Engine Updates

GNUChess 5.07.94.1b (WB)
C source
this is a source code update only, version number is unchanged
- bug fix: a mate by white was incorrectly claimed as "0-1 {White Mates}"
- bug fix: logfile included some things labeled "OUT" which weren't actually sent out
- usability fix: logging is now off by default; use "Log" option to turn it on
- bug fix: the 50 move counter was not checked during search
- bug fix: the code in "show game" for dealing with comments appears to be broken; comment it out for now.
http://alpha.uhasselt.be/Research/Algebra/Toga/gnuchess-release/

Gray Matter rev. 1607 (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux
- latest build is rev. 1604 FOR Win32
http://code.google.com/p/gray-matter/ (homepage)
http://code.google.com/p/gray-matter/updates/list (download)

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.192 (WB/UCI)
a nice chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
- opening book bugfixes
http://biglion.110mb.com/
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- removed EPD program: epdBest
- added EPD program: epdInsert
- updated EPD program: epdComments
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex homepage down for 96 days
Amundsen homepage down for 101 days (Permissions problem)
Armageddon homepage is down today
Bearded homepage down for 17 days
Feuerstein homepage down for 36 days (probably dead)

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added King of Kings
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

CCleaner 2.34
free registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective: Recommended
http://www.ccleaner.com/

CDBurnerXP 4.3.6
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)

Firefox 4.0 beta 2
open source browser. Recommended!
this is a *beta* release
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html (beta page)

Ghostery for Chrome 2.0
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"
- Chrome version can finally do blocking, but it isn't perfect due to Chrome API design
http://www.ghostery.com/ (homepage)
http://www.ghostery.com/download (download + browser comparisons)

GParted Live 0.6.1-5
open source Gnome Partition Editor- resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-testing/ (download)

HWiNFO32 3.55-870
free system hardware information tool, system health monitoring and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download)

Lunascape 6.2
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/

µTorrent 2.2 'Griffin' beta (build 20756)
open source BitTorrent client
this is a *beta* release
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=76840

Vala/Genie 0.9.4
the Vala language resembles C# and the 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
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala + download)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie)
http://code.google.com/p/valide/downloads/list (Vala/Genie + IDE for Windows)

Vala/Genie software for Windows
Windows builds of software for the Vala/Genie language
- Vala 0.9.4
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala page)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie page)
http://code.google.com/p/valide/downloads/list (Windows downloads)

Meaning of Colors

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

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