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From the Editor's Desk: Spectacle and Substance
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From the Editor’s Desk: Spectacle and Substance ⭐

Satya Nadella and Microsoft continue to force AI onto a customer base that couldn't be…

Behind Thurrott.com: Changes Coming Soon

Behind Thurrott.com: Changes Coming Soon

We're going to accelerate our membership transition this year so we can also make improvements…

From the Editor's Desk: Pragmatic
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From the Editor’s Desk: Pragmatic ⭐

Doing the right things for yourself for the right reasons isn’t radical. It’s just pragmatic.

From the Editor’s Desk: Noise
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From the Editor’s Desk: Noise ⭐

I'm not sure what's worse, the billionaire grifters selling us AI we don't need or…

From the Editor's Desk: A Mind is a Terrible Thing
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From the Editor’s Desk: A Mind is a Terrible Thing ⭐

ADHD sometimes feels like a super power. But sometimes it just gets in the way,…

My Top Stories of 2025
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My Top Stories of 2025 ⭐

2025 was another monster year for personal technology, with AI, antitrust, and layoffs dominating the…

From the Editor's Desk: Influences
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From the Editor’s Desk: Early Influences ⭐

I learned everything I needed to know growing up from Star Wars, Commodore, Tolkien, King,…

From the Editor's Desk: Silos in the Stream, That is What We Are
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From the Editor’s Desk: Silos in the Stream, That is What We Are ⭐

A seemingly innocuous change at Netflix is just the latest in a long line of

From the Editor's Desk: Slop
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From the Editor’s Desk: Slop ⭐

AI deniers and critics have latched onto the term “AI slop” for obvious reasons, but…

No Synthesizers!
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From the Editor’s Desk: No Synthesizers! ⭐

We can learn everything we need to know about AI and the workplace by studying…

Seeking a Little Expertise
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From the Editor’s Desk: Seeking a Little Expertise ⭐

Experts are everywhere, but finding experts you can trust who can also communicate difficult topics…

From the Editor's Desk: Noise, Distractions, and Something Much Worse
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From the Editor’s Desk: Noise, Distractions, and Something Much Worse ⭐

The Windows community has hit a new low in the past week or so, with…

From the Editor’s Desk: Good Decisions, Less Good Decisions
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From the Editor’s Desk: Good Decisions, Less Good Decisions ⭐

Sometimes logic wins the day. But sometimes, it's all about emotion. And when that happens,…

It’s Not Enough to Identify the Problem
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From the Editor’s Desk: It’s Not Enough to Identify the Problem ⭐

We used to learn more about technology so we could master it. But thanks to…

AI is Normal
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From the Editor’s Desk: Normal ⭐

The most extreme opinions about AI miss the point that this technology is useful and…

Will AI Finally Make the Smart Home ... Smart?
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From the Editor’s Desk: Will AI Finally Make the Smart Home … Smart? ⭐

Smart home tech is a rat’s nest of incompatibility, complexity, and cost, and now it’s…

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