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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New Microsoft Edge to Leave Beta in January

At its Ignite 2019 conference today, Microsoft announced that its new Chromium-based Edge browser will…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: Fixing Zoom and Edit Commands (Premium)

In this 11th installment of our start programming project, lets fix zoom and implement several…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: More Settings, About Box Basics (Premium)

OK, I have time for two more small but fun changes: We can persist all…

Xbox is Previewing (Some) Black Friday Deals Too

It’s not just the Microsoft Store: Xbox is also previewing the Black Friday deals it…

Microsoft Previews Some Black Friday Deals

Yep, it’s November, and Microsoft is already promoting the Black Friday deals it will offer…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: Application Location and Size (Premium)

I was expecting to take a bit of time off from this project because of…

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Microsoft, Please Bring Outlook Mobile to Windows 10 (Premium)

Some eagle-eyed readers have noticed that I’ve moved to Microsoft Outlook on my smartphones, and…

Microsoft Announces Major Updates for Outlook on Apple’s platforms

Just ahead of its Ignite conference, Microsoft has announced major updates to its Outlook mobile…

Apple Card Getting No-Interest iPhone Payment Plan

It looks like Apple really is serious about subscription services: Even its flagship product line…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: Fixes, File New, and Zoom (Premium)

With basic file save capabilities out of the way, let’s do a bit of fit…

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Apple Profits Decline on Flat Revenues

Apple reported its latest quarterly financial results today, and its revenues rose just 2 percent…

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Living with Chromebook: Embracing Google (Premium)

Most Chromebook users will probably embrace Google products and services, and there are advantages to…

Microsoft Announces Games with Gold Titles for November

Beginning Friday or sooner, Xbox Live Gold members will be able to get four new…

Google Pixel 4 XL Review: Treat, Not Trick

I’ve only had my Pixel 4 XL for a bit over a week, but it’s…

SiriusXM is Coming to Google Assistant

Starting next week, SiriusXM subscribers will be able to access their content from any Google…

PlayStation 4 Hits 103 Million Units Sold

Sony has sold 102.8 million PlayStation 4s, making it the second-most popular video game console…

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