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.

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More Mobile: External Display (Premium)

The appearance of a new HP Conferencing Monitor for review has thrown a (temporary?) wrench…

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Ask Paul: March 11 (Premium)

Happy Friday! I’m still reeling from our trip, but here’s another great set of reader…

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Programming Windows: Longhorn Server (Premium)

Though it was impacted by the same delays as Longhorn/Windows Vista, Longhorn Server targeted a…

Tip: Enable File Explorer Tabs in Windows 11 (Dev)

As you may have seen, Rafael revealed that File Explorer in the latest Windows Insider…

Google Issues App Updates on iPhone and iPad, Too

It’s not just Android: Google is also updating several of its apps across iOS (iPhone)…

Android Gets Major Updates to Messages, Much More

Google today announced several major functional changes to Android, including updates to Messages, Photos, and…

OnePlus Co-Founder’s New Company to Make a Phone

It will come as a surprise to nobody that OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s new company,…

Brave Offers Improves Tracking Protection

Brave will soon support a new Unlinkable Bouncing feature that improves the web browser’s tracking…

March 2022 Subscriber Update for CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is Now Available

Today, Corel released the March 2022 Subscriber Update for its CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, adding several…

Microsoft Reaches Out to Startups

The Microsoft Startups Founders Hub platform is now available with reduced eligibility requirements, a new…

Google Has Finished Android 12L Development

Google announced today that it will ship Android 12L to Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung tablets…

Google Delivers the March 2022 Pixel Feature Drop

Users with supported Pixels will want to check for an update this week: Google has…

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Programming Windows: Ribbonized (Premium)

While Microsoft struggled to make sense of Windows Longhorn in 2005/6, the Office team was…

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A Few Thoughts on My Temporary Return to the Pixel (Premium)

My trip to Mexico City this past week has given me an opportunity to re-test…

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More Mobile: Less Mobile? (Premium)

My more mobile computing setup is going to get a workout this year if we…

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Apple Has a New Return-to-Office Schedule

Apple CEO Tim Cook told employees that they will need to spend at least one…

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