Engine Updates

Dabbaba 6.50 (WB)
C source (Danish & English language comments); Win32; variants
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/download/file.php?id=27297 (direct link)

Chess News

Ed Schröder: Got Mephisto Gideon Professional (1993) to work with UCI and Winboard. If things go as fast as they go now it will be ready by the end of the week.

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Dann Corbit homepage down for 416 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

Akka 2.0.3
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
http://akka.io/ (homepage)

CrystalDiskInfo 5.0.2
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
- privacy alert: watch out for the OpenCandy ads, use adfree Portable Edition instead
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

Git 1.7.11.5
free, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/

Java 7, Update 6
update of Java runtime and development kit (JRE or JDK)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Notepad++ 6.1.6
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

System Explorer 3.9.3
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/

TortoiseSVN 1.7.8
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client
http://tortoisesvn.net/

Wireshark 1.8.2
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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