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Microsoft Windows Server "Centro" set for Beta
by Grant Robertson Jun 22nd 2007
Microsoft is readying a beta preview of Windows Server "Centro", a version of Windows Server 2008 targeted at organizations with less than 250 users. The invitation only beta will be open to between 300 and 400 customers, with no word on the selection criteria involved -- we'd guess you're a likely candidate if you currently have close to the 250 user mark, a solid IT staff and a good relationship with Microsoft Support staff -- a later Community Technology Preview will be released sometime this year and will see wider availability among the beta testing elite.
Small business is the backbone of the industry but, we can't help wonder; Do we really need all the specialization? Are Mid-sized IT departments screaming for a specialized version of Windows Server or could the Redmond kids focus their efforts in a more efficient way to make the whole product line better. How confusing can the Microsoft product chart get before businesses give up en mass?
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 ...
