First Ring Daily

By Paul Thurrott and Brad SamsTechnology

First Ring Daily episodes

May 13, 2025 First Ring Daily 1786: Break and Fix
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad breaks it, Brad fixes it, Paul searches it.
12 min
May 12, 2025 First Ring Daily 1785: Camera On, Camera Off
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the camera is on, Firefox is off, and everything comes back around.
9 min
May 09, 2025 First Ring Daily 1784: Popeanomics
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the Pope, the Hope, and the Nope.
16 min
May 08, 2025 First Ring Daily 1783: It's a Button, Xbox
As long as you downloaded the application directly from us, the file is clean. This is the first report we have seen of AV flagging the new app which is a possibility that because the name changed, it tripped up Kaspersky
12 min
May 07, 2025 First Ring Daily 1782: New Surface
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul is back from NY, Surface is hot off the press, and Brad goes USB-C.
17 min
May 05, 2025 First Ring Daily 1781: Better Packets
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul is home, packets are crisp, and we have a Surface announcement this week.
8 min
May 02, 2025 First Ring Daily 1780: App Story Victory
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple pays the tax, Apple opens the store, and Fortnite makes a return.
18 min
May 01, 2025 First Ring Daily 1779: Microsoft Earnings
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Microsoft releases earnings, Xbox raises prices, and Paul drinks a small drink.
10 min
April 30, 2025 First Ring Daily 1778: Vibe Water
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the drains have functioned, earnings will flow, and technology will come down.
8 min
April 29, 2025 First Ring Daily 1777: Dollar and Patched
On this episode of First Ring Daily, patching for a dollar, earnings for an update, and a little support cost.
12 min