Engine Updates

BSC 3.8 (WB)
Win32, Linux32/64, Solaris64
(very slow download)
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fb0n0...

Ifrit j3.1 (UCI)
C++ source (Russian language comments); Win32
- put in order the namespace (namespace)
- replaced macro definitions (macros) constants
- posted module j_ZObrist
- touched up the code
- replaced nickname (nickname) on the name
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandchess2006.narod.ru%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en

Tornado 3.50a (UCI)
FRC; multi-pv; mp, Win32/64; limit strength
- bug fixes
- evaluate & search changes
- little performance tuning
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/

Chess News

Kvetka 3.6 Chess GUI (UCI)
Intended for game viewing and analysis. Several plug-ins available. Available in a portable version.
- new version of plugin "Options" is released
http://kvetka.org/en/

Norm Pollack site
40H-EPD suite updated
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites
AICE homepage down today
Alex homepage down for 9 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 14 days
Armageddon homepage is down today
Betsy homepage down for 116 days
Blitzter homepage down for 51 days
Brama homepage down for 43 days
ChestUCI homepage down for 2 days (110mb site)
Colossus homepage down for 122 days
Dika homepage down for 44 days
Gosu homepage down for 49 days
Nesik homepage down for 28 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (5 days)
Sinobyl homepage down for 68 days
Sibyl homepage down today
Sissa homepage down for 10 days
Toledo Nanochess homepage back up

NOTE: The Internet is updating the security of the global name servers. Some
sites may be extremely slow or unavailable until accommodation is made for the
increased size of the new packets.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/043010_DNSSEC_Rollout_May_Cause_Internet_Slowdowns_Melbourne_IT_Exec

Wiki Changes
No changes 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

CDBurnerXP 4.3.2.2140
open source CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software. Recommended
this program requires .NET framework; Media Format 9.0 Update required if using WMA format
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download (homepage & download)

Digital Mars D Compiler 1.059 & 2.044 alpha
free Win32 compiler for an interesting language
version 1.059 is the latest stable release; 2.044 is an *alpha* release
http://www.digitalmars.com/d/download.html

Geshi 1.0.8.6
open source generic syntax highlighter for various PHP web systems
supports more than 100 programming languages
http://qbnz.com/highlighter/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/geshi/files/ (downloads)

Meaning of Colors

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

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