Ian Paul is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Business Week, MSNBC, PCWorld, Reuters and The Washington Post. In a former life, he worked as a public relations representative for some of the world's top classical musicians. Ian holds degrees in music from the University of British Columbia and Indiana University. A lifelong tech geek, he can be found pontificating about the latest developments in consumer technology every weekday at PC World's Today@PCWorld blog.