Engine Updates

GreKo 10.0 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac64, Android
this is a Win32 build only, JA cross-platform builds will follow (I think)
- change in function signature in unix.cpp, to fix Unix build
- rollback to search/evaluation from v9.7, which is stronger than v9.8
- nullmove depth condition changed from (depth > 2) to (depth > 1)
- source code reformatted for better readability
http://greko.110mb.com/index.html (Win32 + source code)

Nebiyu 1.43 (WB)
Win32; supports chess & variants; programs for Checkers, Go, Reversi & Amazons too;
extra games require Winboard 4.5 or better
http://dshawul.googlepages.com/home

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 72 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down for 10 days (a 110mb.com site)
Crafty Chess Interface homepage down today (replaced by ads)
Deep Saros homepage down for 72 days (not found)
Jim Ablett main site down due to overusage, use JA alternative site
Lyapko Utilities page down for 10 days (a 110mb.com site)

Warning: Inmi site has been hacked and is unsafe to visit
AVG antivirus: 'Exploit Blackhole Exploit Kit [type 2389]'
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

Avast! Free Antivirus 8.0.1482
free antivirus for Win32/64; the program is registerware: you must divulge your email address
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

FrostWire 5.5.5
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

Ghostery 2.9.1 for Firefox
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download

Parted Magic 2013_02_28
open source partition editor, virus/rootkit scanner, hard drive cloner, and hard drive & RAM tester; recommended
http://partedmagic.com/

Trillian 5.3.0.15
open source instant messaging program
http://www.trillian.im/

VirtualBox 4.2.8
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install several guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog (changelog)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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