Engine Updates

Pulsar has a new homepage
http://www.lanternchess.com/pulsar/

Chess News

ChestUCI 5.2
mate-finder program by Franz Huber & database of mate positions
- mate database: added 10 more positions
http://fhub.110mb.com/

Match 1.3a
a command line utility running in the background when playing engine-engine matches or for post-match pgn analysis
as background program: updates screen every 1 to 10 seconds showing win/loss scoring, LOS, & Elo
http://www.top-5000.nl/match.htm

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bestia homepage down for 19 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 504 days
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 19 days (a 110mb.com site)
O'Chess homepage down for 19 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 18 days (project removed)
Safrad homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 19 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Pulsar link updated
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_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

Avant Browser 2012 Build 188
free web browser designed to expand Internet Explorer features
http://www.avantbrowser.com/

Notepad++ 6.2.1
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Puppy Linux "Precise Puppy 5.4.1"
Puppy is a popular (#12) and easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution
Open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
old, slow computers run very well using Puppy's all-in-memory Linux kernel
There are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
You don't necessarily use the latest release, you use the version with the software you want
You will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
- Precise Puppy is binary-compatible with Ubuntu LTS 12.04.1
- Wary Puppy is intended to run on older hardware
- Racy Puppy is a mod of Wary Puppy, supporting the newest machines
- Slacko Puppy can use Puppy, Slackware, Salix, or Slacky software repositories
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00023 (about)
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/precise-5.4.1/release-Precise-5.4.1.htm (announcement)

System Explorer 3.9.8
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/

UltraDefrag 5.1.1
open source defrag program for Windows
http://ultradefrag.sourceforge.net/en/index.html

UltraVNC 1.1 RC 5
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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