Engine Updates

Nothing new today

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bestia homepage down for 15 days (a 110mb.com site)
ChestUCI homepage down for 12 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 500 days
Fonzy Bluemers homepage down today (noy found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 15 days (a 110mb.com site)
O'Chess homepage down for 15 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 14 days (project removed?)
Pulsar homepage down for 13 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 12 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 15 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wing homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)

Wiki Changes

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Houdini
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_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

Adblock Plus 1.3.1 for Google Chrome
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/releases/adblock-plus-131-for-google-chrome-released (announcement)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb (direct link)

Drupal 7.17
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation
http://drupal.org/home

Firebird 2.5.2
popular open source, cross-platform SQL database that does not require an administrator
http://www.firebirdsql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/news/firebird-2-5-2-sub-release-is-available-18914/ (announcement)

Ghostery for Safari 1.4.1
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets
on every web page you visit; "See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/ (homepage)
http://www.ghostery.com/download (download + browser comparisons)

UltraVNC 1.1.4 RC 1
open source, cross-platform remote desktop; can view/control Win, Linux, or Mac
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.uvnc.com/ (homepage)
http://www.uvnc.com/downloads/ultravnc.html (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list

NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org