Engine Updates

Deep Junior 11.2 (UCI)
commercial; mp; Win32/64
http://www.hiarcs.com/pc-chess-deep-junior.htm

Ildtiadar 0.9c (WB)
Win32, Linux32
http://eloxoph.com/ildtiadar/

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
5 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 205), no new build
- r201: minor fixes
- r202: improved move ordering and root search
- r203: code cleaning
- r205: fixed bug
- r205: fixed bug
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Sjakk 1.1.5 (WB)
Win32; own GUI
http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~jacobbl/jacob/Sjakk/Sjakk.htm

Tornado 351a (UCI)
FRC; multi-pv; mp, Win32/64; limit strength
- much of source code cleaned up and make it easier for my eyes :)
- most of white and black parts shrink to in one code, gets little speed improvements
- some endgame knowledge removed because they not clearly draw
- lazy exit code removed to the top of the evaluate begin and exit only if material scores
- SEE code changed, that some situation calculate wrong material exchange results
- some evaluate adjustements of King Safety, and this now disabled in endgames
- Piece Mobility adjusted
- some Patterns in evaluate are removed, and rewritten new
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites
AICE homepage down today
Alex homepage down for 25 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 30 days
Blitzter homepage down for 67 days
Brama homepage down for 59 days
Colossus homepage down for 138 days
Dika homepage down for 60 days
Gosu homepage down for 65 days
InmiChess homepage down for 2 days
Nesik homepage down for 34 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (21 days)
Sibyl homepage down today
Sinobyl homepage down for 84 days
Sissa homepage down for 26 days
Wilhelm homepage down for 9 days
Xpdnt homepage down today

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added alt download for Deep Saros engine
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Linux Engine List
updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess-at-nite
- added Deep Saros
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess-at-nite
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Lovechess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

SMP Engine List
updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Deep Saros
- added Fire
- added Houdini
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_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

Cobian Backup 10.0.3.764
free multithreaded Win32/64 backup; supports ftp upload/download, compression, encryption, backup of locked files
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm

Ghostery 2.1.2
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/ (homepage)
http://www.ghostery.com/download (browser comparisons)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9609 (Firefox info)

SeaMonkey 2.1 alpha 1
open source all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
this is an *alpha* release
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

VirtualBox 3.2.0
open source general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install several guest operating systems onto the same computer
- "This version is a major update; ...a significant new version"
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)
You can be the guy with all the operating systems! (screenshot)
http://www.virtualbox.org/attachment/wiki/Screenshots/snapshot-details.png

Wise Registry Cleaner Free 5.33
free registry cleaner; cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information and deletes unnecessary files
http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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