I was getting tired of having to wait until I could update to the latest version of Beryl, since it was announced on the 26th of December.
Turns out I had little bit extra in the line for the Beryl repository, which was keeping me from getting any updates. Perhaps it changed after the Beryl site was taken down?
If you’ve been following this post, you may have the same problem. Or you may be smarter than me and decided to act on this a lot earlier.
Anyway, long story short; the correct repository to get the latest version of Beryl is
deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/ edgy main
Not that which I had previously (deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/ edgy main-edgy)
Edit: If you also want to ensure that the packages are authentic, you’ll need the updated GPG key
wget http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/root@lupine.me.uk.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
With the new version of Beryl you get a nicer and more organised settings manager, and some new plugins/toys.
Kayee likes the snow and water effects.
And the 3D desktop effect (as in the windows are 3D off the desktop) is great too.
But seeing as I am just wrapping up watching the entire Stargate series, I just love the ‘beam-up’ animation!
Sadly it doesn’t lend itself to screenshots 
(I had a similar problem with the sidekick animation when I first installed Beryl)
Funny, I had the exact same thing! Loving the new beryl though - seems like the performance is even better, plus the new manager’s much easier to use.
I think the repository must have changed at some point.
The new Beryl manager is much nicer, but I’ve actually started running into problems with the newer version; blacked out windows when they are re-sized …
This only happens after using it for some time though, so not too big a deal …