With the launch of service pack-2, Microsoft claims Windows Vista is the safest and most reliable OS that the software giant has ever developed. In Microsoft’s Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner words, it's also the most secured OS in the planet including Linux and Apple Leopard. He claims Windows 7 to be the safest and most secured OS on the planet today. Micosoft used it's Vista experience to leverage Windows 7. Microsoft had to break through a lot of compatibility issues to lock down user account controls. Well the question is that, will Windows 7 be the most secured operating system ever? Let' find out.

Xfce is a free desktop environment for Unix and other platforms such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. This system is designed to enhance the productivity, with faster loading and execution of application, while conserving the system resources. It provides a lighter and more responsive alternative for Gnome desktops. It offers an appealing interface and is easy to handle. Xfce is based on the GTK+ 2 toolkit that is similar to GNOME. Xfce comprises of a number of components that combines together to offer the full functionality of the desktop environment. What set it apart is that it offers a high performance for most of the hardware. Xfce is compatible with most of modern desktop environment running on relatively modest hardware. It can optimize the performance of the machines with less memory and processor power. Now if you are one of those who uses the Xfce to boost your Unix or a similar platform, I would like you know the lot of things you could do with this desktop environment. Have a look at the top 20 Xfce howtos and tips.

Windows 7 is being awaited eagerly. And as I know some of my friends, they have started saving their pocket money suspecting Windows 7 is gonna cost them a lot. How much? While Windows Vista, despite having absolutely nothing to brag about (except the looks) was heavily priced, everyone assumes that such a positive pre-release impression of Windows 7 will help the ever so greedy and ambitious Microsoft to tag a price that in itself may defy many to have a taste of the 7 cake. Though we don't have a news yet about the pricing, speculations are that it will be a costly upgrade and we presume it will be around $250- $275. Dell evidently knows, because as CNet News reports, one of the company's executives has spoken publicly about the pricing. A Dell spokesperson eventually said, If there's one thing that may influence adoption, make things slower or cause customers to pause, it's that generally the ASPs (average selling price) of the operating systems are higher than they were for Vista and XP. The possible time of declaration FPP (Full Packaged Product) Pricing - Microsoft plans to communicate this to retailers in mid-May 2009 Public Pricing Announcement - mid-June 2009.