Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Protector 1.3.6 (rev 328) JA (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- not an official release, this version is somewhere between 1.3.5 and 1.3.6
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Redqueen 0.6 (UCI)
3 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 350), no new build
- 348: changed some search & eval parameters for testing purposes
- 349: changed some search & eval parameters for testing purposes
- 350: clean up code
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

Kvetka 3.6.2 Chess GUI (UCI)
Intended for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
- plugin "Print and copy" updated
http://kvetka.org/en/

WinBoard 4.5.pre0
- latest beta release contains Spanish translation for menus, etc.
http://hgm.nubati.net/winbo_int.zip (direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Armageddon homepage down today
Frenzee page down for 9 days (permissions problem)

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- bumped Crafty Chess Interface version number
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 2.35
free registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective: Recommended
http://www.ccleaner.com/

GCstar 1.6.1
open source program for managing your collections of anything (coins, movies, etc.)
http://www.gcstar.org/index.en.php (homepage)
http://download.gna.org/gcstar/win32/ (download)

Ghostery 2.3 for Firefox
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"
- only the FireFox version is updated
http://news.ghostery.com/ (announcement)
http://www.ghostery.com/ (homepage)
http://www.ghostery.com/download (download + browser Ghostery comparisons)

Miranda IM 0.9.1
open source instant messaging program
- quick bugfix to yesterday's release
http://www.miranda-im.org/

Parted Magic 5.4
open source partition editor, virus/rootkit scanner, hard drive cloner, and hard drive & RAM tester. Recommended!
http://partedmagic.com/

µTorrent 2.04
open source BitTorrent client
- main change: fixed Windows DLL hijack exploit
- other fixes
http://www.utorrent.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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