He has also served on the editorial staffs of ZDNet, PC/Computing, InformationWeek/Techweb, and Windows Magazine. He's written articles for numerous publications along the way, including CFO, CNET, PC World, PC Magazine, MacWeek, Byte, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, and Stereo Review: Sound and Vision.

Finnie has considerable experience covering operating systems both journalistically and in detailed hands-on evaluations. For many years he focused 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 and surprised himself by not switching back to Microsoft's operating system.

Scot’s Newsletter is Finnie's personal blog and notification newsletter. It covers operating systems (primarily Windows and Macintosh), security, the Internet, and technology at large. His other interests include automobiles, alternative energy sources, and alternative automotive technologies.