Engine Updates

Darky 05e (WB/UCI)
C source with Spanish comments; Win32
- this version is not new, but I did not notice that the engine had been updated
- new web address for Darky
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:darky:index

Chess News

HIARCS Chess Explorer 1.5 Chess GUI (UCI)
Commercial; FRC; Win32, Mac32; mp
- free update for paying customers
- Hiarcs engine *not* updated
http://www.hiarcs.com/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex WBTM homepage down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Bestia homepage down for 18 days (a 110mb.com site)
Fianchetto homepage down for 18 days (502: bad gateway)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 18 days (a 110mb.com site)
Nejmet homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
T-Rex homepage down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Wing homepage down for 83 days (not found)

Wiki Changes

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
in section: 'Software for editing , painting , viewing or converting formats'
- added Apache OpenOffice, Free Viewer, ODT Viewer, PDF Software, and PlanMaker Viewer - TextMaker Viewer
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated link for Lomonosov Tablebases
- updated link for 'Google Website'
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Chess Assistant: modified comments
- Aquarium: modified comments
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Oldies Collection List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added: Atari Emulator - Video Chess, and Packages Solaris / SPARC - GNU Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:oldies_collection_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated name of: Chess 2013
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

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

CCleaner 4.04
free Windows/Mac registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2013/7/25/ccleaner-v404 (announcement)
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)

Kali Linux 1.0.4
Debian-based distro; GNOME desktop; #25 in popularity
- specialty distro (formerly named BackTrack) used for penetration testing and security auditing
http://www.kali.org/

Komodo Edit 8.5.0b2
free cross-platform programmer's editor for JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl
http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit/downloads

LibreOffice 4.1.0
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- OpenOffice (Apache), LibreOffice (Document Foundation), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same
- IBM sidebar enhancements (from Lotus Symphony) have been added to LibreOffice
- IBM put a lot of effort into accurate rendering of Word docs: the new LibreOffice includes these enhancements
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

Network Scanner 5.4.12
free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS & SNMP scanner; scans for listening TCP/UDP ports &
displays shared network resource types
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/

PyDev 2.8.0
open source Python IDE for Eclipse; can be used for Python, Jython, and IronPython development
http://pydev.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list

NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org