Wayne Rash

Windows XP should be a distant, but perhaps painful, memory by now. You remember the angst that came with the end of support for XP, with companies and personal users continuing to use the long-obsolete desktop operating system long after Microsoft had introduced new Windows versions. For the most part, Microsoft finally succeeded in weaning […]

You already know how ransomware works. Malware gets loaded on to a computer, and quietly encrypts everything of use. When it’s done, you see a message displayed on your screen demanding payment in Bitcoins, and you’re told that if you don’t pay up, you’ll never get your data back. For many companies, the only choice […]

LAS VEGAS—I peered around the passenger seat in front of me as the Kia SUV I was riding in sped across the worn parking lot towards a Chrysler minivan with its hatch open. Inside the van was a traffic light shining Red. Then on a tablet mounted to the dash numbers started counting down. As […]

How a Consumer Technology Show Turns Professional at Showstoppers Showstoppers gave the media a chance to see some technologies aimed at business professionals that otherwise might have been lost in the chaos of CES 2017. HP Announces Mini Workstation The Z2 Mini from HP is dramatically smaller than any other workstation in its class, measuring […]

LAS VEGAS—My panel on cyber-security at CES was just starting when I introduced Federal Trade Commission attorney Ben Rossen, who is part of the Division on Privacy and Identity Protection. Rossen opened his discussion with an announcement that the FTC had just filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of […]

Annual Pre-CES Pepcom Media Event Shows Off Plethora of Tech Products Pepcom’s Pre-CES event offered media a closer look at drones, PC hardware, WiFi equipment, connected cars and other technologies on display at the massive show. Zerotech Drone Is Light and Silent The Dobby drone from Zerotech is a lightweight, inexpensive drone with impressive capabilities. […]

The new version of HP’s EliteBook 1040 laptop looks and feels like a business laptop. The smooth, metal case is cool to the touch and its chamfered edges gleam, even in subdued light. The 14-inch screen is clear and bright, while the keyboard is large enough for easy typing. According to HP, the EliteBook 1040 […]

Online retailer Amazon has been catching a fair amount of derision over its recently disclosed patent for an airborne fulfillment center that uses drones for delivery. Amazon’s patent application, which was filed on April 5, 2016, describes how a blimp-like lighter-than-air aircraft would hover near potential markets carrying merchandise that would then be delivered by […]

As I’m writing the news is circulating that outgoing President Barack Obama has levied sanctions against Russia for various hacking activities including their attempts to affect the outcome of the 2016 Presidential election. The sanctions that are currently being implemented include expelling 35 Russian “operatives” from the United States and personal sanctions against the leaders […]

Dell has the competition beat in terms of thickness and weight in the latest version of the Dell Latitude 13, model 7370 ultrabook. It’s the thinnest of any business laptop I’ve looked at lately, and it’s also the lightest. The 7370 is so light partly because it has a 13-inch screen, so it’s a smaller […]