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<title>Update Information: December 14, 2012</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Saturday, December 15, 2012, 01:10:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">BagaturChess 1.3a (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Java source; mp; Win32/64<br />
- endgame tablebases support - Gaviota EGTB (currently, for win 32 only)<br />
- new UCI option 'Logging Policy' is introduced - 'single file', 'multiple files' and 'none'<br />
- SMP version: fixed Operation System dependent issue, which causes the engine to use only one thread in some conditions<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/bagaturchess/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/bagaturchess/</a></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>Bestia homepage down for 52 days (a 110mb.com site)<br />
CCCP homepage down for 16 days (not found)<br />
Dann Corbit homepage down for 537 days<br />
Denis Mendoza builds down today (no response in 60 seconds)<br />
InmiChess homepage down for 11 days (no response in 60 seconds)<br />
Jin Chess GUI homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)<br />
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 52 days (a 110mb.com site)<br />
Norbert Raimund Leisner List down today (no response in 60 seconds)</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 />
- ChessBase: small revision, added a link<br />
- Chess Informant Expert: small revision, added a link<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><strong><span style="color:#090;">Native Engine List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- Chessbase: added a link and comments<br />
- Doctor: removed comment<br />
- Inmichess: removed link<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_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;">Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.0.0</span></strong><br />
free, extremely fast and effective disk defragmentation &amp; optimization program; recommended<br />
<a href="http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag">http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Auslogics Registry Cleaner 2.5.0.0</span></strong><br />
free Windows registry optimizer/cleaner; recommended<br />
<a href="http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/">http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Calibre 0.9.10</span></strong><br />
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,<br />
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer<br />
<a href="http://calibre-ebook.com/">http://calibre-ebook.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Eclipse 4.3M4</span></strong><br />
open source extensible IDE framework supporting plugins for almost all programming languages<br />
w/ syntax highlighting, intellisense, code completion, templates, version control, more<br />
<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/">http://www.eclipse.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/S-4.3M4-201212140730/">http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/S-4.3M4-201212140730/</a> (4.3M4)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">HDClone 4.2.2 Free</span></strong><br />
Copy/Backup/Migrate/Rescue from one hard drive to another<br />
- this is trade-up-ware, be sure to download the free version<br />
<a href="http://www.miray.de/products/sat.hdclone.html">http://www.miray.de/products/sat.hdclone.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.miray.de/download/sat.hdclone.html">http://www.miray.de/download/sat.hdclone.html</a> (download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Vuze 4.8.1</span></strong><br />
open source Java-based BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus<br />
- silent update, version number unchanged<br />
<a href="http://azureus.sourceforge.net/index.php">http://azureus.sourceforge.net/index.php</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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