A while back I tossed around the notion of having a beta of Chef available for testing by Thanksgiving.  So far I’m doing quite well with this goal.  Now that the setup situation has been resolved, I can work on a few other issues that have to be done before I add the few final features that will be in the 1.0 product.  It may not be too far-fetched to see the first beta available in the coming weeks, so if you’d like to give it a try I would be very appreciative.  Just shoot me an email or comment here.