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
Ex-Microsoft Designer Explains the Move Away from Metro
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- Apr 18, 2015
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Windows Phone fans pining for the days of Metro panoramas and integrated experiences have had…
OneNote Snags Two Big Updates on the Web
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 18, 2015
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Microsoft has announced two separate updates to OneNote, both of which involve the web. Bing…
Major Update to Office Sway Adds Focus Points, Interactive Charts and More
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 17, 2015
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Office Sway received a major update today that adds image Focus Points, Accent highlighting, interactive…
Tip: Make Office Online Work More Like Microsoft Office
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 17, 2015
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You don’t have to use Google Docs to get a free, high-quality office productivity suite…
Microsoft Announces Office Universal Apps Preview for Windows Phone
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 17, 2015
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Microsoft will make a preview version of the Office universal apps for Windows Phone available…
Tip: Make Google Docs Look and Work More Like Microsoft Office
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 17, 2015
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Google Docs is among a handful of free solutions that could replace key parts of…
Halo: Spartan Strike Launches Today … and Goes Cross-Platform
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 16, 2015
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Today’s launch of Halo: Spartan Strike marks the first time since the original Halo that…
Throwback Thursday: Wolfenstein 3D
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 16, 2015
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In the early 1990s, I was an Amiga diehard, convinced that my personal computer platform…
Office 2016 for Mac Preview Gets a Major Update
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 15, 2015
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If you’re running the gorgeous new Office 2016 for Mac Preview, I’ve got good news:…
BLU Win HD LTE First Impressions
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 15, 2015
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Swimming in a sea of low-end Lumias—witness the just-announced 540 DS as the latest in…
Microsoft Announces the Lumia 540 Dual-SIM
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 15, 2015
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Just when you thought that the market for low-end Lumia handsets was saturated, Microsoft has…
Office Mix Improves with Slide Notes and Closed Captioning Support
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 14, 2015
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As you may recall, Office Mix is a powerful add-on for PowerPoint 2013 that transforms…
Microsoft + iPhone
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- Apr 14, 2015
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Just a few years ago, there was a sharp divide between fans of Microsoft and…
Surface 3 + Android Apps?
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 14, 2015
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While the ability to run Windows desktop applications is a huge win for Surface 3,…
Skype for Business is Now Generally Available
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 14, 2015
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Microsoft announced today that Skype for Business—the new version of Lync—is now generally available (GA).…
Windows 10 Mobile Tip: Name Your Phone
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 13, 2015
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With previous Windows Phone OS versions, you needed to use a Windows-based PC to give…