Scot Finnie - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Scot Finnie

Article | 6/10/2011 Steve Jobs' indelible mark on the computer industry

There is unlikely to be another visionary like Apple Chairman Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday at age 56, no one who will have anything approaching his ...

Article | 8/11/2010 Getting IT set for mobile

"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control, and we'll be lucky to live through it."

Article | 9/03/2010 Time to get smart about smartphones

If you didn't get the message with the release of the iPhone or the subsequent arrival of Android, then Windows Phone 7 has to be your wake-up call. M...

Article | 24/04/2009 Questioning the netbook phenomenon

It's human nature to get on the bandwagon of a "good thing." Take the screaming hype that is the netbook phenomenon, for example.

Article | 19/06/2008 Firefox 3 for Mac: Is it time to switch from Safari?

When I switched from a Windows PC to a Mac in 2006, I was very disappointed in my choice of Web browsers. As a confirmed Firefox user, I expected Mozi...

Article | 21/04/2008 Eating my words on the MacBook Air

For those of you who take joy in such things (and I would if I were you), it looks like I'm going to have eat a good many of the words from my initial...

Article | 12/11/2007 The verdict: Leopard spanks Vista

This story caps off a truly comprehensive wave of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard coverage from Computerworld. Our readers have asked for more operating system ...

Article | 29/03/2007 Why Microsoft should fear Apple

Should Microsoft fear Apple's Macintosh? Maybe not quaking-in-your-boots scared, mind you, but Redmond should certainly be concerned.

Article | 8/02/2007 A Windows expert opts for a Mac life

Windows Vista is in most ways an excellent operating system. But I've found myself increasingly disturbed by the many ways Microsoft is willing to ero...

Article | 29/12/2006 Firefox: The best browser of all

The people who live and breathe the Internet will all tell you the same thing: Firefox is the best Web browser for Windows and the Mac. Even after Mic...

Article | 13/11/2006 The skinny on Vista's Software Protection Platform (SPP)

One aspect of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system that has raised users' hackles is its new anti-piracy system, called Software Protection Plat...

Article | 25/10/2006 Firefox 2.0: So-so upgrade, great browser

On Tuesday Mozilla officially released Firefox 2.0. Truth be told, the final code is no different from last week's Release Candidate 3 code, so I've h...

Article | 10/10/2006 Vista RC2: More refined, but not perfect

Last Friday, Microsoft pushed Windows Vista Release Candidate 2 (RC2), Build 5744, out the door. There's no laundry list of new features and functions...

Article | 15/09/2006 Windows Vista RC1 now available to general public

Early Thursday, Microsoft opened the doors to all comers who would like to test Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1). Testers can access the 2.52GB...

Article | 24/07/2006 Windows Vista trouble spots improve in interim Beta Build 5472

Computerworld obtained a recent interim build of Windows Vista, Build 5472, that shows Microsoft is making progress in the areas of performance and in...