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<title>Update Information: December 15, 2009</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 00:40:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Scorpio 2.3.3 beta (WB)</span></strong><br />
for Win32 only, no source; this is a *beta* release<br />
<a href="http://dshawul.googlepages.com/home">http://dshawul.googlepages.com/home</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Jim Ablett Win builds</span></strong><br />
- <strong><span style="color:#090;">Chesley r311 JA (WB)</span></strong> for Win32/64<br />
- <strong><span style="color:#090;">Doch 1.2 JA (UCI)</span></strong> for Win 32/64<br />
- <strong><span style="color:#090;">Poor Little Pinkus rev. 1661571 (UCI)</span></strong> for Win32<br />
<a href="http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html">http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Chesley the Chess Engine r311 (WB)</span></strong><br />
C++ source only at this site<br />
latest builds: r311 JA(Win32/64), 1.1(Mac)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down chess websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /><br />
Amundsen site down for 10 days<br />
Smirf site down for 54 days</p>
<p>Note: All Sourceforge project pages loaded in a reasonable amount of time <img src="images/smilies/smile.png" alt=":-)" /><br />
<strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warning: Lyapko site is an attack site and dangerous to visit</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">ChessBin 0.0.5.7</span></strong><br />
Play as black or white against the computer (*not* a WB or UCI engine)<br />
this C# chess engine by Adam Berent requires .NET 2.0<br />
<a href="http://www.chessbin.com/page/Download-Chess-Bin-Chess-Game.aspx">http://www.chessbin.com/page/Download-Chess-Bin-Chess-Game.aspx</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications</strong></span> (recent releases of free stuff)</p>
<p><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:<br />
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare<br />
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<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6</span></strong><br />
open source browser. Recommended!<br />
<a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.6/releasenotes/">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.6/releasenotes/</a> (release notes)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Miranda IM 0.8.11</span></strong><br />
open source instant messaging program<br />
<a href="http://www.miranda-im.org/">http://www.miranda-im.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">MyDefrag 4.2.7</span></strong><br />
free disk defragmentation program<br />
<a href="http://www.mydefrag.com/">http://www.mydefrag.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">RJ TextEd 5.80 beta 1</span></strong><br />
free programmer's text editor; unicode, spell-checking, code-completion, remote editing, etc<br />
<a href="http://www.rj-texted.se/index.htm">http://www.rj-texted.se/index.htm</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.rj-texted.se/download.htm">http://www.rj-texted.se/download.htm</a> (download page)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SeaMonkey 2.0.1</span></strong><br />
open source all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, &amp; html editor<br />
<a href="http://www.seamonkey-project.org/">http://www.seamonkey-project.org/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
<p>Engine List: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list</a><br />
Chess News: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list</a></p>
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