Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Myrddin 0.86 JA (WB)
Win32/64
- silent update
- book and readme files added to download package
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:myrddin:index (Myrddin homepage)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Toga II 2.02 JA (WB/UCI)
C++ source; Win32, Linux32, Android
- bugfix release
- no source code available for this open source engine!
http://www.computerchess.info/tdbb/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=1396 (direct link)

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 4 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down for 59 days (a 110mb.com site)
CCCP homepage down for 23 days (not found)
ChestUCI homepage down for 7 days (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 4 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 59 days (a 110mb.com site)
MatMoi homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Norm Pollock site down today (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 7 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Myrddin
- John Merlino has updated his engine page
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:myrddin:index

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

Calibre 0.9.6
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

CCleaner 3.26
CCleaner for Mac 1.06
free Windows/Mac registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2012/12/21/ccleaner-for-mac-v106 (1.06 for Mac)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2012/12/21/ccleaner-v326 (3.26 for Windows)
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)

Cinnarch 2012.12.21
Arch-based, rolling-release Linux distro; Cinnamon desktop; #58 in popularity
http://www.cinnarch.com/

Groovy 2.1.0, Beta 1
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
- this is a *beta* release
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)

Linux Mint 14 "Xfce"
Ubuntu-based distro; desktops: Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #1 in popularity
http://linuxmint.com/

MonetDB Oct2012, SP2
a heavy-duty, full-featured, cross-platform open-source database that is not well-known
- this is a bugfix service pack
http://www.monetdb.org/Home (homepage)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ReleaseNotes (release notes)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ (download)

phpMyAdmin 3.5.5
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Soluto 1.3.1122.0
free; uses community-developed power-user solutions to fix your Windows PC problems
http://www.soluto.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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