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Rich Woods

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As seen in: MUO, Valnet Inc., XDA Developers, MSN, The Guardian, The Independent (UK), Flipboard, Neowin, BBC Good Food, NewsBreak, Great British Chefs, The Hoops News, f3nws.com and
Covers:  Windows, laptops, PC hardware, smartphones, and wearables
Content Director @xdadevelopers @makeuseof @howtogeek. Professional hater. he/him Email: Rich.w@valnetinc.com

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Rich Woods’s Biography

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With a passion for technology, Rich started his own site in 2013 and ran it independently for three years. In 2016, he moved on to Neowin as Senior Editor for North America, leading a news and reviews team of dozens of journalists. In 2021, he moved onto XDA with a mission to take an Android-focused site and expand its coverage into PCs. It was so successful that XDA dropped its mobile coverage, going all-in on computing in late 2023, where Rich now serves as Editor-in-Chief.

Rich Woods’s Journalist Portfolio

Rich Woods | XDA Developers

Rich Woods | XDA Developers

Hello! I'm the Editor-in-Chief of XDA, and I've been reporting on all things consumer tech since 2013. More r…

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Neowin

Neowin

Indefinite Lumia Personality of the Year. All puns are intended. Lover of all things technology, but also piz…

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Articles

I've wasted my high-end PC's potential, and I don't know how I feel about it

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By Rich Woods Verified
| XDA Developers
Do you sometimes feel you bought something just for the sake of it, and never really used it to the fullest? Well, that's how I feel about my current gaming PC — the only difference being that I never paid for it. It might be a prize for a PC building competition, but I still feel I've wasted its potential, letting three years go to waste without ever tapping into all the power it had.
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I thought a 10GbE home networking upgrade was overkill, but it's the best upgrade I ever made

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By Rich Woods Verified
| XDA Developers
For the longest time, I resisted the call to upgrade my wired network. I didn't think I needed 10 GbE at home, so I trundled along with 2.5 GbE for the few wired devices in my network stack. And you know what, I was wrong.
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This note-taking app is OneNote on steroids and I can’t recommend it enough

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By Rich Woods Verified
| XDA Developers
If you are a fan of Microsoft OneNote but have often wished for more – more privacy, more powerful organization, better collaboration – then get ready. After trying out dozens of alternatives, I came across Notesnook. This note-taking app takes everything you love about OneNote and cranks it up to eleven. Think of it as OneNote on steroids that offers an encrypted, feature-rich environment that respects your data while supercharging your productivity.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I had my own site for a few years before I went to Neowin.

Why did you become a journalist?

I just wanted to put my thoughts about things I was passionate about into the world.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be yourself, it's the only thing differentiating you from everyone else.