Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott
Paul Thurrott in 2012
Born October 29, 1966 (1966-10-29) (age 51)[1] [2]
Residence Emmaus, Pennsylvania [3]
Occupation reporter, author, podcaster, editor
Known for Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows
Spouse(s) Stephanie Thurrott[4]
Website Thurrott.com

Paul Brian Thurrott (born October 29, 1966)[1] [2] is a technology podcaster, published author, and blogger on his website thurrott.com in collaboration with Petri.com. He regularly writes how-to articles and posts his personal comments, previews, and reviews for beta and completed Microsoft products, such as Windows, Microsoft Surface, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Phone, Microsoft Office, and other products.

Podcasting

Paul is the host of Windows Weekly with co-hosts Leo Laporte and journalist Mary Jo Foley, a podcast focusing on weekly expert commentary about news of Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and other Microsoft and computing related topics. Windows Weekly attracts approximately 80,000 downloads for each episode.

In 2011, Thurrott also became a regular contributor to the GFQ Network, and co-host of What The Tech, a podcast along with co-host and GFQ Network founder, Andrew Zarian.

List of works

  • Windows NT 5.0 Networking.
  • "Delphi 3 Superbible". March 1997. ISBN 1-57169-027-1.
  • "Unlocking Active Server Pages". June 1997. ISBN 1-56205-752-9.
  • "Implementing Microsoft Visual InterDev". September 1997. ISBN 1-56604-744-7.
  • "VBScript for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guide)". October 1997. ISBN 0-201-68892-1.
  • "Cascading Style Sheets: A Primer". November 1997. ISBN 1-55828-579-2.
  • "SELECT: Projects for Visual Basic 6.0". March 1999. ISBN 0-201-61193-7.
  • "Visual InterDev 6 Unleashed". April 1999. ISBN 0-672-31262-X.
  • Great Digital Media with Windows XP. September 2001. ISBN 0-7645-3620-6.
  • Windows XP Home Networking. November 2004 (2nd edition). ISBN 0-7645-7816-2.
  • Microsoft Windows XP Power Toolkit (with Walter Bruce and David Chernicoff). August 2002. ISBN 81-203-2273-8.
  • Windows Vista Secrets (with Brian Livingston). 2007. ISBN 0-7645-7704-2.
  • Windows Vista Secrets SP1 Edition. October 2008. ISBN 0-470-24200-0.
  • Windows 7 Secrets (with Rafael Rivera). September 2009. ISBN 0-470-50841-8.
  • Windows Phone 7 Secrets. November 2010. ISBN 0-470-88659-5.
  • Windows 8 Secrets (with Rafael Rivera). October 2012. ISBN 1-118-20413-1.

References

  1. 1 2 Spencer (2006-10-29). "Happy 40th, Paul Thurrott!". AeroXperience. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-01-16.
  2. 1 2 "Windows Weekly Episode 437" (Podcast). 2015-10-28. Event occurs at 1:58:10.
  3. ↑ Paul Thurrott. wiki.twit.tv.
  4. ↑ Thurrott, Paul (September 10, 2009). "Quick Take: Ford SYNC by Microsoft". winsupersite.com.
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