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

"Project Infinite" to Bring Placeholders to Dropbox

“Project Infinite” to Bring Placeholders to Dropbox

The good news? Windows users are about to get placeholders back. The bad? This functionality…

Thurrott Daily: April 25

Thurrott Daily: April 25

Tech tidbits from around the web: Brad Silverberg on Bill Gates' biggest mistakes, John Romero's…

Over 1 Million Android Apps Are Coming to Chrome OS … And to Windows

A report in Ars Technica claims that Google will dramatically expand its App Runtime for…

Apple Watch in Perspective

Apple Watch in Perspective

Apple Watch is divisive among tech enthusiasts, with Apple fanboys eagerly declaring the product a…

Buy a Lumia 950 XL, Get a Lumia 950 For Free

Buy a Lumia 950 XL, Get a Lumia 950 For Free

Well, now they're just giving them away: Microsoft customers in the U.S. and Canada can…

Microsoft Word Flow Keyboard for iPhone is Now Available

Microsoft Word Flow Keyboard for iPhone is Now Available

Microsoft's Word Flow keyboard is now available on the iPhone, providing nice customization options and…

Digital Declutter: Photos

Digital Declutter: Photos

I've spent a lot of time this year decluttering, both physically around the house, and…

A Quick Tour of Windows Ink

A Quick Tour of Windows Ink

Now that Windows Ink is finally available in an Insider build of Windows 10, it's…

Blockbuster New Windows 10 Insider Build Provides First Public Peek at Ink, Many Other New Features

Blockbuster New Windows 10 Insider Build Provides First Public Peek at Ink, Many Other New Features

Microsoft today is shipping new Windows Insider builds of Windows 10 for PCs and Mobile,…

Thurrott Daily: April 21

Thurrott Daily: April 21

Tech tidbits from the web: Windows Insider build 14295.1004 heads out to the Slow ring,…

Google Inbox Adds Improved Calendar Integration, More

Google Inbox Adds Improved Calendar Integration, More

When Google first announced Inbox, it's "other" email interface for web and mobile, I didn't…

Microsoft Translator for Android Can Translate Images Now Too

Microsoft Translator for Android Can Translate Images Now Too

Microsoft this week announced a major update to its Translator app for Android. Key among…

Microsoft Reminds Remaining OneDrive Users About Storage Changes

Microsoft Reminds Remaining OneDrive Users About Storage Changes

The other day I noted that Microsoft had begun emailing customers who were impacted by…

Skype UWP Preview App for PCs Adds Group Features

Skype UWP Preview App for PCs Adds Group Features

Microsoft today released its second pre-release version of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app version…

Less than a week after the previous build, Microsoft has delivered Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview build 14327, which features the first release of Microsoft's new Messaging Everywhere Preview.

Microsoft Delivers Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 14327

Less than a week after the previous build, Microsoft has delivered Windows 10 Mobile Insider…

Microsoft Ends the 10 Year Run of the Xbox 360

Microsoft Ends the 10 Year Run of the Xbox 360

Over 10 years after it was first released, the Xbox 360 video game console is…

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