraged to get the new one and begin your tests from scratch"
- original Win32 build ran very slowly, new build is faster
- this is a free update for current paying customers
http://komodochess.com

SharpChess2 2.6.1 (WB)
C# source; Win32/64; requires DotNet Framework version 4.0 (or later)
- binary available as setup/install file only
http://sharpchess.com/ (homepage)
https://github.com/PeterHughes/SharpChess (source code)

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated EPD program: epdPosition (added two additional output files)
- new TXT program: txtSplit - separates a very large text file into as many as 5 separate text files
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

STS Tool
Matthias Gemuh has updated STS Tool
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=439462&t=41608&sid=8c7d29481bec1716e3a76d22abe5315e (announcement)
http://www.chessgui.com/chess/STS_Tool.zip (direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Asterisk homepage down for 53 days
ChessAlex homepage is down for 6 days
Damas homepage down for 92 days ("Free Web Hosting Discontinued")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 182 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

PeaZip 4.3
open source file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, ZIP
- extract 130+ archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

USBDeview 1.97
free Windows 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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