Engine Updates

EXchess 7.01 (WB)
C++ source; mp; own GUI; FRC; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
- much improved time control (optimized by CLOP)
- ability to play on multiple processors (up to 4 cores)
- several bug fixes
- a few smaller things
http://personal.denison.edu/~homand/EXchess.htm

GnuChess6 6.0.3 (WB)
C++ source code only, no build yet
"The first version of GNU Chess was written by Stuart Cracraft. Fabien Letouzey is the primary author of GNU Chess 6,
which is based on Fabien's chess engine Fruit 2.1."
- if the program is in manual mode, an 'undo' action will keep it in manual mode
- 'configure' and Makefile.in have been generated with autoconf 2.69 and automake 1.13
http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/ (info)
http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/chess/ (download)

Chess News

Cutechess-cli sf (WB/UCI)
I have no idea what it is, but it's now available for Win/Linux32
sf = SourceForge? StockFish? Semi-Final version?
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~ilaripih/bin/cutechess-cli-sf-linux32.tar.gz (Linux32)
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~ilaripih/bin/cutechess-cli-sf-win32.zip (Win32)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 82 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down for 20 days (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 82 days (not found)
Ed Schröder homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Gringo homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Lyapko Utilities page down for 20 days (a 110mb.com site)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down today (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

Chakra GNU/Linux 2013.03
independent rolling-release distro (originally forked from Arch); KDE desktop; #22 in popularity
http://chakra-linux.org/

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 3.1
free registry cleaner; clean and repair incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm

Geany 1.23
open source cross-platform programmer's editor & lightweight IDE
supports more than 50 programming languages; recommended
http://wiki.geany.org/ (wiki)
http://www.geany.org/ (homepage)
http://www.geany.org/Main/20130310 (announcement)

GhostBSD 3.0
BSD-based Linux distro; GNOME, LXDE, Openbox desktops; #47 in popularity
http://www.ghostbsd.org/

ID3 Renamer 5.3.0
free utility to bulk-rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/en

Puppy Linux -- Service Pack for Wary/Racy 5.5
- "auto offer to install service_pack when available, was broken ... you have to manually install it"
http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00176

Task Coach 1.3.27
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/

UltraVNC 1.1.8.4
open source, cross-platform remote desktop; can view/control Win, Linux, or Mac
http://www.uvnc.com/ (homepage)
http://www.uvnc.com/downloads/ultravnc.html (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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