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

Microsoft’s Revenues Grew 11 Percent, But Windows Stumbles

Microsoft beat expectations in a tough quarter, delivering a net income of $17.1 billion on…

Tip: Get the Simplified Ribbon in Microsoft Office for Windows

I have literally been waiting for years for Microsoft to bring its simplified ribbon to…

Google Workspace Individual is Getting More Storage, Better Email

Google announced today that customers using its Workspace Individual offering will soon get more storage…

Grammarly Introduces Tone Rewrite Suggestions

Grammarly today announced that it has added tone rewrite suggestions to the Premium version of…

Google to End Support for Chrome on Windows 7/8.1 in Early 2023

Google announced today that it will finally stop supporting its Chrome web browser on Windows…

Microsoft Brings Android 12L to Surface Duo

Microsoft announced today that it is bringing Android 12L and some Windows 11-like theming to…

Google Announces Major Update to Jetpack Compose

Google announced today that its Jetpack Compose UI toolkit for Android now supports Material Design…

HP Envy 16 Review

The HP Envy 16 is a desktop replacement laptop aimed at creators who need a…

Pocket Cast Open Sources its Mobile Apps

Pocket Cast announced that it has open sourced the mobile versions of its popular podcast…

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Ask Paul: October 21 (Premium)

Happy Friday from Mexico City! Let’s kick off the weekend a bit earlier with another…

Windows 11 Field Guide Progress Report #1: Four New Chapters

Since posting the initial 30 chapters of the Windows 11 Field Guide to Thurrott.com, I’ve…

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Apple is Losing the Plot on iPad (Premium)

Apple now has too many iPad models with too many overlapping feature sets, a confusing…

Intel Announces Next-Gen Thunderbolt

It doesn’t have a name yet, but Intel says that the next version of Thunderbolt…

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Down and Out in Mexico City (Premium)

Our trip to Mexico City this past Sunday was largely uneventful. And then we arrived…

Windows 11 One Year Later with Paul Thurrott

The return of Two Grumpy Old Men Complain about Windows! Richard chats with Paul Thurrott…

Netflix Added 2.4 Million Subscribers in Q3, Well Above Expectations

As part of its quarterly earnings report, Netflix announced that it added 2.4 million subscribers…

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