Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Doublecheck 2.4 JA (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
http://jimablett.net63.net/

Nemo 1.0.1 Beta (UCI)
Win32/64
- fixed cpu-load issue
- tiny changes memory allocation
- hash limitations
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:nemo:index

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Nemo 1.0.1 Beta (UCI)
Win32/64
- 32 bit max-Hash: 1GB
- 64 bit max-Hash: 4GB
http://jimablett.net63.net/

Chess News

ChestUCI-DB
database of mate problems
- updated: now with 6460 mate problems (10 more than last time)
http://fhub.110mb.com/

Ordo 0.4
command line chess rating software (Elo-like) by Miguel A Ballicora
Win32/64, Linux32/64
- can perform simulations and calculate errors
- now comes with an OrdoPrep program that automatically removes engines with problematic game results
https://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/ordo

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Asterisk homepage down for 74 days
ChessAlex homepage is down for 27 days
Chess0 homepage down today ("Server Error in Application")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 203 days

Wiki Changes

Computer Chess Wiki Lists Page
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added link to the Engine Download List]
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:index

ECO - NCO Cross Reference List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added link to review of the NCO book
- added link to Unorthodox Chess Openings
- added link to Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:eco_nco_xref

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Aquarium: added another link to comment section
- Chess Informant Expert: updated links, revised comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Now (DOS): added to list
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_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

Akka 1.3 RC 6
open source library for Scala or Java languages gives developers a simpler programming model
to develop highly reliable asynchronous, non-blocking applications for concurrent or parallel
operation using Actors, STM & Transactors; multi-core scalable and fault-tolerant
- this is a *release candidate*
http://akka.io/ (homepage)

LibreOffice 3.4.5
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)
http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/ (download)

Scala.NET 2012-01-16
Scala is a powerful OO, imperative/functional .NET/Mono language for professional programmers w/Actors for concurrency
- this project is in alpha stage, still with a lot of Java baggage
- there seems to be daily releases, so I will not cover this until some major announcement is made
http://lamp.epfl.ch/~magarcia/ScalaNET/ (homepage)
https://github.com/magarciaEPFL/scaladotnet/downloads (download)

SQLite 3.7.10
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- "regularly scheduled maintenance release"
- lots of changes, see the update info page for details
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)

System Explorer 3.7.1
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/

USBDeview 2.00
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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