He has also served on the editorial staffs of ZDNet, PC/Computing, InformationWeek/Techweb, and Windows Magazine. He's written articles in the past for numerous other publications, including CFO, CNET, PC World, PC Magazine, MacWeek, Byte, Popular Science, and Popular Mechanics.

Finnie has long experience covering operating systems both journalistically and in detailed hands-on evaluations. For many years he focused extensively on Microsoft's Windows operating system. He wrote a book on Windows 95 (The Underground Guide to Windows 95, Addison-Wesley, 1996). In September 2006, he embarked on a three-month test of Apple's Macintosh with OS X 10.4 and did not switch back.

Scot’s Newsletter is Finnie's personal blog and newsletter. It covers operating systems (primarily Windows and Macintosh), security, the Internet, and technology at large.