Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard Campbell, Hands-On Windows, and First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows from 1999 to 2014 and the Major Domo of Thurrott.com while at BWW Media Group from 2015 to 2023. You can reach Paul via email, Twitter or Mastodon.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

Zoom CEO Calls on FTC to Investigate Office/Teams Bundling Too

The CEO of Zoom has publicly asked the U.S. FTC to require Microsoft to unbundle…

Margrethe Vestager is Stepping Aside to Bid on a New Job

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced today that she is stepping down temporarily so she…

New Android features in September 2023

Just Ahead of Android 14, a New Logo and Some New Features

Google could finalize Android 14 any day now, but it has separately announced a new…

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Quick Check-In Follow-Up (Premium)

Since writing about my latest health check-in yesterday, I unexpectedly obtained some additional data that…

Commodore PET 2001
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Tech Nostalgia: Vertical Integration (Updated) (Premium)

In 1975, Commodore co-founder Jack Tramiel acquired MOS Technology, the maker of the 8-bit 6502…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Check-In (Premium)

Last week, I had my first quarterly check-in after switching to a healthy low-carb diet.…

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Digital Decluttering: Documents Archive Complete (Premium)

I can't believe I'm writing these words, but I have completely archived what was previously…

WordPad

RIP, WordPad

Microsoft has quietly revealed that WordPad, the basic word processor that's been included with Windows…

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Ask Paul: September 1 (Premium)

Happy Friday! And, yep, it's really September already. So let's kick off the long Labor…

YouTube Music has new Now Playing features

YouTube Music Gets Redesigned Now Playing and Real-Time Lyrics

Google has quietly updated YouTube Music a few times over the past week, adding a…

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Notepad and Snipping Tool are Getting New Features

Microsoft announced today that new versions of Notepad and Snipping Tool for Windows 11 are…

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Win-Win? (Premium)

Microsoft’s approach to antitrust in recent years is quite a bit different than it was…

Visual Studio for Mac

Microsoft is Retiring Visual Studio for Mac

Microsoft announced that it is retiring Visual Studio for Mac, though the current version will…

Behind Thurrott.com: Community Guidelines

I long ago saw the need for a set of community guidelines, not just for…

Vivaldi refactored its web browser

Vivaldi Refactored its Chromium Web Browser and You’re Never Going to Believe What Happened Next

Vivaldi announced today that it has refactored its Chromium-based web browser, unlocking huge performance improvements.

Google Pixel Pass

Google Kills its Pixel Pass Subscriptions

Google quietly revealed that it is no longer offering Pixel Pass subscriptions for new or…

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