Engine Updates

Butterfly 0.2.7 (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64
- new Win32 update, same version number
http://sites.google.com/site/butterflychess/

Loop 2007 (UCI)
Win32/64; mp
- new Win64 build
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww....

Protector 1.3.4 (UCI)
2 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 271), no new build
- eval & search change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
6 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 183), no new build
- 178: minor changes
- 179: refactoring - some C++ standards applied
- 180: non pv search was changed to user IID
- 181-183: implemented use of transposition table in qsearch
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News
no new updates found

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 12 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 17 days
Betsy homepage down for 118 days
Blitzter homepage down for 54 days
Brama homepage down for 46 days
ChessMind homepage down for 2 days
Colossus homepage down for 125 days
Dika homepage down for 47 days
Gosu homepage down for 52 days
Nesik homepage down for 21 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (8 days)
Sinobyl homepage down for 71 days
Sissa homepage down for 13 days
InmiChess homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Bobby Junior
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_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

AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.819
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection. Recommended.
32-bit program that runs on all modern Win systems including Win64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download?prd=afg#tba2 (downloads)

RJ TextEd 6.31
free programmer's text editor; unicode, spell-checking, code-completion, remote editing, etc
http://www.rj-texted.se/index.htm (homepage)
http://www.rj-texted.se/download.htm (download page)

Thunderbird 3.1 beta 2
preview of next major version of Thunderbird email program
this is a *beta* release intended for testing purposes only
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/early_releases/downloads/

Vuze 4.4.0.2
open source Java-based BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/index.php

Wireshark 1.2.8 stable
Wireshark 1.3.5 beta
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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