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<title>Update Information: August 23, 2012</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Friday, August 24, 2012, 01:51:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Tony Mokonen Win32 builds</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">DiscoCheck 3.7.1 TM (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C source; Win32<br />
- Win32 build rebuilt<br />
<a href="http://tmokonen.freehosting.com/">http://tmokonen.freehosting.com/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Kvetka 3.15 Chess GUI (UCI)</span></strong><br />
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version<br />
<a href="http://kvetka.org/en/">http://kvetka.org/en/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down/Problem Chess Websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p>Chiron homepage down today <br />
Dann Corbit homepage down for 424 days<br />
Tornado homepage down for 3 days (programmer has purposely removed his page)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GUI Protocol List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- moved Sirius to Discontinued / Faulty / Incomplete Chess GUI section<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications</strong></span> (recent releases of free stuff)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;">- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Audacity 2.0.2</span></strong><br />
popular cross-platform, open source sound editor/recorder<br />
<a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">http://audacity.sourceforge.net/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 21.1</span></strong><br />
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy<br />
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc<br />
<a href="http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php">http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GIMP 2.8.2</span></strong><br />
Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP); retouch photos, create drawings &amp; renderings, etc.<br />
- no Windows builds<br />
<a href="http://www.gimp.org/">http://www.gimp.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">MonetDB Jul 2012 SP1</span></strong><br />
a heavy-duty, full-featured, open-source database that is not well-known<br />
<a href="http://www.monetdb.org/Home">http://www.monetdb.org/Home</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ReleaseNotes">http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ReleaseNotes</a> (release notes)<br />
<a href="http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/">http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">OpenOffice 3.4.1</span></strong><br />
open source word processing, database, spreadsheet, chart, math formula editor, etc<br />
OpenOffice (Apache), LibreOffice (Document Foundation), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same<br />
<a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">http://www.openoffice.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/announcing_apache_openoffice_3_41">http://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/announcing_apache_openoffice_3_41</a> (announcement)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS</span></strong><br />
Debian-based Linux distro; Unity desktop; #3 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">http://www.ubuntu.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">VMware Player 5.0.0</span></strong><br />
free open source, cross-platform virtual machine emulator<br />
run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC<br />
<a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html">http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
<p>Engine List: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list</a><br />
Chess News: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.<br />
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org</span></strong></p>
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