Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Jazz r640 JA (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
http://jimablett.atwebpages.com/

NG-Play 7.6 (WB)
C source; Win32
- much faster move generation
- no legality check as this is left for later during searching
- minor changes in Static Evaluation
http://users.otenet.gr/~yggeorgo/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 38 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)
ChestUCI homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 38 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)
Merlin homepage down for 9 days (503 error: service unavailable)
Revati homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Safrad homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)

Warning: Hopeless site is probably hacked
Google: 'Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer'

Wiki Changes

Nothing new today

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 0.9.16
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/

Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 24.2
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php

Data Crow 3.9.19
free, open source media manager/cataloger for movies, books, music, software, etc.
http://www.datacrow.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/datacrow/ (project page)

Groovy 2.1
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)

LibreOffice 4.0.0 RC 2
cross platform, open source word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
Note: OpenOffice (Apache), LibreOffice (Document Foundation), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same program
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

PSPad 4.5.7
free, feature-filled programmer's text editor
http://www.pspad.com/en/ (homepage)

Trillian 5.3.0.12
open source instant messaging program
http://www.trillian.im/

Meaning of Colors

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

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