Engine Updates

Nothing new today

Chess News

Jim Ablett Puppy Linux Chess Distros
lots of chess software and lots of Linux engines
- for 32-bit or 64-bit CPUs
- burn a bootable CD/DVD from the iso image
- booting from this disk will not affect your Windows or Linux installation
- 32-bit version has been updated (file size has grown)
http://jimablett.net63.net/chess_755/chess-distros.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

AdaChess homepage down for 19 days ("account has been suspended")
Armageddon homepage down for 43 days (403 error: forbidden)
JavaRival homepage down for 50 days (no response in 60 seconds)
PowerChess PGN Databases page down for 31 days (not found)
Tony Mokonen's file page down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Wing homepage down for 35 days (misconfigured server)

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 0.9.34
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/

Ghostery 4.1.2 for Chrome
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

Glary Utilities 2.56.0.1822
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Ploticus 2.42
open source, cross platform, command-line driven, 2D/3D graphing/plotting
http://ploticus.sourceforge.net/doc/welcome.html (homepage)
http://ploticus.sourceforge.net/doc/download.html (download)

TightVNC 2.7.7
cross-platform (Java-based) open source remote control software package;
you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard
http://www.tightvnc.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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