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From the Editor’s Desk: Mattering (Premium)

I’m always fascinated when I discover that something I’ve independently arrived at is in fact…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Groundhog Day (Premium)

My life has turned into a real-life version of the movie Groundhog Day, where I’m…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Always More to Do (Premium)

Well, we’re moving again, and it’s time to confront the seeming futility of all the…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Just One Piece of the Success Puzzle (Premium)

Two writing-related incidents this year helped remind me that you can channel small successes into…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Check-In (Premium)

Last week, I had my first quarterly check-in after switching to a healthy low-carb diet.…

Behind Thurrott.com: Community Guidelines

I long ago saw the need for a set of community guidelines, not just for…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Mental Health Will Drive You, Well, You Know (Premium)

I've written a lot about my recent health initiatives, but I've skirted around the other…

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Scaling Back the Terrible in Windows 11 and Other Stories I’d Like to Tell (Premium)

I spend a lot of time writing, but I can be easily distracted by experimental…

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I’m Moving My Video Archive to YouTube (UPDATED)

As part of my recent digital decluttering work, I've pulled all of my archived videos…

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From the Editor’s Desk: UFOs Are Not Real (Premium)

As a child, I was fascinated by everything a child of my era would be…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Friendly (Premium)

It is possible for "hello people," the people we say hello to out in the…

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Behind Thurrott.com: Customer Service

Customer service is a tricky issue, and it's one that I was largely shielded from…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Halfway (Premium)

Last Monday, we flew home from Mexico City. And last Tuesday, I went back to…

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Behind Thurrott.com: Spammers

In yesterday's discussion about comment moderation, I mentioned in passing how wonderful it is to…

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Behind Thurrott.com: Comment Moderation

As you probably know, we use OpenWeb for content moderation on Thurrott.com, and I couldn't…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Advocate (Premium)

I've been somewhat obsessed with the health issues I've discussed recently, but self-advocacy isn't just…

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