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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Open Source AI Dev is Going After Microsoft Office, Too

ArtCraft, the startup creating free alternatives to the Adobe apps, has similar projects underway to…

Tech Nostalgia: Atari Announces 800XL Retro Computer

Atari announced the 800XL, a recreation of the classic 8-bit home computer that comes with…

Mint Mobile Announces Its Least Expensive Unlimited Offer

Mint Mobile Announces Its Least Expensive Unlimited Offer

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Mint Mobile is offering six months of its Unlimited plan…

There is Another
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There is Another ⭐

The iPad Pro with a Magic Keyboard is a viable alternative to a productivity laptop…

Google Releases a Vibe-Coding Game Making Tool

Google Releases a Vibe-Coding Game Making Tool

Google Playground is a new experimental tool for creating, playing, and sharing custom videogames that…

It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) ⭐

One of the incredible things happening right now is the emergence of AI-powered DIY software…

Microsoft Surface Laptop to Start at $2599

Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra to Start at $2599

At its 10-7 Windows event today, Microsoft expanded on how it will bring AI agents…

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Tech Nostalgia: Here We Go Again ⭐

One interesting theme that comes up again and again in the history of Windows is…

Tech Nostalgia: You Can Simulate Windows 98 in a Web Browser

Tech Nostalgia: You Can Simulate Windows 98 in a Web Browser

If you pine for the days of yesteryear, a new free Windows 98 simulator that…

Google Announces "Huge" Pixel Buds Update

Google Announces “Huge” Pixel Buds Update

Google will soon begin rolling out a big software update for Pixel Buds Pro 2…

Raspberry Pi Desktop is Back

Raspberry Pi Desktop is Back

10 years after it first offered its Desktop OS for PCs and Mac, Raspberry Pi…

C# Dev Kit 11 to Arrive with .NET 11

C# Dev Kit 11 to Arrive with .NET 11

Microsoft says it will upgrade C# Dev Kit from version 3.3 to 11, aligning it…

Switcher 2026: Googlebook Regressions Make This Platform a Non-Starter
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Switcher 2026: Googlebook Regressions Make This Platform a Non-Starter ⭐

I move between personal computing platforms all the time and can handle change, but Googlebook…

Google Brings Native Markdown Support to Docs and Drive

Google Brings Native Markdown Support to Docs and Drive

Google now supports viewing, editing, and collaborating on Markdown files directly in its Google Docs…

Lenovo Googlebook 15: Software First Impressions

Googlebook OS is the Android-based successor to Chrome OS, with a very similar desktop experience…

Lenovo Googlebook 15 First Impressions

Lenovo Googlebook 15 First Impressions

We have five Googlebook laptops from which to choose at the new platform's launch. My…

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