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<title>Update Information: January 29, 2010</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Saturday, January 30, 2010, 02:11:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">RedQueen 0.2 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 160), no new build<br />
- improved evaluator, search code refactoring<br />
- created cached attacks table<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess">http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">STSStat 2.5</span></strong><br />
utility by Philippe Gailhac for calculating engine analysis scores using STS &amp; Arena<br />
- creates results table in HTML format<br />
- aligns results properly in table<br />
- save INI file with GUI Language<br />
<a href="http://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/sts-stat">http://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/sts-stat</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down/Problem chess websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /><br />
Amundsen homepage down for 14 days<br />
Ares homepage down for 5 days<br />
Betsy homepage down for 24 days<br />
Colossus homepage down for 30 days<br />
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 2 days<br />
Jin GUI homepage down today<br />
Typhoon homepage down for 8 days</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong><span style="color:#[size=large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">FACE Tournament</span></strong><br />
- most of the pages have been updated to reflect latest tournament results<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Chess Engine List</span></strong><br />
- added RDChess<br />
<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></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 occasionally crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare<br />
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<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Artistic Style 1.24</span></strong><br />
open source source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier for the C, C++, C# and Java programming languages<br />
<a href="http://astyle.sourceforge.net/">http://astyle.sourceforge.net/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">CDBurnerXP 4.2.7.1875</span></strong><br />
open source CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software. Recommended<br />
<a href="http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download">http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download</a> (homepage &amp; download)<br />
this program requires .NET framework; Media Format 9.0 Update required if using WMA format<br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6</a><br />
<a href="http://hem.bredband.net/download3/wmfdist.exe">http://hem.bredband.net/download3/wmfdist.exe</a> (Media format 9.0)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">jedit 4.3.1</span></strong><br />
open source programmer's text editor; supports many languages; extensive plugins<br />
<a href="http://www.jedit.org/">http://www.jedit.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Sandboxie 3.43.20 beta</span></strong><br />
free utility (nagware): run/install programs in a safe sandbox that cannot affect your Windows stability/security<br />
this is a *beta* release<br />
<a href="http://www.sandboxie.com/">http://www.sandboxie.com/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.sandboxie.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=6842">http://www.sandboxie.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=6842</a> (download links)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">System Explorer 2.0.7</span></strong><br />
free; detailed info about tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows, services, drivers,<br />
connections and opened files; performance graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time<br />
<a href="http://systemexplorer.mistergroup.org/">http://systemexplorer.mistergroup.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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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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