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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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…

Sony Announces Two New PS4 Pro Versions

Sony Announces Two New PS4 Pro Versions

After quietly allowing Xbox One X to dominate the headlines over the holidays, the Sony…

The city of Barcelona plans to switch to Linux and other Open Source software solutions by the end of 2018.
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Barcelona Will Be the Next Major Open Source Failure (Premium)

The city of Barcelona plans to switch to Linux and other Open Source software solutions…

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BYOPC: Assembling the Amiga Pi 3 (Premium)

My Raspberry Pi 3 kit arrived over the weekend as promised, so I began the…

Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future
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Today’s Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future (Premium)

Ambient computing is the next major wave of personal computing, and smart speakers are how…

The Andromeda Strain
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The Andromeda Strain (Premium)

Microsoft will probably ship Andromeda sometime in 2018. Given recent events, we should reset our…

BYOPC: Raspberry Pi 3 + Amiga
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BYOPC: Raspberry Pi 3 + Amiga (Premium)

For my next BYOPC (Build Your Own PC) project, I will be making a Raspberry…

The PC Market Has Now Declined for Six Years
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PC Sales Have Now Fallen for Six Years (Premium)

The PC market has now experienced six straight years of decline, with PC sales hitting…

Oh, AMD
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Oh, AMD (Premium)

AMD CPUs are susceptible to Spectre and the process for fixing AMD processors will be…

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