I’m an award-winning tech journalist, based in the Southeastern United States. I’m currently a Senior Contributing Editor for ZDNet, where I’ve written The Ed Bott Report since 2006. I was previously Managing Editor of PC World and Editor of PC Computing.

I’ve written more than 30 books covering every edition of Microsoft Windows since 1994, along with multiple volumes on Microsoft Office. Windows 11 Inside Out (Microsoft Press, 2023) is out now.

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