Engine Updates

Capivara LK 0.08b12 Beta 43 (UCI)
Win32/64; TSCP derivative; requires MSVC runtime
- silent update, version number unchanged
- "Re-Builded in 04.02.2013"
http://vivaxadrez.wikispaces.com/Capivara

Deep Saros 3.5a (UCI)
Win32/64; mp (12 cpus); this is an IvanHoe derivative
- "This version is not yet final, followed by improvements ... I hope! "
http://deepsaros.jimdo.com/ (dead homepage)
http://www.mediafire.com/?pcddnhqqnqcfara (direct link)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Leonidas r83 JA (WB)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android; variants
http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-download.html

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Rodent 0.18 JA (UCI)
C source; Win32/64; Linux32/64, Android; limit strength; based on Sungorus code
- these compiles might be the same as on the Rodent homepage
- these compiles might be recently rebuilt
http://jimablett.atwebpages.com/

Chess News

Chess Engines for Android
Aart Bik's collection of engines that run on his Chess For Android Chess GUI
- GarboChess 3: recompiled for Android 4.2
- Tucano 1.04: recompiled for Android 4.2
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 48 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down for 13 days (a 110mb.com site)
ChestUCI homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 48 days (not found)
Gringo homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Jin Chess GUI homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 13 days (a 110mb.com site)
Merlin homepage down for 19 days (503 error: service unavailable)
Protej homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)

Warning: Inmi site has been hacked and is unsafe to visit
AVG antivirus: 'Exploit Blackhole Exploit Kit [type 2371]'
Kaspersky antivirus: 'object is infected'

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

FreeFileSync 5.12
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

Glary Utilities 2.53.0.1723
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

HWINFO32/HWINFO64 4.12-185
free system hardware information tool for Windows, system health monitoring, and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download 32-bit)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download64.html (download 64-bit)

MySQL Community Server 5.5.30
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/ (release notes)

Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0
Debian-based distro; GNOME 3 desktop; #80 in popularity
http://www.parsix.org/

Puppy Linux -- Lighthouse64 5.15 Final
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
- Fatdog64 is a 64-bit Puppy distro; it is larger than most other Puppys
- Lighthouse is a fully-featured Puppy spin
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81832 (forum thread)
http://www.lhpup.org/release-lhp.htm#515 (release notes)
http://www.lhpup.org/release/L64-515/ (download)
http://www.lhpup.org/ (Lighthouse homepage)

SeaMonkey 2.15.2
open source, all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Vuze 4.8.1.2
open source Java-based BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus
- silent update, version number unchanged
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/index.php

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Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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