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Features that didn't make it into Vista
by Jordan Running Oct 10th 2006
Microsoft's Shell Blog is running a self-effacing piece called Features that didn't make the cut, an amusing look at several features that were allegedly planned for Windows Vista but were removed for obvious reasons. Among them are Mimesweeper, a version of Minesweeper with "something that people also wanted to avoid finding," and a TECO code interpreter built into the Start menu. It's nice that Microsoft's developers have a sense of humor about all of the promised Vista features that won't see the light of day, but at the same time it makes their absence hurt that much more.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
