A Steam client beta has been released, and is open to all Steam users for testing. To access the Beta, go to File -> Settings, and on the Account tab will be a drop down. Select Steam Client Candidate, and then allow Steam to restart itself. Here are the specific changes:

9/29/2008

– Updated retail install wizard to support upcoming releases
– Fixed the storefront refreshing at times when it was not visible
– Fixed a potential client crash on new account creation
– Corrected text for bans and kicks in chat messages