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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Microsoft Gets an "A" for its Education Efforts
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Microsoft Gets an “A” for its Education Efforts (Premium)

Last year, I argued that Microsoft can't afford to lose the education market. Has the…

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Audiobooks Will Be the Next Google Service to Ignore (Premium)

Google is apparently launching audiobook support through its Google Play Books app. For some reason.

Amazon is Taking the Bold Step of Adding Alexa to its Alexa App

Amazon is Taking the Bold Step of Adding Alexa to its Alexa App

The word "courage" is often bandied about too easily these days. This is a great…

Windows 10 Build 17074.1002 Comes to the Slow Ring

Windows 10 Build 17074.1002 Comes to the Slow Ring

Windows Insider Preview releases to the Slow ring are few and far between, but this…

Windows Mixed Reality Headsets Are Already 50 Percent Off

At just a bit over $200, a Windows Mixed Reality headset is pretty close to…

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PWAs are the Future of Apps. Period. (Premium)

I've written a lot about Progressive Web Apps being the future of apps in Windows…

A Special Year for Video Games
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A Special Year for Video Games (Premium)

The NPD Group has published some interesting data about the performance of the video game…

Office 2016 for Mac is Now Aligned with Windows, Android, and iOS

Office 2016 for Mac is Now Aligned with Windows, Android, and iOS

A major new release of Office 2016 for Mac aligns the product with the versions…

A $350 Billion "Contribution" to the U.S. economy? No
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A $350 Billion “Contribution” to the U.S. Economy? No (Premium)

Apple this week announced that it will repatriate almost $252 billion in cash that it…

Tip: Make Sure Your PC is Safe from Meltdown and Spectre

Tip: Make Sure Your PC is Safe from Meltdown and Spectre

Security expert Steve Gibson has done it again. His InSpectre utility can check your PC…

Stardock Includes Groupy in Object Desktop 2018

Stardock Includes Groupy in Object Desktop 2018

Stardock announced this week that its Object Desktop 2018 suite is now available, and with…

Project Fi Picks Up Unlimited Data Plan with Cost Protection

Project Fi Picks Up Unlimited Data Plan with Cost Protection

Project Fi's "pay for what you use" system is being updated with an unlimited data…

The Apple Paradox
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The Apple Paradox (Premium)

Open solutions always win in the end. Which does nothing to explain Apple's success.

Netflix is Broken
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Netflix is Broken (Premium)

Netflix is frustrating to use and is in dire need of a UX overhaul. And…

Last night, OnePlus released its OxygenOS Open Beta 2 release. Here's what's new.

Hands-On with Android 8.0 Beta 2 for OnePlus 5T

Last night, OnePlus released its OxygenOS Open Beta 2 release. Here's what's new.

Google Now Offers Free IT Training

Google Announces Free IT Training

Google today announced a new IT Support Professional Certificate that will help beginners start a…

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