Engine Updates

GullChess II Beta 2 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64; Ivanhoe derivative
- multi-core support
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gullchess/

Chess News

P2P 0.3 (WB)
new adapter by HG Muller
runs under a GUI as a WB engine, used for connecting to remote GUIs
"two humans can play each other, each having a game display"
- improved security
http://hgm.nubati.net/p2p.html (homepage)
http://hgm.nubati.net/p2p.zip (Windows exe direct link)
http://hgm.nubati.net/p2p (Linux binary direct link)

P2P 0.3 for Android
Aart Bik Android binary of HG Muller's P2P program
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Abrok homepage down today
Dann Corbit homepage down for 387 days
DeepDuke homepage down for 16 days (SourceForge project page is okay)
Denis Mendoza engine builds page down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Norbert Raimund Leisner List down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pawny homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Strelka homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)

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

Firefox 14.0.1
popular, free, open source browser; recommended!
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

GPU-Z 0.6.3
free utility: information about your video card and GPU
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ (info)
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2155/TechPowerUp_GPU-Z_v0.6.3.html (download)

HandBrake 0.9.6
cross-platform, open source multithreaded video transcoder (conversion utility)
- recent 0.9.7 release has been reverted back to 0.9.6
http://handbrake.fr/

MonetDB Jul2012
a heavy-duty, full-featured, open-source database that is not well-known
http://www.monetdb.org/Home (homepage)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ReleaseNotes (release notes)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ (download)

Process Explorer 15.22
displays information about which Windows handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

Recuva 1.43
free program to recover deleted files from Recycle Bin, digital cameras, mp3 players etc.
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2012/7/17/recuva-v143 (announcement)

SeaMonkey 2.11
open source all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Thunderbird 14.0
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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