Engine Updates

Damas 8a (WB)
for Win32
http://bomcao.t35.com/damas/damas.htm

Protector 1.3.2 (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)
http://protector.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/protector/bin/ (exe/bin downloads)

RedQueen (UCI)
4 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 95), no download yet
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Down chess websites
Smirf site down for 34 days

Chess News

Winboard 4.4.2 alpha
a sneak peak of the next release of Winboard
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/winboard.zip

OliThink online
play OliThink from your browser
http://home.arcor.de/dreamlike/

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

Avast! Home Edition 4.8.1367
free antivirus; this is registerware: you must divulge your email address
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

ThreatFire 4.7.0
free resident malware/rootkit/virus blocker from PC Tools
does not replace normal anti-virus software, intended as additional protection
this is a silent update: version number is unchanged
http://www.threatfire.com/ (homepage)
http://www.threatfire.com/download/ (download page)

µTorrent 1.8.5, build 17414
open source BitTorrent client
this is the current stable build
http://www.utorrent.com/

µTorrent 2.0 beta 17427
open source BitTorrent client
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=60602 (info)
this is a direct link to the latest *beta* release
http://download.utorrent.com/beta/utorrent-2.0-beta-17427.upx.exe

Meaning of Colors

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

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