Engine Updates

Delphil 2.9a (UCI)
Win32; mp
- fixed bug in time management
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdelp...

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Knightcap 3.7c JA (WB)
C source; Win32, Linux32/64, Android
- this is a silent update, version number unchanged
- added the 3D gui version (32/64 Linux only)
http://jimablett.net63.net/

Chess News

WChess 1.05 native
this is a old DOS program by David Kittenger
http://www.spaadyshare.net/63s6o85ffx5v/WChess_v105.zip (direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

ChestUCI homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 304 days
Gringo homepage down today ("Service Unavailable")
Octochess source code page down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- introductory paragraph revised
- added a bunch of Winboard engines with Winboard as the GUI

http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- ChessBase - comment revision, additional link
- Net Blitz - updated info, additional link
- HIARCS Chess Explorer - moved to Discontinued/Faulty/Incomplete Chess GUI section
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Online Databases / Game Collections List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Scidb
- added Scid vs. PC
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:online_databases_game_collections_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

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012.2169
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
Free version downloads are no longer possible from the company website
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh.line-2012

LameXP 2012.04.26 (build 988)
open source audio encoder GUI for LAME MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and Nero AAC
http://code.google.com/p/mulder/downloads/list

NetBeans IDE 7.1.2
open source cross-platform IDE primarily for Java-based programming languages;
(includes C/C++, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Java, Groovy, etc.)
supports normal syntax highlighting, code completion, namespace completion, etc.
all languages have debuggers, profilers and unit testing plus support for collaborative programming
http://netbeans.org/ (homepage)
http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1556.html (annoucement)
http://netbeans.org/community/releases/71/ (new features info)

Notepad++ 6.1.2
open source programmer's editor; recommended
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Opera 12.00 Beta
open source web browser: it is the most standards-compliant rendering
- this is a *beta* version
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)

PHP 5.4.1 Stable
PHP 5.3.11 Stable
PHP is a very popular open source scripting language mostly used for web applications
http://php.net/ (homepage)

VirtualBox 4.1.14
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install several guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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