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
OneDrive Tip: Use a Third Party Sync Utility
- Paul Thurrott
- May 23, 2015
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In OneDrive Tip: Map Your Cloud Storage as a Drive in File Explorer, I explained…
Windows Phone Tip: Use Your Gmail Account
- Paul Thurrott
- May 22, 2015
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Microsoft and Google might not play nice—OK, it’s all Google’s fault—but that doesn’t mean that…
OneNote Adds Three Major New Partner Apps
- Paul Thurrott
- May 22, 2015
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Microsoft’s OneNote note-taking solution is free, but it’s also awesome, and a tool I use…
OneDrive Tip: Map Your Cloud Storage as a Drive in File Explorer
- Paul Thurrott
- May 22, 2015
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If you’re freaking out—as I am—because Microsoft is removing the placeholder functionality from its OneDrive…
Windows Phone Tip: Extend Your Range with Battery Saver
- Paul Thurrott
- May 21, 2015
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Starting with Windows Phone 8.1, you can significantly extend the battery life of your handset…
Microsoft Announces Major Changes Coming to Outlook.com
- Paul Thurrott
- May 21, 2015
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Over the past year, Microsoft has moved to consolidate similar but different products, among them…
Hands-On with Windows 10 Build 10122
- Paul Thurrott
- May 21, 2015
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I’ve now installed Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10122 on my main desktop PC and…
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10122 is Now Available for PCs
- Paul Thurrott
- May 20, 2015
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Microsoft is delivering a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build for PCs to fast ring…
Hauppauge Digital TV Tuner for Xbox One is Now Available
- Paul Thurrott
- May 20, 2015
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But …so what? The Hauppauge Digital TV Tuner for Xbox One is really just a…
Windows Phone Tip: Automatically Connect to Public Hotspots with Wi-Fi Sense
- Paul Thurrott
- May 20, 2015
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With Windows Phone 8.1 and newer, Microsoft is expanding on the system’s native Wi-Fi capabilities…
Microsoft Delivers May 2015 Firmware Updates for Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro 3
- Paul Thurrott
- May 19, 2015
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Microsoft today shipped similar firmware updates for Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro 3, though…
MixRadio Heads to Android and iOS
- Paul Thurrott
- May 19, 2015
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MixRadio—previously a Nokia music streaming service that was exclusive to Windows Phone—is now available on…
Microsoft Ships Preview Versions of Office Apps for Android Phones
- Paul Thurrott
- May 19, 2015
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Filling in the final major missing piece of its strategy to deliver traditional Office apps…
Dropbox Now Available as Universal App on Windows and Windows Phone
- Paul Thurrott
- May 19, 2015
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Dropbox is updating its app on both Windows and Windows Phone today, with the big…
Starbucks + Spotify
- Paul Thurrott
- May 19, 2015
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Spotify announced this morning that it has partnered with Starbucks to bring its streaming music…
Windows Phone Tip: Manage Data Usage with Data Sense
- Paul Thurrott
- May 18, 2015
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With Windows Phone 8.1 and newer, Microsoft offers an integrated Data Sense functionality that helps…