What I Use

What I Use: Must-Have Gadgets for Any Trip

What I Use: Must-Have Gadgets for Any Trip

I travel a lot for work and pleasure, and if I’m going to be spending…

Digital Declutter: Photos

Digital Declutter: Photos

I've spent a lot of time this year decluttering, both physically around the house, and…

Intel NUC (NUC6I5SYH) Mini-PC Review

Intel NUC (NUC6I5SYH) Mini-PC Review

The Intel NUC mini-PC---technically a mini-PC kit to which I've added RAM and storage---is that…

App Pick: Pocket

App Pick: Pocket

Every once in a while I come across a solution so simple, so elegant, and…

What I Use: Universal Windows Apps

What I Use: Universal Windows Apps

I've been evaluating a number of in-box and Store-based universal Windows apps and plan to…

Reading List: My Favorite Audiobooks of 2015

Reading List: My Favorite Audiobooks of 2015

While we may never again experience the perfection of "The Martian" audiobook from 2014, this…

Windows Device Recovery Tool Updated to Support New Lumias

Windows Device Recovery Tool Updated to Support New Lumias

The Windows Device Recovery Tool has been updated to support the Lumia 950/XL and 550.…

Best Tech of 2015: Mobile Apps

Best Tech of 2015: Mobile Apps

Mobile devices---and smart phones in particular---are only as good as the apps you use. So…

Best Tech of 2015: Smart Phones

Best Tech of 2015: Smart Phones

The smart phone is the most important personal computing product of the year. So let's…

Thurrott Daily: November 7

Thurrott Daily: November 7

Happy Saturday. What else is happening today? A Rick Steves Travel Festival webcast, Windows phones…

Firefox 42 Adds Tracking Protection, Tab Audio Indicators, More

Firefox 42 Adds Tracking Protection, Tab Audio Indicators, More

Firefox 42 is now available, adding tracking protection and tab audio indicators on Windows. And…

Windows Device Recovery Tool Replaces Windows Phone Recovery Tool

Windows Device Recovery Tool Replaces Windows Phone Recovery Tool

Microsoft this week updated its Windows Phone Recovery Tool, renaming it to Windows Device Recovery…

Thinking About Technology Choices

Thinking About Technology Choices

I received some interesting advice several months back: Instead of just using the services that…

What I Use: Dropbox

What I Use: Dropbox

I've started moving my most critical work-related documents to Dropbox, a paid service that is…

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Two Years In, Some Thoughts on Using a Smart Phone as a Camera

For the past two years I have used only my smart phone, and not a…

What I Use: Ireland 2015

What I Use: Ireland 2015

I'm heading to Ireland for about 10 days starting Monday night. I'll be taking a…

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