Engine Updates

Neurone III (WB)
Win32/64; requires .NET 3.5 or later
- silent update
http://www.mrlissandrello.com/index.php?option=com_filecabinet&view=files&id=6

Redqueen 0.5 (UCI)
3 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 272), no new build
- 270: bug fixes
- 271: SearchAgent changed for not creating a new objetc for searching in each search; bug fixes
- 272: SearchAgent changed for not creating a new objetc for searching in each search; bug fixes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- new PGN program: plyCount - inserts missing PlyCount tags
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 60 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 65 days
Nesik homepage down for 69 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (56 days)
Wilhelm homepage down for 44 days
Aristarch homepage back up
Smash homepage back up

Wiki Changes

FACE Tournament
- update by Gerhard
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Shannon
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

Firefox 3.6.4
open source browser. Recommended!
- if a plugin crashes or freezes, it will not affect the rest of Firefox
- fixed several security issues
- fixed several stability issues
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

GIMP 2.6.9
Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP); retouch photos, create drawings & renderings, etc.
- Linux only so far
http://www.gimp.org/

JDK 6 Update 20 with NetBeans 6.9
a bundled convenience download of Java + recently updated NetBeans IDE
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Lunascape 6.1.6
free browser with all 3 major rendering engines: IE (Trident)+Firefox(Gecko)+Chrome/Safari (Webkit)
preview web pages side-by-side using the 3 different rendering engines
http://www.lunascape.tv/

SeaMonkey 2.0.5
open source all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
- stability and security update
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Wise Registry Cleaner Free 5.35
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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