Welcome to Windows Intelligence!

A whole new era for Thurrott starts now  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Please note: All Thurrott newsletter deliveries will now come from this new [theintelligence.com]( domain. ➜ Can you do us two quick favors? - Reply to this email and let us know you got it okay. - Take one minute to [create a filter]( or [add theintelligence.com to your mail app's Safe Senders list]( to ensure our emails continue to reach you. Thanks a million! Hi all, As I discussed in "[Welcome to a New Era for Thurrott.com!](=)" on the site, I recently assumed sole ownership of the site with the goal of being as non-disruptive as possible while approaching this business like I approach everything else, with full transparency. And as you may know, my wife is assisting with the business-related duties of [Thurrott.com](=) going forward, handling the bills, the SEO, and the business development. One of the many things we needed to figure out while transitioning the site to our new business was the email newsletters, as doing this ourselves would be prohibitively expensive. In researching possible solutions, we found no good answers, but then a conversation with Lisa Laporte — the CEO of TWiT, and someone I trust and confided in with these business matters — led to an interesting possibility. She recommended that I speak with JR Raphael, a personal technology journalist and columnist who has appeared regularly on TWiT's podcasts and had turned his own email newsletter into a successful business. I've known JR for a long time. Not known known, if you will, but known virtually for many years through [his writings about Android and ChromeOS](. And while this isn't true of many people in my industry, JR is someone I trust, and someone whose writing I enjoy. And so I reached out to him, wondering if there wasn't something we could do together. There was. After describing my admiration for his work, JR told me that he'd been following my writing as well, and we hit it off immediately. More to the point, he was looking to expand past his own newsletter, [Android Intelligence](), and this seemed like a good fit. And so we went back and forth again and again, hammering out what I hope is, and want to be, a partnership that makes sense for both sides. Which brings us to today. The [Thurrott.com](=) newsletters will transition into a new newsletter, called Windows Intelligence, that is created by JR and his team at Android Intelligence. This newsletter will largely consist of original writing, and it will feature links to content from [Thurrott.com](=), as before — creating an important connection to the work that Laurent and I do on the site, and to the previous newsletters — and to other relevant resources. And here, too, I have good news: JR was somehow able to convince [Chris Hoffman, the Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek](=), to walk away from a publication he's been with since 2011 and join him to help create Windows Intelligence. Chris is another of those few people in this industry whose writing and perspective I've long admired, so I was delighted and surprised when he signed on board. And I'm just as delighted with what he's doing with this new newsletter. Like me, Chris has been invested in the Windows ecosystem for the past 30 years and, like me, he's no cheerleader. He has the solid foundation needed to deliver the practical tips, tricks, and news that you want from this newsletter, and he will deliver it in his own succinct and readable style. And Chris has the same passion for the subject matter as I do, the same desire to share it with others. I think you're going to love this new newsletter. There are no gotchas here. Windows Intelligence is free, and it will of course be modeled on Android Intelligence. It will be published three days each week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with the latter being the flagship publication, giving subscribers the option of getting all three or just the Friday edition. Each edition has its own theme, and the first Friday edition — "three things to know, three things to try" — will arrive this week. As important as all that, JR, Chris, me and the rest of the team are also sensitive about getting Windows Intelligence right. We will ask for, listen to, and respond to your feedback so that you can help mold this newsletter into a relevant and useful resource that meets your needs. We all understand that you have certain expectations, and that there will be some reservations about this kind of change. But Windows Intelligence is already a major upgrade. And with your help, we can make it even better. If you already subscribe to our newsletters, there's nothing to do. You will automatically transition to Windows Intelligence starting this Friday. But those who don't subscribe to the existing newsletters can [subscribe to the new newsletter now on the Android Intelligence website](=), via a temporary landing page. We're also promoting Windows Intelligence here on [Thurrott.com](=), of course. (And if you use an Android device, you should consider [subscribing to Android Intelligence​, too](). It's a great resource.) So there you go. I'm taking [Thurrott.com](=) into the future as a truly personal small business, and I'm partnering with JR, Chris, and the team to take our old newsletter and turn it into something even better than before. I'm excited to finally reveal these plans to you, and excited to formally enter this era. So welcome to Windows Intelligence. And thanks for reading! Paul You received this email because your address was signed up for the Thurrott newsletter and now Windows Intelligence, the official newsletter partner of Thurrott. If you didn't mean to sign up or no longer wish to be subscribed, you can [unsubscribe or update your preferences here](=).