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<title>Update Information: August 25, 2012</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Sunday, August 26, 2012, 00:34:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p>Nothing new today</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p>Nothing new today</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down/Problem Chess Websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p>Dann Corbit homepage down for 426 days<br />
Tornado homepage down for 5 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 />
- HIARCS Chess Explorer: revised/expanded comment<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;">GIMP 2.8.2 for Windows</span></strong><br />
Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP); retouch photos, create drawings &amp; renderings, etc.<br />
- Windows build is updated<br />
<a href="http://www.gimp.org/">http://www.gimp.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Python 3.3.0 RC 1</span></strong><br />
popular open source programming language<br />
- this is a *release candidate*<br />
<a href="http://www.python.org/">http://www.python.org/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Sandboxie 3.74</span></strong><br />
free utility (nagware): run/install programs in a safe sandbox that cannot affect your Windows stability/security<br />
<a href="http://www.sandboxie.com/">http://www.sandboxie.com/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">TThrottle 5.93</span></strong><br />
free Windows laptop utility to keep cpu/gpu temperature down by throtttling performance<br />
<a href="http://www.efmer.eu/boinc/">http://www.efmer.eu/boinc/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Zorin OS 6.1 &quot;Lite&quot;</span></strong><br />
Ubuntu-based distro; LXDE desktop; #13 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://www.zorin-os.com/">http://www.zorin-os.com/</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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