Engine Updates

PyChess 0.12 Beta 3-1 (WB)
Python source; Linux32/64
- this is a *beta* release
http://code.google.com/p/pychess/downloads/list

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex WBTM homepage down for 11 days (a multimania site)
Bestia homepage down for 26 days (a 110mb.com site)
Bright homepage down for 2 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Fianchetto homepage down for 26 days (502: bad gateway)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 26 days (a 110mb.com site)
Nejmet homepage down for 10 days (a multimania site)
Revati homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Spark homepage down for 2 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
T-Rex homepage down for 11 days (a multimania site)
Wing homepage down for 91 days (not found)

Toga Returns homepage, according to AVG, is infected with malware
Blackhole Exploit Kit

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 0.9.42
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/

Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 28.1
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php

FreeFileSync 5.19
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

Puppy Linux -- Precise 5.7.1
Puppy is a popular (#10) 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
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00346 (release announcement)
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/precise-5.7.1/release-Precise-5.7.1.htm (release notes)

Vala/Genie 0.21.1 Beta
Vala language resembles C# and Genie language resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
- this is the *development* branch (beta)
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala info)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie info)

Meaning of Colors

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

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