Engine Updates

Arabian Knight 1.5.2 (WB)
Java source; own GUI; mp
- some changes in "Move" structure and "HistoryMove", 1-2% faster
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/ArabianKnight.html (Leo page)

Vapor 0.02 (UCI)
Linux64
- added the ability to detect draws by repetition and by the 50-move rule
- added a transposition table
- "a total improvement of roughly 195 Elo"
http://vapor.mikeleany.com/

Chess News

Scid On The Go 1.29 for Android
Scid database browser ported to the Android by Gerhard Kalab
http://code.google.com/p/scidonthego/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Dann Corbit homepage down for 410 days

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Nalta (empty SourceForge project)
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Chessmaster: additional comments and links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

Avant Browser 2012 Build 180
free web browser designed to expand Internet Explorer features
http://www.avantbrowser.com/

GPartEd Live 0.13.1-2
open source Gnome Partition Editor - resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)

Greenshot 1.0.1.1980 RC 1
free, open source screenshot capture program for Windows
- this is a *release candidate*
http://getgreenshot.org/

JSDuck 4.0.0
open source JavaScript documentation generator
https://github.com/nene/jsduck

Parted Magic 2012_08_09
open source partition editor, virus/rootkit scanner, hard drive cloner, and hard drive & RAM tester; recommended
http://partedmagic.com/

Qt Creator IDE 2.5.2
open source cross-platform IDE for C/C++ and JavaScript
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, function call tips, more
although the IDE encourages using Qt libraries, the choice is not forced
- fixes a crash bug when running on Windows 7
http://qt.nokia.com/products/developer-tools
http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/downloads#qt-creator (download)

Scientific Linux 6.3
Linux distro based on Red Hat Enterprise; choice of GNOME, IceWM, KDE desktops; #38 in popularity
https://www.scientificlinux.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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